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mucky rear end/lots of drinking

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gil

Mama Doe
moet seems to get a mucky rear end every couple of days and seems to be drinking more water? she's fine otherwise and still eats her food-hay, ss pellets, carrot, parsley and broccoli. her oh has no problems. both are 6 but i have noticed that Moet seems to be slowing down a bit-doesn't run around the garden much like she used to while her oh, Chandon still does.
anyone any ideas/advice? thanks
 
First impression would indicate possibly teeth.

What are the bunny's poos like? Are they big and full of fibre? Are they getting smaller?

A bunny with tooth pain will sometimes drink to sooth the pain and will choose to eat easier things like pellets/veg to keep from being hungry. Upshot will be less fibre in the poos and more mucky ones.

There are many other reasons for a mucky bum e.g. EC, back pain, a change in diet, eating something that hasn't agreed, other infection. Excessive drinking can aslo have several causes, but I have seen this combination in buns with sore mouths.

I'd suggest a vet trip if you are unsure.
 
It might be worth having a stool sample done. When Ginger and Pickles had worms the runny droppings were only every couple of days - something to do with the worm's life cycle I think.
 
thanks! her diet hasn't changed at all. the poos that are stuck are like the caecal pellets and v smelly. difficult to tell what the other poo is like as she shares with Chandon. i do see her eating hay tho' but not sure how much of it she's eating. as far as i can tell she still eats all her other food too. at breakfast and dinner the 2 of them share a bowl that has ss pellets, 2 bits carrot, broccoli, some parsley and kale although not always both these greens-depends on what my local fruit shop has.
 
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