Diarrhea

[Malo]

Whisper has had a bit of the runs today, atleastI think so. I noticed two droppings were loose and stuck together, andsofter than the rest (I took a tissue to put it into her litterboxbecause she missed). She is about 3 and a half months old, so shedoesn't get veggies. She gets an alfalfa cube pulled apart and alsotimothy hay and her pellets. She has sneezed about 6 times today

Any ideas?

 

[Lissa]

Were the droppings clustered together like cecotropes?

 

[Malo]

Yes, one of them was and it was runny at the end

 

[naturestee]

Try to increase the amount of hay she eats. What are you feeding her for pellets and how much fiber does it have?

 

[Malo]

She has a large amount of hay in her hay basket. Its always available to her so she pretty much has all the hay she can eat.

She gets Blue Seal Bunny 16 and it has 14% Min fiber - 18% Max fiber (or so it says)

 

[naturestee]

Hmm, not so much fiber there. I knowshe's young, but to help this clear up you might want to feed herlimited pellets and no extra alfalfa to encourage her to eat moretimothy hay.

How much protein? Is that what the 16 in the nameis? Sorry, I've never seen the brand so I'm notsure. I do know that excess protein (over 16%) can contributeto runny or large cecals.

When she sneezes, does she have any mucous? Check her front paws and legs- it'll be there if she's cleaning it off.

 

[Malo]

No mucous on her paws, legs, or around her nose except for the minimal wetness that she has had since I got her (a month ago)

yes, it is 16%

She doesn't really even eat the alfalfa, so I'll just take it away. Howmuch would you recommend I give her for pellets? Should I take it allout in an hour or so after I feed it and then give the same amount thenext day the same hour?

 

[CorkysMom]

Giving her some rolled oats wouldn't be a bad idea to get things to firm back up as well.