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is he overweight?

skgreene

skgreene

Warren Scout
How much should a standard male rex (approx 11mths old) weight as the vet said harry was a bit chubby yesterday (OH took him but didnt ask what he should weigh :roll:) and could do with lossing some weight he weighs 2.05kg atm
 
anybody? he weighs 2.05kg but all the information on rex say he should weigh 3.1kg so im confused :?
 
I'm not an expert, but from my experience a vet's reluctant to tell you even when your bun is overweight, so he probably could do with losing a couple of bunny ponds! :lol: Have you any bigger piccies? It'd be easier to tell from them. What do you feed him and how much exercise does he get? Those are the 2 crucial points, like with humans.
 
hes freerange bun and goes out 2-3times in the garden for 40mins but he doesnt do much :roll: he was having 20g of wagg but im changing him excel adult light and only tbsp about 12g ish lots of hay and handful of veg, no i dnt as camera broken


sorry to go off course hws gulliver? (sp.)
 
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skgreene said:
hes freerange bun and goes out 2-3times in the garden for 40mins but he doesnt do much :roll: he was having 20g of wagg but im changing him excel adult light and only tbsp about 12g ish lots of hay and handful of veg, no i dnt as camera broken


sorry to go off course hws gulliver? (sp.)
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Doesn't sound like he'd be overweight to me! :? I've come to the conclusion though that vets know :censored: all about rabbits! :lol: If he's happy and active I don't think you need to worry.

Thanks for asking about Gullie! I'm jumping every time the blimmin' phone goes, but I still haven't heard. :(
 
ok thanks ill trust myself i do think he could loss a couple grams but not 300-500g she said maybe 50g. Well hope you hear something soonm thanks
 
Is your vet good with rabbits? If not, I wonder if they thought he was fat as he's a rex - rexes tend to have all their folds and wobbly bits more visible than a regular furred bunny! :lol:

I went for those free Rabbit Awareness Week health checks at the vet and the nurse explained to me that a bunny of a healthy weight should have the following characteristics....
- Hip bones, ribs and spine easily felt but are rounded, not sharp (Ribs feel like a pocket full of pens apparently!).
- No abdominal buldge.
- Rump area is flat.

:wave:
 
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