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cecotropes ? too many?

Lea-Anne

Lea-Anne

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Can a rabbit do 'too many' ? Vince always seems to have them in 'trails' left about...:? We asked our vet and she gave him a thorough health check and he did a normal poo right there and then ( large and golden) and said ' well that looks like the ideal rabbit poo. ' :lol:

We have held off his veg and he gets a tiny amount of pellets and tons of hay. He has a small bowl of porridge in the evening. Could it be this?

Any comments greatly received :thumb:
 
How much porridge is there in the small bowl? I would say its almost certainly that, it's not really a natural part of bunny diet so completely the wrong balance of nutrients for a healthy bun. Is there a particular reason he is needing the porridge, is it because you feel it will help to keep him warm or because he needs to put on weight, for instance?

Personally I would only feed up to a teaspoonful of porridge made with water daily if he really needs it, I would definitely cut way back from a bowlful as it's just not going to be good for him in the long term. Good luck x
 
Santa said:
How much porridge is there in the small bowl? I would say its almost certainly that, it's not really a natural part of bunny diet so completely the wrong balance of nutrients for a healthy bun. Is there a particular reason he is needing the porridge, is it because you feel it will help to keep him warm or because he needs to put on weight, for instance?

Personally I would only feed up to a teaspoonful of porridge made with water daily if he really needs it, I would definitely cut way back from a bowlful as it's just not going to be good for him in the long term. Good luck x
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Thanks hun. He was really sickily as a youngster - had a bad start in life (siblings died from cocci and he came to us with snuffles). He was major underweight ( less than a kg) so we were feeding him up. He loves his porridge now but yes probably should be cutting back as he's perfectly healthy now :oops:
 
I'd guess porridge is the culprit too. Ideally you shouldn't see any caecotrophs - of my 11 rabbits there are 7 from whom I've never seen a caecotroph.

There shouldn't be any need to hold back a healthy selection of green leafy veggies, along with a decent measure of a quality pellet like A&P or SS
 
BB Mommy said:
I'd guess porridge is the culprit too. Ideally you shouldn't see any caecotrophs - of my 11 rabbits there are 7 from whom I've never seen a caecotroph.

There shouldn't be any need to hold back a healthy selection of green leafy veggies, along with a decent measure of a quality pellet like A&P or SS
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Thanks BB Mommy. Porridge is no longer on the menu. Will slowly add greens. Already feeding A&P.
 
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