oatmealbunbun
Active Member
Hello
I'm new here and decided to ask any of you that would be willing to help my poor bunny out...
I just got my bunny about 1 and a half months ago !!! I was told he was about 2 and a half months old. I did plenty of research before I got him since he is my first bunny !!! I am feeding him the pellets the breeder was feeding him (alfalfa based pellets nice and green no treats and such in it) and alfalfa hay !!!
About a week ago I noticed his poop was small and he had gas. He was also shedding like crazy and I had been brushing him every single day. I knew that gas in bunnies is very painful and took him to the vet right away. Our vet was supper nice and kinda told me I was freaking out over something that could be fixed if I was feeding him correctly because it turns out that he is actually about 4 or 5 months old. She gave me critical care and told me to give him some pineapple juice mixed with water to help him with his digestion. Also to feed him veggies since he is old enough to have them !!! he eat his critical care and was a happy bunny his poop got big again and he started to eat some pellets. By this time I thought it would be a good idea to start veggies and also change his pellets to oxbow. well everything was fine until saturday afternoon he had diarrhea (or liquidi type stool with clumps) which i'm thinking is his cecetropes (?) because he licked it right up and gas again .. I took his pellets and veg away and he is still eating plenty of hay I also started to feed him critical care and simethicone drops. he drinks water on his own also.
anyways I know it was my fault he is sick again because there was to many changes to his diet. my question is ... if there is anything else I can do for him right now while his tummy is upset?
I feel so bad for him please help !!!
Thank you!!!
I'm new here and decided to ask any of you that would be willing to help my poor bunny out...
I just got my bunny about 1 and a half months ago !!! I was told he was about 2 and a half months old. I did plenty of research before I got him since he is my first bunny !!! I am feeding him the pellets the breeder was feeding him (alfalfa based pellets nice and green no treats and such in it) and alfalfa hay !!!
About a week ago I noticed his poop was small and he had gas. He was also shedding like crazy and I had been brushing him every single day. I knew that gas in bunnies is very painful and took him to the vet right away. Our vet was supper nice and kinda told me I was freaking out over something that could be fixed if I was feeding him correctly because it turns out that he is actually about 4 or 5 months old. She gave me critical care and told me to give him some pineapple juice mixed with water to help him with his digestion. Also to feed him veggies since he is old enough to have them !!! he eat his critical care and was a happy bunny his poop got big again and he started to eat some pellets. By this time I thought it would be a good idea to start veggies and also change his pellets to oxbow. well everything was fine until saturday afternoon he had diarrhea (or liquidi type stool with clumps) which i'm thinking is his cecetropes (?) because he licked it right up and gas again .. I took his pellets and veg away and he is still eating plenty of hay I also started to feed him critical care and simethicone drops. he drinks water on his own also.
anyways I know it was my fault he is sick again because there was to many changes to his diet. my question is ... if there is anything else I can do for him right now while his tummy is upset?
I feel so bad for him please help !!!
Thank you!!!