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Eating/Drinking/No Pooping?

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Question
My 2 year old lop just had a tooth extracted last Tuesday.  Since then I have been keeping a very close eye on her.  I see her grooming herself, eating like crazy, and drinking her water.  I have noticed that she is urinating, but I'm not seeing any signs of pooping since Wednesday.  This morning there were a couple of dark brown stools in her cage.  She is very active.  I massaged her belly last night.  Is there anything I can do or give her to help move her stool through?  Thanks.

Answer
Is she getting plenty of fresh timothy hay, grass hay, and/or oat hay? If she is, also try feeding her rolled oats. Plain, unflavoured oatmeal is fine. These things are high in fibre, so they can help get the digestive tract back in order.

Are there any other signs of anything wrong?