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Coccidia
What is it?
From Dana Krempels, Ph.D.
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html
Excerpts:
Diarrhea: True diarrhea (unformed, watery feces) is relatively rare in adult rabbits. It can be caused by intestinal parasites, such as coccidia (Eimeria spp.), roundworms, tapeworms, or anything that inflames the intestinal lining. Your rabbit-experienced veterinarian will be able to examine a fecal sample (you should probably provide the vet with a bit both fecal and cecal pellets) to examine them for signs of parasitic infection.
True diarrhea is more common in baby rabbits. One of the most common causes is coccidia, and if you see runny stool in your baby rabbit, you must get him to the vet as soon as possible for treatment. In a baby rabbit, dehydration caused by diarrhea can rapidly result in death. It is wise to consider runny stool in a baby rabbit a true emergency.
Unformed Cecotropes: Mushy or Runny Stool: The cecum is a delicately balanced ecosystem. If the intestine is moving too slowly, or if the rabbit is getting a diet too rich in digestible carbohydrates and too low in crude fiber, the complex population of bacteria in the cecum can become "unbalanced." This condition, known as CECAL DYSBIOSIS. Simply put, cecal dysbiosis means that the beneficial bacteria (e.g., Bacteroides spp. and a variety of others) are outcompeted and outnumbered by less desirable inhabitants such as yeast (a fungus, usually Saccharomycopsis sp.) or even very harmful bacteria such as Clostridium spp., related to the ones that cause tetanus and botulism.
A rabbit suffering from cecal dysbiosis will produce cecotropes that are mushy, pasty or even liquid. They are usually quite foul-smelling, and often stick to the bunny's back end in great, nasty clumps. These unformed cecotropes are not a primary disease, however. They are a symptom of a disorder somewhere in the bunny's system. In order to cure the runny stool problem, the underlying cause must be addressed.
Recommended Articles:
Enteritis Complexes: Coccidiosis, Mucoid Enteropathy, and Enterotoxemia (Pamela Alley) - describes the different intestinal ailments that commonly cause diarrheain rabbits.
http://www.showbunny.com/gastrointestinal.html
Intestinal Diseases -- Enterotoxemia, Tyzzer's Disease, Colibacillosis, Proliferative Enteropathy, Mucoid Enteropathy (Merck Vet Manual)
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/171319.htm
Articles and Links:
Listings in Rabbit References: Gastrointestinal System and Problems
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#gi
Listings in Rabbit References: Coccidia
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#coc
Listings in Rabbit References: Taking Care of Sick or Disabled Rabbits
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#care
Medirabbit Articles: Gastrointestinal Diseases in Rabbits
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/GI_diseases_main.htm
Rabbit Diarrhea Treatment
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/Holland-Lops-and-Diarrhea.htm
Intermittant Soft Stool
http://www.ontariorabbits.org/health/healthinfo5.htm
Diarrhea in Rabbits
http://www.islandgems.net/diarrhea.html
Sticky Bottom Problems
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/rwf/articles/sticky_bottom.htm
Megacolon Syndrome in in Genetically Vulnerable Spotted and Albino Rabbits
http://www.thebunnywhisperer.com/care/megacolon.html
Megacolon in Rabbits
http://experts.about.com/q/Rabbits-703/Megacolon-rabbits.htm
Pathophysiological and functional aspects of the megacolon-syndrome of homozygous spotted rabbits
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8822192?dopt=Abstract
RO Threads
Merry's Poops
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=10066&forum_id=1&highlight=diarrhea
Poopie Butt
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=9241&forum_id=1&page=1
Messy Bottom
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=844&forum_id=1&highlight=bath
Poop Problems- Is This Just From the Food?
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=10122&forum_id=1
Soft Poops
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=9877&forum_id=1&highlight=diarrhea
"DriTail" Question
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=8727&forum_id=1
Soft Poop New Food
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=11119&forum_id=1&highlight=soft+poop+new+food
Help! Kit Has Mucoid Enteritis
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=9089&forum_id=1&highlight=enteritis
Enteritis
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=8117&forum_id=1&highlight=enteritis
Question About Dwarf Hotots (Megacolon)
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=33072&forum_id=16
Megacolon and Gut Flora Advice Please
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=34997&forum_id=16&highlight=coccidia
Infections
Coccidia
What is it?
