New bunny’s poop…

[Harry~potter~]

Hey everyone, me again.. I got my new rabbit! The one I was worried about as the lady who kept her was feeding her fruits and veggies while she was still so young… Anyhow, she’s been eating well, drinking well, but I’m very concerned about her poo… They’re teeny tiny (4 or 5 would cover your little finger’s fingernail) and very dark.. They look a bit wet but it’s hard to tell. How concerned should I be? I’m hoping to get her into the vet tomorrow…

[Penelope the Rabbit]

Is she eating lots of hay? she may be lacking in fiber. You can reduce the fruits and veggies in her diet over time (like a few weeks don’t want to upset her tummy) or another thing, is she showing any signs of pain near her intestines? she could have Gastrointestinal troubles the poops should be small and dry when the rabbit is dehydrated or sick, or when there is lack of lack of fiber in the diet.

[Penelope the Rabbit]

Is she eating lots of hay? she may be lacking in fiber. You can reduce the fruits and veggies in her diet over time (like a few weeks don’t want to upset her tummy) or another thing, is she showing any signs of pain near her intestines? she could have Gastrointestinal troubles the poops should be small and dry when the rabbit is dehydrated or sick, or when there is lack of lack of fiber in the diet.

[Harry~potter~]

Sorry for not replying earlier! But I didn’t really know how much hay she was getting as I posted the night of her arrival. I’m giving her about a 1/4 cup of her pellets as well as unlimited Timothy hay- it’s too many pellets for her weight but as I didn’t know how many she was getting fed I’m gonna slowly decrease it to an 1/8 cup, and I’m feeding her tiny amounts of veggies, like a couple shreds of lettuce and a couple small circle slices of carrots (the carrot was to lure her out of under my bed?). Again I’m not sure the quantities of veggies she was fed but I figured that tummy troubles coming from too little veggies would be less harmful than from too many. I don’t know the signs of pain in her gastrointestines but she has been binky a couple of times if her mood/energy contributes to that. Her poo is still small, dark, and hard and I’m hoping that will change soon when she’s eating 1/8 cup (aka 2 tbsps) of pellets and more hay/ less veggies (until she’s older.) I did take her to the vet and she thought she seemed healthy, and she looked at a poo sample and said she thinks they were so small because she is so small, and she basically just suggested lots of hay and such, so yeah.

[Mikey]

It sounds like shes not getting enough fiber. Its nothing to be too concerned about, but it is something to watch. Continue with her diet like you have planned and just keep monitoring her poops. If they get worse, i would consider heading to the vet to make sure that her old diet didnt cause any blockages

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