Two buns, two upset tummies

[prince dorian the bun]

Miu was acting a little off a couple hours ago, tried giving her various treats, but she wouldn’t eat. Gave her Simethecone and she’s back to usual and just was munching hay. But noticed Dorian looked off… he was fine just an hour ago as I was trying to get him not to eat any of the treats. Anyway just gave him simethecone and hoping he’ll be back to normal soon too. He did have poops when I checked his tum, it’s not hard but definitely seems sensitive. He also peed a couple times, it seems to be his stress reaction.  I think Miu is starting to molt and with her long fluff wondering if it could be the cause? Could it be hormones too? Dorian’s last scary stasis episodes were last spring and he is molting too.

[LBJ10]

It’s possible. Unless it was something they both ate that caused them to get gassy?

[prince dorian the bun]

Nothing new, dandelion and salad mix. They are at the end of the salad mix, and both had this batch of dandelions yesterday as well  (they were from a neighbor, but they were washed well and I made sure nothing not dandelion) . Dorian had more snacks than he is supposed to because he ate Miu’s,  but nothing crazy, just a piece of dried strawberry and like 5 pellets.

This is almost a year to date when Dorian had his last episode and I think he had it the year previously as well.

Both are eating hay and pooping now. They are being a bit finicky about the greens. But Dorian usually is after this and Miu’s can just be a bit picky, they did eat the cilantro and eat a little of the butter leaf lettuce.

Are there herb blends I could give them to help? Or anything else? I am cutting treats out for now. I would eliminate pellets, but Miu’s a tad too close to being underweight and don’t want to reduce her calories. I am adding some “gourmet blend” hay to their regular hay to make them eat more of it.

Brushing too, though didn’t really get that much.

[LBJ10]

It sounds like it could “just” be molting then. Willow leaves have natural pain relieving properties. Sometimes they are enticing to bunnies that are reluctant to eat. Dried leaves are handy to have around for that reason. Plus most bunnies enjoy them just because.

[DanaNM]

I agree it sounds like it could be molting stress. I would keep pushing hay as much as possible.

Fennel is very good for upset bunny tummies and helps with gas. Mint can also be good (but my buns don’t like mint too much). Whenever I have a finicky bun I also like to get some carrot tops, just because they are their favorite and they are very high fiber. I feed them sopping wet so they get extra hydration.

This site has a list of bunny-safe herbs with their medicinal properties: http://www.disabledrabbits.com/herbs.html

. . . 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.  

[prince dorian the bun]

Thanks both of you.

The weird thing is Dorian has roughly 4 molts a year, this is the only one he has trouble with and he isn’t even molting heavy, I barely got a couple pieces of fluff after giving him a once over this morning. Miu is a bit sheddier, but nothing crazy yet either. I certainly have had molts where you could stuff a pillow case with the fur from just Dorian’s head. (I haven’t had Miu long enough to know her patterns). I did think maybe Miu’s hair would upset Dorian stomach more as he is big into grooming her and himself so now has twice the fluff he is digesting, but the fact she had it literally an hour before him seems strange. In the end who knows. I’ll give them both a better brush after work. Dorian is definitely having some weird spring fever and mounted Miu for the first time the other day and today was doing a bit of a chase. They are honestly both acting a little hyped, almost like they were still bonding, though no real aggression. At least right now they are just destroying cardboard.

They get carrot tops regularly, but will pick some more up and fennel when I do my store run later. I looked at the herb list and might try and pick some up to add to their hay. Dorian loves mints and Miu is starting to try them out, so thinking lemon balm would be a good addition to their “garden” (really more a collection of pots with herbs they can snack on when they are on the deck)

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