Here's how everything started.....
I haven't had Bandit long, just a few weeks.
He gets just regular 16% Rabbit pellets & enough Timothy hay every day that he always has just a bit left over.
Bandit was moulting when I got him (and still is). His previous owner said he wasn't a very clean bunny & he still is not a very clean bunny - he doesn't groom his butt very well. Anyway - we were getting ready for the fair & I wanted his butt to look better, so I rinsed it just a bit & just his butt where he was grimy with plain water. I used a brush to try & get some of the loose hair off of him . He didn't like it, but I got quite a bit of the loose stuff off of him everywhere.
On September 11th, we took him to our local disctict fair to show him. The feed was donated from the local feed store where we buy our rabbit food - but the bag wasn't the same bag as ours, so I'm certain it was a different kind. He was there from Wed to Sat. (we have to leave them & their ribbons for people to see - he took a first place, btw).
We brought him home, put him back in the same pen. By Monday, I noticed he was feeling skinnier than usual. I picked him up & he had a small amount of mushy poop on his tail. I talked to the lady I got him from & that's when she said to take away the hay, give him 2 slices of apple twice a week until it's solid again. Then give him his hay back. Well, he just got skinnier & I was worried, so I gave him his hay back, hoping he'd eat something. He had pretty much stopped eating at that point (besides the 2 apple slices I gave him Tues). Yesterday he had a small baby carrot & a small piece of broccoli. So, I contacted a rabbit breeder friend & asked him what to do. He said keep giving him all the hay & pellets he wants & give him oats. So, I gave him a cup of coats & he nearly took my fingers off wanting the oats. I was happy this morning that he had eaten nearly all of the oats & some of his hay. My breeder friend said to keep giving him the oats, but start mixing in his pellets. Once he's eating well again, wean him off the oats. It could be my wishful thinking, but he seemed perkier to me this morning.
I felt certain he was going to die on me last night. I know it's silly, but I held him, talked to him & just prayed he would be ok..... The last time I raised rabbits, I did not have this propblem & have no idea what to do!