weird shivering/trembling?

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- 04/24/2013 at 6:23 PM
  mordecai
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  To start off, other than the 2 problems I’m concerned about, my little Mordecai is acting, eating, grooming completely normal. A while ago, I was watching my bun sit and groom himself (sitting on his hind legs) when all of a sudden, he stretched his back out, opened his mouth wide, and shivered/trembled his bum. He did this twice in a row. I immediately went over to pet him and make sure he was okay and I gave him some hay and checked his bum to see if maybe he had diarrhea (since what he did looked like he was trying really hard to push out a poop), but I didn’t see anything and I checked his belly to see if he was bloated but it felt normal. This happened again today, and in the last week or so I’ve noticed that he has started thumping. Sometimes it will be while he’s running around– he’ll run, stop momentarily to thump the ground, and then keep running– or it’ll be while he’s in his cage at night. He’s a 5 month old Holland Lop and he’s not neutered. I’ve had a sniffles problem with him but after a round of antibiotics, he has been cleared up since. What is causing the trembling and the thumping? Are they related? Is my bunny okay?
- 04/24/2013 at 7:21 PM
  Sarita
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  The trembling sounds like a rabbit shiver/binky to me which is perfectly fine. Thumping and running, my rabbit Bobby does this as well – not entirely sure of what the meaning is, but I wouldn’t be concerned about this.
- 04/24/2013 at 7:28 PM
  Roberta
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  I was thinking stretch and yawn. If its a really good stretch and yawn you sometimes get bottom wobbles and trembles.
  The thumping could be caused by external sounds or smells you can’t detect. It could be attitude if his hormones are kicking in.
- 04/24/2013 at 8:42 PM
  LBJ10
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  Sounds like a bunny shiver to me. He’s shaking it all loose as he stretches and he’s feeling good!
- 04/24/2013 at 9:41 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I agree, and definitely if everything else is normal I think your ok not to worry!
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