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bunny suffering from runny droppings :-(

lisey33

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Hi. I have a lovely neverland dwarf bunny called Charlee. she is an indoor bunny. She is a year and a half old but the past few weeks she has been suffering from some runny poos and it sticks to her bottom and builds up into a ball. As soon as i have cleaned her bottom within a day it builds up again. I give her pellets and hay and a carrot everyday. she doesnt like anything else. She is a very happy bunny and plays around and lately she likes chewing paper! can anyone help me, should i cut down the hay and only give her pellets??? cut out the carrots.. .. .:(
 
Hello,

Sorry to hear your bunny isnt well.

I'd cut out the carrots and only give a handful of pellets day and night.

Unlimited hay should be provided.

Sounds like the the flora in her gut are upset. Increasing the hay and decreasing pellets should help.

Sorry I forgot how old she is? veggies in youngsters should be introduced slowly as they can suffer from runny poo's.

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Sounds like it could be excess caecotrophs rather than runny poo. Do they look like sticky splatty things? And do you ever see any on the floor that look like a tiny bunch of grapes?

They are caused by too much protein in the diet, and can usually resolved by either changing the dried food to a higher fibre one, or cutting the pellets right down and upping the hay intake.
 
I would cut to a 100% hay diet for 10 days. A proper rabbit diet should be 90% hay. So you can try 90% hay, 10% pellet. But no green, no fruits
 
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