Hard mass inside 3month old Holland Lop

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- 12/14/2017 at 1:38 AM
  Alexandra
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  Hello recently I took my bunny Luna to the vet because I noticed bloating in her tummy and didn’t want to risk it. They agreed it felt like gas and during the time her tummy only felt bloated and bubbly. The vet gave me a pain and swelling reduction medication. Antibiotics. And a syrupy medication for the stomach.
  She was previously on Purina show alfalfa pellets because that’s what her breeder was feeding her at the time. When I gave her the oxbow pellets this is when it seemed to make her bloated. She was improving yesterday and then I gave her oxbow pellets and she got bloated again. So I stopped giving her pellets and am only giving her water and alfalfa hay and Timothy Hay.
  
  After the vet I noticed the hard mass and it swelled up when she ate the pellets. It’s still there and it’s located on her left side almost under and to the back end of her ribs. She is eating fine, pooping normally, drinking water on her own, and playing around. The little hard mass makes me worried.
- 12/14/2017 at 2:17 AM
  Bam
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  The little hard mass is probably her full stomach. It’s located where you say you can feel it.
  
  When you start a bunny on a new type of food you should start very slowly, by mixing a small amount of the new food in with the old food, then gradually increase the amount of new food.
  
  It could be that the Oxbow has a lot more fiber. Fiber absorbs water and the digestion of fiber can cause gas in a bun whose gastro-intestinal microbes are not yet accustomed to dealing with high amounts of fiber.
  
  Hopefully she’ll be ok now, but I’d cut back on the Oxbow quite a lot. Only give a few Oxbow pellets together with the Purina. Then slooowly increase.
- 12/14/2017 at 7:03 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  I agree with bam. Typically after eating, a rabbits stomach will become hard. It should soften back after a couple hours.
  
  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.
- 12/14/2017 at 8:46 PM
  LBJ10
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  Sounds like a fully tummy to me too.
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