dutchessMommy124
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i have a baby mini lop about 3 months and today i noticed she feels alittle bloated in her tummy is that bad? and what can i do to help it :?
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Kipcha
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Is she eating? Pooping? Lethargic? Drinking? What has she eaten recently? Could she have gotten into something she shouldn't have?
dutchessMommy124
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she is eating her usual timothy hay and pellets occasionally gets yogurt treats and honey treats shes had once she sometimes nibbles at the rug but we always catch her intime and she sometimes nibbles on her poo which i read was normal. Also her water situation we just figured out her water bottle wasnt really working well it was odd cause when i would pick it up to check it it worked but hanging on her cage not so much so we put a new one in and shes drank alot since. ive been so upset i just dont know what to do. this is the first time ive had rabbits so im alittle dumb founded by all this
dutchessMommy124
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and her poops look like adult poops not instead of little tiny baby poops i dont know if thats normal or not
ZRabbits
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Sounds like normal poos. My Neville always had large poops. For the size of the rabbit he is, they are large. But it's the way he is. Hasn't changed since we bought him home. Even when he was ill, his poo never changed.
I think now that you realized about the water bottle, your bunny is now getting the water he needs. Maybe that's what brought on the bloat.
Just observe. Make sure he's alert, eating, and now drinking, pooping and peeing.
It's a little unnerving when you first become bunny parents. But it does get better. YOu will get to know your bunny and you will get to know what's normal for them.
Bunnies IMHO, are like people. They are individuals and all different. And all have their ways.
K
I think now that you realized about the water bottle, your bunny is now getting the water he needs. Maybe that's what brought on the bloat.
Just observe. Make sure he's alert, eating, and now drinking, pooping and peeing.
It's a little unnerving when you first become bunny parents. But it does get better. YOu will get to know your bunny and you will get to know what's normal for them.
Bunnies IMHO, are like people. They are individuals and all different. And all have their ways.
K
If you suspect gas as a problem, you need to get Simethecone from the pharmacy in the baby section. Talk to your vet and get the right amount for age/size and do some tummy massage too. We all hate these kind of "suprises".
Kipcha
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It sounds like your bun is doing pretty normal (Like Karen said), I wouldn't be too concerned as long as the bun is drinking, eating and pooping.
I would cut out the yogurt and honey drops though... They're generally not recommended for rabbits (Although I admit, we are guilty of giving the yogurt drops to our buns once every couple of months), so if you want to feed them, cut down the intake to, at most, 1 a week, less would be better.
Also, I don't know what your cage situation is, but I would recommend offering a bowl of water as well. All of our buns have both a water bottle and a bowl to choose from, and some rabbits drink from one while one will drink from the other. They are individuals so it all depends on what the bun likes
I would cut out the yogurt and honey drops though... They're generally not recommended for rabbits (Although I admit, we are guilty of giving the yogurt drops to our buns once every couple of months), so if you want to feed them, cut down the intake to, at most, 1 a week, less would be better.
Also, I don't know what your cage situation is, but I would recommend offering a bowl of water as well. All of our buns have both a water bottle and a bowl to choose from, and some rabbits drink from one while one will drink from the other. They are individuals so it all depends on what the bun likes
