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Hay causing excess cecals?!

beckie20

Mama Doe
Is this at all possible?!

I've been using Pure Pastures hay since before Christmas with no problems, and found somewhere that was selling it for £2.60, which is the cheapest I have ever seen it, so I brought 4 bags. Since I've been feeding the hay from these bags - and it's their main hay which they have lots of every day - they've had excess cecals :?

The hay looks and smells the same to me, and given the way they're chowing down on it as soon as I put it in, I assume it tastes as good as normal.

My first thoughts was it must be something in the garden, but there's nothing new in the garden, and I even put them on hutch lockdown for a couple of days (which made me ever so popular :roll:) but there are still excess cecals.

I've more than halved their pellets, which are Bunny Basics T, and the only greens they're getting now is grass for a couple of hours a day, a handful-ish of fresh flat-leaf parsley, and a small handful of dried plantain.

This is driving me crazy :evil: My two are bombproof - they don't get ill!!
 
This happens to my two as well. I have had them to the vets more than once about it and the vet gives them a clean bill of health and says that sometimes they just produce more than they can eat and then they leave them. She made me feel like I was being neurotic! I am the same reduced their pellets, I cut out their greens and just give them herbs and weeds and they have so much hay. but still daily I get excess cecals. So I haven't any advice for you really, but just to say you aren't alone.
 
I could understand if it was a different brand, and I know that every bag of hay is different because it's a natural product, but it just doesn't seem right :?
 
I recall that Santa said her bun, Mavis, gets excess cecals from eating a certain type of hay so it's not completely crazy to think it could be the hay ...... it seems odd that it's only caused a problem with the last few bags but maybe something has changed in the 'production process' recently.

Is it both bunnies or just one?

I would try cutting out all extras and just feed hay plus a small amount of pellets for a few days. If they still have excess cecals, then I would try a different type of hay and see if that helps.
 
I recall that Santa said her bun, Mavis, gets excess cecals from eating a certain type of hay so it's not completely crazy to think it could be the hay ...... it seems odd that it's only caused a problem with the last few bags but maybe something has changed in the 'production process' recently.

Is it both bunnies or just one?

I would try cutting out all extras and just feed hay plus a small amount of pellets for a few days. If they still have excess cecals, then I would try a different type of hay and see if that helps.

Interesting, thanks. I've just ordered some more Pure Pastures from the Hay Experts, where I usually get it from, to see if that makes a difference... perhaps there's a reason why they are able to sell it so cheap :?

I've no idea who it is either. Some days, there are quite a few so I would think it's both of them, but most days, there's just one, but as to who it is, I've no clue!!
 
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