Update:
I read some previous posts with the same problem, and realised that Piffy has been leaving uneaten cecotropes (wet grape-like stool) uneaten in her cage. THere are quite a number of them. I just looked. There are no dry pepper seeds at all. Only bigger wetter stool.
I have not been able to find plain pellets for her (i tried a couple of places. Mostly the salespeople look at me weirdly and tell me that the mixed ones are good enough for them)
I did my best and bought XtraVital (Junior)
Ingredients: High value alfalfa, maize, peas, alfalfa, extruded wheat, bean flakes, carob, oats, extruded alfalfa, high value soya, carrot flakes.
(written on the back package)
XtraVital Junior is a very tasty and well-balanced premium feed that has been specifically developed according to the nutritional requirements of young rabbits (8 to 20 weeks). The feed has an increased protein content for growth and an increased roughage content for optimum digestion. XtraVital Junior is rich in Vitamin A and contains a well-balanced calcium/phosphorous ratio. In combination with proteins and chelated minerals (which are surrounded by a protein coating for improved absorption) these ingredients assist development of bones and teeth.
Protein 16% Fat3% Fiber15% moisture10.7% calcium0.94% phosphorous0.48% vitA 6500IE/kg, Vit D3 900IE/kg, Vit E 100IE/kg,
It's a Dutch brand.
I have done all I could. I change her hay every 2 days. I buy her the most expensive food (pellets mixed with other things like alfalfa hay and such. She chooses the "other things" over pellets). She still refuses to leave the infirmary.
What do i do? Shall I bring her to the vet again? The same one who held her up by the ears, told me she doesn't diagnose rabbits and instructed me to feed her mixed food, fresh carrots and apples? (The glucose and Vitamin B complex injections she prescribed did seem to work)
I still can't find probiotics.
I am losing hope of ever having a healthy baby bunny.
I read some previous posts with the same problem, and realised that Piffy has been leaving uneaten cecotropes (wet grape-like stool) uneaten in her cage. THere are quite a number of them. I just looked. There are no dry pepper seeds at all. Only bigger wetter stool.
I have not been able to find plain pellets for her (i tried a couple of places. Mostly the salespeople look at me weirdly and tell me that the mixed ones are good enough for them)
I did my best and bought XtraVital (Junior)
Ingredients: High value alfalfa, maize, peas, alfalfa, extruded wheat, bean flakes, carob, oats, extruded alfalfa, high value soya, carrot flakes.
(written on the back package)
XtraVital Junior is a very tasty and well-balanced premium feed that has been specifically developed according to the nutritional requirements of young rabbits (8 to 20 weeks). The feed has an increased protein content for growth and an increased roughage content for optimum digestion. XtraVital Junior is rich in Vitamin A and contains a well-balanced calcium/phosphorous ratio. In combination with proteins and chelated minerals (which are surrounded by a protein coating for improved absorption) these ingredients assist development of bones and teeth.
Protein 16% Fat3% Fiber15% moisture10.7% calcium0.94% phosphorous0.48% vitA 6500IE/kg, Vit D3 900IE/kg, Vit E 100IE/kg,
It's a Dutch brand.
I have done all I could. I change her hay every 2 days. I buy her the most expensive food (pellets mixed with other things like alfalfa hay and such. She chooses the "other things" over pellets). She still refuses to leave the infirmary.
What do i do? Shall I bring her to the vet again? The same one who held her up by the ears, told me she doesn't diagnose rabbits and instructed me to feed her mixed food, fresh carrots and apples? (The glucose and Vitamin B complex injections she prescribed did seem to work)
I still can't find probiotics.
I am losing hope of ever having a healthy baby bunny.