Candiflare
Mama Doe
Ruby's just done some poos all connected together with fur. What should I give her to break down the fur in her tummy?
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prettylupin
Wise Old Thumper
If she's passing the fur in her droppings this is a pretty good sign that her guts are doing what they are supposed to be doing - passing the fur! It's when a bun is moulting heavily and you see no fur being passed that you want to worry.
Personally I would not give anything, and would just focus on LOTS of hay to keep the guts doing their job and moving along at a good speed and stretching the bowel walls, and I would also be brushing her more regularly.
We brush our two daily regardless of moulting. It is only when we miss a day we may see Poppy pass one or two strung droppings. Buns are designed to cope with a certain amount of fur. Furballs tend to occur secondary to gut slowdown - the fur builds up as the tummy slows. But large amounts of fur can be a primary cause of gut slowdown.
Personally I would not give anything, and would just focus on LOTS of hay to keep the guts doing their job and moving along at a good speed and stretching the bowel walls, and I would also be brushing her more regularly.
We brush our two daily regardless of moulting. It is only when we miss a day we may see Poppy pass one or two strung droppings. Buns are designed to cope with a certain amount of fur. Furballs tend to occur secondary to gut slowdown - the fur builds up as the tummy slows. But large amounts of fur can be a primary cause of gut slowdown.
Have they come out like a string of beads?
Bunnies always have fur in their stomach from grooming, & it poses no problems with "normal" fur, & normal gut function.
My bun has dental/gut motility problems.
He'll pass a string of 5-7 poops with no problems if his gut is on form.
So I groom very frequently when he's in moult, damp my hand to stroke him & collect fur that way. (You need to groom partner buns too)
It's keeping his gut on top form with plenty of exercise, high fiber diet = hay, weeds, deciduous tree leaves, bark, etc. & zero tolerance of uneaten caecotrophs.
Some people give 5ml. unsweetened pineapple juice daily, or bromeline tablets (active ingredient in pineapple). This helps to break down the mass of mucus & food debris, which make very large fur balls when the gut is sluggish.
I hope I have answered your question.
ETA Sorry I've x posted with you prettylupin. We've said the same thing a different way.
Bunnies always have fur in their stomach from grooming, & it poses no problems with "normal" fur, & normal gut function.
My bun has dental/gut motility problems.
He'll pass a string of 5-7 poops with no problems if his gut is on form.
So I groom very frequently when he's in moult, damp my hand to stroke him & collect fur that way. (You need to groom partner buns too)
It's keeping his gut on top form with plenty of exercise, high fiber diet = hay, weeds, deciduous tree leaves, bark, etc. & zero tolerance of uneaten caecotrophs.
Some people give 5ml. unsweetened pineapple juice daily, or bromeline tablets (active ingredient in pineapple). This helps to break down the mass of mucus & food debris, which make very large fur balls when the gut is sluggish.
I hope I have answered your question.
ETA Sorry I've x posted with you prettylupin. We've said the same thing a different way.
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Candiflare
Mama Doe
Thanks guys! Very helpful! xx
willowholly
Mama Doe
They do some treats at pets at Home that i give B twice a aweek.They have furball paste in.Pineapple is good instead.
