Cause of weird poops?

[a reader of books]

Either Casper or Sophie keeps leaving poops like this:

They look like a caecotroph clumped together with regular poops? Does anyone know what could be the reason for this? If I know who it is, I can take them to the vets for an exam, but I haven't been able to catch who's doing it. It's been happening for several weeks now, plus regular uneaten caecotrophs.

 

[InspectorMorse]

Looks like the result of inflammation in the GI tract, possibly the small intestines. Are both Rabbits on daily Metacam ? Metacam is a NSAID and these drugs can cause inflammation in the GI tract. Although it is much less common in Rabbits than in Dogs and Cats.

 

[a reader of books]

Looks like the result of inflammation in the GI tract, possibly the small intestines. Are both Rabbits on daily Metacam ? Metacam is a NSAID and these drugs can cause inflammation in the GI tract. Although it is much less common in Rabbits than in Dogs and Cats.

Oh, I see... Yes, they're both on daily Metacam. I didn't know that could cause inflammation in the GI tract. Thank you for your reply. I'll contact the vets on Monday and see what we can do about it. I wish I knew who it is.

 

[bunny momma]

You mention in another thread Sophie is on gut meds. I would ask vet if this may be related to the meds.

 

[a reader of books]

You mention in another thread Sophie is on gut meds. I would ask vet if this may be related to the meds.

Oh, gosh, I hadn't thought of that at all... Thank you for mentioning it. I'll ask the vet, yes.

 

[bunny momma]

Looks like the result of inflammation in the GI tract, possibly the small intestines. Are both Rabbits on daily Metacam ? Metacam is a NSAID and these drugs can cause inflammation in the GI tract. Although it is much less common in Rabbits than in Dogs and Cats.

I did not know this either. Thank you for sharing.

 

[a reader of books]

Just as an update, I spoke to a vet nurse on the my vets' WhatsApp, and she thought it's a diet thing, and recommended not giving greens for a week so they'll eat more hay, and see if getting more fibre into their bellies will help.

 

[Pets mum]

It's certainly worth a try !

 

[a reader of books]

It's certainly worth a try !

Yes, exactly!

 

[a reader of books]

Since I stopped giving them greens I haven't seen a single weird poop like in the photo! No regular uneaten caecotrophs, either. So, that's really great. I don't know, though, whether that means the greens are the cause, or if the extra hay they must've eaten to compensate has helped. I never gave them that many greens to begin with, so I don't imagine they must have eaten lots more hay than usual...

 

[bunny momma]

Perhaps the type of greens? Or the moisture content?
Sending vibes they continue to do well.

 

[joey&boo]

good result though, whatever the reason. You must be pleased. Have Sophie & Casper noticed something is missing do you think?

 

[Omi]

What a good result

 

[a reader of books]

Perhaps the type of greens? Or the moisture content?
Sending vibes they continue to do well.

Ooh, right, it could be that there's only one or two that are causing trouble, rather than all of them... Maybe I could try them one by one.
Thank you for the vibes.

good result though, whatever the reason. You must be pleased. Have Sophie & Casper noticed something is missing do you think?

I am pleased, yes! I think they must've noticed, but they haven't been upset about it, thankfully. Greens have never been their favourite, really. And they're still getting grass and flowers from the balcony.

What a good result

Yes!

 

[a reader of books]

Now that I've been keeping a close eye on Sophie's litter tray habits, I've found out it's Sophie doing the weird poops. Sadly, they're now back, because I've been giving her some veggies to get some extra fluid into her. She seems fine with the plants and flowers from my balcony, but vegetables from the store seem to cause these weird caecotroph/fecal hybrids. :?