Are Peters poos normally round and uniform in shape when he is feeling well?  My bunny Schroeder, has Cow Poop Syndrome- something that rabbit expert Dana Krempels has reported and is knowledgable about- but vets don't seem to know anything about it.  But abnormal poos are a symptom of this disorder.  Schroeder has always had large, misshaped poos since I got him.  But now that I know he might have a GI disorder- I give him Enulose once a day- and he seems to do well (a prescription medication).

Yay! Thats wonderful that he is doing better! I would say that feeding him lots of green is good! I don't think you should necessarily pull back on them to make sure he is eating hay, but I am not sure, someone else might be able to tell you more surely.

My bunny Schroeder, has Cow Poop Syndrome- something that rabbit expert Dana Krempels has reported and is knowledgable about- but vets don't seem to know anything about it.

Cow poop syndrome? Is that when the poop is often irregular? I read it is when the bunny's poop is larger and more egg shaped. Is this true? Because Fern has always had irregular poop shapes, often because they have hair in them? Is this a problem? Is there anything I should do about it? (Sorry about asking a question in your thread Jess&peter)

EDIT: I will have to look at Ferns poop and compare it to your bunny Schroeder's poop (I found the tread about it on Binky bunny). So do you just feed your bunny lactaluse for this? - I read about it and I don't want Fern's intestines to get all scarred up if she does have it.

Moonlight Wolf-

  Schroeder's poos have always been large and misshaped.  I got him as an adult from the Humane Society- he was housed at a pet store for adoption.  He ate crappy pellets, limited hay and no veggies from what I can tell.  So I attributed this to poor diet at first and it did not seem to bother him- so I did not think much of it.  Now I know better.  Schroeder and Cotton are the same size (within a few ounces) both are Mini Lops- and his poos are about twice the size of Cotton's.  His poos are about the same size as Griffin's who is a much larger rabbit.

  My vet did not know anything about Cow Poop Syndrome-and even consulted other exotics vet thru an online forum that only vets can subscribe to and pay an annual fee for the "consult" service.  None of them knew about CWP.  But my vet read the info about CWP, and adivsed me to email a question to Dana Krempels at allexperts and see what the response was.  I have started him on the Enulose- I was nervous to start off at full dose- so I worked him up to the 3 mls.  Schroeder LOVES the Enulose- in fact he has ruined a couple of syringes by chewing the tip off- he always bites the syringe and tries to pull it into the cage.  Enulose is prescription- is not terribly expensive- about $30 a bottle that will last for quite a while.  His poos are still larger than what I would consider normal, but they do not look as dry, and they are still mis-shaped most of the time.  But I feel better knowing that I am proactively treating the problem.  His GI issue was horrid to deal with- my husband and I fought like terrible because I was exhausted from getting up to check on him plus the worry and constant treatment took its toll on me.  By the end of the treatment my husband had to take over gettng up in the middle of the night to give meds, rub his belly, etc because I needed to get uninterrupted sleep. 

  Schroeder also fits the color profile for rabbits that are predisposed to this GI disorder.

Well, he's stopped popping again. It's been about two hours -- I'm trying not to panic. I'm going to give him two more hours, then I'm taking him back in.

He doesn't seem to be uncomfortable -- no restless stretching or lounging yet. He's eaten TONS of greens today -- like three big bowls, eaten hay, pellets, and had plenty of water. He's still on meds for pain and motility. He's been active and happy, I think, since I got him home last night.

Fingers crossed I see something soon...

do you have any papaya tablets? maybe give him one?