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Slightly smelly bunny

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Whitelighter

Warren Scout
I'm starting to wonder if I'm just paranoid.

I've noticed in the last day or so Poppy has a faint odour about her which I haven't noticed before. I'm guessing Its urine. Thing is her bum, feet and tail are dry and I've seen her go in the litter tray. She also still stretches out etc and doesn't seem in pain.

She's eating, but as I reported in another thread has gone completely off hay. Teeth were checked by the vet when she was in overnight during the week for a minor case of bloat and found no problems.

I've been getting lots of licks and bunny kisses since she came back so maybe I'm botching her scent more but I wondered if it could be an infection. Or do buns smell a bit as reach sexual maturity? She's coming up to 4 months old.
 
Urine odour can change as a Rabbit reaches puberty. It is usually much more evident in Bucks than Does. However it really depends on what the smell is actually like. If it resembles a sort of sweet 'farmyard' smell that could be indicative of a gastrointestinal problem- coccidiosis. Given her change in eating habits and her recent episode of bloat I would not totally exclude the possibility of coccidiosis and I would contact the Vet again for advice.
 
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