4 week old kits with poopy butts!

[WyoBunnies]

I have 4 week old lionhead kits with gross butts! Is it normal for them to get diarrhea this young? Or is it more likely cecotropes they aren't eating getting stuck in the fur?
How do I clean this? Is a butt bath ok on this young of a rabbit?

 

[michaels4gardens]

but baths are fine, make sure they are dried completely, also treating for cocci may be a good thing.

 

[WyoBunnies]

How do i treat such young bunnies for cocci?

 

[michaels4gardens]

green onions, or onions-- just see if they want to eat some pieces, -- if they eat them- it is because they need them-- if they eat them, and are not "too sick" ,they will probably be able to build their immune system to the place where cocci won't be an issue. I would offer some onions to them for about a week...
there are other reasons for "poopy butts" - but- most of the time [in my experience] cocci is the underlying cause.

 

[MaggieJ]

At four weeks, the kits are likely in the weaning process. Sometimes they have problems adjusting to the rabbit feed, especially if the weaning is abrupt. My suggestion is to put them on a diet of grass hay and kitchen oatmeal instead of pellets for a few days and see if that helps. You can also feed the leaves of the lawn weed, plantain, or shepherd's purse or leaves from raspberry, strawberry or blackberry plants. These can be fed fresh or dried to combat poopy butt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsella_bursa-pastoris

If you give them butt baths, be sure to keep them indoors for a couple of days -- they take a long time to dry thoroughly and will chill easily if you are not careful.

 

[michaels4gardens]

At four weeks, the kits are likely in the weaning process. Sometimes they have problems adjusting to the rabbit feed, especially if the weaning is abrupt. My suggestion is to put them on a diet of grass hay and kitchen oatmeal instead of pellets for a few days and see if that helps. You can also feed the leaves of the lawn weed, plantain, or shepherd's purse or leaves from raspberry, strawberry or blackberry plants. These can be fed fresh or dried to combat poopy butt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsella_bursa-pastoris

If you give them butt baths, be sure to keep them indoors for a couple of days -- they take a long time to dry thoroughly and will chill easily if you are not careful.

If you give "but baths" I recommend only wetting the part of the rabbit that is dirty, -and drying them with a hair dryer until completely dry , rub your hand back and forth over the wet area to expose damp areas to the dryer, and keep your hand near the place you are drying all the time-to be sure it is not too hot.