Hi,
I have a french lop, she is two year old now and looks pretty overweight. I took her to the vet recently as she didn't seem herself as she is usually causing havoc around the house but recently has not been coming out of her hutch.
The vet seemed to think she was overweight and we put her on a special diet for 4 weeks. Low calorie nuggets morninng and night and only hay and grass during the day.
To be honest she has been on this diet now for quite a while since i thought she was gaining weight. In the 4 weeks the vet had her on the diet she actually gained 2lb and now weights 6.2kg.
The vet seems convinced it is not actually fat and is infact a build up of fluid in the abdomen, however she is unsure as she does not specialise in rabbits. I am in the process of now trying to find a vet that specialises in rabbits but would like any information on what this could possibly be??
Does anyone have any ideas? She is starting to become more lively again now and is coming out of her hutch more but she is still not back to her old self. Also the fact that she is gaining weight when she has been on a very strict diet worries me.
Please can someone else or suggest any ideas?
Sarah
I have a french lop, she is two year old now and looks pretty overweight. I took her to the vet recently as she didn't seem herself as she is usually causing havoc around the house but recently has not been coming out of her hutch.
The vet seemed to think she was overweight and we put her on a special diet for 4 weeks. Low calorie nuggets morninng and night and only hay and grass during the day.
To be honest she has been on this diet now for quite a while since i thought she was gaining weight. In the 4 weeks the vet had her on the diet she actually gained 2lb and now weights 6.2kg.
The vet seems convinced it is not actually fat and is infact a build up of fluid in the abdomen, however she is unsure as she does not specialise in rabbits. I am in the process of now trying to find a vet that specialises in rabbits but would like any information on what this could possibly be??
Does anyone have any ideas? She is starting to become more lively again now and is coming out of her hutch more but she is still not back to her old self. Also the fact that she is gaining weight when she has been on a very strict diet worries me.
Please can someone else or suggest any ideas?
Sarah