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- 09/03/2017 at 12:59 PM
  GeorgeWash
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  George is definitely moulting, and I’ve noticed a few changes and I know poop is very important so I’m hoping you guys can help. I’m including a pic. Just yesterday I noticed George’s poops got smaller and fewer. This is after I gave him a two baby carrots in one day and had been giving too many fruit treats. He also just got his small pet hay sampler and he’s been eating more 2nd and 3rd cut orchard hay. I’ve cut out fruits and pellets and am only feeding hay and greens now.
  
  Anyway, the amount of poop has increased but there are a lot of irregular sized poops as well as string of pearls. You can see in the attached pic. He is still very hungry, and was running around and binkying this morning. The other thing that has recently changed is that he is incredibly thirsty, and is peeing all over his cage. He is litter box trained, and I have the litter box where he chose his “spot” to be. But now he’s peeing on the blankets in two other spots.
  
  I changed the bedding and cleaned him out just an hour ago, and there’s already poops in there so I feel good about that. It’s just Labor Day weekend and I’m worried about securing care. ETA: I forgot to mention some of his poops are bigger than normal and eggplant shaped.
- 09/03/2017 at 2:30 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  You’ll need to groom him daily while moulting to avoid as much fur consumption as possible. It’s good that you see string of pearl poos because this means some is going through, but you don’t want a hairball to develop, as rabbits cannot cough it out like cats. It’s very important to groom your rabbit every day when moulting to decrease the fur consumed.
  
  Increase hay consumption and encourage hydration to help the fur move through.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 09/03/2017 at 6:08 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Agree with Wick. Daily grooming to reduce fur ingestion as much as possible. Also make sure to feed the greens wet to try to up his water intake.
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