mouse_chalk
Well-Known Member
Ok, so some of you will by now have seen that we have a new bun- Dotty- a giant papillon/checkered giant we think....
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=42182&forum_id=1&page=1
She's 6/7 months old and is currently being fed Pets At Home (UK pet store) adult pellets- she came with those. For the life of me I can't remember the nutritional content of these pellets but I believe it's 14/16% fibre. Can't remember the protein or anything else. I know that doesn't help much lol- I'll try and find it!
Anyway, she's been having some excess cecals that have been a bit misformed- the long shape that's not quite made it into the 'grapes' if that makes any sense. Barney and Snowy were on the same pellets when we bought them home and they had exactly the same thing. They cleared up completely after they were taken off that food...
We want to eventually change her over to Oxbow- I prefer it as a pellet, it's what we feed everyone else, and the fibre content is a lot higher.
Since we only bought her home yesterday, should I wait awhile for her to settle in a bit to gradually switch her over? Or should I start rightaway to see benefits sooner? Do you think this is the reason for her mushy poops? I know there could be other causes of course, but just thinking that this seems exactly the same thing as with Barney and Snowy...
Obviously if it doesn't improve, then I'll look at it being something underlying etc. But right now I'm thinking that they probably fed her a ton of those pellets (her dish was always quite full looking and I know she got a least a dish full a day) in the store and that might be the cause....
Also, she's 12.6lbs. Going by the 1/4 to 1/2 cup per 6lbs (I think I recall this right from the library article) that's 1/2 to 1 cup per day. This seems like a lot? What should I start her on, and aim for to keep her healthy? :?
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=42182&forum_id=1&page=1
She's 6/7 months old and is currently being fed Pets At Home (UK pet store) adult pellets- she came with those. For the life of me I can't remember the nutritional content of these pellets but I believe it's 14/16% fibre. Can't remember the protein or anything else. I know that doesn't help much lol- I'll try and find it!
Anyway, she's been having some excess cecals that have been a bit misformed- the long shape that's not quite made it into the 'grapes' if that makes any sense. Barney and Snowy were on the same pellets when we bought them home and they had exactly the same thing. They cleared up completely after they were taken off that food...
We want to eventually change her over to Oxbow- I prefer it as a pellet, it's what we feed everyone else, and the fibre content is a lot higher.
Since we only bought her home yesterday, should I wait awhile for her to settle in a bit to gradually switch her over? Or should I start rightaway to see benefits sooner? Do you think this is the reason for her mushy poops? I know there could be other causes of course, but just thinking that this seems exactly the same thing as with Barney and Snowy...
Obviously if it doesn't improve, then I'll look at it being something underlying etc. But right now I'm thinking that they probably fed her a ton of those pellets (her dish was always quite full looking and I know she got a least a dish full a day) in the store and that might be the cause....
Also, she's 12.6lbs. Going by the 1/4 to 1/2 cup per 6lbs (I think I recall this right from the library article) that's 1/2 to 1 cup per day. This seems like a lot? What should I start her on, and aim for to keep her healthy? :?
There is no holiday stuff going on in my house- thankfully we're going to my parents for Christmas Day and other celebrations etc, but I will still wait a few days like you said before I start to swap. Meantime I'll cut her pellets down slowly. I don't want to suddenly restrict them that much, but I want to give her more hay as well.
