weird rabbit poop

[Eliana BV]

hello, I’m not sure what this means but my rabbit has been pooping differently, i thought it was because of her diet (still think that’s the reason but I’m not sure) so I tried to give her less pellets and more alfalfa hay (she’s two months old) but her poop is still weird and I’m worried. She still eats and drinks normally and is very active. Aside from the pics below she also pooped w mucus but she hasn’t pooped like that in days but her poops are much smaller. I’m pretty sure these poops are actually soft cecotropes but I could be wrong? I can also see there’s hair? on some of the poops.
Thank you beforehand!

 

[JBun]

So there are a few possibilities that I can think of. That either her pellets or her hay is bad in some way, which could be potentially life threatening due to the organ damage it can cause. With hay it could be mold or something it's sprayed with(if this is a new batch to you when this started). With pellets they can go bad or something bad can get mixed in during the pelleting process. If it's her pellets/hay, then I would throw out the old stuff and get new stuff making sure there is nothing off about it(no musty or sour smell, no white or black spots, no white dust) and that the pellets are a completely different batch or brand from the last one.

The other possibility if it's not her food, is that she's contracted coccidiosis, which can also be immediately life threatening if not treated correctly and promptly. Which based on that tear shaped moist poop and the mucous you saw could be a very definite possibility. In which case, if it was me I would want to begin coccidiosis treatment right away, with either the antiparasitic ponazuril/toltrazuril or with a sulfa antibiotic like Albon(sulfadimethoxine) or sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim. Your vet may be able to do a fecal test to determine if it's coccidiosis or not.
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Protozoal_diseases/Cocc_en.htm
http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Parasitic/Coccidiosis_Hedgehog.htm

 

[Eliana BV]

So there are a few possibilities that I can think of. That either her pellets or her hay is bad in some way, which could be potentially life threatening due to the organ damage it can cause. With hay it could be mold or something it's sprayed with(if this is a new batch to you when this started). With pellets they can go bad or something bad can get mixed in during the pelleting process. If it's her pellets/hay, then I would throw out the old stuff and get new stuff making sure there is nothing off about it(no musty or sour smell, no white or black spots, no white dust) and that the pellets are a completely different batch or brand from the last one.

The other possibility if it's not her food, is that she's contracted coccidiosis, which can also be immediately life threatening if not treated correctly and promptly. Which based on that tear shaped moist poop and the mucous you saw could be a very definite possibility. In which case, if it was me I would want to begin coccidiosis treatment right away, with either the antiparasitic ponazuril/toltrazuril or with a sulfa antibiotic like Albon(sulfadimethoxine) or sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim. Your vet may be able to do a fecal test to determine if it's coccidiosis or not.
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Protozoal_diseases/Cocc_en.htm
http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Parasitic/Coccidiosis_Hedgehog.htm

Thank you so much! I will change her diet again, a few hours passed and her poops look more normal but still, I also have another rabbit and he’s the same age as her but he doesn’t seem to have any problems but I’ll do the diet thing first after taking her to the vet. Thank you again!

 

[Bailey ❤️]

So there are a few possibilities that I can think of. That either her pellets or her hay is bad in some way, which could be potentially life threatening due to the organ damage it can cause. With hay it could be mold or something it's sprayed with(if this is a new batch to you when this started). With pellets they can go bad or something bad can get mixed in during the pelleting process. If it's her pellets/hay, then I would throw out the old stuff and get new stuff making sure there is nothing off about it(no musty or sour smell, no white or black spots, no white dust) and that the pellets are a completely different batch or brand from the last one.

The other possibility if it's not her food, is that she's contracted coccidiosis, which can also be immediately life threatening if not treated correctly and promptly. Which based on that tear shaped moist poop and the mucous you saw could be a very definite possibility. In which case, if it was me I would want to begin coccidiosis treatment right away, with either the antiparasitic ponazuril/toltrazuril or with a sulfa antibiotic like Albon(sulfadimethoxine) or sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim. Your vet may be able to do a fecal test to determine if it's coccidiosis or not.
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Protozoal_diseases/Cocc_en.htm
http://wildpro.twycrosszoo.org/S/00dis/Parasitic/Coccidiosis_Hedgehog.htm

Can you tell me what is coccidiosis? How do bunnies contract it? We like to take our bunnies on walks through the park, beach, etc ~ is it possible for them to get it there?