Anorexia and pseudoanorexia

Anorexia is a loss of appetite and failure to eat. The term pseudoanorexia is used to describe animals that have a desire for food but are unable to eat because they cannot prehend, chew, or swallow food. Anorexia is not a disease in of itself but a symptom of a usually more serious underlying problem. However, it is a very dangerous condition for rabbits as they are continuous feeders, and the lack of food can result in severe and even fatal gastrointestinal imbalances.

Symptoms

 * Refusal to eat.
 * Fecal pellets are less common and small in size.
 * Signs of pain, such as teeth grinding, a hunched posture and reluctance to move are extremely common in rabbits with oral disease or GI hypomotility.
 * Difficulty or inability to grasp, chew, or swallow food. Early signs may be a preference for softer foods like lettuce.
 * Weight loss.
 * Excessive drooling.
 * Bad breath.