Jenk
Well-Known Member
What's the best way to resettle a bun's gut? Is it to feed a hay-only diet? And if yes, for how long (two weeks, etc.)?
Zoe's digestive system has long been abnormal for nearly a year.I don't know if pellets (their protein content) or leafy greens tipped off her poop issues. She's been off of pellets for 10 months but still has problems (most likely from greens).
Her vet dislikes pellets and stresses that Zoe needs some leafy greens to receive the proper nutrients/calories. But her poopgoes all sorts of ways, even from eating the same veggie combo. Sometimes her poops are bone-dry and appear broken off (as if they didn't fully form in her intestines). Other times, she passes huge, moist-feeling poops; sometimes, there's a tiny bit of mucous on one or two of them.
Also, Zoe doesn't pass what I'd call a normal amount of poop, though I try to keep in mind that one of her poops is the equivalent to 2-10 "normal" Mini Rex poops. I've a hard time telling if her gut is slowing down because she never passes a standard amount of stool (except for whenshe's been on a motility drug, during which times she passes a decent, standardized amount of more well-formed poops).
Thank you,
Jenk
Zoe's digestive system has long been abnormal for nearly a year.I don't know if pellets (their protein content) or leafy greens tipped off her poop issues. She's been off of pellets for 10 months but still has problems (most likely from greens).
Her vet dislikes pellets and stresses that Zoe needs some leafy greens to receive the proper nutrients/calories. But her poopgoes all sorts of ways, even from eating the same veggie combo. Sometimes her poops are bone-dry and appear broken off (as if they didn't fully form in her intestines). Other times, she passes huge, moist-feeling poops; sometimes, there's a tiny bit of mucous on one or two of them.
Also, Zoe doesn't pass what I'd call a normal amount of poop, though I try to keep in mind that one of her poops is the equivalent to 2-10 "normal" Mini Rex poops. I've a hard time telling if her gut is slowing down because she never passes a standard amount of stool (except for whenshe's been on a motility drug, during which times she passes a decent, standardized amount of more well-formed poops).
Thank you,
Jenk