Bundozer
Young Bun
Hi, I've made a couple of posts this week regarding the low weight of my rabbits. In particular the continental giant.
This is the second year I have had my rabbits and had them both from 9 weeks of age. At their routine vaccine this year the vet checked teeth and said they have slight spurs on their back teeth (although no health concerns in terms of sores and no problems eating) and to reduce pellets and up hay. They already have a good quality unlimited hay from dustfreehay and have burgess pellets. So I changed their pellets to science selective as noticed they are harder so I thought good for the teeth. They said they will check in 3 months time.
After three months the both have lost weight the Conti gone down from 4kg to 3kg and the dwarf has lost a bit too but still ok, but she does look slimmer to me too.
Someone on here suggested I post some pics for advice on if thin or not. So I'll add the pics here.
My plan of action is, from reading on here, to add some fibafirst, and junior pellets, maybe I'll move back to burgess? As it has some sugars so help to gain weight. Also, I will add some alfalfa hay and oats as a treat. Any other advice would be appreciated.
The rabbits seem happier enough and active. Health is my main aim, Im not after the biggest Conti in the world just a healthy one. If you copy and paste or click the pics should work, I took them this morning from a few different angles.
http://imgur.com/oMLPBl2
http://imgur.com/W15G7nb
http://imgur.com/SHO0VUZ
http://imgur.com/hXne5Va
http://imgur.com/i3VZ9ZE
This is the second year I have had my rabbits and had them both from 9 weeks of age. At their routine vaccine this year the vet checked teeth and said they have slight spurs on their back teeth (although no health concerns in terms of sores and no problems eating) and to reduce pellets and up hay. They already have a good quality unlimited hay from dustfreehay and have burgess pellets. So I changed their pellets to science selective as noticed they are harder so I thought good for the teeth. They said they will check in 3 months time.
After three months the both have lost weight the Conti gone down from 4kg to 3kg and the dwarf has lost a bit too but still ok, but she does look slimmer to me too.
Someone on here suggested I post some pics for advice on if thin or not. So I'll add the pics here.
My plan of action is, from reading on here, to add some fibafirst, and junior pellets, maybe I'll move back to burgess? As it has some sugars so help to gain weight. Also, I will add some alfalfa hay and oats as a treat. Any other advice would be appreciated.
The rabbits seem happier enough and active. Health is my main aim, Im not after the biggest Conti in the world just a healthy one. If you copy and paste or click the pics should work, I took them this morning from a few different angles.
http://imgur.com/oMLPBl2
http://imgur.com/W15G7nb
http://imgur.com/SHO0VUZ
http://imgur.com/hXne5Va
http://imgur.com/i3VZ9ZE