I rescued a rabbit from someone a year ago and still can't get his diet right. He's two years old or so now and has NEVER eaten hay apparently. I've bought and tried so many types of hay and he won't touch the stuff. Ever. Thinking it was perhaps a dental problem I sent him to the vet's and so far he's cost me £1000 for a non-cancerous tumour removal, dental checks and files of teeth etc and blocked tear ducts (x 4 ops for this and still unresolved). Nothing has made any difference. He was underweight to begin with and the vet told me I had to feed him more pellets since he ate no hay and needed the bulk. Now he's overweight and I can't seem to get the weight off him. He always has messy butt and has a butt bath several times a week most weeks. I've carefully monitored his diet experimenting slowly with different veggies and fresh grass and herbs and just when things seem ok for five days, it all goes wrong again and we're back to square one and I have to stick to the pellets alone until the poopy butt stops. Introduce any veggies or anything else and it's hit or miss again. I'm at my wit's end and the vet has said he's awkward and unlikely to change and keep on trying dietary changes slowly. I can't always control what he eats either - he has full run of the garden and helps himself to very unusual things (despite me planting only rabbit friendly things in principle). The latest is poppies and a broom plant. Bark from the apple tree and cat food are also on his menu. Help!
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