excess caecal droppings

Question
Hi - my 5 month old rabbit has snuffles & was given Baytril for 3 weeks before I got her. She is not currently on antibiotics but her caecal droppings are excessive.  I am giving her a small bowl of pellets in the morning & hay for the rest of the day.  Veggies currently make the problem worse. Have you any suggestions as to how to solve this ?

Answer
Dear Margaret,

Sometimes a rabbit getting a diet too rich in nutrients will leave her cecals.  Check her diet here:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/diet.html

I doubt that the Baytril or upper respiratory infection has anything to do with this.  

One odd question:  What color is she?  If she is white with dark eyes (and possibly dark pigmented spots), she may have a condition we call "cowpoop syndrome," and that's a whole different story.  If her cecals are large, marshmallowy, and not well-formed like little grape clusters, then please read:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html

and write to me if they are large and *rubbery*, but not mushy.  I will help with information on cowpoop syndrome.

You can find a good rabbit vet to help you here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Hope that helps.

Dana