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Skinny, moulty bunnies

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lottielouise

Wise Old Thumper
Anyone's moulting bunnies gone rather skinny?

Sophie and Artie are my 'fluffy' bunnies, and they seem really skinny at the minute!

Would I be wise to give them a bit extra to nibble on, to help them in their moult?
 
lottielouise said:
Anyone's moulting bunnies gone rather skinny?

Sophie and Artie are my 'fluffy' bunnies, and they seem really skinny at the minute!

Would I be wise to give them a bit extra to nibble on, to help them in their moult?
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Yes! Benji is having a big moult and feels very very skinny in the last week. However, he's also recently bonded and so it may be that his wifey is eating his share of the food. I've been feeding them separately just in case and I've been giving him a bit extra:)
 
It does take extra protein to grow new fur so you could temporarily increase pellets slightly. Are you sure they are actually skinnier though - try weighing them. Whilst the new fur is growing in it's shorter which can make it look like they are more skinny than they are as you can see the outline of their body that would usually be rounded off by the fluff.
 
I thought Spenser had lost a lot of weight, but when I asked the vet to weigh him last week he was only marginally down on when he was eighed last in April. He's a lionhead cross and had grown an awful lot of extra fur over the very cold winter of last year.
 
So glad you posted this as I was starting to worry about Tilly who seems skinny at the moment. She's just had a major moult and a bonding so this has put my mind at rest thanks:D Just to be doubly sure we have a vet appointment anyway this week so I'll get her weight checked :)
 
Tamsin said:
It does take extra protein to grow new fur so you could temporarily increase pellets slightly. Are you sure they are actually skinnier though - try weighing them. Whilst the new fur is growing in it's shorter which can make it look like they are more skinny than they are as you can see the outline of their body that would usually be rounded off by the fluff.
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I can feel breast bone, they are definately skinnier, and artie has recently went through a bond too, think I might up pellets for a few days see if there is a noticable difference
 
daisy is short haired so no problem but both topsy and whiskey are shedding giant chunks, i sit there pulling it out lol, theyve never moulted this much before its huge. But yes they both seem skinnier and...smaller :?
 
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