whats worng with bunny

[SamuelsGirl]

Hi First time bunny owner of a black lop, I have had him since chirstmas and all seems fine he is just starting to come out of his shell. But since I cleaned him out on monday he hasn’t pee’d or pooped in his cage littertray. He has been doing it in his outside littertray but I have noticed it’s not as much and his poop is a bit softer. He is still eating and drinking as normal and seems fine within himself, although I noticed just a minute ago that his belly seems to be making noises like ours does when we are hungry. Is it something I am doing wrong feeding him, He has unlimited grass and hay, fresh veg and plenty if water and the food he was getting at the pet shop (maybe I need to change this now he’s older). Has anyone experienced this. Thanks for any help you can give me.

[Sarita]

Did you ever take your rabbit in for a check up from your vet when you got him? I always recommend doing this so you can discuss diet and care with the vet and get a fecal test as well to ensure he doesn’t have coccidia.

How old do you think he might be?

[SamuelsGirl]

The woman said he was about 12/13 weeks old when I got him so based on that around 24 weeks old so 6 months.

[SamuelsGirl]

I have just been to check on him as he was laying in his cage and when he got up there is loads of soft poop stuck to the bottom, Isn’t he supposed to eat this? He is now happily eating his food I dont understand what is wrong with him x

[Elrohwen]

It does sound like it could be a parasite if he’s never been to the vet and had a fecal test.

They can overproduce cecals for a variety of reasons, but it typically means something is wrong. It can be as small as introducing new food, or as serious as parasites. Since he’s never been to a vet, I think now would be a good time to go.

[SamuelsGirl]

I’m gonna book him in for a check up. I did introduce aspargus to him on friday so unless it could be that but I’ll get him checked out!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Oi…I’m not sure about asparagus…It’s in the onion and garlic family. It’s not poisonous that I know…but it’s not recommended and it does things to urine when eaten -at least in humans-….well it’s one veggie that the leftovers from me go in the garbage and nobunny gets.

Let us know how the vet appointment goes!! {{Vibes}}

[littlemissflip]

Have you been feeding him lots of spinach? Spinach can give bunnies soft/sticky poo that clumps and gets stuck to their bum, especially if they’re not getting enough hay. A little bit of spinach can be fine, but too much can cause runny/sticky poo.

Make sure that you’re not giving him so many greens/treats (e.g. fruit, pellets) that he’s not eating enough hay. It’s not enough to just have unlimited access to hay—it’s really important that hay forms the foundation of their diet.

Also, any time you introduce a new green, it’s good to introduce small amounts first and see how his system reacts.

We learned these lessons the hard way with our previous bunny, our beloved Mr. Hop Hop. We feed our current bunny, Captain Danger, a much more balanced and hay-centered diet, and his poo is always perfect

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