My rabbit has been suffering from diarrhoea on and off for a few months. When she doesn't have diarrhoea her poos are half the normal size. The poo will start clumping around her bottom, where we then need to clean her. This seems to be an on going cycle where we think she is getting better then the diarrhoea starts. Took her to the vet who prescribed carbon power, twice a day for seven days to "bulk her up". Looking on the web has anyone ever heard of giving a rabbit carbon power, which is very difficult to give. She eats normal and drinks plenty of water.
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Rabbit with diarrhoea
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Captain Helen
Wise Old Thumper
Is it true diarrhoea or excess cecals? What's her diet like? Too many pellets or too much veg can cause excess cecals. I don't think I've heard of carbon powder, sorry.
Elena
Wise Old Thumper
Is it splatty poo or proper liquid diarrhoea? It sounds like it's more splatty poo which is often diet related or can be caused by poor mobility due to being overweight or some other health issue such as arthritis. Teeth issues can also be a factor.
For diet she needs to have around 80-90% of her diet to be good quality hay, replenished twice a day. Then a small amount of pellets, roughly two tablespoons. If you feed too many pellets then she wont eat her hay so just a small amount is best. She can also have some leafy vegetables, I tend to stick to foraged things like dandelions and brambles as I find these less likely to set it off in my rabbit. Sweet foods such as carrot and fruit are too sugary and can cause this too so avoid those other than as a very rare treat. My Mini rabbit gets cecal dysbiosis (sticky bum) and she only gets a tiny bit of apple about once a month.
If you're doing all these things then I'd be back at the vets, or even ask on here for a recommendation for a rabbit savvy vet and take her along to them for them to have a look.
For diet she needs to have around 80-90% of her diet to be good quality hay, replenished twice a day. Then a small amount of pellets, roughly two tablespoons. If you feed too many pellets then she wont eat her hay so just a small amount is best. She can also have some leafy vegetables, I tend to stick to foraged things like dandelions and brambles as I find these less likely to set it off in my rabbit. Sweet foods such as carrot and fruit are too sugary and can cause this too so avoid those other than as a very rare treat. My Mini rabbit gets cecal dysbiosis (sticky bum) and she only gets a tiny bit of apple about once a month.
If you're doing all these things then I'd be back at the vets, or even ask on here for a recommendation for a rabbit savvy vet and take her along to them for them to have a look.
