anyone reccomend a good source of critical care food for my giant rabbit not eating

sandysan · Jan 11, 2013

hi

i think i posted in digestive also ,,

clyde has had all xrays and tests and nothing to be found his teeth have been done , he has had injections ,, and still not eating ,, can anyone reccomend a good food i can seringe him with ,, he is a giatn rabbit and he is over 6 k ,, so he will need a lot and i just cant afford to by the sachets as he will need 5 a day and there is only 10 in a box of supreme scince recovery

thanks

Jack's-Jane · Jan 11, 2013

sandysan said:
hi

i think i posted in digestive also ,,

clyde has had all xrays and tests and nothing to be found his teeth have been done , he has had injections ,, and still not eating ,, can anyone reccomend a good food i can seringe him with ,, he is a giatn rabbit and he is over 6 k ,, so he will need a lot and i just cant afford to by the sachets as he will need 5 a day and there is only 10 in a box of supreme scince recovery

thanks

You can make a syringe feed by using the normal pellets you feed. Just boil some water, pour onto some pellets and allow them to soak and become soft. Then mash them into a paste adding a bit more water if needed to obtain a suitable consistency to syringe feed.

Is Clyde still on medication and when will the Vet be seeing him again ?

bunny babe · Jan 11, 2013

I use Oxbow Critical Care, you can get large packs of it from vetsuk quite reasonable but not sure how much a giant would need. The fineblend is easier to syringe but more expensive I think.

Have you tried to water down pellets and let go cool?

Try to tempt him with some strong smelling herbs too, thyme often gets mine eating again. One of mine would eat science selective pellets over her normal ones the other week when she had statis (a friend brought them down for me to try her with)

Mrs. Bunnykins · Jan 11, 2013

You could also steam some of his fresh veg, puree it and then syringe feed it to him. He might even prefer it in a bowl for him to slurp up.

I hope Clyde starts to improve very soon.:thumb:

Babsie · Jan 11, 2013

Mrs. Bunnykins said:
You could also steam some of his fresh veg, puree it and then syringe feed it to him. He might even prefer it in a bowl for him to slurp up.

I hope Clyde starts to improve very soon.:thumb:

That's interesting as I didn't think they could have cooked veg.

anyone reccomend a good source of critical care food for my giant rabbit not eating

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