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He’s had a lot less mucus today, only very little that came with his poop. However, he hasn’t pooped too much all day. He seems to go about 2-3 hours without pooping, and then have a bunch of them all at once. I have never before monitored his pooping times too closely, so I don’t know how normal this is. His mood today hasn’t been great either,…[Read more]

Yup, I’ve done my best to read everything I could find on mucus, I haven’t yet found something that matches exactly his current condition, except maybe just plain irritation from the whole ordeal. He’s having a lot less mucus today, but his overall state seems a little worse than yesterday.

There are 3 vets who know about rabbits in the whole…[Read more]

These are definitely minor, and it’s great the skin is intact so they can form healthy calluses. From personal experience and some select users online, I’ve leaned towards actually offering a few varied flooring options for rabbits in these situations, as sometimes more cushiony/plush flooring actually cause more friction and rub against the skin…[Read more]

Try to get your rabbit neutered ASAP to reduce the risk of cancer, thanks!

Do you mean switching out the bedding-pellets? I use wood stove pellets but I put a thin layer of hay over it, because of my rex girl. It means that some hay gets wasted, but I’m fortunate enough to have easy access to farm hay that my buns like, plus I use the wasted hay as soil improvement/fertilizer so its not totally wasted. I wouldnt use…[Read more]

It’s really, really great that there is actual poop as well, not just the clear gel!

How is he doing now?

yeah the vet situation here is very bad, my rabbit-savvy vet is open only 3 hours a day, only on weekdays, unfortunately.

I will do my best to keep him hydrated.

He has also been pooping actual poops, the gel just seems to come seperately. Very weird.

I will keep a close eye on his temperature too, thank you so much!

Im sorry you and your floof are going through this.

I also go through frequent bouts of statis with my girl Nellie so I can relate to how stressful these situations can be. Your post has encouraged me to do a little reading regarding the mucus in poops and the concensus online seems to be anything ranging from GI irritation from statis or a…[Read more]

Oh and Dorian has been better for a while now,  luckily he recovered quickly from surgery.

Thanks Bam! It turns out Miu also has them and as she was napping I was able to get a photo. Dorian’s is a little higher on his heal, but very similar.  Now I am really wondering what it their environment is causing this as the both have them. I am going to pick up some cheap fleece blankets tomorrow for their room.

My vet situation is not…[Read more]

Ample amounts of gel like poop can/will lead to dehydration, so its very important that he keeps hydrated. In a very young bun this would be a veterinary emergency. I’m very sorry you cant reach a vet during the weekend, I’m in a similar situation where I am.

The gel is probably due to irritation of the large intestine, which in turn is a result…[Read more]

Update:

Yesterday and until this morning  he was visibly improving a lot. His stools were still wet and the wrong color, but they were much firmer and closer to a good shape, though some were much larger and longer than usual.  He was also eating more pellets and a good amount of hay.

Now, for the past 2 hours, he has pooped maybe 1 or 2 n…[Read more]

Rexes are a lot more prone to callusing/sore hocks than other breeds. I read somewhere that rex rabbits will invariably get callused heels at some point in their lives. As long as they stay calluses its not a problem, but we need to keep a close eye (of course) so we can catch any problem before it becomes a real problem (I have a mini rex girl).…[Read more]

I always had more luck with azithromycin when dealing with a stubborn URI. Every bunny is different though. It’s going to depend on what the bacteria actually is.