Hasn’t pooped in a while..

[Avantika]

Hi there.

I brought home today a 3 month old rabbit and this is the first time I brought home a rabbit. I fed it some coriander leaves, 3-4 leaves of spinach, 7-8 sprouts and a banana (thumb sized piece) as a treat. I stay in India, where hay and pellets are not very easily available and most rabbit parents resort to feed only veggies and fruits for food. 

It has peed enough I guess but has not pooped since I brought her home, which has been about 12 hours.

Can anyone help me with this ?

[Mocha]

I don’t live in India or know a lot but I hope I can still help you.

Your rabbit is still young so I wouldn’t feed it a lot of vegetables. It can start having stomach upsets and diarreah, which can ultimately kill young rabbits. Fruits are treats,and therefore should not be fed as food.

Rabbits NEED hay. Hay has a higher percentage of fiber than fresh grass. Hay keeps the rabbits gut moving and helps break down blockages. Pellets are optional, if you are feeding the right diet which is HAY, Water, and Vegetables.
Maybe you can ask for dried grass?

If your rabbit has not pooped in 24 hours, you need to go to the vet immedietly.

A rabbit may not be the right pet for you if you are unable to give it what it needs to survive.

[Aeyja]

I agree with Mocha. Hay should make up the biggest portion of your rabbit’s diet. You can get away with not feeding pellets, but hay is absolutely essential.

[LongEaredLions]

She is likely not pooping because she has no fiber to move things along her system. Rabbits have very complicated digestive systems, and they need lots of fiber to function. If they dont get this fiber, they can get a critical and sometimes fatal condition called GI stasis. Hay is also the only thing that wears down a rabbits ever-growing back molars. Without this, molar spurs could cause eye issues, pain, loss of appetite, and death.
Not to scare you, but your rabbit NEEDS hay. Can you buy horse hay, or order online?

[Standard_Procedure]

Your rabbit will die within the next 24hrs from blockage if you don’t get hay ASAP. Bananas are high in sugar, spinach high in oxilates. Don’t give more than several pieces every other day. 7 sprouts is more than half the size of a small breed rabbit. You rabbit must poop it back out or it will die.

[Roberta]

Just did a quick look online, lucern hay is available in several regions but if you are somewhere on the outskirts it might not be so easy to get… Have you tried pet stores, stock feeders and local vets ? As it is if your bun does not poop soon you are going to need a vet… Can you give us a rough idea what area you are in (don’t give exact details just where you would have ready access to) and some of us may be able to find suppliers of fodder or vets in your area.

[Sarita]

Can you get elephant grass?

[Eepster]

Can you get a hold of a can of pumpkin puree? I’m not sure if it’s only available in the US or if it’s more widely available.

[Avantika]

I am sorry for the late update but my rabbit Moshu pooped a lot yesterday after my father fed her a piece of frozen pumpkin. We left her for some hours to play..that gave her some bodily movement that must have been lacking that day when I posted this.

Finding hay is a big problem in India because keeping rabbits as pets isnt very common. Generally people keep dogs and birds..thats it. I am planning to grow hay in my garden.. It will be really good if I can grow Timothy. I need some help from you all. Can you tell me the names of different hays that are easy to grow and maintain.. How about Timothy and Orchad ? Let me know the names and I will find out which ones’ seeds are available here.

 

Thanks a lot.

[Standard_Procedure]

Lol can’t believe you thought of pumpkins. They do have fibre but it won’t be enough in the long-term. You need a special method to grow hay, that farmers use, otherwise like fresh grass it’ll start fermenting when you cut it. If the hay grown isn’t dried properly under correct whether conditions it’ll form toxic compounds which kills your rabbit.

See if you can find any horse riding schools or stables nearby. Ask if you can buy hay from them.

[Avantika]

Posted By Roberta on 6/09/2014 2:34 AM

Just did a quick look online, lucern hay is available in several regions but if you are somewhere on the outskirts it might not be so easy to get… Have you tried pet stores, stock feeders and local vets ? As it is if your bun does not poop soon you are going to need a vet… Can you give us a rough idea what area you are in (don’t give exact details just where you would have ready access to) and some of us may be able to find suppliers of fodder or vets in your area.

 

 

 

 

I stay in New Delhi. 

[LongEaredLions]

That would be so cool if you could grow your own hay! Keep in mind that you will probably not be able to produce enough (unless you have lots of space) to feed your rabbit fully, so you may still have to buy some, but it certainly will help. Good hays for adult bunnies are: Timothy, Orchard, Meadow, Bluegrass, Oat, pretty much anything labeled “grass hay.”
I googled “Rabbit hay in New Delhi, India” and I did get a few results of pet shops that sell hay, so maybe check that out.

[ustjayenjay]

As Long eared Lions mentioned, perhaps you can pick up hay in some local pet store, perhaps even work out a deal where they can sell it to you in bulk- which would be significantly less expensive. Also check websites to buy hay in bulk, it is a lot cheaper to buy that way and you’d have plenty for your bun. There must be companies that ship internationally or even near you. Also when looking at those sites, check around the internet for coupon codes. Even if they can’t offer free international shipping you may be able to get a 20% or so discount on the product to lessen the burden of shipping cost. Also look into other sources for hay for livestock, some of those could be suitable for your bun. Hopefully you have an exotics vet nearby who might be able to recommend an option. If they use hay for any of the animals they keep for a few days post surgery or observation you may be able to work with them, if they order extra and you could buy it from them? Hope this helps

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