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My rabbit won't eat or poop and is lethargic. Is this an emergency?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 7 months old | 2 lbs

Rabbit won’t eat or poo, she drank a little last night and nibbled on toilet roll tubes but she is becoming less active

1 Answer

Most Helpful Answer

Daniela Jessen, DVM

Answered By Daniela Jessen, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 6th, 2019

Hi,
I am sorry to hear about Percy, a rabbit who is not defecating is a very serious condition which can indicating one of two emergencies gut stasis or gut obstruction. Both are life threatening. Since your rabbit demonstrating the signs mentioned above of: no fecal pellets, loss of appetite and lethargy it considered an emergency please take him/her to your vet immediately as rabbits can deteriorate very fast. Good Luck
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