Sammybunny
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I'm new here and my name is Becky. I have a 3 year old Holland Lop rabbit named Sammy and a 3 year old dutch mix named Charlotte. Anyways, I have had poopy issues with Sammy in the past and they have resolved with minimal care. I have used smithicone when he seemed in pain from gas build up and there have been times when there has been a reduced amount of stool in the litter box and I worry. I give extra greens and reduce pellets and the problem resolves by the next day. Well today Sammy had some mucous on his stools and there was very little stools in the box this morning. the mucous concerns me, though he has had that in the past as well. I took him to work with me as I work at a vet, though he doesn't see rabbits routinely. I took a couple xrays and he did have gas though no blockages. Im going to take these xrays tomorrow to my vets colleage for evaluation. As for Sammy, he doesn't seem in distress. He has been eating and drinking, though very little stools have been produced. I'm thinking that it will happen tonight as he ate quite a bit. He ran around for a little bit at playtime. He does seem a little quieter though that canbe him as well. I'm concerned but hope I'm not headed for a train wreck. taking him to the vet stresses him out and I want that to be as minimal as possible. I can do a lot of treatments at home like SQ fluids and such although since he is drinking and ate a bunch of wet greens he is ok at this point. Any insights and tips would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
becky
I'm new here and my name is Becky. I have a 3 year old Holland Lop rabbit named Sammy and a 3 year old dutch mix named Charlotte. Anyways, I have had poopy issues with Sammy in the past and they have resolved with minimal care. I have used smithicone when he seemed in pain from gas build up and there have been times when there has been a reduced amount of stool in the litter box and I worry. I give extra greens and reduce pellets and the problem resolves by the next day. Well today Sammy had some mucous on his stools and there was very little stools in the box this morning. the mucous concerns me, though he has had that in the past as well. I took him to work with me as I work at a vet, though he doesn't see rabbits routinely. I took a couple xrays and he did have gas though no blockages. Im going to take these xrays tomorrow to my vets colleage for evaluation. As for Sammy, he doesn't seem in distress. He has been eating and drinking, though very little stools have been produced. I'm thinking that it will happen tonight as he ate quite a bit. He ran around for a little bit at playtime. He does seem a little quieter though that canbe him as well. I'm concerned but hope I'm not headed for a train wreck. taking him to the vet stresses him out and I want that to be as minimal as possible. I can do a lot of treatments at home like SQ fluids and such although since he is drinking and ate a bunch of wet greens he is ok at this point. Any insights and tips would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
becky