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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Stepped on bunny? Shock/acting weird?.. HELP

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    • Quittenton
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        My mom came over to my place last night around 9pm for a visit, and to see the latest addition to my household – a 2 month old bunny I’ve named Quittenton! I had him for a couple weeks, and he is very comfortable with me. He loves crawling all over me and napping on my lap, and when I’m getting ready, he loves to play around my feet – I’m always super careful where I step! However, my mom left her shoes on and didn’t realize that he was playing with her feet when she stepped back, she got him. We aren’t sure if she actually stepped ON him, or if he just got hit by her foot, but my mom did feel him, and he did turn around and hopped under my desk and laid down. I of course ran to his side to see if he was ok, he seemed scared, so I picked him up and got him out from under there (I know bunnies don’t love being picked up, but he has never minded me doing so – when needed). I examined him, he was almost frozen-like? Stiff a little from being scared. He also had a bit of blood in his mouth on his teeth and lips, but it wasn’t much and it stopped as soon as it started so I assume he just bit his cheek or something small. His gums also seemed to be a normal colour (I am a dental hygienist, the looked normal to me anyways!) I palpated his limbs, body and head and nothing seemed to hurt him, and nothing felt abnormal. I comforted him all night and kept him warm (just laying on my legs, where he normally loves to lay to be pet) and when putting him to bed in his cage, made sure he had lots of hay and water and pellets. He was drinking and eating fine that I could tell, but he was just very calm, where he is usually a ball of energy. This morning I got up at 6am to check on him and he seemed similar to when I’d put him to bed. He had normal poops in his cage and had peed. Only after picking him up I noticed he had lots of poop on his bottom – as if he had had a thick mushy diarrhea poo (like a human poo) with normal rabbit pellet poops stuck in there as well, as if he’d gotten the diarrhea earlier on, and the following poops were stuck in there due to the messy circumstances. He hasn’t had any abnormal poop since though!! I’ve been monitoring him all day.. he is still very calm.. hasn’t left his cage much.. He is drinking lots of water as per usual, but I noticed he wasn’t very fond of his pellets, which he usually loves. So I gave him a carrot to nibble on (which when he normal gets this special treat, he goes bananas for – I don’t** over-carrot him – i know he’s to young to get too much of that) but I noticed that he would lick the carrot, but not go chomping down on it as per usual. So his lack of chomping and energy is concerning me. If he did go into shock last night, which I’m thinking he may have.. is this a normal after affect? Calm, not wanting to do much.. Everything else about him seems just about normal..he still wants to lay by my side and be pet, I’m just very worried, being a new bunny owner and all. I did a LOT of research before getting him though, so I would just like to know if anyone has experienced a similar situation, and what there outcome was. ***Please try offering advice other than just “take him to the vet” – I’m really looking for more than that, I know there has to be similar stories out there and I just need piece of mind…  


      • NewBunnyOwner123
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          The mushy poop could be cecotropes. They are supposed to eat them at night. The first night i got Sally she had cecotropes stuck to her bum because she didn’t eat them and just laid in it all night. Does it smell really bad? Because cecals STINK! If he is still having normal poops besides that one mushy one then it could be that.

          Also, I’d def take him to a vet. He could be hurt somewhere causing him to not want to run around because he is sore or something worse. I’d def take him to the vet just t be sure. Rabbits are suppose to be good at hiding pain and sickness.

          Keep us updated! I’m sure a more experienced bunny owner will stop by shortly to offer some advice. Hope your little guy gets to feeling better.


        • Monkeybun
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            If there was blood on his mouth, he could have injured his teeth. Given that he isn’t interested in his normal food, well… Hate to say it, but vet time. Get his teeth checked out, because if he isn’t eating, he could go downhill fast.


          • NewBunnyOwner123
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              Oh and if he cut up his mouth he might be hesitant to eat because it hurts him. Which no eating can wreck havoc on a rabbits digestive system.


            • Roberta
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                Sore mouth would also explain the uneaten cecals on his bottom. You do need to see a vet it is not something that can be treated at home.


              • Quittenton
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                  The mushy poop was definitely not cecals (it was lighter, and a large quantity and.. just not cecals, I know what his look like fairly well – stinky ahah) although, when I was cleaning him up, there were some uneaten ones down there, and on the bottom of his cage (most likely because he couldn’t get to them due to the rest of the mess that was going on in that region!) I made pellet mush by soaking some in water and he’s eating that so, as we’ve suspected, I think he may have cut himself/a teeth issue as was said above.. definitely going to be going to the vet, but at least he’s eating! Also he seems to have found some energy so I’m thinking maybe he was just scared of coming out of his cage before because he didn’t want to be run over again?! The lack of spunk was what worried me the most..I know shock is a bunny killer, but in the last few hours, he seems to have found his personality.. I’m so relieved. He’s the perfect bun – rarely has any “accidents”, litter trained himself, never bites me or or my things (yet!), loves to loung on me .. couldn’t ask for a better bun and I definitely couldn’t handle loosing him!
                  Thanks for all the responses! Now that he has been moving around, I think he’s going to be okay, especially after he gets his mouth checked over!


                • Monkeybun
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                    Glad to hear


                  • RabbitPam
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                      Let us know what the vet says once he’s been examined. Good luck!


                    • Beka27
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                        At his age, this is also around the time when symptoms for coccidia may manifest. This is common in baby bunnies and will result in mushy, loose poops. If not treated, this can be fatal within the next few months.

                        If he hasn’t seen a vet yet for his baseline exam, this is the perfect time to get him in. The vet will do an exam, fecal test for parasites, oral exam, and check the mouth for any type of injury that may have occurred with this accident. You can also discuss neutering and see at what age your vet will perform the procedure.

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