I've tried absolutely everything I could think of or find online to try and get Bear eating his hay. He'd never been fed it before, so when I got him at a year old, I guess he just was "programmed" to not eat it. It finally hit him hard one day about a month ago when he began losing weight fast and he wasn't pooping. Luckily I caught it early enough and the vet was able to give him IV fluids and just have me feed him Critical Care. They also took a stool sample which came back negative for any bacteria or infection.
Three weeks into the future, I brought him to the vet this past Monday and she was very happy with his improvement. His poop is completely back to normal (thanks to Critical Care) and he's been putting on weight again. The thing is that he still doesn't eat hay. The vet told me that I'll likely just have to keep giving him Critical Care forever, basically, in replacement of hay. I'm also going to have to bring him in for regular tooth trimmings, obviously. He goes in for his first unconscious tooth exam in a couple of weeks.
Does this sound right, though? I like my vet, and she seems very knowledgeable, but I don't think I've ever heard of a rabbit just being fed Critical Care forever instead of hay. I'm completely willing to do it if need be, but I want to make sure that it's the right decision. Has anyone else experienced something similar?
Three weeks into the future, I brought him to the vet this past Monday and she was very happy with his improvement. His poop is completely back to normal (thanks to Critical Care) and he's been putting on weight again. The thing is that he still doesn't eat hay. The vet told me that I'll likely just have to keep giving him Critical Care forever, basically, in replacement of hay. I'm also going to have to bring him in for regular tooth trimmings, obviously. He goes in for his first unconscious tooth exam in a couple of weeks.
Does this sound right, though? I like my vet, and she seems very knowledgeable, but I don't think I've ever heard of a rabbit just being fed Critical Care forever instead of hay. I'm completely willing to do it if need be, but I want to make sure that it's the right decision. Has anyone else experienced something similar?