Kittycat
Young Bun
I went to see a possible new husbun for one of my girls who lost her partner just before Christmas, at a rescue today. I went to have a look at a boy ahead of him getting his final check from their vet on Tuesday. I wanted to check him over for myself before going ahead and introducing my little lady to him.
I'd been warned that he had a dental 2 weeks ago, and that he is a very nervous bun.
Well, nervous was the understatement of the year! Poor love is absolutely terrified!
He is 6 years old, had been bonded previously but the doe had died a fair while ago so he's been alone for some time. He was recently returned to the rescue as the person who had him is no longer able to look after him. Reading between the lines, I suspect there was a little neglect/crappy diet going on, and little handing of him.
Fortunately, I'm not looking for a "people bun", I just need company for my lonely girl who is pining away, so hopefully he will settle down a bit once bonded and in his permanent home.
But, something far more worrying is his poo. His poo is tiny, really tiny, and rock hard. I showed them to the staff, who I dont think had noticed them. The suggestion arose that perhaps it was because of the crappy muesli he was being fed, and him being too shy to come out to eat his hay.
I checked all the other buns, and not one of them had poo I would be proud of. (well, obviously not me, my bunnies! ).
In fact the only time I've seen poo that small and hard was from my bun with liver and lung cancer on the morning he had to be pts. :-(
My girl goes into stasis from time to time, and even then her poos when they restart aren't that small.
I'm worried that he may be suffering from something more sinister than just bad food.
I'm going to email ahead of his vet check, and ask them to check his gut as well as he teeth which is what he's booked in for, but am worried that I dont know enough to ask the right questions.
I'd love to know what you more experienced bun people make of this, and what else I should raise with them?
He's spayed, and had his jabs, and seems outwardly healthy, but just terrified.
Thanks very much.
I'd been warned that he had a dental 2 weeks ago, and that he is a very nervous bun.
Well, nervous was the understatement of the year! Poor love is absolutely terrified!
He is 6 years old, had been bonded previously but the doe had died a fair while ago so he's been alone for some time. He was recently returned to the rescue as the person who had him is no longer able to look after him. Reading between the lines, I suspect there was a little neglect/crappy diet going on, and little handing of him.
Fortunately, I'm not looking for a "people bun", I just need company for my lonely girl who is pining away, so hopefully he will settle down a bit once bonded and in his permanent home.
But, something far more worrying is his poo. His poo is tiny, really tiny, and rock hard. I showed them to the staff, who I dont think had noticed them. The suggestion arose that perhaps it was because of the crappy muesli he was being fed, and him being too shy to come out to eat his hay.
I checked all the other buns, and not one of them had poo I would be proud of. (well, obviously not me, my bunnies! ).
In fact the only time I've seen poo that small and hard was from my bun with liver and lung cancer on the morning he had to be pts. :-(
My girl goes into stasis from time to time, and even then her poos when they restart aren't that small.
I'm worried that he may be suffering from something more sinister than just bad food.
I'm going to email ahead of his vet check, and ask them to check his gut as well as he teeth which is what he's booked in for, but am worried that I dont know enough to ask the right questions.
I'd love to know what you more experienced bun people make of this, and what else I should raise with them?
He's spayed, and had his jabs, and seems outwardly healthy, but just terrified.
Thanks very much.
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