Fellie
Warren Veteran
Lenny went in on Tuesday for a dental - turns out he didn't actually need one as the spurs were so small.
The history of this was:
Wednesday last week he wasn't interesting in his morning pellets, reluctantly ate a fenugreek but happily chomped on hay. He ran towards the pellets keenly enough but didn't eat any. I got him some fresh herbs a bit later and he chomped them and then ate pellets and was back to normal after that.
Friday last week - same thing happened. Not interested in pellets but would eat fresh herbs and hay.
So I took him into vets and nothing untoward was found but suspect spurs on teeth. Again, he was eating pellets by this time.
What they did find on Tuesday was a very large ball of poop attached to his bottom - something I've missed as to be honest - I've neglected the bottom checks recently
- yes, I felt like a very bad bunny mum and terribly guilty.
So they've suggested I cut back on this pellets to get him to lose some weight so he can clean himself properly BUT he's not over weight - I can feel his ribs and hip bones without trying and I'd say he's slightly under weight myself.
He's not good a eating his cecals I do know that and in the past I've cut his food way back and he lost so much weight but still didn't eat his cecals - and now they getting stuck to him.
I'm not sure what to do - I don't want him losing weight - it didn't work before anyway. He's not a rabbit that I can handle either for bum washes...but with summer round the corner I need to get this under control (fly strike etc) and I can't have him collecting balls of poop on his bottom either.
At a bit of a loss really. The vets are now doing 'vet nurse' appointments so I can take him along there regularly to do bum checks but he needs to clean himself too. Is he just perhaps lazy lad? any suggestions?
The history of this was:
Wednesday last week he wasn't interesting in his morning pellets, reluctantly ate a fenugreek but happily chomped on hay. He ran towards the pellets keenly enough but didn't eat any. I got him some fresh herbs a bit later and he chomped them and then ate pellets and was back to normal after that.
Friday last week - same thing happened. Not interested in pellets but would eat fresh herbs and hay.
So I took him into vets and nothing untoward was found but suspect spurs on teeth. Again, he was eating pellets by this time.
What they did find on Tuesday was a very large ball of poop attached to his bottom - something I've missed as to be honest - I've neglected the bottom checks recently
- yes, I felt like a very bad bunny mum and terribly guilty.So they've suggested I cut back on this pellets to get him to lose some weight so he can clean himself properly BUT he's not over weight - I can feel his ribs and hip bones without trying and I'd say he's slightly under weight myself.
He's not good a eating his cecals I do know that and in the past I've cut his food way back and he lost so much weight but still didn't eat his cecals - and now they getting stuck to him.
I'm not sure what to do - I don't want him losing weight - it didn't work before anyway. He's not a rabbit that I can handle either for bum washes...but with summer round the corner I need to get this under control (fly strike etc) and I can't have him collecting balls of poop on his bottom either.
At a bit of a loss really. The vets are now doing 'vet nurse' appointments so I can take him along there regularly to do bum checks but he needs to clean himself too. Is he just perhaps lazy lad? any suggestions?
