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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 05/29/2010 at 11:53 AM
  shlbysmom
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  ok so shelby is on a diet she is over weight the vet said way less pellets and WAAAAY more hay so i have been giveing her like half a cup of pellets a day and tons and tons of hay and she is eating all the hay and of corse vegies but she is haveing diarrea and a BAD atitude she has been grouchy any ideas is she just getting used to it and thats what goin on or what could this all mean ? she isnt haven constant diearea tho its just about once a day
- 05/29/2010 at 12:42 PM
  Beka27
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  Is it diarrhea or are they smushed cecal droppings?
  
  1/2 cup is still too many pellets, generally for a 5lb bunny, they only need about 1/4cup (or less) of pellets. Are you gradually reducing the pellets?
- 05/29/2010 at 1:31 PM
  shlbysmom
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  well there clumped together i am not sure she is biger than that thats what the vet said to give her was half a cup and yes i am gradually reduceing them
- 05/30/2010 at 7:58 AM
  RabbitPam
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  It’s been another day, so how are her poos now? Have they returned to normal?
  I agree with Beka that 1/4 cup is much better to taper off to. The hay will clear out her system, so that may account for yesterday’s mush. If they are normal now, then she’s ok and getting adjusted. If still mush, and not cecals, then keep the food at whatever level you are at now and see if she’s ok tomorrow. If not, call the vet.
- 05/30/2010 at 5:03 PM
  shlbysmom
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  well its normal but im thinking its her cecals cause it isnt all the time its just every once n a while is that bad if that what it is?
- 05/31/2010 at 7:57 AM
  Beka27
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  It is bad. You should never see cecals. If they are produced in the correct amount and digested immediately, you never see them. When you see them left over, that is an indicator to you that something is “off” in the bunny’s digestive tract.
- 06/01/2010 at 8:22 PM
  shlbysmom
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  k thanks guys
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