Pickle and Beans are 19 weeks old now and are house bunnies. When I got home from work on Monday evening I noticed a few spots of what looked like diarrheoa on the kitchen floor. They were crusty, so I assumed they were from earlier on in the day (definitely not there when I left for work). I also noticed a few very small poos. Both buns were behaving normally, both had clean bottoms and both tucked into the fresh hay I gave them. I didn’t take then to the vets as I couldn’t tell who had done it and they were both eating and drinking normally.
I’ve been off work since and so have been keeping a close eye on them. I kept them on a hay only diet for 24 hrs and then reintroduced their pellets. Both have been absolutely fine and we have daily binkyfests.
This morning (okay, late morning) when I got up there was a small spot of diarrheoa again on the kitchen floor. When I managed to catch them both, it was apparent that it was from Pickle. You know when you check a bunny bottom and sometimes there’s a round poo in the fur as if they’ve only just done it? Well, that’s what it looked like, a small bit of mushy poo about half the size of a normal poo. He was clean everywhere else and Beans was totally pristine.
I offered them hay and they both tucked into it. They are both behaving as normal, hopping round the kitchen, trying to escape into the lounge and generally being their usual cheeky selves. Pickle has produced about 4 more liquid poos, although they seem to be more solid that the initial one. They’re both drinking and eating normally. Any ideas what might be the cause? I’ve not changed their diet. If Pickle continues with diarrheoa or appears anything less that his normal self I’ll be straight on the phone to the out of hours vets. I’ll definitely get him booked in with the vet on Tuesday to check him out regardless of whether he’s fine by then. I’m just monitoring them both closely at the moment. He’s just done two small formed poos but they’re very soft and moist when you squish them. Oh the joys of bunny ownership - poo sniffing and squishing!
I’ve been off work since and so have been keeping a close eye on them. I kept them on a hay only diet for 24 hrs and then reintroduced their pellets. Both have been absolutely fine and we have daily binkyfests.
This morning (okay, late morning) when I got up there was a small spot of diarrheoa again on the kitchen floor. When I managed to catch them both, it was apparent that it was from Pickle. You know when you check a bunny bottom and sometimes there’s a round poo in the fur as if they’ve only just done it? Well, that’s what it looked like, a small bit of mushy poo about half the size of a normal poo. He was clean everywhere else and Beans was totally pristine.
I offered them hay and they both tucked into it. They are both behaving as normal, hopping round the kitchen, trying to escape into the lounge and generally being their usual cheeky selves. Pickle has produced about 4 more liquid poos, although they seem to be more solid that the initial one. They’re both drinking and eating normally. Any ideas what might be the cause? I’ve not changed their diet. If Pickle continues with diarrheoa or appears anything less that his normal self I’ll be straight on the phone to the out of hours vets. I’ll definitely get him booked in with the vet on Tuesday to check him out regardless of whether he’s fine by then. I’m just monitoring them both closely at the moment. He’s just done two small formed poos but they’re very soft and moist when you squish them. Oh the joys of bunny ownership - poo sniffing and squishing!
Beano used to get slightly runny poo on excel pellets and certain bits of veg.
