I'm bunny-sitting a dwarf lop for the weekend, who's gorgeous and friendly and really spoilt - but that's the problem, she's rather overspoilt. A friend was meant to be looking after her, but couldn't, so I said I'd do it as I used to board quite a few bunnies and rodents. From first impressions, the owner dotes on her bunny and gives it rather too many treats - she said it wasn't keen on hay either.
Well, I had to work today so she dropped it off while my mum was here. However, when I got it I checked through the bag and there's no staple food. I did tell her I had my own hay, but she did say she'd bring it's veg, treats, etc. so I assumed she'd bring the food.
There's Ravioli treats, Harry Hamster sticks, yoghurt drops, sliced spring greens and a pack of baby carrots, and that's it. And according to my mum, that's all the owner feeds her :?
I wasn't particularly planning on giving her the treats, instead giving her a 'healthy spa' weekend, but now I don't know what to feed her other than hay and her greens and carrots. I don't want to upset her tum, but I don't want to give her just hay, especially if she's not a keen hay eater (though I have several kinds I could try her with)
The bun has a bit of a weepy eye. She's been to the vet, and apparently it's nothing, but now I'm wondering what state this poor bun's teeth are in if she's not eating hay or pellets, and is being given all these sugary treats.
I was also planning on perhaps having a word with the owner when she collects the bun about giving too many treats, and encouraging her to eat hay, but I don't want to be rude. Hopefully as someone working in a petshop, she'll see me as someone trying to give helpful advice, but I don't know whether it's worth printing off some stuff off the internet for her, or even directing her in the direction of this forum. I don't want to offend her, but at the end of the day this is a rabbit's quality of life and I don't want to just ignore it and let the owner carry on like this. I have no doubt she adores her rabbit, and it is such a spoilt bunny, but I imagine the lady has just never heard what she should and shouldn't be feeding it, and assumes anything that says it's safe for buns is OK, and that she can let it eat what it enjoys.
Well, I had to work today so she dropped it off while my mum was here. However, when I got it I checked through the bag and there's no staple food. I did tell her I had my own hay, but she did say she'd bring it's veg, treats, etc. so I assumed she'd bring the food.
There's Ravioli treats, Harry Hamster sticks, yoghurt drops, sliced spring greens and a pack of baby carrots, and that's it. And according to my mum, that's all the owner feeds her :?
I wasn't particularly planning on giving her the treats, instead giving her a 'healthy spa' weekend, but now I don't know what to feed her other than hay and her greens and carrots. I don't want to upset her tum, but I don't want to give her just hay, especially if she's not a keen hay eater (though I have several kinds I could try her with)
The bun has a bit of a weepy eye. She's been to the vet, and apparently it's nothing, but now I'm wondering what state this poor bun's teeth are in if she's not eating hay or pellets, and is being given all these sugary treats.
I was also planning on perhaps having a word with the owner when she collects the bun about giving too many treats, and encouraging her to eat hay, but I don't want to be rude. Hopefully as someone working in a petshop, she'll see me as someone trying to give helpful advice, but I don't know whether it's worth printing off some stuff off the internet for her, or even directing her in the direction of this forum. I don't want to offend her, but at the end of the day this is a rabbit's quality of life and I don't want to just ignore it and let the owner carry on like this. I have no doubt she adores her rabbit, and it is such a spoilt bunny, but I imagine the lady has just never heard what she should and shouldn't be feeding it, and assumes anything that says it's safe for buns is OK, and that she can let it eat what it enjoys.