Hi, I should probably say that Billy has been off meds for a bit now, and things are mostly OK
However something odd is going on, maybe you can advice. Billy had a really bad episode of bloat, most likely caused by his massive molting. While we were treating him, he stopped molting. Now that he is cured, he has started again, molting what remains of his winter fur.
This had made him go off food a bit (still eats, but less), and he spent the whole day sleeping (not looking poorly, but sleeping, as if he had just ran a marathon).
Rabbits are supposed to eat more when they are molting, to compensate for the energy spent growing the new fur, but Billy hasn't. Some days he is super energetic, and some he just wants to rest.
I don't want to start with his gut medicines again, so what can I do to give him a hand?
However something odd is going on, maybe you can advice. Billy had a really bad episode of bloat, most likely caused by his massive molting. While we were treating him, he stopped molting. Now that he is cured, he has started again, molting what remains of his winter fur.
This had made him go off food a bit (still eats, but less), and he spent the whole day sleeping (not looking poorly, but sleeping, as if he had just ran a marathon).
Rabbits are supposed to eat more when they are molting, to compensate for the energy spent growing the new fur, but Billy hasn't. Some days he is super energetic, and some he just wants to rest.
I don't want to start with his gut medicines again, so what can I do to give him a hand?