Hi everyone,
I have a 2yr old lop who has never eaten hay or straw or even shown any interest in it, no matter what make I buy. He eats veg and supa rabbit excel - no problems there but I need to get him on hay.
He has had a couple of dentals for spurs on back teeth and we now need to tackle the hay eating problem to try and help reduce the time between required dentals.
I have had some advice from the vet who says that we have to be cruel to be kind and cut down his pellets so that he's hungry enough to have a go with the hay.
I just wondered if anyone can offer any advice and whilst I'm confident he could take losing a few pounds from his middle, I am not looking forward to the begging face he can put on so well!!
Thanks,
Helen.
I have a 2yr old lop who has never eaten hay or straw or even shown any interest in it, no matter what make I buy. He eats veg and supa rabbit excel - no problems there but I need to get him on hay.
He has had a couple of dentals for spurs on back teeth and we now need to tackle the hay eating problem to try and help reduce the time between required dentals.
I have had some advice from the vet who says that we have to be cruel to be kind and cut down his pellets so that he's hungry enough to have a go with the hay.
I just wondered if anyone can offer any advice and whilst I'm confident he could take losing a few pounds from his middle, I am not looking forward to the begging face he can put on so well!!
Thanks,
Helen.