Reply To: Bunny loosing weight

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You say he had x-rays previously which showed elongated tooth roots and a weepy eye – how long ago was this, and has he had any repeat scanning since?

One of my previous rabbits had this and it eventually developed into a very nasty tooth tooth abscess. So if he hasn’t had any repeat scanning since initially showing symptoms of a dental problem, I would personally encourage a revisit especially with the 1kg weight loss. Even on a frenchie, that’s very significant and very concerning. Ensure your vet is rabbit savvy, I’d honestly push a skull CT if possible – but at the very least I would want to repeat head x ray to check on those teeth.

My past frenchie had issues with weight loss, but his were entirely EC related and his appetite never wavered. My lion lop though had decreased appetite and minor weight loss (barely even registered, but we caught his problem very fast – unfortunately still were not quick enough) and his issue was a tooth tooth abscess caused by elongated tooth roots. One of his earliest symptoms was even though he had a great appetite, he had a weepy eye and was misdiagnosed. A vet also looked inside his mouth and said his teeth looked “perfect” – but honestly a physical exam of their teeth only shows surface problems…. You need an X-ray or skull CT to really unearth any deeper problems that are manifesting. His x ray showed a huge abscess that had developed on his tooth root, which ultimately killed him before he could be treated.

id say keep digging for answers as you are doing, because something clearly isn’t right with the poor guy