strange shaped poo?

[12lawliet12Snickers, Truffle]

I was sweeping my bedroom today and came across a few of Truffle's droppings. They looked kind of strange, almost like rat poop. Any idea as to what's going on?

 

[JBun]

Do you mean oblong or kind of football shaped? Is this something new or has it been like this before? Have you given her anything new to eat or changed her diet at all? Also, what kind of rabbit is she? What is her coloring like?

 

[12lawliet12Snickers, Truffle]

It's kind of shaped like a crescent roll. I've been slowly changing his diet over from the dollar store feed his previous owner gave him to kaytee forti-diet and I introduced him to romaine lettuce, but that's it. He's an American sable, about a year old.

 

[JBun]

Stop the lettuce and see if that makes a difference and if the poops go back to normal. If that doesn't fix it, then try cutting back on the new food a little and see if that works. If it does, you may just need to do the switch to the new food, a lot slower.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

A picture would help to identify the fecal product better. Crappy subject!

 

[12lawliet12Snickers, Truffle]

I thought I did attach a picture, but I'm on my phone so it may not have gone through. I'll stop the lettuce though, and I've been giving him 25% new food 75% old food, so if the lettuce doesn't solve it I'll try 15% new food instead.

 

[lauratunes12]

Faith had those a bit when she first came to us, even though we had her on the same food. Keep an eye on him for a little bit, and if he seems otherwise fine, you don't need to worry.

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

I thought I did attach a picture, but I'm on my phone so it may not have gone through. I'll stop the lettuce though, and I've been giving him 25% new food 75% old food, so if the lettuce doesn't solve it I'll try 15% new food instead.

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[Maureen Las]

is your rabbit getting hay ?

 

[12lawliet12Snickers, Truffle]

He's free fed Timothy hay.

 

[Maureen Las]

that's good ! does he eat much of it?

 

[12lawliet12Snickers, Truffle]

He eats a bit here and there, never a whole lot in one sitting but every once and a while he grabs a mouthful out of the hay wheel. I feed him a cup of pellets a day and a cup of mostly homegrown veggies a day.

 

[12lawliet12Snickers, Truffle]

I haven't fed him any lettuce, but his poo still looks like a crescent roll. I'll try cutting back on the new food.

 

[Hyatt101]

Is it a cecotrope?

 

[JBun]

Yeah, try the cutting back on the new food. You should be able to tell if it's helping within a day or two. If not cut out the new food entirely and see if that helps, but don't increase the amount of the old food right away. If that fixes it, then you'll want to find a different food to transition to, or if you try this food again you will want to do the transition really slow, like over 2-3 weeks, maybe slower if you need to. If it's not the food, or your rabbits condition worsens, it may be parasites or bacteria causing the problem, and you'll need to go to the vet. What other veggies or treats do you feed your bun? They could possibly cause the problem too.

 

[12lawliet12Snickers, Truffle]

I've been giving him carrot tops and dandelions, along with parsley. I tried to introduce him to mint and basil last week, but he didn't seem too keen on either of those.

 

[JBun]

I wouldn't introduce anything new until you get this all sorted out.