Increasing Calcium?

Peanut-Toffee

Warren Veteran

• Mar 27, 2010

• #1

Cut Toffees claws today and some of them just crumbled as I cut them, assuming this is lack of calcium?
Whats the best thing to increase it in rabbits?

 

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donnamt

Wise Old Thumper

• Mar 27, 2010

• #2

probably pellets or alfalfa hay maybe??

 

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louise and Gus

Wise Old Thumper

• Mar 27, 2010

• #3

Excess calcium is not good for bunnies so I wouldn't try and increase unless I was really sure it was needed, I would have a chat with the vet next time you see them..

 

H Maughan

Mama Doe

• Mar 27, 2010

• #4

Nails are made out of protein
Helen xx

 

Peanut-Toffee

Warren Veteran

• Mar 27, 2010

• #5

Oh right lol, how do I increase protein then?
Shes on Burgess Excel Pellets

 

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thumps_

Wise Old Thumper

• Mar 27, 2010

• #6

I agree with H Maughn.
Nails are densly packed hair = protein. They grow from the nail bed at the base of the nail.
If your rabbits nails just crumbled, I would see a vet.
Increasing calcium intake may just give your bun urinary sludge issues.

 

H Maughan

Mama Doe

• Mar 27, 2010

• #7

The thing to remember is that even healthy people have crumbly nails that break and chip easily. I wouldn't think it would be anything to massively worry about.
Helen xx

 

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Stator

Warren Veteran

• Mar 28, 2010

• #8

It could be a nail infection / fungal thing like humans get :?

 

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thumps_

Wise Old Thumper

• Mar 28, 2010

• #9

Stator said:

It could be a nail infection / fungal thing like humans get :?

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This sort of thing occurred to me, but I do not know whether it affects rabbits. I have not seen this problem on the forum during the last year. hence my advice to see a vet about it.