Bunny won't eat pellets or anything hard

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- 04/01/2021 at 2:13 PM
  deekedo
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  My bunny has stopped eating her pellets, hay or anything hard. I have tried Oxbow, Nutrena and Kaytee pellets with no luck. She will eat greens. The vet said her teeth are ok but doesn’t know what is wrong. Does anyone have any suggestions?
- 04/01/2021 at 2:31 PM
  DanaNM
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  It does sound like a dental problem. Did your vet do a deep oral exam of the molars? Is your vet rabbit savvy? Sometimes an x-ray is needed, because you can’t usually see the back teeth without anesthesia.
  
  Are there any other symptoms of pain or behavioral changes?
  
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  - 04/01/2021 at 4:13 PM
    deekedo
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    He said she was very good at letting him open her mouth and was able to see/feel around at the back. She is normal and active in all other ways, except you can tell she’s hungry. Will call the vet tomorrow. Thanks
- 04/01/2021 at 5:12 PM
  DanaNM
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  I would feel free to give her extra greens to make sure she’s getting enough to eat. Can you try offering some pellet mash or critical care? If you have fresh grass available you could also try that.
  
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  - 04/03/2021 at 3:15 PM
    deekedo
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    Thank you for the suggestions. I bought Critical Care and have been giving her some. I don’t know if it was that or not but today she started eating the pellets again and drinking more water. Hopefully she’s back on the right track again. Thanks again, you were a big help to us. Trudy and Snowflake. 🙂 😀
- 04/01/2021 at 6:05 PM
  deekedo
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  Thanks will try mashing them up and will buy critical care tomorrow.
- 04/04/2021 at 12:39 PM
  DanaNM
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  That’s good!
  
  Sometimes when a bunny isn’t feeling well they will snub a certain food, so it could have been she had some gas or was maybe a bit dehydrated. If the problem with go off her hay and pellets continues or comes back, I would def dig a little deeper to see what might be going on medically.
  
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