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Tummy grumbling

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JessieandFaith

Young Bun
Last night I noticed Jessie was acting peculiar gnawing on her mesh and then having a drink from the bottle and she kept on repeating this I thought it was because I had put her in the hutch for the night and was doing it out of boredom so let her out. Once I did I could hear her stomach grumbling. I googled and found its a build up of gas. She had brocolli stalk yesterday so could this have been the culprit? She seems ok today and I've not heard anymore grumbling but what signs are there to look for incase it turns into something more serious?

Thanks Leigh.
 
Broccoli is a gassy veg, not sure about the stalk. Some buns are fine with it, 2 of mine can't eat it as it messes their gut up so maybe switch to kale or a spring green leaf? :) Of course introduce slowly as you would anything else :)
 
Aly&Poppy<3 said:
Broccoli is a gassy veg, not sure about the stalk. Some buns are fine with it, 2 of mine can't eat it as it messes their gut up so maybe switch to kale or a spring green leaf? :) Of course introduce slowly as you would anything else :)
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Thanks I've been introducing different things and so far everything agrees with both my buns but I think the brocolli may have caused it. X
 
Definitely sounds like a gassy problem to me. If their gut slows you will notice that they are eating less, and their poos are tiny and black.


Keep an eye on it and if you see any signs take to the vet immediately as gut statis is a killer. You can also kelp grumbly tummys by giving them a little tummy rub, I do this to my two if they feel hard.
 
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