maherwoman
Well-Known Member
To all those dietary gurus:
Okay, more questions about Fiver's diet...
I'm going to keep him on his current Oxbow 15/23 pellet food (as it's alfalfa based, and I think he should stay on it for a couple/few months after coming home with me)...but what else should I give him?
He was very recently rescued from the streets...and was barely surviving off of what little greenery California has to offer, so he's pretty severly malnourished.
What are the suggested things to add to his diet?
GREENS: Auntie Heather was saying I should/shouldn't (she kinda went back and forth) give him greens. She said that the nutritional values would be good for him, but in the same breath mentioned that it might be too much for his GI system, as he's still getting used to eating a regular domestic bunny diet. (I believe he was just rescued a few days ago. The reason why he was on the list of euthanization was because they thought he wouldn't survive long enough to be adopted.)
HAY: Should I mix some alfalfa or a mixed blend of hay in with his Timothy, or should I keep even that really basic for him for now?
PELLETS: How long do you recommend I keep him on the alfalfa based pellets before switching him (gradually)?
EXTRAS: Should I add a bit of oats to his pellet food, or would this be too much? How about a raisin or two...should I skip that altogether for the first few months?
I'm thinking he'll be kind of in the state Flower was in when we first got her. We gave her ONLY hay and water for the first few days (she hadn't eaten in quite a long time), and then slowly started introducing an alfalfa-based pellet food. He's past his first few days...but I want to be sure I don't overwhelm him.
They don't know how long he was outdoors, trying to survive...so they don't know how long he's been malnourished.
Anything special you recommend beyond what I've mentioned? Will it be okay to put vanilla in his water like I do with my girls? Or would even that be too much?
Thanks so much, guys! I just wanna do what's right for my baby...
Hugs!
Rosie*
Okay, more questions about Fiver's diet...
I'm going to keep him on his current Oxbow 15/23 pellet food (as it's alfalfa based, and I think he should stay on it for a couple/few months after coming home with me)...but what else should I give him?
He was very recently rescued from the streets...and was barely surviving off of what little greenery California has to offer, so he's pretty severly malnourished.
What are the suggested things to add to his diet?
GREENS: Auntie Heather was saying I should/shouldn't (she kinda went back and forth) give him greens. She said that the nutritional values would be good for him, but in the same breath mentioned that it might be too much for his GI system, as he's still getting used to eating a regular domestic bunny diet. (I believe he was just rescued a few days ago. The reason why he was on the list of euthanization was because they thought he wouldn't survive long enough to be adopted.)
HAY: Should I mix some alfalfa or a mixed blend of hay in with his Timothy, or should I keep even that really basic for him for now?
PELLETS: How long do you recommend I keep him on the alfalfa based pellets before switching him (gradually)?
EXTRAS: Should I add a bit of oats to his pellet food, or would this be too much? How about a raisin or two...should I skip that altogether for the first few months?
I'm thinking he'll be kind of in the state Flower was in when we first got her. We gave her ONLY hay and water for the first few days (she hadn't eaten in quite a long time), and then slowly started introducing an alfalfa-based pellet food. He's past his first few days...but I want to be sure I don't overwhelm him.
They don't know how long he was outdoors, trying to survive...so they don't know how long he's been malnourished.
Anything special you recommend beyond what I've mentioned? Will it be okay to put vanilla in his water like I do with my girls? Or would even that be too much?
Thanks so much, guys! I just wanna do what's right for my baby...
Hugs!
Rosie*