Diarrhea or over producing cecotropes

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- 12/14/2017 at 5:45 PM
  Beth
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  I have a 4 month old Rex doe that I’ve had for almost 1 week. There has been no diet change, hay is available at all times. Poop has been normal until this afternoon. She did go to the vet for a exam yesterday. The poop is mushy and mashed into her fleece blanket. She is eating some of her pellets, I saw her eat this afternoon, but she is not eating much hay or as much pellets as earlier in the week. She is acting normal, grooming herself, getting in my lap and trying to chew my hair. She is being pretty active. Could this be from stress?
- 12/15/2017 at 3:30 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  It sounds like extra cecatropes to me. Real diarrhea is quite rare in rabbits, and is normally accompanied by mucus.
  
  Young rabbits often produce extra cecatropes, so its not a huge cause for concern. I think often if they drop them on a blanket or something they don’t pick them up, then they get mashed in and gross.
  
  Do keep an eye on her eating though, and clean out her litter box so you can check she’s doing regular poops.
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