HI,I HAVE A NEW PICTURE OF MY BABY!!!!!!!

My bunny's name is Buster and he is cute and spoiled too.



Here is a cute picture of him. I hope you like it.

Hi there, your rabbit is a big boy! Do your cat and rabbit get along?

Hi,Thank for cominghere. But I took my baby into the vet and the vet said he isfat what do I feed and I told the vet what I give him forfood. Then I said he gets 2 peanuts in the morening and onepeanut at night then the vet told to not give him any more peanuts andso I don't.



He gets exercize alot cause I let him out at night and he weighs 5lbs.

The cat name is Smokey and he belongs to my grandpa.

Smokey does good with Buster too.



Also there is a dog name Carlos and he likes playing with Buster too.

Hey Lassie, it's Friday the 13th, I think everybody's in hiding today.

Buster's a doll, I'd spoil him too!

("I'm not fat, I'm just big-boned!" says Buster. "Gimme that peanut!")

:apollo:

Its sotough not to spoil bunnies.<sigh> But we want them to live a long time, sowe must be strong and not give in!

PS: This isn't directed at Buster, but I still love somebodyon this forum's description of bunnies and weight -- "they're supposedto look likea pear, notan apple with a head!"

SAS

What a cute lop. I bet you love him a lot "we call it 'loplove'" around our house...

I have a Holland Lop named Puck and a French Lop namedBeatrice. Beatrice really makes me laugh as she's like a bigpuppy or something. She gave us a real scare because shepulled fur a couple of weeks ago when my lionheads were giving birth -I'd bought her just a month earlier and she was not supposed to havebeen bred....turns out it was just her expressing she wanted to be bred(I think the hormones were running high the rabbitry).

Anyway - lops are hilarious - and they have such personable faces.

Good luck helping yours lose a bit of weight so he can live a LONG life..



Peg

What does he eat? Adult rabbits shouldgenerally be on timothy pellets, 1/4 cup a day, all the hay they want& two cups chopped greens twice a day. Good that hegets exercise.

I love this pic - looks like Buster is King of the Castle.. he is a lovely looking baby!

Jan

It does seem pretty common for us bun parents tooverfeed our kids - i think most people way overestimate the amount ofpellets they should have, when adults should be eating mostly freshgreens & hay, with few treats (fruit, etc.).

Since most buns like to gnaw, it helps to provide a cardboard box&/or soft wood for that, otherwise they may eat pellets ifavailable.

i agree with everyone else.. he is quiteoverweight. peanuts not only cause obesity in rabbits, but they cancause blockage (rabbits need mostly fiber, otherwise they get blockageand could die)

here's a wonderful link on good rabbit nutrition all together:

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/diet.html

and here's a link on safe veggies:

http://www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html

he should be getting unlimited grass hay (timothy, oat, brome, orchard)and limited alfalfa or timothy pellets (1/4 cup a day) make this kindof gradual if his body is used to getting a lot more, you wouldn't wantto shock his system. then with the veggies, he should lose that extraweight with no problem let us know if you have anymore questions.

awww! buster is aodrable and that's one of my favorite names too!

Buster is adorable!

Look,everyone, thanks for the advice but I have been listening to thevet and to this lady at the pet store where I got himfrom.



I feed Buster this foodthat has other seeds init with the pellets and I don't feed him thepeanuts any more.



I have gone on here and seen pictures of fat bunnies too.



The picture that u all r looking at is a close up shot. Delia

Here is another picture of him.:headflick:

Delia -

We are not trying to be mean or pick onanyone. The photos you are showing us are of an obviously overweightrabbit. Did you look at the link I posted?

Unfortunely, the food you are feeding isnot very good for rabbits (foods with seeds, corn, and other colorfuladditives are usually nothing more than junk food), and you may want toconsider cutting back on the amounts you are giving him. I wouldultimately suggest that you switch to a higher quality pellet, butyou'll need to do that slowly so as not to upset Buster'stummy.

This forum is here to serve one purpose:to better educate people about rabbits. All we are trying to do itpoint out that, for ideal health and long life, Buster should probablylose some weight. That's all

Much love,

Emily and the Fuzzbutts

Awww, poor Lassie and Buster! you comehere to share a little bunny love and everybody says, 'Oh, what a fatlittle bunny!' It's abit like saying to somebody ata party, 'Boy, is your son overweight!"

We mean well, though, sorry!

And while it's great you took him to a vet,I really wouldn'tlisten to the pet shop lady, trust me on this. The peoplehere areoften more knowledgeable, and they have nothing togain other than the satisfaction of helping a little rabbit be healthyand happy.

SAS :hug:

Do you see in thepicture with him in the bath tub where he is sitting on thetowel. Do u see the food that is sitting on thetowel.



The reason why I listen to the lady at thepetstore where I got him at is because the lady has a bunny and thelady knows what kind of food I give to him and she says that I am doinggood for him and I have been on here and I have seen other Rabbits thatare fat too. You all can't tell me that there is no suchthing as a fat rabbit.

Delia

No one said there is no such thing as a fatrabbit. But, as like people, it's very unhealthy. Buster is extremelylikely to die at an early age because of his weight. If his foodconsists of anything but green pellets ONLY it is not good for him.It's like eating potato chips and chocolate bars at EVERY meal.Everyone on this forum who has had a fat rabbit has improved theirrabbit's condition and now own healthy, trim rabbits. You'd be smart toget Buster to lose weight by giving him a better food and not lettinghim have any treats. You may think it's mean not to give him treats,but having him fat and sick is much more mean.