My vet gave me some Oralade for my rabbit with GI stasis. I'm a bit confused because it says its for cats and dogs and it's chicken flavour... Is it safe to give to a rabbit?
He said they don't have anything else... I've been looking for things like pro fibre and bio lapis to replace pro c because my rabbit started to leave lots of soft cecotropes and shes only getting hay + critical care, but I couldn't find them anywhere. The vet said she needs electrolytes, but I feel weird about giving my rabbit chicken flavored anything..Why in the world would your vet give you that? It's just chicken flavored electrolytes right? Why not give you Bio Lapis instead? That is actually an electrolyte/probiotic mix specifically intended for rabbits. If you feel your rabbit does need electrolytes, I'm sure the Oralade is safe, though not particularly tasty to a rabbit. But if you can, I would suggest ordering some Bio Lapis instead.
The excess caecotrophes is likely due to the critical care. Why is your bunny on critical care? Perhaps order some Protexin Profibre pellets instead and give just a few pellets (not more than 1 tbsp) instead.He said they don't have anything else... I've been looking for things like pro fibre and bio lapis to replace pro c because my rabbit started to leave lots of soft cecotropes and shes only getting hay + critical care, but I couldn't find them anywhere. The vet said she needs electrolytes, but I feel weird about giving my rabbit chicken flavored anything..
She stops eating and pooping for hours when she gets bad gas attacks. She's only 3 months old so the vet said she NEEDS the critical care. I can't order pro fibre anywhere because of Brexit... I contacted a number of retailers but none of them can ship it here. She's also getting Pro C probiotic, I think it has glucose in it so that could be making it worse.The excess caecotrophes is likely due to the critical care. Why is your bunny on critical care? Perhaps order some Protexin Profibre pellets instead and give just a few pellets (not more than 1 tbsp) instead.
I would get a second opinion from a good rabbit vet. I'm pretty sure our vets would not say she needs the critical care. I would get several types of tasty grass hay and keep her on a hay only diet for a few weeks and see whether that helps.She stops eating and pooping for hours when she gets bad gas attacks. She's only 3 months old so the vet said she NEEDS the critical care. I can't order pro fibre anywhere because of Brexit... I contacted a number of retailers but none of them can ship it here. She's also getting Pro C probiotic, I think it has glucose in it so that could be making it worse.
Is there a way to fix her cecotropes without taking her off critical care and the probiotic? And help with stasis recovery?
I wouldn't bother with the Fibreplex, keep it simple, push hay as much as a you can. I saw you give timothy and meadow, perhaps add orchard grass hay or rye.Just a quick update.
She was a bit better yesterday after I stopped critical care. I also found Fibreplex and ordered some. Apparently it's supposed to be good for stasis and issues with cecotropes.
Would it be ok to give to a 15/16 week old bunny though?
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