From Dana Krempels, Ph.D.
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html
Excerpts:
Diarrhea: True diarrhea (unformed, watery feces) is relatively rare in adult rabbits. It can be caused by intestinal parasites, such as coccidia (Eimeria spp.), roundworms, tapeworms, or anything that inflames the intestinal lining. Your rabbit-experienced veterinarian will be able to examine a fecal sample (you should probably provide the vet with a bit both fecal and cecal pellets) to examine them for signs of parasitic infection.
True diarrhea is more common in baby rabbits. One of the most common causes is coccidia, and if you see runny stool in your baby rabbit, you must get him to the vet as soon as possible for treatment. In a baby rabbit, dehydration caused by diarrhea can rapidly result in death. It is wise to consider runny stool in a baby rabbit a true emergency.
Unformed Cecotropes: Mushy or Runny Stool: The cecum is a delicately balanced ecosystem. If the intestine is moving too slowly, or if the rabbit is getting a diet too rich in digestible carbohydrates and too low in crude fiber, the complex population of bacteria in the cecum can become "unbalanced." This condition, known as CECAL DYSBIOSIS. Simply put, cecal dysbiosis means that the beneficial bacteria (e.g., Bacteroides spp. and a variety of others) are outcompeted and outnumbered by less desirable inhabitants such as yeast (a fungus, usually Saccharomycopsis sp.) or even very harmful bacteria such as Clostridium spp., related to the ones that cause tetanus and botulism.
A rabbit suffering from cecal dysbiosis will produce cecotropes that are mushy, pasty or even liquid. They are usually quite foul-smelling, and often stick to the bunny's back end in great, nasty clumps. These unformed cecotropes are not a primary disease, however. They are a symptom of a disorder somewhere in the bunny's system. In order to cure the runny stool problem, the underlying cause must be addressed.
Recommended Articles:
Enteritis Complexes: Coccidiosis, Mucoid Enteropathy, and Enterotoxemia (Pamela Alley) - describes the different intestinal ailments that commonly cause diarrheain rabbits.
http://www.showbunny.com/gastrointestinal.html
Intestinal Diseases -- Enterotoxemia, Tyzzer's Disease, Colibacillosis, Proliferative Enteropathy, Mucoid Enteropathy (Merck Vet Manual)
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/171319.htm
Articles and Links:
Listings in Rabbit References: Gastrointestinal System and Problems
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#gi
Listings in Rabbit References: Coccidia
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#coc
Listings in Rabbit References: Taking Care of Sick or Disabled Rabbits
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html#care
Medirabbit Articles: Gastrointestinal Diseases in Rabbits
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/GI_diseases_main.htm
Rabbit Diarrhea Treatment
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/Holland-Lops-and-Diarrhea.htm
Intermittant Soft Stool
http://www.ontariorabbits.org/health/healthinfo5.htm
Diarrhea in Rabbits
http://www.islandgems.net/diarrhea.html
Sticky Bottom Problems
http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/rwf/articles/sticky_bottom.htm
Megacolon Syndrome in in Genetically Vulnerable Spotted and Albino Rabbits
http://www.thebunnywhisperer.com/care/megacolon.html
Megacolon in Rabbits
http://experts.about.com/q/Rabbits-703/Megacolon-rabbits.htm
Pathophysiological and functional aspects of the megacolon-syndrome of homozygous spotted rabbits
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8822192?dopt=Abstract
RO Threads
Merry's Poops
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=10066&forum_id=1&highlight=diarrhea
Poopie Butt
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=9241&forum_id=1&page=1
Messy Bottom
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=844&forum_id=1&highlight=bath
Poop Problems- Is This Just From the Food?
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=10122&forum_id=1
Soft Poops
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=9877&forum_id=1&highlight=diarrhea
"DriTail" Question
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=8727&forum_id=1
Soft Poop New Food
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=11119&forum_id=1&highlight=soft+poop+new+food
Help! Kit Has Mucoid Enteritis
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=9089&forum_id=1&highlight=enteritis
Enteritis
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=8117&forum_id=1&highlight=enteritis
Question About Dwarf Hotots (Megacolon)
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=33072&forum_id=16
Megacolon and Gut Flora Advice Please
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=34997&forum_id=16&highlight=coccidia
