Rabbit random appetite loss, any ideas?

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- 08/09/2023 at 5:08 PM
  sydney
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  I have a 3 year old little lionhead boy and he will randomly just lose his appetite and become lethargic. Since I’ve had him as a baby, this has happened about 7 times maybe. When this happens I massage his tummy and syringe feed him for around 2 hours and he always ends up feeling better and acting normal afterward, but I just want to try to prevent this from happening especially since it seems it’s been more often lately. (Happened today and also around 2 weeks ago).
  
  Does anyone have any ideas of why this could be happening? To my knowledge he hasn’t ate anything he wasn’t supposed to any of the times it occurs. He eats a healthy diet of pellets, greens, and hay, although I will admit he should eat more hay. Should that be my main concern? If anyone has ideas please help.
  
  Could he possibly just not be hungry? I know rabbits are grazers and always like eating so I don’t think this is the case, but I wasn’t sure.
- 08/09/2023 at 7:00 PM
  LBJ10
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  Some bunnies are just prone to having gas episodes. Oftentimes, there is no apparent cause. You could try eliminating things from his diet to see if perhaps he is reactive to, say, his pellets or certain veggies.
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