Weird oval poop

[Bunnybutt]

 

Hello!

I’m new to rabbits so this may be a dumb question. My little Elmer has been having these weird oblong shaped poops randomly over the last couple of days. Some of them have things sticking out of them like hair or possibly hay.  He’s otherwise normal, eating, drinking, playing.  It’s a 3 week wait to get him into his vet for a regular appointment, but I can get him into an urgent care appointment but I wasn’t sure if this warranted that kind of thing. Is this something that needs to be dealt with asap or can it wait?

 

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thank you from both of us!

[Bam]

This doesnt warrant an emergency vet visit. Oval poops like these means theres been a slight gut slowdown.

Is Elmer shedding? Many buns get a bit of tummy trouble when they’re molting or about to start a molt. The best thing to do is to brush him daily, so he cant ingest a lot of hair.

[Bunnybutt]

Thank you for the reply! I am seeing more fur around and he’s grooming a lot so maybe that’s the beginning of a molt?  I do need to get him a real brush, i’ll do that this evening and start brushing him out daily so he’s not eating all that hair.

 

Thank you again, that was very helpful and it kept me from freaking out lol

 

 

 

[Susanne]

My rabbit also has a lot of those due to shedding right now. And so awesome you named your rabbit Elmer! That was the name of my first bun that passed away a few months ago.

 

[Bunnybutt]

Thank you! And i’m sorry about your bun passing 🙁 thats always hard.  It is a really cute name, perfect for cute little buns!

[LBJ10]

It looks like two poops smooshed together (i.e. a “double”). As Bam said, it just indicates a little bit of a slowdown.

[Bunnybutt]

Thats what I thought too when I first started seeing them. I thought maybe it was just because of how he was sitting but then I saw him actually lay some. So I got him a brush/glove and i’m really pushing more hay and greens. Hopefully that will help the slow down 🤞

[DanaNM]

Does he eat plenty of hay? If so, then I agree with the others that it’s prob due to fur. If you notice he doesn’t eat that much hay (or his appetite for hay goes down), or you notice a lot of large pieces of unchewed hay in his poop I suggest getting his teeth checked. One of my past buns had some molar issues and the first symptom was weird poops (different sizes, some larger, some smaller, and often with pretty large pieces of hay still in it), but it went along with not eating much hay.

His poops don’t look too bad though, so I agree with others that it’s not urgent, just something to keep an eye on and keep up with the brushing.

. . . 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.  

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