Can medicine cause watery poop???

[Momo]

Hi! So I posted awhile ago that my rabbit had mushy poop, then later I found some round balls in his neck.

So I brought him to the vet, first was for the bad poop. The bad poop went away and everything seemed fine and then a random explosion of bad poop all of the sudden. Around the poop explosion is when I noticed the little cysts in my bunny’s neck.

So I brought him to the vet last week for the poop and the little cysts. The vet said the little balls I was feeling may be nothing but he didnt seem sure. So we got 3 different medicines. One for the cysts, one for the poop, and another one because his stomach seemed inflamed to my vet.

So fast forward a week to today, the last three days my rabbits poop got way worse. It looks like someone spilled soy sauce all over the floor (so very dark brown watery poop). He is pooping normally, peeing normally, eating normally but he has that watery poop at night and I noticed its a little yellowish around his nose.

Could medicine cause this watery poop? Last time we tested the poop and there are no parasites in it. Im feeding him a little bit of pellets and hay all the time. i give him veggies once in awhile but im afriad it will affect his poop.

Should I go to a different vet? My vet is an exotic animal vet so idk if he really is rabbit savvy. Im really upset because I just spent all this money to get the problem fixed but it got worse and im scared
can hot weather cause watery poop too? Sorry for all the questions.

[Roberta]

Medication can cause stomach problems especially antibiotics and anti inflammatories. Can you tell us the names of the medications he is on. He might need to receive them in some food like critical care to make it easier on his tummy. I would contact your vet immediately and let them know what is happening.

[Bam]

Agree with Roberta, contact your vet asap. Watery stools may lead to quick dehydration. Sometimes ranitidin is prescribed (reduces amount of stomach acid, often a good idea to combine that with the anti-inflammatory drug). Anyway, this is serious, so call your vet and describe it.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

You betcha! But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have warned you and told you what to look for-call your vet and in the meantime if you bun isn’t eating/drinking do some critical care or mashed pellets and water to keep him hydrated.

As for a different vet-see how they respond to your questions. If you aren’t happy and satisfied, confident and ready to continue, try another vet! 

[Momo]

He is taking baytril and metronidazole (he took another one but they were in pre packed syringes so I dont known what they are called). I called the vet this morning and he wasnt in, the assistant told me it may be baytril but she doesnt exactly know.

[Momo]

Yea he is taking 3 different types of medicine and they didnt tell me anything about them except what they were for. He is eating and drinking well, he has this watery stool like once at night and regular stool the rest of the day. Today I woke up and he didnt have watery stool this time.

I will probably try another vet since the one down the street is on the recommended house rabbit vets.

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