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Dennis worries

loobers25 said:
Thanks for the reassurance everybun. Unfortunately John wants to see him tomorrow :( now I have the worry of driving to Andover.

On another note. I provided Dennis with lots of fleeceys on the floor as I can see he's a bit doddery and stiff. The floor is non slip and textured but dennis is clumbsy on it. Maple has no problem at all. So I thought it would help his mobility on the floor. They have nearly a 4x4 meter area so I can't cover the floor with hay. What can I use now??

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Could you use something similar to what j&b uses? I think she has got somthing made out of cotton with elephants on it.
 
Oh Dennis you silly rabbit :(

If it’s any consolation Phillip has previously eaten a large amount of carpet, part of a towel and some string before I realised what he was doing and he passed it all absolutely fine. I just fed him lots of wet herbs and high fibre pellets on each occasion.

Sending positive thoughts for you and Dennis xx


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Oh dennis! This leaves me wondering if my bunnies eat their blankeys & fleeces or whether they just chew & scrat at them. Theres enough holes. I really hope he is ok, as others have said this must happen loads. Mousey sounds Denny like movement wise which is why my lounge floor is covered in all sorts of rubbish. I've been researching rugs lately - they work out quite pricey when they are big but I've seen cotton washable ones for about £30 - only about 100cm x 150 though
 
Omi said:
Could you use something similar to what j&b uses? I think she has got somthing made out of cotton with elephants on it.
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Unfortunately I bonded them on a cotton sheet and Dennis ingested a 10p sized hole so that was conviscated. I thought the fleece was thicker so wouldn't be nommy.

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joey&boo said:
Oh dennis! This leaves me wondering if my bunnies eat their blankeys & fleeces or whether they just chew & scrat at them. Theres enough holes. I really hope he is ok, as others have said this must happen loads. Mousey sounds Denny like movement wise which is why my lounge floor is covered in all sorts of rubbish. I've been researching rugs lately - they work out quite pricey when they are big but I've seen cotton washable ones for about £30 - only about 100cm x 150 though
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I've ordered him those oxbow supplements that Mouseys on. I might mention it to John tomorrow. I'm thinking arthritis prehaps? He does a lot of walking rather than hopping

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Asda also do jute rugs about the same size - 28 quid I think. I'd be happy if a bunny chewed that
 
joey&boo said:
Asda also do jute rugs about the same size - 28 quid I think. I'd be happy if a bunny chewed that
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I need to cover the rabbit room in soil and grass I think. Having an eaty rabbit is worrying

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What about seagrass mats? We use those in the corners of the rooms where the rabbits like to dig.


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newbabybuns said:
Oh Dennis! Lola has eaten fleece before, she seemed to have no lasting problems but lost the use of the fleece bed! She used to snuggle and groom it, no idea what caused her to suddenly eat it! it ended up on the outside of her pen instead!

My late Frankie was a pickle too, she ate through a plastic bag to get to the hay inside. The vet said the problem with that was because it was clear it wouldn't show up on X ray unless it caused a blockage. But that passed through too, quite quickly I think as the evening after I decided to break open every single bumble :oops: to look but never did see it so it must have gone through beforehand. Then there was Cookie and the Lino incident! Hopefully Dennis has no lasting issues either. It sounds like lots of bunnies do this sort of thing, they'd probably have people believe we don't feed them! x
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When you disected the poop could you piece together enough to account for the eaten item or was it just a few bits and pieces. Dennis has pooped but I can only identify a small piece as the green fleece

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That's all I have found so far. Unless it's disintegrated?
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loobers25 said:
Thank you. I'm glad you think so

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Try not to worry loobers. Archie has eaten loads of naughty things and they've all come out the other end including fleece and cotton... Even a rubber massage ball. Just keep an eye on his poop like you are doing. Xx
 
Mervinius said:
Try not to worry loobers. Archie has eaten loads of naughty things and they've all come out the other end including fleece and cotton... Even a rubber massage ball. Just keep an eye on his poop like you are doing. Xx
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Thank you Parchie. I have more poops. Live action!

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Hoping that you are all submerged in tons of Dennis poo by now ?

I have a feeling that the only damage done will be to the poor fleece and to your jagged nerves loobs .............. !

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