Soft squealing noise when going to bathroom

[taykelly11]

Bandit is a 9 month old dwarf hotot who recently started making a funny, squealing/squeaking noise when going to the bathroom. When he poops a small amount of urine comes out too and I haven't noticed it until now. He is eating and drinking regularly and is active. He also seems to be forgetting his liter box training and is pooping all over the floor. Is this something I should be concerned about?

 

[LakeCondo]

He could be having pain when eliminating, but that's just a guess on my part.

 

[missyscove]

Definitely sounds like something worthy of a vet checkup to me. Do his poops look normal?

 

[Imbrium]

could be a UTI... here's a good site describing possible urinary tract problems - http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/urinary.html

if he's dribbling urine, make sure to help him keep his genital area clean if need be so that he doesn't get urine scald.

 

[taykelly11]

his poops do look normal yes, as I'm typing he just went in his litter box to urinate and I did not hear any sounds. I'm going to keep a close eye on him and if it persists we'll take a trip to the vet.

 

[taykelly11]

Just a quick update, Bandit seems to be doing just fine. I think I'm passing my hypochondriac ways onto him, he's my first rabbit that I'm 100% responsible for and I always over-react. He's been running around, eating, drinking and going to the bathroom (once on my bed might i add) so i think he will be okay

 

[JBun]

You may not have been over reacting. He may have had something that was causing him pain to urinate or poop, and he just managed to pass whatever it was or it resolved itself, so now he's ok. I'm glad he's feeling better

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Finn makes a little noise when he's going after his cecotropes. With rabbits it's normal to worry as things can go sideways so darn quickly.