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can i use probiotic for 13 week olds with dirty bums?

lauraandmike

lauraandmike

Warren Scout
Please can someone tell me if it is ok for rabbits of this age? there are lots of soft stools and now they have dirty bums today. they have lots of hay and few pellets. their diet has changed since being with us. We have taken them from someone who wanted rid.

THANK YOU
 
What are you feeding them? When my youngest bun was a baby I tried feeding him the excel junoir and dwarf food and it gave him terrible diahorrea! The diahorrea stopped as soon as I stopped feeding him that food!

Yes you can give young rabbits probiotics, but I would also look to eliminate the food that may be causing the soft poo as well. Then reintroduce that food much more gradually, or dont feed it to them again.

Cerys :)
 
Yes, but I would also cut out all food except hay and then gradually introduce the pellets over 1-2 weeks.

If you can't use the same food you need to build up the quantity of new gradually and just leave out the part where you mix in the old.
 
Thank you.
They're pretty much on hay only now. We put the pro-biotic in their water so we'll see how they go.
Only had them 2 days so just keeping our eye on them. Previous owner gave us a blank look when we asked if they ate hay before which pretty much said everything.
Hopefully after another day or two they'll settle down a bit.
 
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