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Millies poo

loobers25

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I've just found this outside the litter tray. It's full if normal poop and ginger Toby hair. What do you think? I should mention she is eating and passing normal poops too. She's eating her dinner now. Should I be worried?
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Is their anything the vet can give me long term to help with her tummy and digested hair?

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Is their anything the vet can give me long term to help with her tummy and digested hair?

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Fur is a normal finding in a Rabbit's digestive tract and it only becomes an issue if the GI tract is already a bit sluggish. Things you could do include making sure that she is on a good diet based on 80%-90% hay, that she has a good water intake- most Rabbits drink more from a bowl than from a bottle, that she gets lots of exercise and maintains a healthy weight. Portly Bunnies can have recurrent issues with gut motility problems. Also, minimising the amount of fur she ingests by grooming her every day will help. Her companion will need to be groomed too so she does not ingest too much of his fur aswell as her own. Grooming them would be especially beneficial when they are in moult.

I never use Bromelain or papain for my Rabbits, but some people do

http://articles.extension.org/pages/55692/hairballs-in-rabbits
 
Fur is a normal finding in a Rabbit's digestive tract and it only becomes an issue if the GI tract is already a bit sluggish. Things you could do include making sure that she is on a good diet based on 80%-90% hay, that she has a good water intake- most Rabbits drink more from a bowl than from a bottle, that she gets lots of exercise and maintains a healthy weight. Portly Bunnies can have recurrent issues with gut motility problems. Also, minimising the amount of fur she ingests by grooming her every day will help. Her companion will need to be groomed too so she does not ingest too much of his fur aswell as her own. Grooming them would be especially beneficial when they are in moult.

I never use Bromelain or papain for my Rabbits, but some people do

http://articles.extension.org/pages/55692/hairballs-in-rabbits
Thank you! <3 I'm just reading about the pineapple and papaya. I've never given her fruits or anything naturally sugary. How do I introduce them without making another issue?
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I use the Vetcare Plus Digestive Health Formula :thumb: They are similar to FibaFirst. I find they don't crumble as easily as FF and my rabbits seemed to prefer them.
 
Thank you! <3 I'm just reading about the pineapple and papaya. I've never given her fruits or anything naturally sugary. How do I introduce them without making another issue?
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My vet has recommended pineapple juice for hairballs. It's had a bad press, but my vet is quite savvy as she sees lots of rescue rabbits so I trust her judgement :)

Pineapple juice is fine :)

Lots of fibre is essential of course, but hair in the poo is not a problem for a rabbit unless the gut is on slow-down, and there's usually another cause for that.

How are things now? xx
 
She's ok this morning. No abnormal poops yet. She ate all her breakfast, greens and forage. Then snuggled up with Toby for a slumber. I just got worried about the hair because we didn't get to the bottom of why she had this episode.

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She's ok this morning. No abnormal poops yet. She ate all her breakfast, greens and forage. Then snuggled up with Toby for a slumber. I just got worried about the hair because we didn't get to the bottom of why she had this episode.

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Good to hear Loobers. I hope she continues to improve x

Sometimes we never seem to get to the reason why stasis happens. Just glad when it clears x
 
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