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- 04/17/2009 at 6:01 PM
  Scott
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  Hey guys, I have a couple questions about my roommate’s rabbit.
  
  Lately he’s been sneezing a lot, especially when he’s asleep. He’s got no discharge from the eyes or nose so I don’t think it’s an infection, but even after we clean the floors, he still sneezes a lot. Anything to be concerned about?
  
  He also has lost his litter box discipline and is leaving mushy poops all over the floor just about every day. He does poop normally as well, sometimes in the litter box, but this has been happening just about every day for the past week. We try to keep anything that’s not bunny food, lettuce, cabbage, or the like away from him. He refuses to eat hay, always has.
  
  Is a vet visit in the works for him?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Scott
- 04/18/2009 at 4:33 AM
  Beka27
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  A few more questions: is he neutered, how old is he? Has he always had impeccable litter habits? A sudden change in habits can be a sign that something is wrong. Buns don’t usually show weakness or that they are ill, but if they start acting/behaving differently, that is a good clue.
  
  Mushy poops are not normal. That can be caused by illness or the wrong diet (usually too many pellets/treats, not enough green veggies and hay). I think you should get him into the vet this week and get a check-up. The vet will check his nose, mouth, teeth, ears, and also test his poop for parasites.
  
  If it were just sneezing occasionally that is not a big deal, that can be due to dusty hay or other irritants in the environment, but that coupled with the others things make me believe a check-up would not hurt.
  
  Welcome here, by the way!
- 04/18/2009 at 3:04 PM
  MooBunnay
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  Welcome to binkybunny!
  
  Can you tell us a bit more about your bunny’s diet? It sounds like he is not eating any hay at all, which is very unhealthy for him and also could be causing the mushy poops. How many pellets are you offering him each day? Normally a bunny should only get about 1/4 cup of pellets per day, and about 2 cups of greens and then the rest hay. If you are offering more pellets than that, he is probably choosing the pellets over the hay because pellets are more treat-like than hay. I would recommend cutting back on the amount of pellets you are feeding to get your bun to eat some hay. Really, hay should be 95% of a bunny’s diet, so that would be what I think is the most likely reason for the poop issues.
  
  A visit to the vet can always help, as long as you make sure it is a vet that is familiar with rabbits. Regular cat and dog vets cannot provide the information that you really need as a rabbit owner. One reason that your bunny is not eating hay could potentially be a teeth issue. Have you checked to see if his front teeth look healthy? Are they overgrowing at all?
- 04/22/2009 at 6:53 AM
  Sage Cat
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  My little boy is a sneezer – vet said it was probably because of the hay dust.
  Sneezing may not be a big deal.
  
  I thought cabbage can cause gas in bunnies?
  
  Mushy poos would worry me.
  
  How is he doing now?
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