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Ana_The_Dreamer

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Okay, so Nessa has been acting extremely lazy today. I brought her out of her cage and noticed her stomach feels very bloated. That worried me immediately. She started to poop smelly, squishy, lumped together poops a few minutes after being out of her cage. Her eating hasn't been any different lately, nor her drinking. But her stomach is really bothering me! I just know that isn't normal.
I don't have any vets around me and I have zero amount of money to take her.
Does anyone know what could be wrong?? I might be over reacting, but I'm just worried..
Thanks!
 
Oh no :( How is she now? It sounds like she might have gas. Could you get some infant gas drops from a pharmacy? Massaging her belly and encouraging her to move around as much as possible may also help break up the gas bubbles.
 
Are the poops just normal cecotropes or are they abnormal poop? Has she eaten anything new or unusual today?
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/drop/Drp_en.htm

True bloat were the belly is severely distended, is an immediate emergency. If it is just a bit of gas and she is continuing to eat and poop normally, then you can try a bit of infant gas drops(1cc every hour for 3 hours) to see if it helps. But if your rabbit is having a swollen belly and abnormal poop, that is quite concerning and really needs immediate vet attention. If you do go to the vet, you should probably bring a fecal sample with you.
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/showthread.php?t=10385
 
The poop was abnormal and not cecotropes. I'm not sure if she had eaten anything different, the only thing I had fed her besides her regular pellets and hay was a few mint leaves and some kale.
I massaged her stomach and encouraged her to eat some papaya tablets (I thought maybe she just was constipated) and extra hay. After a few hours, she stopped pooping all together. She just laid on my lap with her eyes closed for what felt like forever. I continued to massage her tummy for a while longer and after a bit (Approx. 3 hours) she had a poop explosion. Tons of long shaped and fur covered droppings. She seemed to perk up immediately after that. She was eager to eat some dark greens and I gave her some pineapple. The bloating went down 50% after all the chaos. This morning her stomach was still bloated slightly. I might try some of the suggested gas drops if she doesn't improve.
Oy vey. That rabbit sure loves to scare me! I'm looking into a vet relatively close by (45 minute drive) I luckily found earlier and I'm planning on taking her if she doesn't get better.
 
My bunny has not eaten and has jelly in his poop and hes not bloated but his stomache is hard please help
 
The poop was abnormal and not cecotropes. I'm not sure if she had eaten anything different, the only thing I had fed her besides her regular pellets and hay was a few mint leaves and some kale.
I massaged her stomach and encouraged her to eat some papaya tablets (I thought maybe she just was constipated) and extra hay. After a few hours, she stopped pooping all together. She just laid on my lap with her eyes closed for what felt like forever. I continued to massage her tummy for a while longer and after a bit (Approx. 3 hours) she had a poop explosion. Tons of long shaped and fur covered droppings. She seemed to perk up immediately after that. She was eager to eat some dark greens and I gave her some pineapple. The bloating went down 50% after all the chaos. This morning her stomach was still bloated slightly. I might try some of the suggested gas drops if she doesn't improve.
Oy vey. That rabbit sure loves to scare me! I'm looking into a vet relatively close by (45 minute drive) I luckily found earlier and I'm planning on taking her if she doesn't get better.

I'm glad to hear she's doing better. Hopefully it's all cleared out now and she'll continue to improve.
 
Sounds like she ingested a lot of fur, I would be grooming her once or twice a day to prevent it happening again since she must be shedding?
 

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