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- 06/10/2021 at 11:01 AM
  Lumibrin
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  Hey, two days ago I brought my 9 week old bunny Poka into the vet because she was having VERY misshapen poops and mucus either stringing to the poops and sometimes just mucus itself. she is acting normal, binkies, flopping and still eating hay and pellets and drinking water tons. the vet said he thinks she has worms and prescribed her 0.5 cc of panacur dewormer. When we got home her first batch of poops seemed back to normal with them being round and normal sized and what I think to be a worm but maybe it’s just wishful thinking that it’s not something very very serious. but the batches after were the same if not worse than before with a lot of mucus and being very big and misshapen 🙁 she slept on the foot of my bed last night and when she came up to me she left a small fluid spot on my blanket, I am not sure if it’s pee or some other fluid. The vet I brought her too is 20 mins away from me and doesn’t seem very rabbit savvy. could it be mega colon? I know it’s rare but her father’s coloring was black and white broken rabbit mini Rex and Poka is broken brown coloring with a black spot on her leg. I just hope she can get better soon. also I am trying to insert some images but I am having a hard time figuring out how lol 🙂
- 06/10/2021 at 11:57 AM
  Bam
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  Regarding pictures: If you upload the pics to the gallery in your profile, you can paste or link to those pics in your forum post.
  
  Cecal dysbiosis is a lot more common than megacolon and a lot less serious. Mucus can mean the intestinal wall is irritated, or that there’s an overgrowth of the wrong gut bacteria. It’s often highly treatable with dietary adjustments, but there are cases where the bun needs a course of antibiotics. What is her diet like?
  
  Seeing that your bun is so young you need to keep a very close eye on this. If a baby bun gets true diarrhea it’s a life threatening condition that needs vet attention ASAP.
  
  This is a very good article about rabbit poop: http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html
  
  It’s a long article but you can scroll to the parts most relevant to your situation.
  - 06/10/2021 at 12:49 PM
    Lumibrin
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    Thank you for suggesting that link, it really helped a lot, it could be bacterial enteritis. Also I am not sure what her diet was like before I got her. So it could be possible I changed her diet too drastic and it is affecting her. She is eating unlimited hay which I change her litter box every morning and put fresh hay in, and I usually give her 1/2 a cup a pellets every morning and sometimes a little more later in the day the pellets I have may not be a high quality brand so maybe she is getting to much carbohydrates . I haven’t introduced vegetables yet as I don’t want to upset her stomach further.
- 06/10/2021 at 12:11 PM
  DanaNM
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  Did the vet think perhaps it was coccidea (a parasite)? This parasite is a different med than panacur, but causes intestinal irritation and diarrhea, and can be very dangerous in rabbits. Megacolon usually doesn’t show up until a bun is a few years old, and is quite rare.
  
  Did your vet do a fecal float? If your vet isn’t very rabbit savvy I would try to get a second opinion. If your bun stops eating or becomes lethargic, then she should be seen right ASAP.
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
  - 06/10/2021 at 12:54 PM
    Lumibrin
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    Yes that is a possibility, he didn’t say he just said he thinks it’s worms. Also that’s great to hear that it is most likely not mega colon. And no he did not do a fecal float, if she is showing no signs of improvement it will probably be a good idea to bring him a fecal sample, and yes that is good to know, as soon as she stops eating or seems week I’ll bring her in ASAP
- 06/10/2021 at 2:02 PM
  DanaNM
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  Panacur will treat quite a few different parasites, but doesn’t treat coccidea. Usually the main med for that is ponazuril.
  
  How is his weight? Here’s some info on coccidea from medirabbit. I don’t want to alarm you but it is a serious disease (especially in young bunnies) so just want to make sure that isn’t it before taking the “wait and see” approach!
  
  “Intestinal coccidiosis
  The intestinal form of coccidiosis mainly affects youngsters from the age of 6 weeks to 5 months and is attributed to stress, noise, transport or immunosuppression. It is mainly observed in young newly weaned rabbits, but is also found in older rabbits.
  Symptoms are a rough coat, dullness, decreased appetite, dehydration, loss of weight and (profuse) diarrhea, 4 to 6 days post-infection. If the loss of weight reaches 20%, death follows within 24 hours. It is preceded by convulsion or paralysis. During necropsy, inflammation and edema are found in the ileum and the jejunum portions of the intestine. It is sometimes accompanied by bleedings and mucosal ulcerations.”
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
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