HI! I have a neutered bun named Sunday who is 2 and a half yrs old. A few months back, I noticed one day he wasnt his normal self, not doing his normal daily routine. I know my bun very very well, I dont think he even realizes he is one because I got him at 3 wks old from a woman whos cat found him. It wasnt until I got him a playmate that he learned how to wash his face and groom himself completely!. Anyways heres what I am concerned about, the day I noticed he wasnt right, I felt him all over, looked at his teeth, feet, etc. I had noticed it appeared he was straining to go potty and my first concern was he had a hairball because at the time he was shedding(finally!!) all of his baby fuzz and winter coat. When I got to his bottom, he had a couple small poops stuck to his tail and one near his anus. Then I noticed his(not sure of right word here) what my hubby and I call his ‘penis pocket’ sorry its a joke. Anyways, it looked as if he had a marble inside it! I slowly felt it, and could feel something very hard and the area around this was damp. When I separated the opening I couldnt see anything so I knew it was in his urethra. Looked it up online and saw about stones in bunnies. It was late in the evening on a sunday(ha) and I didnt know what vet I could go to and was waiting til the am. About 12 am I got up to check on him and he was sitting next to the bed with a weird expression. I picked him up and looking at his bottom, could see the stone halfway out of his urethra. I put some vaseline on it, and slowly massaged it from underneath and upwards. It popped out and along with it a gush of urine. Scared me!! OUCHY was all I could think along with omg poor baby!. I washed him off, he went straight to his potty box and peed forever! When I called the vet the next day, he didnt really have much to say other then keep him hydrated and keep an eye on him. gee thanks. He has been fine since and was his normal self about an hr later. A day ago he started acting the same way, which I was afraid of because 2 days before this I mentioned to my hubby that his poops seemed very ‘dry’ and wondered if it was a sign of another stone. Day after this he started acting not normal again. Last night on checking on him about 3 am, I turned on the living rm light to go in his bedroom(yes he has his own!) and in the doorway was a stone the same size as the last one! I never felt this one or saw it and he didnt seem to have any dampness around his bottom. I know it wasnt there beforehand because I had just vacuumed about 8pm that same night. Hes now back to normal, not a single thing that showed he was even bothered.
What I need to know is, why is he getting them? Diet is alfalfa hay free fed, mixed pellets free fed and various veggies grass and mint daily. Has his own play yard, lives inside at night, has a pretty sweet life as far as bunnies go.
How do I prevent them, and because our female Mazy died recently, I am having panic attacks afraid to leave him home alone, I dont want something to happen to him if I am not there. What do I do?? Please any help here!! Thank you!!!