Bunny not drinking water? HELP!

[DougTheBunny]

I’ve cleaned his water bowl and bottle to make sure they’re clean. I have both because sometimes he decides he doesn’t like the other. He’s been eating pretty good, maybe a little less but not significantly. Definitely not pooping as much. I’m scared because I let him out a couple of days ago and he chewed up some of my carpet and I think he might have ate some of it! He’s been acting completely normal? Does anyone know what could be wrong? He’s 7 months and I still hadn’t introduced him to fruits/veggies. I gave him a little piece of watermelon today because I’m scared he’s going yo become dehydrated. His water bowl has gone down a little but I’m not sure if it’s from drinking or spilling. Ugh I don’t know what to do.

[Noor]

I’m no expert, but it seems to me like he might be a little constipated. When my rabbit wasn’t passing enough poop but eating fine, I often realised she was quite bloated. I took her to the vet and she turned out to be constipated. She was acting fine, eating fine, just not pooping or drinking enough water.
My vet suggested I feed my rabbit some olive oil using a syringe (the one used for medicine), he said that it would help lubricate his insides and pass the food easier. If your rabbit has eaten some of the carpet, it’s fine, the olive oil should help clear that.
My vet also suggested I put some olive oil… inside her butt by cleaning the syringe and (VERY CAREFULLY) putting it inside her butt However he knows I have a lot of experience with rabbits so I wouldn’t accidentally hurt the rabbit. But (no pun intended) I only use the butt method when she is not pooping at all.

I don’t know if that is a good or bad thing to do, but my vey suggested it, and I have been using that method everytime my rabbits are constipated and it works ALL THE TIME. Within just a few minutes they start pooping a lot again.

If your worried about him being dehydrated, give him some lettuce. A single piece of lettuce will surely not cause that much harm.

Best of luck <3

[jaimemoag]

Might it be possible that he has been drinking water when you were not looking? I almost never see my bun drink water.. Is he eating normally? If he is not eating or drinking any water he may be ill. You can try syringe feeding him some water. Keep a close eye on him – if he seems out of sorts, lethargic or stops making poops take him to the vet asap.

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