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About Mirella Brown
Expertise
I have 4 house rabbits and experience with rabbit pregnancy, babies, bunny bonding, litter training, behavior training, cage and cage-free living, bunny proofing your home, basic health and diet, spaying/neutering, bunny talk, and bunny fun. I have neutered and spayed my rabbits and have dealt with amputations, broken bones, holistic pain management with rabbits so i can give you advice for surgery aftercare, BUT I am NOT a Veterinarian and cannot give you in depth answers on health, biology, or medicines.

If you suspect something is wrong with your rabbit please do not wait - go to the vet immediately. Signs include bleeding, broken bones, watery diarrhea, no poop for more than 12 hours, not eating/drinking, un-responsive/lethargic/listless behavior, screaming, constant LOUD teeth chatter. Be safe not sorry. Go to the vet!

I love rabbits and am here to help you have the best bunny experience you can with your pet. I deal only with pet rabbits and do not endorse hobby breeding/breeding for fun. I do NOT support breeding operations regardless of their purpose. My rabbits are valued members of my family. They live cage free.

Je parle français.

Experience
With four house rabbits I have experienced everything from false pregnancy, to real pregnancy, obesity in rabbits, cold/dead kits, nursing baby rabbits and raising them to adulthood. I am also involved in the rescue rabbit rehoming project in my area. We help rescue rabbits find loving homes. I have come in contact with a lot of rabbit situations through this association.

Organizations
Rescue Rabbit Rehoming Project - Ontario Chapter
I'm a volunteer at my local Animal Shelter /Spec. Rabbits

Education/Credentials
I have two un-related bunny degrees. B.A. in Political Science and a B.F.A. in Graphic Design

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Rabbits - bunny diarrhea

Expert: Mirella Brown - 10/27/2009

Question
My bunny gets diarrhea on occasion, and it will go away for a while and then come back for a day or so. Could it be from eating too many vegetables? or too many fruits? I try to limit the amount of fruits and veggies i give her, she always has clean water, pellets, and I give her lettuce three times a day.

Answer
You need to be providing unlimited timothy hay. Hay is a staple of a rabbits diet and should make up 75% of the rabbits intake of food.

You have not told me how old your rabbit is so I am going to assume its over a year old. A rabbit under 1 year old should NOT HAVE ANY GREENS OR TREATS.

An adult rabbit should only have one treat a day - a treat is a slice of apple, banana, or carrot. Do not feed any treats that you buy at the pet store. They are bad for rabbits and will cause rabbits to have mushy poop.

is the poop mushy or watery? These two can be indications of different things. Is your rabbit destroying and eating pieces of toys? eating carpet? True diarrhea (watery) can be an indication of a blockage in the intestinal tract (by a piece of toy or carpet, or hair and should be treated immediately by a vet. Mushy poop is more of an indication of a poor diet.

Find a good rabbit vet in your area here:
http://www.rabbit.org/vets/vets.html

You should be only feeding a few veggies at a time and make sure that all veggies do not cause your rabbits upset stomach by only feeding one at a time till you are sure they are all safe. WASH THE LETTUCE. Do not feed your rabbit any part of the lettuce you would not eat yourself. MAKE SURE ITS ROMAINE LETTUCE. The white parts of the lettuce and Iceberg lettuce is NOT GOOD for the rabbit. The greenest bits are best.

I'm sending you a link to a page about diet. Please check that you are feeding your rabbit properly for its age:
http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/diet.html

Also note that some foods are TOXIC to rabbits. Rabbits cannot eat just anything! Check with the safe foods list before feeding any new foods:
http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/packet/abcvegi.html

Too many fruits can cause diahrea - you should only stick to one fruit peice a day, and more veggies. again your rabbit must be over 1 year old!

Good luck.

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