Ozzy'sMummy
Alpha Buck
Ok well not really but he has COMPLETELY changed!!
Up until i changed his diet (I'll explain in a sec) Ozzy would not eat hay and he used to go through a bag of supa forage excel in a month!!
Well now he sits for at least 3hours a day (which i see) eating HAY!! It is unbelievable i never thought he would but he actually does.
I have basically changed his diet from a bowl (yes a bowl ) a day of burgess pellets, brocoli, carrot and unlimited hay (which he wouldn't touch) to a quarter of a bowl of pellets (with fresh grass and dandelion leaves and heads mixed in) every other day and every day he gets a mound of hay (meadow and forage), carrot, brocoli and romaine lettuce (all hidden so he has to routle round to find it all).
I know this is all due to me reducing pellets and I can tell you it is the best thing I have EVER EVER done . I am now going to reduce the quarter of a bowl of pellets down to every monday, thursday, sunday and so on (do you think that'll be ok?).
I really feel as if I am starving him but his persistence at not eating hay caused him to have VERY bad dental problems which i nearly lost him to (he went down to 2kg from 3.3kg in a month) and the vet never noticed so by the time we found a vet that could help him his cheeks were slashed and all sorts .
Well he was spose to go for a check-up 2 weeks ago but he is eating so well, he is maintaining his weight and has got a clean botty I have decided to let this diet really take effect before I take him back as he hates the car in the summer (i'm talking severe panting and getting a runny bum).
I can honestly say it is since I have been on here I have developed this new diet for him and it's all down to all of you that he has completely changed for the better .
Well that was a long post but I hope that it'll be a nice story to read and also will help other rabbit owners with dental buns and give them hope to help their teeth .
XxX
Up until i changed his diet (I'll explain in a sec) Ozzy would not eat hay and he used to go through a bag of supa forage excel in a month!!
Well now he sits for at least 3hours a day (which i see) eating HAY!! It is unbelievable i never thought he would but he actually does.
I have basically changed his diet from a bowl (yes a bowl ) a day of burgess pellets, brocoli, carrot and unlimited hay (which he wouldn't touch) to a quarter of a bowl of pellets (with fresh grass and dandelion leaves and heads mixed in) every other day and every day he gets a mound of hay (meadow and forage), carrot, brocoli and romaine lettuce (all hidden so he has to routle round to find it all).
I know this is all due to me reducing pellets and I can tell you it is the best thing I have EVER EVER done . I am now going to reduce the quarter of a bowl of pellets down to every monday, thursday, sunday and so on (do you think that'll be ok?).
I really feel as if I am starving him but his persistence at not eating hay caused him to have VERY bad dental problems which i nearly lost him to (he went down to 2kg from 3.3kg in a month) and the vet never noticed so by the time we found a vet that could help him his cheeks were slashed and all sorts .
Well he was spose to go for a check-up 2 weeks ago but he is eating so well, he is maintaining his weight and has got a clean botty I have decided to let this diet really take effect before I take him back as he hates the car in the summer (i'm talking severe panting and getting a runny bum).
I can honestly say it is since I have been on here I have developed this new diet for him and it's all down to all of you that he has completely changed for the better .
Well that was a long post but I hope that it'll be a nice story to read and also will help other rabbit owners with dental buns and give them hope to help their teeth .
XxX