Has any one used this product/any advice on tummy trouble?

[shelley]

Has any one used the ‘Tummy Care’ product? I thought I might give it a go if its any good. Although I cant really see anything in the ingredients that will help

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/guinea...-rabbits-guinea-pigs+rats-100ml/invt/0303690/

I’m still having trouble with Buster but I cant figure out if he’s simply eating too much and is having excess ceacels that he isn’t eating or if they are squidgy poo’s. He doesn’t get much in the way of pellets but he has a cabbage leaf a day, maybe two. I stopped giving him veg for a while and it didn’t improve the poop situation.

He is always treading in the squidgy poo so they always end up in a sticky mess on his blankets and his feet so maybe they look worse than they are. I think what I’m getting at is I don’t know if it’s a problem or not? The wee situation keeps dying down then flaring up again (sometimes he just wee’s every where for a few days, he cant hold it in long enough to get to his litter tray, it smells more than normal and is bright orange but the vets have tested for infections etc and have said its sistitus which can happen when a rabbits gut flora and bacterica in their bladder is imbalanced by lots of antibiotics which Buster has recent had)

He is fine in himself, happy, bouncy and full of life, eating like a horse and still wanting lots of attention so he certainly isn’t acting ill. I don’t really want yet more treatment from the vets incase it makes it worse but I’m worried this will still continue and that I might be missing something serious? Any thoughts would be really appreciated

Thanks all x

 

[GrahamL]

It's got a pre-biotic in it, but is made of carrot juice, so is going to be full of sugar, which is detrimental to the gut.
I wouldn't use it personally. Something like fibreplex would be much more beneficial i'd think?

 

[shelley]

Hmm as i thought, i'll steer clear.

He's been on Fibrevore for almost 2 months now, since his operation and its not changed anything, he still has squidgy poos at least 2-3 times a day :?

He's also been on Bio-Lapis which is a powdered probiotic specially for buns and that didnt really make any difference either? Do you think im being too impatient?

My other concern is that whist he is like this my vet has said that she isnt prepared have his myxi jab done. It should have been done next week but she wont do it until January and he has shown signs of improvement. She thinks that with both gut and bladder issues it'll tip him off the edge and he wont have enough immunity.

He has started putting weight back on though which is good (he stopped eating for about 2 weeks after his op)

 

[GrahamL]

Have you tried Protexin Pro-fibre pellets?

 

[shelley]

No i havent... he's currently on Excel which i know can be bad for gut problems (The Junior/Dwarf one)

At this stage do you think it would be good to change his food or should i consult my vet before i do it? I was thinking of changing his food but then decided not to because i was worried id make him worse

 

[GrahamL]

no no, sorry my bad, they arent a REPLACEMENT pellet, but they help with absorbtion of foods and add fibre to the diet. They are a complimentary feed.

They are these;

http://www.vetuk.co.uk/rabbit-suppl...rotexin-pro-fibre-for-rabbits-800g-pot-p-1178

You add a scope or two per day to their diet based on the tub and it helps.

Ginger lives on them to stop her getting excess caecs and dysbiosis

 

[shelley]

Ah ok! I'll definatly give that a go then! I cant see it doing any harm. Thanks Gray