Hello everyone,

I have a nine month old lionhead rabbit named Snowy. He’s male and neutered. He was very active yesterday and binkying around the house in the morning. At 9:30 am yesterday, he went to his playpen and did not come out. He did not eat anything after 9:30 but we thought he was just sleeping even though he usually takes a nap late at 2pm. He didn’t come out to even eat his oxbow pellets or drink water or finish his bowl of green veggies like cilantro and kale. When he didn’t come out by 4 pm,  we were worried and took him to a vet to see what was going on.

The doctor did some physical tests while checking his pulse, ears and eyes for abnormalities. He also checked his stomach area and felt for any issues but there was nothing wrong or no infection that he could find. He said there doesn’t seem to be GI tract or statis issue. This same type of behavior happened less than 3 weeks ago with the same symptoms as now and he slept for 10 hours: loss of appetite, lethargic and sleeping the entire day.

After about 15 mins at the hospital, Snowy was exploring the room and he ate some Timothy hay we put on a pad for him to eat along with veggies. He seemed to be normal when he started eating slightly and he even peed in the corner, but the doctor said this might be slightly about his mind and some nervous system issue that’s causing him to go from being 100% active to zero instantly. He said this might have to do with some psychological aspect in his mind that’s causing this behavior.

Does anybody know anything about this type of bunny behavior? Please advise on this. Thank you!