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If anyone saw my previous thread (posted earlier today), you know I am now caring for a bun who was abandoned at my job (a pet store). He is 5-6 months old and a charlie marked lionhead. I took him home on Sunday night and have been noticing that his poops seem very small and sometimes mishapen. A worker for the local rabbit rescue agreed but said it could be that his previous owners, who abandoned him, maybe weren’t feeding him hay or just not feeding him correctly in general and this could be the cause for the odd poops, and it should get more consistently shaped and bigger over the next few days as he adjusts to his new diet. I am attaching a pic of some poops, all produced within a minute or two so you guys can see how small they are and how mishapen some are. He has had one double poop as well but he ate it before I could take a pic. I am concerned about megacolon considering his pattern. Let me know what you think!
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Hi Wumbo,
Unfortunately your photo hasn’t attached. It only works if they’re uploaded from a computer, then you have to insert it into the post after you’ve uploaded it.
It’s great that you’re caring for this bunny who has been abandoned
Since you’ve only had him for 48 hours, I wouldn’t worry too much about megacolon yet – I agree with the rabbit rescue worker. It could well be that he had a bad diet before meeting you, and he’s adjusting to the new diet. That said, I have no experience with megacolon.
Small or misshapen poops can also be due to stress, or the start or end of GI Stasis. If he’s eating though, don’t worry about stasis, but it could well be the stress of all the changes in his life, and his new diet.
When you say he had a double poop, was it a cecatrope? Cecatropes are poops that bunnies eat, and are shinier and smellier than regular poops. They often look like a cluster of grapes (in miniature of course
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For some reason there is a duplicate topic
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I’ll lock this thread because there is another one here: https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/aft/165808/Default.aspx
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