I have a dwarf Dutch called Jacob. He is overweight. He is now confined to one room after single handedly destroying my house, cables, fireplaces, phone leads, cooker lead, weeing over carpets to destruction point etc.
Since being banished to one room he is alot cleaner, the odd miss though all urine hits the two trays he has so great for me. There are no cables in Jacobs room so safe too, it is sunny, has a single bed, a pine one so heaps of room underneath and enough space for him to run, do laps etc. He is happy.
He has been attending the weightwatchers at vets, just been and heavier than ever been, weight gain each time. He has Russel Rabbit reduced as per instructions of vet via RR HQ. I got him diet food, he didn't eat. he nibbles a bit of hay, every kind he has including Timothy. He has foraging hay too, not touched. He has treat balls which I put food in, not interested unless treats in it.
He eats alot of greenstuff, a variety to include dandelion leaves, cat grass, cabbage, kalde, sprouting brocolli, parsley, a bit of apple no pips or core, a bit of banana or a grape seedless, not a fan of carrots will eat tops, nor brocolli.
I do my best but he gets fatter. He also has a damaged nerve in his face and I fear less sight and hearing on that side so if I take him out he is afraid and runs back in. He cannot go back to the house house as i rent from Mum and she went mad at the mess, i still have floorboards in some places as carpet got too damaged.
Any help please, the nurse said to reduce food more and exercise more but I don't know what to do. he will run around the house but i really can't let him due to the damage. i feel so awful for that, i want him to have fredom but he is so messy when he has total freedom and I like having a clean house and not poo on my socks that I've walked in all the time!
Since being banished to one room he is alot cleaner, the odd miss though all urine hits the two trays he has so great for me. There are no cables in Jacobs room so safe too, it is sunny, has a single bed, a pine one so heaps of room underneath and enough space for him to run, do laps etc. He is happy.
He has been attending the weightwatchers at vets, just been and heavier than ever been, weight gain each time. He has Russel Rabbit reduced as per instructions of vet via RR HQ. I got him diet food, he didn't eat. he nibbles a bit of hay, every kind he has including Timothy. He has foraging hay too, not touched. He has treat balls which I put food in, not interested unless treats in it.
He eats alot of greenstuff, a variety to include dandelion leaves, cat grass, cabbage, kalde, sprouting brocolli, parsley, a bit of apple no pips or core, a bit of banana or a grape seedless, not a fan of carrots will eat tops, nor brocolli.
I do my best but he gets fatter. He also has a damaged nerve in his face and I fear less sight and hearing on that side so if I take him out he is afraid and runs back in. He cannot go back to the house house as i rent from Mum and she went mad at the mess, i still have floorboards in some places as carpet got too damaged.
Any help please, the nurse said to reduce food more and exercise more but I don't know what to do. he will run around the house but i really can't let him due to the damage. i feel so awful for that, i want him to have fredom but he is so messy when he has total freedom and I like having a clean house and not poo on my socks that I've walked in all the time!