Butter
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My bunny is 9 weeks old and as suggested for a young bunnys diet, I give her unlimited Timothy hay and pellets (OxBow for Young Rabbits).
The past few days, I am finding cecotropes with her regular round hard poop.
I know that the excess cecotropes is a result of her eating too many pellets; shes more interested in eating the pellets than the hay. So I limited the amount of pellets she could have in order to get her to eat more hay.
Yesterday, as I was refilling her pellets, she excitedly ate them as I was pouring them into her bowl. A few minutes later, she started choking for at least 15 minutes, making strange choking noises and she threw up two puddles of what appeared to be saliva. I was so scared because I thought she was going to die. I know that bunnies cannot vomit so I dont know why that happened and I didnt know how to help her. She is fine now but since the incident, I feel guilty and now give her access to unlimited pellets because I dont want her to feel like pellets are a limited treat, but I am worried of the incident repeating. Shes been pooping excess cecotropes again.
What should I do?
The past few days, I am finding cecotropes with her regular round hard poop.
I know that the excess cecotropes is a result of her eating too many pellets; shes more interested in eating the pellets than the hay. So I limited the amount of pellets she could have in order to get her to eat more hay.
Yesterday, as I was refilling her pellets, she excitedly ate them as I was pouring them into her bowl. A few minutes later, she started choking for at least 15 minutes, making strange choking noises and she threw up two puddles of what appeared to be saliva. I was so scared because I thought she was going to die. I know that bunnies cannot vomit so I dont know why that happened and I didnt know how to help her. She is fine now but since the incident, I feel guilty and now give her access to unlimited pellets because I dont want her to feel like pellets are a limited treat, but I am worried of the incident repeating. Shes been pooping excess cecotropes again.
What should I do?