My rabbit has been passing big soft Cecotropes on and off for several months , I cut out greens initially thinking that was the cause, and also changed from a mix to a pellet food (slowly) however there doesnt seem much improvement, she is now on a complete hay diet, meadow, oat, timothy grass, I cant find anywhere that says if I need to get additional vits and mins which presumably a hay diet doesnt provide ?? also there is no mention of dried herbs dandelions etc??
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Cecotropes, assistance please
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
This is a good pellet free diet sheet
https://www.harcourt-brown.co.uk/ar...heets/recommended-diet-for-adult-rabbits/view
https://www.harcourt-brown.co.uk/ar...heets/recommended-diet-for-adult-rabbits/view
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
I'm intrigued: it lists prunus sp. as options yet 'common knowledge' is that prunus is all 'unsafe' :lol:
Prunus species covers a wide variety of plants. I wouldn't feed any of the laurel bush (or any other evergreen), but eg plum branches and leaves are fine.
Frances Harcourt Brown is a very well known (retired) specialist rabbit vet. She has written some of the definitive veterinary textbooks on rabbits. I trust her advice.
