So one of our bunnies, Frankie, has periods where he gets constipated, and it’s always it seems due to eating something too rich (like a teeny tiny piece of apple), and he gets the sticky poops stuck and just … doesn’t … poop for a long time. Well, we know this is bad, and when it last happened, it hadn’t been long enough to be too worried, but considering he’s a pooping machine, it had been long enough to be concerned. So I was researching options (I gave him canned pumpkin, I bought but hadn’t yet received critical care) … and I came across bunny tummy massage. And I remembered that had helped when my kids were babies, so I figured, why not?

So I put Frankie on my lap, and I started massaging his tummy (he sat upright, my hands wrapped under him). After about 5 minutes a tiny, sticky, stinky poop came out (stuck to his fur). And then a minute or so later, another. After maybe 10 minutes, about 10 had come out. Then a sticky but kinda-normalish poop. Then getting more normal. After about 20 minutes, I had a pile of pretty normal, round, not-sticky, bunny poops and deemed him ok to return to hopping about. 

I share this only in case anyone else has a similar problem. He doesn’t seem to have problems with fur-related blockages, and he never stops eating, including of course unlimited hay and water, and he acts normal – he just sometimes doesn’t pass all of his sticky poops and he starts to get pretty constipated. So it’s not a cure-all, but it was amazing, and helped him incredibly. I hope this helps someone, which is why I share it. 🙂