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Forum BEHAVIOR After neutering, low activity and strange looking poop

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    • Cuckoo
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        So I brought DAPI home today after his neutering surgery. All the way home, he just hides in his carrier, looking very scared and trumatized.

        I cleaned his cage, set up his litter box with extra hay and fresh green veggie. He goes in his cage, eats a little then just lay there. (he use to eat alot more)

        after several hours of observing, he’s pooping and peeing fine. I just noticed that he has strange looking poop. Instead of the round hard looking poop, he now has ones that’s larger and more moist looking poop. kinda like what human poo looks like. He caught up one, and eats it…I read somewhere before saying rabbit has very rapid digestive system (animal plante>?), they can’t digest all their food, so they require a second digestion which requires them to eat their own poop. If they are not eating it, then something’s wrong….

        He still has the round dropings, just rarly has one that isn’t. Should I be worried? It seems like he’s in a lot of pain. Just lays in his cage, not doing much. wouldn’t even come out of his cage….


      • Tate
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          This happened with both of my boys after their neuters. Be sure to keep an eye on him. My guys bounced back within about 24 hours after the surgery. It is a traumatic thing to happen to them. The fact that he is a.) eating and b.) pooping and peeing, are really good signs. I would give him some time and observe him in the morning. Don’t hesitate to call your vet in the morning!


        • Sam and Lady's Human
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            The shiny one he ate is called a Cecil I believe. There are images if you google I haven’t seen any yet, but I’ve heard of them.


          • peppypoo
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              Sounds like normal post-neuter activity to me. He may have low activity because of some pain (did the vet give you meds?) or leftover anesthesia from the condition…they’re usually down for a little bit after the procedure. It shouldn’t last too long though, especially for little boy buns. The kind of strange poops are normal too; I find that bunnies tend to make them when they’re under more stress. And getting neutered definitely is a stressor! Like Dee said, he may not be feeling super happy right now but as long as he keeps eating and pooping fine, then it should be okay.


            • peppypoo
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                Oh and, yes the strange looking poops are cecals. You usually don’t see them, because bunnies usually ingest them right as they come out. But like I already mentioned, you tend to see them more after things like stress for some reason.


              • HoneybunnySara
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                  My bun was this way after his neuter. He was barely eating, just laying in his litter box looking extremely traumitized, not at all himself. Would not eat his favorite treats at all. He was nibbling on hay. But it only lasted for about 24 hrs. By day 2 he was much better, and byway three he was “sneaking” and jumping on the table, which I thought I had prevented by pushing the chairs under!

                  My vet said that most bunnies know when something isnt right physically and will automatically eat more hay. Dont know if it’s true, but my bun would only eat hay for 48 hours. I was worried sick! But he was just fine. And he forgave me, in about five days. Lol.


                • angie-la
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                    my bun was also the same after his neuter. it’s a good sign that he ate his cecal! it only took a day or two for rorschach to bounce back. so just keep an eye on him, but he sounds like he’s doing fine =]


                  • Cuckoo
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                      Hi everyone, thanks for the response!

                      He’s a lot better today, running around, pooing on me like usual. And I saw him lay stretched right in front of me !!!yay!
                      However, I picked him up today, and check on his sugery site to see if the wound is doing ok.
                      I noticed that they have a rather large incision on his abdomenent area, his scrotum looks like, well still there.
                      Not really sure of the rabbit anatomy here, but I am pretty sure that’s the testical. Was it due to imflamtaion? Should I be worried, or would it die down on its own?

                      BTW can’t find his penis, did they cut off his penis? did he loose his manlyhood all together? I am very confused

                       


                    • HoneybunnySara
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                        My bun is a male and had an incision on each testical only. Nothing on his abdomen, and they should not remove his penis unless there was some issue with it, such as cancer, and the definitely should have told you about that. I would call my vet and ask questions. Do not worry about “sounding stupid”. You are not a doctor, and the only stupid question is the one that was never asked!


                      • Sarita
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                          It takes awhile for the scrotum to “shrink”.


                        • LBJ10
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                            Did he have an undescended testicle? That might explain an incision on the abdomen. Wooly had that problem. The vet was completely fooled until they went in to take the testicle out. Turned out there was just a fat deposit there. So they had to go fishing for the other one. They finally found it, but i felt really bad for Wooly since his surgery was much more intrusive than it should have been. I guess the deflated scrotum makes sense, since something is now missing from inside there. Hehe!


                          • Cuckoo
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                              I actually never checked out his private area before i took him to the vet, but the vet said everything is normal. It’s just a little imflammation, it’ll subside in a few days. I hope he’s ok


                            • KatnipCrzy
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                                The penis is still there- if you apply pressure as if to determine the sex of a bunny- it will appear.

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