Rabbit's poop smells really bad!

[theevenstarlight]

My 10 week old baby buck's poop (not cecals)smells sooo bad...can I give him some of that odor-reducing stuff you can put in thei water (I think), or is that harmful?

 

[theevenstarlight]

This is the product I found:

http://reviews.petco.com/3554/10591/reviews.htm



I am feeding him timothy-based pellets and alfalfa and timothy hay.

 

[ec]

It sounds like your guy might be sick - I would strongly recommend getting him to a rabbit-savvy vet, and not trying to"fix" this yourself.

I don't know anything about the product, but I don't think that's where the answer lies...

Hope he's doing better soon!

 

[Pipp]

Yeah, a strong smell is really nota good sign in a 10 week old bunny (and I'd never use any Marshall products like that with mine,a little vanilla would do the trick for a healthy adult).

For the baby, you need a stool sample for the vet to do a fecal flotation test, especiallyfor coccidiosis, although there's a myriad of potential problems at that age.

Here's the links in our Library:

http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=11935&forum_id=10

THis is a pretty technical article and it's geared for the rabbit 'production' industry, be forewarned, there's 'meat'talk, but it's a good rundown.

http://www.showbunny.com/gastrointestinal.htm



sas

 

[bluebird]

I agree rabbit poop has no smell.see a vet.bluebird

 

[theevenstarlight]

I took him in for a coccidia and parasite test about a month ago and they all came back negative...should I do it again?

 

[spoh]

I don't really know anything about this but I know there are many knowledgeable people here who will have the answer for you, I just wanted to say "Hi" from Petoskey. :wave:

Joy

 

[theevenstarlight]

Well hello there! I am always happy to see rabbit people in the northern part of Michigan.

I also love Petoskey!

 

[Maureen Las]

If you are not sure that you have a really knowledgeable vet I would try to find another one that is very knowledgeable about rabbits and get a 2nd opinion.