My vet has said that my fluffballs (pair of 2yo miniature lops. Boy/girl both neutered) are on the cusp of needing to lose weight and I should be careful about their food.
I think the problem is probably too many fenugreek crunchies (3-4 a week each) too many carroties (probably 10 a week each) and too much fresh veg and herbs.
But when the vet asked what they ate, she said she wasn't sure about readigrass - she'd not heard of it and thought that might be the problem.
They live in a shed with a hutch in it. The hutch is lined with a couple if inches of straw then an inch of regular hay. They also have a constantly topped up and regularly changed hayrack. And a 2ft square nestbox full of regular hay, a little alfalfa, a fair amount of readigrass, some herbal garden and some oxbow orchard grass.
And a corner litter tray which they use as a hayrack full of the same. Between changes they probably get daily topups equivalent to a quantity of regular hay the size of both of them, 4-5 handfuls of readigrass, a generous handful of orchard grass, a stingy handful of alfalfa and a generous pinch of herbal garden. They also get 50g of science selective each day to share (I weigh it out).
I assumed the problem was the veg and fresh herbs. (Two bunny bowls a day to share) but could it be the readigrass? Can you spot something else problematic in there?
Please help - I don't want to be hurting them trying to treat them well.
I think the problem is probably too many fenugreek crunchies (3-4 a week each) too many carroties (probably 10 a week each) and too much fresh veg and herbs.
But when the vet asked what they ate, she said she wasn't sure about readigrass - she'd not heard of it and thought that might be the problem.
They live in a shed with a hutch in it. The hutch is lined with a couple if inches of straw then an inch of regular hay. They also have a constantly topped up and regularly changed hayrack. And a 2ft square nestbox full of regular hay, a little alfalfa, a fair amount of readigrass, some herbal garden and some oxbow orchard grass.
And a corner litter tray which they use as a hayrack full of the same. Between changes they probably get daily topups equivalent to a quantity of regular hay the size of both of them, 4-5 handfuls of readigrass, a generous handful of orchard grass, a stingy handful of alfalfa and a generous pinch of herbal garden. They also get 50g of science selective each day to share (I weigh it out).
I assumed the problem was the veg and fresh herbs. (Two bunny bowls a day to share) but could it be the readigrass? Can you spot something else problematic in there?
Please help - I don't want to be hurting them trying to treat them well.