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Double poops here and there aren’t anything to worry about. You can try doing a bit more brushing, but they are inevitably going to ingest fur. Encourage hay consumption is also a good way to keep things moving, especially if your bunny is molting.

Yes, injuries to the front teeth and gums are the most common with this type of accident. Unless your bunny cut her nose or something, of course. How is she doing now?

Does your vet treat a lot of rabbits? Some vets will just treat on suspicion since EC is notoriously frustrating when it comes to testing. Treatment is relatively inexpensive and really won’t hurt anything IF the bunny doesn’t actually have EC. As Dana said though, it can take weeks to see improvement after continuous treatment. The symptoms you…[Read more]

That would be great, I’ll definitely post the dosage here once i’ve spoken to the vet. Her next appointment is the 18th, but I already reached out by email to discuss treating her just in case.

Wow, that’s so frustrating. Sometimes it feels like vets just don’t care. I’m glad you finally found a vet that was taking you seriously. Also yes I’ll…[Read more]

i’m so glad your bunny is doing better! it also makes me feel relieved to hear about your experience, I have been feeling hopeless for a year now having absolutely no idea what was wrong with her. thank you so much for the help, we’ll be seeing the vet on the 18th and i’ll definitely post an update! <3

Awww hi Boo and Walter! Looking like a pair of bunny slippers!

hahah! You can try giving her a tummy rub. Massaging along the spine (gently!) can also trigger them to poop!

Sorry it’s been a while since you posted this, how is she doing now?

Is it still actively bleeding? Does it seem like she is having trouble breathing or anything like that? Is she still eating/drinking?

If she is still showing symptoms of pain I would have her checked by the vet. I think it’s unlikely she injured herself very seriously this way,…[Read more]

Urinary incontinence is also a huge symptom of EC. That along with the other symptoms (especially the head tilt) would push me to complete the EC treatment. It can take several weeks to see improvement, the full course is 28 days (also feel free to post her med amounts here so we can double check, I had a vet underdosing Panacur at one point).

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When my bunny Benjamin had EC he had a slight head tilt too. He also stopped his litter training. He lost a LOT of weight too. Since he’s been treated he’s slowly gaining the weight back and kind of has his litter training back too. He used to almost exclusively use his litter box for poop and pee, nowadays he uses his entire cage for poop and pee…[Read more]

Thank you so much for your help! I could definitely see how it might be cecal impaction, the only problem is that according to her vet, when she presses on Winnie’s tummy, she doesn’t seem to be in pain. A second thing is that Winnie poo’s normally and eats her cecotropes all the time. The problem is her litter training and the fact that she poos…[Read more]

The appendix is the cecum, it’s where the cecotropes are made. They’re made through a fermentation process which is performed by various bacteria and fungi (yeasts) that renders the food the bun eats more digestible. A lot of vitamins and volatile essential fatty acids are produced by this process, and when the cecum bacteria come to the end of…[Read more]

Sometimes rabbits do pass a few stuck together poop. It’s ok if its only a few and the rest of the poop is fine. It’s great that you noticed it though!

The most common cause for a slight gut slowdown is molting. If your rabbit is in a molt right now you should brush her, preferably daily or as needed, so she doesnt ingest too much hair when she…[Read more]