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Peter eating and drinking but not toileting... :(

Good morning!

Peter is hopping around my bedroom at the moment.

He has had his medicine and 10ml of pineapple for breakfast.

He has not had a wee during the night but as I was going to bed about 11:30pm ish I noticed hom eating something - his poop. But where is the yucky poop that they are not supposed to eat??!!! He has not done any other poops in the cage that I can see.

He is still drinking water.
 
Is it ok for him to be producing poops that he eats and not the other?

And how long can he go without weeing?

Thanks.
 
tanya_306 said:
Good morning!

Peter is hopping around my bedroom at the moment.

He has had his medicine and 10ml of pineapple for breakfast.

He has not had a wee during the night but as I was going to bed about 11:30pm ish I noticed hom eating something - his poop. But where is the yucky poop that they are not supposed to eat??!!! He has not done any other poops in the cage that I can see.

He is still drinking water.
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The dark small grape like poops are caecotropes and are the ones he should be eating. It is his normal round drier poops that should be left as waste.

Anaesthetic can cause disruption to the function of the bladder, he might even need to have his bladder expressed. I believe this rabbit is in need of some veterinary intervention and probable admission.
 
Peter went back to the vets today to be checked.

His bladder is not full and the vet said that there was not a blockage.

He simply needs to eat MORE food. He is being very fussy ay the moment so we are struggling with his food intake. He also HATES the recovery food!
 
Good morning!

Peter Rabbit pooped and had lots of wees yesterday - I actually needed to change his litter tray! He pooped and had a wee during the night and is also eating his food.

I cleaned out his outside cage and moved him back out with the girls this morning. I havent given him any veg, just lots of hay (different types) and a small bowl of dried food.
 
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