Worried about bunny, please help!

[Poppy1988]

Over the last couple of week I have been very worried about my bunnys behaviour.

Firstly, I noticed she had been urinating in her hay, rather than her litter box, and then came to realise she had been leaking urine unvoluntary. This lead to her peeing all over herself, and alot of baths.

Thankfully, this issue has now cleared.

Now I am worried about her poop. Firstly she was doing very mucusy poops, and one quite watery.

I called an emergency vet, who advised to stop feeding her veggies, and just give her hay, and if she did not eat or drink at all, take her in. She has been eating and drinking fine so not a problem there.

After starting to feed her timothy hay, her poops have gone back to normal, but have noticed today that she is not pooping much at all (maybe only around 20 a day) and most of these only seem to be cecotropes.

Can i please get some advice on what to do. 

[Sr. Melangell]

I would contact a vet, it could be GSI like my Olly had and you must sort out any GSI or constipation straight away, I don’t want to make you panic it might not be GSI, but when it happened to my Olly, the vet came quickly, I never realised the seriousness, he said. “You have got him here just in time, if you hadn’t he would have died, so please contact a vet, even a tiny bit of poop can be GSI, but I’m not a vet, just had a similar experience, please get her some help.

[Bam]

It is an observandum if the poop gets smaller and less ample. It means the gut is slowing down. The most important thing is to see to it that the bun eats. Exercise is good. Hydration is very important. There are meds that can get the gut moving, f ex cisapride or ranitidine. You can support-feed critical care or pellet mush, mixed with baby fruit purée or canned unsweetened pumpkin. Since it’s New Years and then the week-end, I think it’s best if you contact your vet now so you don’t end up in an emergency when everything is closed. Caught early, GI slowdown is very treatable at home.

[Sr. Melangell]

Yes bam, and can I just say if Poppy does not know, if she has to feed bunny herself she has to do it very very slowly and gently.

[Bam]

Oh yes, if you need to syringe-feed, please write again and we’ll explain further. But hopefully your bun will be willing to eat f ex pellet mush mixed with st yummy from a spoon or a plate.
How does her tummy feel? (Feel gently). Sometimes buns get gas. It’s painful for them. I give baby gas drops (simethicone) against gas, it’s recommended and deemed bunny-safe by Medirabbit and Dana Krempels. It’s OTC and available at f ex Walmart or Tesco (depending on where in the world you are located.)

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