myheart
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I am concerned about Patrick and his age. His health seems fine, but lately he just seems to have that "old skinny rabbit" look about him. He is not overweight by any means, but if he became sick, he would have very little weightto lose.
His vet says that he will probably only have his incisors left within a year's time. He still eats his hay and veggies, but has taken a particular liking to his pellets. Patch and Luna each get about an eighth of a cup (little less for Luna) of pellets at night along with their veggies as well as mounds of hay, and another serving of pelletsin the morning and salad at noon. I have stopped all carbohydrates (cheerios, crackers) except for a bit of pumpkin on occasion andtheir nightly piece of carrot. Patrick's poo's have become so much bigger because he is not getting the badcarbo's (I am so proud of my little guy:biggrin2.
Anyhow, my question revolves around Patrick's interest in his pellets. He never really cared about them before asmost were left in his dish in the morning (which Luna usually took care of for him). Now he can't wait to get more. I feed the Oxbow BBT, so it agoodpellet.Because I am concerned about his weight, can I feed him an extra serving of pelletslater in the afternoon? He is very good about only eating until he is full, but I don't want him going around hungry all of the time. Maybe now that his digestion is better, resulting in bigger poo's, he is getting hungry more often. I have to start thinking in terms of what would a toothless bunny want to eat, especially if eating becomes difficult for him. I also think a little added weight would not be a bad thing for him either.
Any thought?
myheart
His vet says that he will probably only have his incisors left within a year's time. He still eats his hay and veggies, but has taken a particular liking to his pellets. Patch and Luna each get about an eighth of a cup (little less for Luna) of pellets at night along with their veggies as well as mounds of hay, and another serving of pelletsin the morning and salad at noon. I have stopped all carbohydrates (cheerios, crackers) except for a bit of pumpkin on occasion andtheir nightly piece of carrot. Patrick's poo's have become so much bigger because he is not getting the badcarbo's (I am so proud of my little guy:biggrin2.
Anyhow, my question revolves around Patrick's interest in his pellets. He never really cared about them before asmost were left in his dish in the morning (which Luna usually took care of for him). Now he can't wait to get more. I feed the Oxbow BBT, so it agoodpellet.Because I am concerned about his weight, can I feed him an extra serving of pelletslater in the afternoon? He is very good about only eating until he is full, but I don't want him going around hungry all of the time. Maybe now that his digestion is better, resulting in bigger poo's, he is getting hungry more often. I have to start thinking in terms of what would a toothless bunny want to eat, especially if eating becomes difficult for him. I also think a little added weight would not be a bad thing for him either.
Any thought?
myheart