Willowsmum
Mama Doe
Hi :wave: does nine give their bunny papaya tablets? How many? It says on the pot 1-2 per day but I think that's a lot?? :shock:
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Papaya tablets
- Thread starter Willowsmum
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No - why do you want to?
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
I have never given them to my Rabbits xx
Willowsmum
Mama Doe
Because willow had two blockages which I'm sure was caused by his massive moult. I read that papaya tablets can help digestion. I have been giving him them (he thinks they are treats 
) but not everyday so am I doing right thing ? :shock:
) but not everyday so am I doing right thing ? :shock:
Willowsmum
Mama Doe
I know, apparently it's the same principle with papaya tabs, but some dispute it still, I thought it was worth a try. They are made by oxbow an cheaper than a vet bill :shock:
I used them. The bunny now lives with friends but she still gets them sometimes, for moulting.
I gave her two a day for a while if she was moulting or for a couple of days if there had been some stressful event, tailing off to one. She'd only had one episode of stasis specifically, and another of refusing certain foods for a few days, but I'd had high vet bills for various things (including another rabbit) so I was very keen to avoid further visits. Whether it was coincidental or not she didn't have any stasis or health problems whilst on the papaya tablets. Like your buns she loved them, like they were sweets. They contain no sugar, and sugar is the reason pineapple juice is sometimes warned against. The levels of the relevant enzymes are also much higher in the tablets than in juice. All I can say is that the papaya tablets did her no harm - and may have done some good.
I gave her two a day for a while if she was moulting or for a couple of days if there had been some stressful event, tailing off to one. She'd only had one episode of stasis specifically, and another of refusing certain foods for a few days, but I'd had high vet bills for various things (including another rabbit) so I was very keen to avoid further visits. Whether it was coincidental or not she didn't have any stasis or health problems whilst on the papaya tablets. Like your buns she loved them, like they were sweets. They contain no sugar, and sugar is the reason pineapple juice is sometimes warned against. The levels of the relevant enzymes are also much higher in the tablets than in juice. All I can say is that the papaya tablets did her no harm - and may have done some good.
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