Bio lapis - update post 23

[shelley]

Just sprinkle it over some thing he loves to eat. Buster loves Bio-Lapis, he loves metacam too and was more than happy when the vet put him back on it im sure! The vet told me Bio-Lapis tastes like yoghurt, apparantly she's tasted quite a few of the medicines to see how palletable they are :shock::lol:

 

[Jenson]

Same problem here. Biolapsis in the water and he didn't go near it, plain water and he was straight over. Couldn't risk him not drinking. I was told with the vet I need to be firmer with the syringing but if I can get everything else into him with food I personally don't like to force the stress of syringing.
Didn't know you could sprinkle the powder on food, good idea. It smells really sweet and I don't think Jenson likes sweet much. He loves metacloprimide though!!!

 

[susie bun]

I really have to get this into him. His poos are getting, if anything, smalller and darker despite having fewer pellets and hardly any veg. I know he would go for it like a shot on kale or parsley, but he's not supposed to have them. I don't think I could get him to take enough via syringe, so sprikling is the better option.

I'm a bit disillusioned about his diet. I've tried really hard to improve it, but his poos are not as good as those of my friend's rabbit, who is virtually free fed junion Excel and eats loads of carrots and greens, with little or no hay.

 

[Kermit]

I wouldn't go 100% on the comparison of the poos. I have Herbie & Inca, both the same size, both eat the exact same.....Incas' poos are perfect, large, golden colour....Herbies' poos are much smaller and darker. So i think that some bunnies just naturally have darker smaller poos.

 

[susie bun]

I wouldn't go 100% on the comparison of the poos. I have Herbie & Inca, both the same size, both eat the exact same.....Incas' poos are perfect, large, golden colour....Herbies' poos are much smaller and darker. So i think that some bunnies just naturally have darker smaller poos.

Thanks, that has cheered me up a bit. He does seem well in himself, which, to be honest, my friend's rabbit doesn't.

 

[BattleKat]

Maybe mix it with a small amount of pineapple juice and give it to him first thing in the morning, then if it's still there after an hour give him the option of plain water?

I wouldn't worry too much about his poos either. When I had mine on ings hay they were eating probably 50% more hay than usual but their poos got smaller and darker. As long as they are crumbly and a consistent size (with a consistent diet) I don't think you need to worry too much.