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- 11/02/2022 at 9:27 AM
  DeadlyVu
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  My bunny is digging a lot in the corner of his cage where he hides. He has plenty of toys and every time he does it I open his hutch to let him out, but he’s only interested in digging. He’s eating and drinking fairly normally, but he’s also hiding from me a lot more than he used to. I got him neutered about a month ago, so I have no idea if it’s hormones or not.
- 11/02/2022 at 7:33 PM
  LBJ10
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  Bunnies experience what we like to call the “post-neuter craze”. Their hormones will be all over the place after they are neutered and this can actually cause a brief period of super hormonal behavior. This can last anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks after being neutered. I say give it a little more time and see if he starts to calm down.
- 11/03/2022 at 6:16 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  You can also try rearranging and/or changing the flooring. If he’s expressing general frustration with that area just not doing what he wants, switching it up may be nice.
  
  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.
- 11/04/2022 at 8:51 AM
  DeadlyVu
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  He seems like he’s okay? His poop is a bit smaller than normal and has been for a day or so now. I gave him some metacam but I have no idea if that will help or not. He also doesn’t seem interested in hay, just treats and pellets and willow wood toys. Is his poop small because he has too many wooden toys?
- 11/04/2022 at 10:09 AM
  DanaNM
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  If he isn’t eating his hay and his poops are smaller, it sounds like he is having some gastric distress. Some buns will dig more and have more food selectivity when they are in pain (I had one bun that would become obsessed with eating only cardboard when his was having a GI slowdown).
  
  You can try giving him a tummy rub, and offer a big pile of wet salad veggies (if that’s a normal part of his diet) to help with hydration. If he doesn’t get back to eating his hay within a couple hours after that I would call the vet.
  
  . . . 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.
- 11/04/2022 at 6:30 PM
  DeadlyVu
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  I took him to the vet recently because he wasn’t pooping and they said he looked fine, it was just a case of dehydration from possible stress. They said his blood work came back all good and they didn’t think he had any blockages. Should I still take him back?
- 11/05/2022 at 6:28 AM
  DanaNM
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  Did they give you a treatment plan, and is the vet rabbit savvy? How long ago was that? Not pooping is not normal. If there are no blockages then the treatment is usually syringe feeding, pain management, and often fluids. Sometimes a motility medication is needed.
  
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- 11/05/2022 at 8:45 AM
  DeadlyVu
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  He’s pooping, it’s just that some of them are smaller than usual and some of them aren’t. They did give me a treatment plan and the vet at the very least claimed they were rabbit savvy, they do a bunch of rabbit neuters and checkups and they have good reviews. The treatment plan was to give him metacam and critical care when he wasn’t eating, and then once he started eating again to ease off the critical care until he was back to normal. He was normal for a bit after I took him in, it’s just that now he doesn’t seem interested in his hay and some of his poop is a lot smaller. Should I switch to a different type of hay maybe? I’ve been feeding him Timothy and he’s about 6-7 months old.
- 11/05/2022 at 9:34 AM
  DanaNM
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  Gut slow-downs can have some ups and downs in recovery. If his hay consumption and poops have slowed again, you should syringe feed him and give him another round of metacam.
  
  Sometimes you may get a bad batch of hay that the bun doesnt like for some reason, so trying a dif hay might be good to do as well.
  
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