Sloppy poop??

I've just adopted a new rabbit today and she's thought to be around 1 years old. She's overweight with extremely long claws and her poop seems to be gooey or sticky.

She's un-neutered so I'm not sure if this is a sign of her being in heat?? I'm taking her to be neutered and checked out next week, I just wondered if she's actually ill or just in heat? She's clearly been a neglected bun, so a vet visit is long overdue.

Rabbits don't have seasons or go into heat.

The sticky poo could be excess cecals (the poo they are meant to eat). These look like a bunch of grapes and are generally black and quite smelly. This could be because she has obviously had a poor diet mixed with the fact that she may be too overweight to reach down and eat them. If you suspect it is diarrhea, she needs to see a vet ASAP as this is very dangerous. If you feel it is excess cecals then get her to the vet on Monday..but make sure you take her to a rabbit savvy vet. :thumb: Is she outdoor or indoor? Either way, you need to make sure she doesn't get flystrike. If she has a mucky bum, you MUST take steps to prevent flystrike. Either bring her inside and make sure there are no flies in the room she is in, or try to place some fly nets over her hutch/cage. Lavender is a good fly repellent if you don't have any rear/fly guard available.

The rabbit should not be neutered if she is overweight. The risk of a GA is too much, especially if she is in bad condition anyway. She will need her tum and her weight sorted before even thinking about a GA. Make sure the vet checks her gut sounds, bum, teeth, heart and lungs. Ask about vaccinating her, too.

Yes completely agree with the above

Just to add, don't be tempted to fix her diet too quickly, even if it's bad you still need to make changes slowly to help her digestion cope. So don't introduce new food too fast. The exception is hay, which you can feed her as much of as she'll eat, and that will help with her digestion issues.