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I'm at a bit of a loss as to the best thing to do.

When ever Skip has veggies or any treats he gets the runs. Not bad enough that they are liquid but runny. Even when he has fresh hay it gives him the runs.

Hence i have stopped giving him any veggies and treats, although he still has fresh hay everyday. He gets 2 small amounts of rabbit excel everyday.

Do you think i should stop the excel and give him more veg as i feel bad that he doesn't get any. When he has the runs he doesn't sem ill or anything but he tends to do them on the carpet which leaves a nice stain and they stink!!

Any advice would be good :lol:
 
i had a problem with mine for the past few days and i was told it was because the hay i had was too green and too fresh,i had to go to the vets and get some pro-biotic to clear it up hth luv samxx
 
There are some buns that cannot tolarate greens and its best just not to give them, having the runs all the time would not be good for your rabbit and would increase the chance of fly strike. Keep to the excel and hay. If it is the new hay then it will soon be older hay and you will no if its that if youv not feed greens. vAL
 
What type of excel is he on? You could try switching to lite as that has higher fibre.

What sort of veg/treats are you feeding him? Does he get a mix or one type? You could try feeding a small bit of just one type and see if you can work out which his tummy is okay with and which not.

Some probiotics sound like a good suggestion too.

With diet you have to go with what works for an individual bunny. Sometimes what should work just doesn't :)

Tam
 
I have been thinking about trying excel lite but do i have to introduce it slowly or can i change straight away?

I make sure i clean up runnys straight away and their are no visable flies in the house (i tend to keep all doors/windows closed even thoughout summer!! As i hate bugs)
 
If you change to Excel light from the normal Excel you should still change it over slowly over a period of no shorter than the 10 days as it is 'different' from what you currently use.

Janice
 
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