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- 05/06/2011 at 10:53 AM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  Hi there my bun kamdyn is currently sick with cancer. He is on .3ml of metacam twice a day. When he first started out on metacam he was having mushy poop so the vet told me to give him some non fat plain yogurt just a little pinch. I did that and it worked but kamdyn hates taking it. I gave it for a while then quit because he was fine. Now lately he has been having some mushy poops that I have to give him a butt bath. I was wondering if there was something I could give him to stop the mushy poop?
- 05/06/2011 at 11:11 AM
  Sarita
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  Poor Kamdyn. Yogurt is really not recommended for rabbits. Ask your vet if they carry Benebac and see if that will help. It’s a probiotic.
- 05/06/2011 at 11:33 AM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  May I ask why yogurt is not recommended for rabbits?
- 05/06/2011 at 11:41 AM
  peppypoo
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  Dairy products are unnatural for adult rabbits and are quite high in protein. Something like Benebac can provide probiotics in an alternate form without the dairy.
- 05/06/2011 at 11:43 AM
  Sarita
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  Here’ s a good article that explains it better than I can:
  
  http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Food/yogurt.htm
- 05/06/2011 at 11:43 AM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  Someone told me years ago that giving rolled oats to rabbits helps with diarrhea?
- 05/06/2011 at 11:47 AM
  Sarita
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  Well, your rabbit doesn’t really have “diarrhea” it’s called cecal dysbiosis. Really oats aren’t recommended either – I’m not sure why people think that oats help “dry” up diarrhea either.
- 05/06/2011 at 11:49 AM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  ok thank you i have never heard of cecal dybosis before.
- 05/06/2011 at 11:49 AM
  Sarita
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  Here’s a good article that explains cecal dysbiosis:
  
  http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html
- 05/06/2011 at 11:53 AM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  so i have been researching cecal dybosis and it says that if a rabbit has it it means that the rabbit has an underlying problem. The underlying problem is cancer so what should i do?
- 05/06/2011 at 11:54 AM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  thanks i just read that article.
- 05/06/2011 at 11:57 AM
  kamdynandsunshinesmom
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  I also wanted to ask i give my bunny a butt bath by running warm water and sticking his butt underneath it. Is there another easier way to give a butt bath?
- 05/06/2011 at 12:02 PM
  Sarita
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  If you go to the very end of the article, there is a link that has a recommendation on how to do a butt bath that might help you.
  
  I do butt baths, pretty much like you do run the water and fill a cup with water and pour it on the affected areas.
  
  But that article has some different ideas and recommendations.
- 05/07/2011 at 5:22 AM
  Beka27
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  I just want to say I’m sorry you’re having to deal with this. Please keep us update on how he does. (((Kamdyn)))
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