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Wise Old Thumper
Lopsy's got thinner: his backbone is way too pronounced. We fix it by giving him extra pellets (a whole third of a scoop to himself! :O) for a few days and then he's fine again, before it creeps back out. Aboleth's fine, 'just right' in feel. He's eating fine, although as Matt (OH) pointed out he's not always smart enough to come to the forage place before Aboleth's been there for 5-10mins (and you all know how fast fresh forage can disappear!). But I've also noticed something: he's not really eating the current hay. I fed him some of their old hay I found lying around and he was proper going for it, as was Aboleth, but he seems less interested in the hay generally, and even Aboleth isn't really tucking in. They'll eat a whole hay cookie in an afternoon though, and Lopsy will hoover the bits up afterwards. Poos are fine, for summer And caecotroph output is normal: no extras hanging around but he's definitely eating some.
The current hay is short, stalky stuff and it seems they prefer long and stalky but with 'leafier' bits mixed in. I thought they'd hate the previous hay but they were all over it! Shows how much I know :roll: :lol: I can't really fit another bale in RIGHT now and I'm reticent about getting smaller portions as it's so expensive: I like to see what I'm getting and have a squeeze, so online is out, I'm afraid (I'm spoiled by having a car and time :roll. But I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and purchase a small portion if I can find the right stuff, as it's the next best thing to try.
They're due for their RHD-Myxo this month, so I'm not worried about getting him into the vet sooner rather than later. Lopsy's a very hands-off rabbit in a lot of ways: no attempt at picking him up has ever resulted in 0 injuries, even at the vets' :S He doesn't like being restrained either. I suppose I'm lucky I can touch any part of him if he's distracted by food: he's very tolerant of a good bum-feel (poo/bum check), ears being pulled about and a tummy rub as long as he's got at least three feet on the floor or other non-moving object!
Anything else I could try pre-vet visit?
The current hay is short, stalky stuff and it seems they prefer long and stalky but with 'leafier' bits mixed in. I thought they'd hate the previous hay but they were all over it! Shows how much I know :roll: :lol: I can't really fit another bale in RIGHT now and I'm reticent about getting smaller portions as it's so expensive: I like to see what I'm getting and have a squeeze, so online is out, I'm afraid (I'm spoiled by having a car and time :roll. But I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and purchase a small portion if I can find the right stuff, as it's the next best thing to try.
They're due for their RHD-Myxo this month, so I'm not worried about getting him into the vet sooner rather than later. Lopsy's a very hands-off rabbit in a lot of ways: no attempt at picking him up has ever resulted in 0 injuries, even at the vets' :S He doesn't like being restrained either. I suppose I'm lucky I can touch any part of him if he's distracted by food: he's very tolerant of a good bum-feel (poo/bum check), ears being pulled about and a tummy rub as long as he's got at least three feet on the floor or other non-moving object!
Anything else I could try pre-vet visit?
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