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Thank you.I really hope all will go well for Casper today
Thank you, too.Lots of vibes for Casper today xx
Thank you, Zoobec and IM. They're back home and Casper's already running around, and Sophie's eaten some hay already. Hopefully Casper will start eating soon, too, but it usually takes a few days before he's back to eating normally, so we'll see.
Oh, I forgot to ask! I'll send them a message tomorrow. Does hay and forage have enough vitamin D? That's the one I always worry about, since they're indoor bunnies and don't get any direct sunlight, except for Casper's short trips to the balcony. And I know vitamin D is important for their teeth, too.I think that's pretty sensible. Cucumber is pretty much all water so I can't see it keeping him full for long. I personally wouldn't worry too much about needing nutrition from pellets as hay & forage would provide enough. Did your vet say whether they thought the change in hay could have caused the spur to develop so quickly?
Oh, I forgot to ask! I'll send them a message tomorrow. Does hay and forage have enough vitamin D? That's the one I always worry about, since they're indoor bunnies and don't get any direct sunlight, except for Casper's short trips to the balcony. And I know vitamin D is important for their teeth, too.
Ooh, Frances Harcourt-Brown does sound like someone who would know, yes, so if she thought that was fine and doesn't feed her own bunnies pellets it's very likely okay... I know when I took Sophie to the vet once because she kept gaining weight that they said, too, that I could stop feeding pellets, so I guess my vet thinks that's okay, too... Still, I can't help but worry. I did some research once into vitamin D in hay and apparently it really depended on... something I've forgotten, so it's not guaranteed that there's much vitamin D in it depending on the circumstances.now theres a question ...not one i can confidently answer . You could ask your vet while you're asking about the hay maybe. The reason I don't think nuggets are important is that for 20 odd years I saw Frances Harcourt-Brown as my vet. She was happy to put my (fat) bunny on a hay only diet. She feeds her own bunnies forage, hay & tiny bits of fruit - no nuggets. She always said the best diet is closest to a natural rabbits diet. I know wildies sunbathe so its different but I do think she'd raise it as a concern (her expertise was in rabbit dentistry & digestive stuff...to be fair she was awesome at it all)
I wonder what source the vitamin D in pellets comes from? You've got me wondering & googling now
Here's a little video of Casper: https://imgur.com/II2dN2g It's a bit dark as I only have a small light on in their room at night.