Hello I have a female Bunny called Poppy , ever since reaching maturaty her gut kept slowing down she would become very hormonal, the vet has done blood tests, stool tests, ultrasound, xrays and thought he could see a lump on her ovary, he says get her spayed to see if her symptoms improve, she had an emergency spay even though her gut had slowed down and thankfully she survived the anasetic. She was on fibreplex, zantac, metaclop and metacam for 5 days and she had to wear a e collar tostop her lickibg her wound. Shes been off the meds now for 5 days and yesterday I thought she had got better loads of eating and pooping. Her spay wound keeps filling up with fluid she has had it syringed twice now but after coming back from the vets today even though she is eating properly and drinking she hasnt passed stools since this morning. I dont understand why as she is eating properly and gaining weight. Shes not a very good hay eater and prefers her fruit , veg, grass, dandelions and it seems while she is on fibreplex shes fine. Has anyone got any ideas on a slow gut or anything that may help. Thank you
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Advice Please on Female Bunny medical problems
- Thread starter Mel D
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juls65
Young Bun
Hi, If she hasn't been pooing all day I would contact your vet asap as this is serious & needs prompt treatment. It sounds like there is not enough fibre in her diet so I would cut out the fruit as it is not good for them due to the high sugar content. Veg can be very filling & some greens like cabbage & kale can cause gas build up & too much hard feed can cause problems too. This should help to increase her hay eating & hopefully keep her gut moving. Hope your bun will be ok.
Thank you for your reply, I will cut her fruit and veg down and increase the hay, shes just started to pass stools now thank goodness, its just she did some around 9 this morning but nothing all day till this evening and now shes done over 100, her gut seems slow but she has always been like this ever since i bought her. Would grass be ok to give her as well as hay or just stick to the hay? Thank you
MightyMax
Banned
Grass is also good for bunnies. If they are not used to grass, best to go slowly with it to begin with. New grass may be rich and can upset tummies, although I have never had a bunny yet who suffered ill effects from it
Readigrass (freeze dried grass) is also very good for teeth and digestion x
Grass is also good for bunnies. If they are not used to grass, best to go slowly with it to begin with. New grass may be rich and can upset tummies, although I have never had a bunny yet who suffered ill effects from it
Readigrass (freeze dried grass) is also very good for teeth and digestion x
Thank you will look for that hay for her.
I have tried nearly every type of hay in the shops she doesnt
