binkyCodie
Mama Doe
long story short, Luna has been very reluctant to touch our current hay bale from the farm, 2016's crop she loved, 2017's crop.. obviously not so much. I did worry about dental disease but this has all happened (and got worse) when the changes happened to welcome home Orion. I currently have pet remedy, and it has helped, but recently we've gone backwards. my vet agrees it is stress as her teeth are perfect, there isn't any reason for this to happen. her x-rays in November also caught her teeth and they were perfect.
I've offered her in desperation hay cookies (gone within an hour), mint hay a friend gave me and currently she has a toy with hay & forage stuffed inside. all of these things she has been happy to eat so I do think it is her not enjoying the current hay.
my boyfriend did bring up however, as we've gone through the bale, it is very spiky. often I pick it up and am left with splinters in my hands - could this be putting her off also? Orion has no issues and loves the stuff, often pulling it out to roll in it!! she however, seems a bit more picky.
where else can I also get hay from?
I used to order from hay&straw before I got the bales from the farm, but they just feel a bit pricey. I can't fit more than a 5kg bag in my room, and £14 for a 4.5kg bag that will last 2-4 weeks.. mmph.
timothyhay.co.uk sell too big bags for me to fit anywhere, and I don't want to mix the old hay with the new as Luna doesn't like it.
I do mix forage into her hay but she does seem to dig it out and just eat that, really showing her hate for it!!
I've offered her in desperation hay cookies (gone within an hour), mint hay a friend gave me and currently she has a toy with hay & forage stuffed inside. all of these things she has been happy to eat so I do think it is her not enjoying the current hay.
my boyfriend did bring up however, as we've gone through the bale, it is very spiky. often I pick it up and am left with splinters in my hands - could this be putting her off also? Orion has no issues and loves the stuff, often pulling it out to roll in it!! she however, seems a bit more picky.
where else can I also get hay from?
I used to order from hay&straw before I got the bales from the farm, but they just feel a bit pricey. I can't fit more than a 5kg bag in my room, and £14 for a 4.5kg bag that will last 2-4 weeks.. mmph.
timothyhay.co.uk sell too big bags for me to fit anywhere, and I don't want to mix the old hay with the new as Luna doesn't like it.
I do mix forage into her hay but she does seem to dig it out and just eat that, really showing her hate for it!!