right this morning my rabbit had a bit of a poorly belly and he sort of had runny poo, but it looks like hes okay now hes eating loads of hay and seems really hungry and hes been acting his usual self. i dont know if i should give him anything.
Just hay, hay and more hay and plenty of fresh water. If he's not a big hay eater then he may need his pellets too in the normal portion. I would not give him any veg for a few days until everything has cleared up completely and he's had a few days of no upset tum. What you describe are malformed caecotrophs and are caused by a sudden and acute dysbiosis which can have many triggers. If the problem continues or comes back he will need to see a vet to rule out underlying health issues before assuming it is diet related.
I saw on your other thread about rice etc. ALL cereals are high in starch, and will only exacerbate his problem. Hay is the key to clearing it up quickly, nothing else unless you use a short-term probiotic such as Protexin fibreplex available from your vet or online.
right so i can give him his food but only if hes not eating hay. thanks for the advice and ill keep him away from veg and stuff for a while.
I really would try hay only. But if the only hay you have is the stuff Scooter doesn't like then he will need his pellet ration as normal, however, the more hay he eats the more likely he is to feel much better much more quickly.
he is still eating his hay for the moment.
so ill leave him with that for the moment but if he decided hes not going to eat it then ill give him some pellets.
hes even been eating the hay he doesnt like so thats a bonus for me. i thought id just use it to line his litter tray with along with the wood shavings so that at least it wouldnt go to waist he likes laying there.
Personally, I wouldn't use the woodshavings at all and just line his tray with hay in future. You might find he eats more then because buns, being lovely creatures, like to eat and poo at the same time. I line mine with newspaper and hay and they often go in after their pellets and just sit and have a good chew and morning poo. Probably talking about the weather!
lol i would use just hay but the smell bothers my mom so i use hay and woodshavings cause it soaks it up better and the hay covers the smell, some reason it works. i would use newspaper but knowing him hed have a go at the newspaper he looks messing things up. little devil :evil:
was it true run or excess ceatrophs droppings? the ones that bunnies will usually eat?
Have you tried Scooter with megazorb? It is much safer than shavings for bunnies and is VERY good at absorbing wee and smells. :wave:
if u can tell me were to get some megazorb froom ill try some with him
It might be worth you just trying newspaper in the base, covered by hay. I use it to line the hutch and the litter trays. Funnily enough one of mine sometimes attacks the paper in the hutch, but never that in the litter trays. Just worth a try, as it is so much better than the woodshavings.
I get mine from here - a huge sack of it:
https://www.thehayexperts.co.uk/Litter.11/Megazorb.174.html?osCsid=4nghl6ej6r5abpgbo6hldhp335