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My 6yr old mini-lop has been having on-going issues with bladder sludge which started in lasted Nov. At that time I took out all high calcium greens ie spinich & kale from his diet and replaced with grass and weeds with approx 6 pellets every other day. He's been fine up until last week when I...

My rabbit is a 3 year old mini-lop, today I found what looks like a white stone in his litter tray, is this a bladder stone? Is this something to worry about, should I take him to the vet? He doesn't seem sick and is acting quite normally. Not sure how serious this is...help!

Does anyone know if recycled paper cat litter pellets can cause sore hocks? I switched from using Carefresh to the recycled paper pellets just before Xmas and a couple of weeks later my rabbit had sore hocks. As he is a house rabbit I put this down to the carpet and put fleece blankets down...

Thanks both. These pellets seem to be a lot lighter than the norm so 1/4 cup is only 20g, I am giving him just under a 1/4 cup in the morning and the same in the evening, I couldn't bring myself to give him the full 1/4 cup as it seemed so much and it is still under what the packet is...

I have a 3 1/2 year old mini lop (Ramsey). I feed him the standard mixture of hay, leafy greens & pellets, however I am confused by the amount of pellets I should be giving him. Currently he is being fed Burgess Excel Nature's Blend pellets, the back of the packet recommends feeding a 2-2.3 kg...

Ahh just figured out a DVM is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine...yes will definitely look for a different vet that specializes in small animals..

Thanks James, 1 hock is just red, the other is red with a whitish crust, there are no open sores. Unfortunately I don't think Neosporin is available in NZ. He loves Timothy hay and eats plenty of it and is on Excel pellets. What sort of probiotics should I try? Also excuse my ignorance but what...

Thanks Popsicles, yes I have bought fleecy blankets and put them in the spots where he tends to chill out and doze during the day. The Dermagel also arrived yesterday so applied yesterday evening, this morning and again this evening I also managed to move his fur over the part of hock that is...

My 3 year old mini-lop (Ramsey) has red sore hocks, they don't look infected but just very angry. We took him to the vet about 2 weeks ago and she prescribed some antibiotics as a precaution in case of infection. but that was it. From looking at forums we have tried Sudacreme & Calendula lotion...

My 3 year old mini-lop (Ramsey) has red sore hocks, they don't look infected but just very angry. We took him to the vet about 2 weeks ago and she prescribed some antibiotics as a precaution in case of infection. but that was it. From looking at forums we have tried Sudacreme & Calendula...