Jackaroonie
Mama Doe
Hi Everyone , I was not sure whether to post this in the diet section or the health. So I've posted it here hope that is okay.
As most of you know Flopsy is a dental bunny, he wont touch hay as other rabbits do and only occasionally has a strand or two every now and then but its not very often at all unfortunately. Recently I have been noticing he's been loosing weight and obviously because he does not eat hay his poo is not very good at all as his gut is not constantly on the go, I cant give him any more pellets as the amount they are getting at the moment is affecting Lily's hay eating as it is. I just give them an egg cup of pellets morning and night and obviously they do have unlimited hay if he does choose to eat it. The problem I am having is that because he's not eating hay as he should Like Pickle & Pixie his gut is not constantly moving so when he does need a GA it takes a long time to get him back to his usual self and he normally goes into stasis like he did after his dental in February
I just do not know what to do to improve his diet but at the moment its really affecting Lily's hay eating the amount of pellets they are getting, they only get an egg cup twice a day but that as it is, is far too much. I only give P&P a table spoon of pellets twice a day as the rest of their diet is 90% hay and they are the most fantastic hay eaters. Im just not sure what we can do for the best, I don't think separating flopsy and Lily so Flopsy could be given a higher calcium and fibre diet would be very fair but it could be a possibility.
Flopsy does like Alfalfa hay surprisingly but as you know its very high in calcium and obviously very expensive so I would not be able to provide a constant supply if Lily would just eat it. However I am happy to get it for Flopsy as long as it is for him only. I just don't know what we can give him to keep his gut constantly on the go?
I've ordered some Timothy and Rye and INGS hay the other day and it might possibly be here tomorrow or should be here early next week Im hoping one of them will take Flopsy's fancy but im not holding my hopes up. Is there any other things high in fibre to give Flopsy to help keep his gut healthy as it should be OR any other suggestions would be great. Im just so worried and I want what's best for my rabbit's and their dietary needs.
I will be trying to get an appointment to seen John next week regarding Flopsy's weight loss. I Just hope he does not need another dental, I just don't know how he would cope with another GA so soon especially as he went into stasis after his last dental back in february. Im wondering if there could be another problem going on with Flopsy as I have also noticed some wee's outside of the litter tray which is not like him. Im just really hoping he does not have heart problems.
As most of you know Flopsy is a dental bunny, he wont touch hay as other rabbits do and only occasionally has a strand or two every now and then but its not very often at all unfortunately. Recently I have been noticing he's been loosing weight and obviously because he does not eat hay his poo is not very good at all as his gut is not constantly on the go, I cant give him any more pellets as the amount they are getting at the moment is affecting Lily's hay eating as it is. I just give them an egg cup of pellets morning and night and obviously they do have unlimited hay if he does choose to eat it. The problem I am having is that because he's not eating hay as he should Like Pickle & Pixie his gut is not constantly moving so when he does need a GA it takes a long time to get him back to his usual self and he normally goes into stasis like he did after his dental in February
I just do not know what to do to improve his diet but at the moment its really affecting Lily's hay eating the amount of pellets they are getting, they only get an egg cup twice a day but that as it is, is far too much. I only give P&P a table spoon of pellets twice a day as the rest of their diet is 90% hay and they are the most fantastic hay eaters. Im just not sure what we can do for the best, I don't think separating flopsy and Lily so Flopsy could be given a higher calcium and fibre diet would be very fair but it could be a possibility.
Flopsy does like Alfalfa hay surprisingly but as you know its very high in calcium and obviously very expensive so I would not be able to provide a constant supply if Lily would just eat it. However I am happy to get it for Flopsy as long as it is for him only. I just don't know what we can give him to keep his gut constantly on the go?
I've ordered some Timothy and Rye and INGS hay the other day and it might possibly be here tomorrow or should be here early next week Im hoping one of them will take Flopsy's fancy but im not holding my hopes up. Is there any other things high in fibre to give Flopsy to help keep his gut healthy as it should be OR any other suggestions would be great. Im just so worried and I want what's best for my rabbit's and their dietary needs.
I will be trying to get an appointment to seen John next week regarding Flopsy's weight loss. I Just hope he does not need another dental, I just don't know how he would cope with another GA so soon especially as he went into stasis after his last dental back in february. Im wondering if there could be another problem going on with Flopsy as I have also noticed some wee's outside of the litter tray which is not like him. Im just really hoping he does not have heart problems.