Buddy's Human
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I need some advice with my bun's tummy issues please.
Buddy gets bad gas pretty much every two weeks, it started about four months ago when he first started moulting. We got him from a rescue and were told he was vet checked and perfectly healthy and he was for a while. He's 13 months and neutered, they had him on muesli in the rescue but I gradually got him off it. The problem with Bud is he won't eat hay, I tried many types, he's got timothy, oat hay, barn forage, orchard hay, a mix of hay and chamomile and readigrass available at all times but really he only eats readigrass. Our vet thinks it's the reason for all Bud's trouble, he doesn't get enough fibre to break down the hair he ingests. We do groom Buddy but it's always a struggle as he hates being handled, my partner holds him for me and I brush him, it's very stressful for all of us. I also give Buddy Excell herb mixes that he likes but they are just treats although he would eat them all the time if he could. He gets 2 table spoons of Excell pellets for adult rabbits a day and a small daily salad of kale, parsley, mint, basil, coriander, watercress, rocket, slice of carrot, babycorn and red pepper. I listed this to see if you think this is the right diet, my vet says it is but I'd like some outside input please. We have visited our vet many times about it, so often she actually gave me more meds so I can put Bud on them without visiting her when he needs them. I usually start off with a 1 ml dose of Infacol every hour then he gets 0.9 ml of Domperidone and 0.24 ml of Zantac twice daily for up to five days. He had an x-ray done a month ago that showed nothing wrong, he will have his molars checked next week as I and our vet want to find if there's any medical reason why he won't have hay or if he's just picky. I'd love any input, Buddy is my first rabbit and I want to look after him as well as possible so if you think I got his diet wrong feel free to point it out. I do trust our vet and she's pretty good with Buddy although she does not specialise in rabbits, I couldn't find a rabbit savvy vet in Colchester. Thank you all in advance.
Buddy gets bad gas pretty much every two weeks, it started about four months ago when he first started moulting. We got him from a rescue and were told he was vet checked and perfectly healthy and he was for a while. He's 13 months and neutered, they had him on muesli in the rescue but I gradually got him off it. The problem with Bud is he won't eat hay, I tried many types, he's got timothy, oat hay, barn forage, orchard hay, a mix of hay and chamomile and readigrass available at all times but really he only eats readigrass. Our vet thinks it's the reason for all Bud's trouble, he doesn't get enough fibre to break down the hair he ingests. We do groom Buddy but it's always a struggle as he hates being handled, my partner holds him for me and I brush him, it's very stressful for all of us. I also give Buddy Excell herb mixes that he likes but they are just treats although he would eat them all the time if he could. He gets 2 table spoons of Excell pellets for adult rabbits a day and a small daily salad of kale, parsley, mint, basil, coriander, watercress, rocket, slice of carrot, babycorn and red pepper. I listed this to see if you think this is the right diet, my vet says it is but I'd like some outside input please. We have visited our vet many times about it, so often she actually gave me more meds so I can put Bud on them without visiting her when he needs them. I usually start off with a 1 ml dose of Infacol every hour then he gets 0.9 ml of Domperidone and 0.24 ml of Zantac twice daily for up to five days. He had an x-ray done a month ago that showed nothing wrong, he will have his molars checked next week as I and our vet want to find if there's any medical reason why he won't have hay or if he's just picky. I'd love any input, Buddy is my first rabbit and I want to look after him as well as possible so if you think I got his diet wrong feel free to point it out. I do trust our vet and she's pretty good with Buddy although she does not specialise in rabbits, I couldn't find a rabbit savvy vet in Colchester. Thank you all in advance.