Lately I have become really confused about what to do for Dandi. She's got both a sticky bottom and a lot of her fur is falling out. I think I know whats she's got wrong with her, Sticky Bottom Syndrome and either excessive malting or some mite problem. Food wise I give Dandi Super Rabbit Excel (for small rabbits) hay, water and once a day a bit of carrot or parsley as a treat.
I've asked a few people about this, including posting messages on here, and I've also looked in the books "Collins Family Pet Guide: Rabbits" and the "Rabbitlopedia".
For the Sticky Bottom Syndrome, it says in "Rabbitlopedia" that you have to give hardly any dry food or non at all, a constant supply of hay and gradually introduce vegetables and wild flowers.
My dad asked a friend, who used to breed rabbits and he said just give her the pellets and hay because the pellets have got all the nutritional things in them.
I read in "Rabbitlopedia" that if the rabbit is malting alot and there is dandruff then its a disease which begins with "c" (can't remember off the top of my head) and that you need to give a course of drops or injections. At the moment, my dad is putting flee and mite powder on Dandi and my dad said we should see if that works before doing anything.
I feel that we should take Dandi to the vet, but then again I'm not too sure because I know it will cost a lot of money just for a check up and if all was fine then we'll get cross because we wasted money on a check up (my dad will be anyway).
I really don't know what to do! I hate being an inexperienced rabbit owner, and I know I should care for Dandi a lot better. I really don't know what to do and I'm so confused!
I've asked a few people about this, including posting messages on here, and I've also looked in the books "Collins Family Pet Guide: Rabbits" and the "Rabbitlopedia".
For the Sticky Bottom Syndrome, it says in "Rabbitlopedia" that you have to give hardly any dry food or non at all, a constant supply of hay and gradually introduce vegetables and wild flowers.
My dad asked a friend, who used to breed rabbits and he said just give her the pellets and hay because the pellets have got all the nutritional things in them.
I read in "Rabbitlopedia" that if the rabbit is malting alot and there is dandruff then its a disease which begins with "c" (can't remember off the top of my head) and that you need to give a course of drops or injections. At the moment, my dad is putting flee and mite powder on Dandi and my dad said we should see if that works before doing anything.
I feel that we should take Dandi to the vet, but then again I'm not too sure because I know it will cost a lot of money just for a check up and if all was fine then we'll get cross because we wasted money on a check up (my dad will be anyway).
I really don't know what to do! I hate being an inexperienced rabbit owner, and I know I should care for Dandi a lot better. I really don't know what to do and I'm so confused!