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Runny Bum?

K

Kenno

Warren Scout
I think it's Tomee but I'm not entirely sure, well he's the one lying in it! :roll: It seems to be everytime it's a hot day, he gets a runny bum and it's everywhere. I'm having to clean them out every day.

Do you think there's an underlying problem? What can I do to settle his bum?
 
is it runny poo or sticky eating type poops? are they rearguarded as they are at great risk from flies now?
 
Does he eat/drink the same amount on a hot day? Just wondering if it could be too little food/too much liquid, maybe cooling him down while it's hot with a water bottle out of the freezer?
 
Yeah it's like sticky poo! They're not rearguarded, I do check their bums though. What would I need to do to ensure they're rearguarded?

I wouldn't say he eats/drinks any more or any less on a hot day. So you think I need to try and keep him cool, I can do frozen water & I'll see if I can pick up one of those heat/cooling pads from pets at home. I do put shade over the hutch during the day.
 
Hi:wave:. You buy Rearguard from the Vet. Have you a freezer large enough to take a 2 litre coke bottle? If so just freeze that and put it in the run or hutch.
 
If it's the sticky poops then maybe a bit overweight? that can stop them eating them straight from their bum, and sometime they accidentally sit on them. Or - excel rabbit pellets can cause this problem in some bunnies - nobody knows why but it's a common cause. Or....too many pellets - should only have about 20 or so pellets morning and evening unless they are very active bunnies :)
 
I don't think he's overweight, he went to vets about a month ago and she weighed him and said he was fine same for Bea too. I don't really give them that many pellets or vegetables plus they have constant access to a run so they run about all day! It just seems to be when it's a hot day like today for example its been colder and no sloppy poos.

Perhaps I just need to ensure that they're cool when it is a hot day. Thanks for the coke bottle suggestion, I'll try that.
 
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