Not Eating

[Lucky_2017]

Hi! I have recently been on holiday for a week and decided to leave my bum home, and let a family member come and feed him 2 bowls of food every 2 days. My rabbit is slightly on the skinny side, so I have been feeding him plenty of hay and have given him a little bit more food. For a while he ate the full bowl every day, and drank a good amount of water as well. Recently though, I have noticed he has been drinking an excessive amount of water and not bothering with his food too much, the family member texted me the first time she went to check on him: “he’s fine but he’s barley touched his food”. I was concerned but then she told me that the water bottle on the side of his cage fell off, so he may not have eaten because he had no water. I am slightly concerned by how skinny he is, bearing in mind he is a big rabbit, and how can I bulk him up? And why is he drinking so much water? (By that I mean way more than usual).
-Kind regards, Lucky2017

 

[JBun]

A significant increase in water consumption, decrease in eating, and weight loss is a concern and is something you need to have an experienced rabbit vet check. Increased water intake can sometimes occur when a rabbit has mouth pain due to a dental issue, it could also explain the decreased food consumption and the weight loss. Then there are more serious concerns such as kidney problems that can also cause these symptoms. So vet appointment right away would be my suggestion.
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Dental_diseases/Differential/D_problems1.htm

https://rabbit.org/vet-listings/