hair loss and weight loss

Question
i have a rabbit . lately she has been eating and drinking lots of water. but she has been losing tons of weight you can feel all the bones in her body. She is losing lots of fur mainly down her spine she is in a hutch outside with  another rabbit the bottom is mesh and part of the front is mesh they have a little area that is wood for them to sleep in it has plenty of fresh bedding in it they are excercised ocassionly she is a giant rabbit and the other rabbit is a dwarf rabbit. my rabbit used to weigh quite a bit. the dwarf rabbit has none of these signs please tell me what to do i am very desperate i dont know if she is going to die or live please reply asap

Answer
Hi,

I don't have enough info from you.  I would strongly suggest, based on what you have told me, to get your rabbit in to a good rabbit vet right away.  Personally I'd keep them inside as you can find out about health problems a lot sooner when you know them better and they are around you a lot more often.

I would suspect she either has an infection or injury that is causing her pain (and when rabbits find it painful to move, they don't eat), and/or she has a dental problem that you are unaware of that makes it painful for her to eat.  I'd say it is more likely a dental problem because of the water.

Please, you really need to get her in to a good rabbit vet immediately.  Go to:

www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

for a House Rabbit Society-recommended vet near you.  They are great and vets with lots of rabbit experience determine problems quicker and save you time and money, and get your rabbit healthy quicker.

Lee