holtzchick
Well-Known Member
Hi all
I've noticed that since switching and cutting down Phoenix's amount of pellets, she feels a little on the thin side. When I found her, she was very skinny and when I took her to the vet, he said that if you could feel their spine, that meant they were very thin. He also suggested that I give as many alfalfa pellets as she would eat. So I had her on alfalfa hay and pellets and she gained almost a full pound in no time, weighing in at 5 lbs.
Obviously knowing that alfalfa is not good long term, I switched her to Oxbow Bunny Basics pellets and grass orchard hay because she would not eat Timothy (also, side note, I would totally love to order some Sherwood pellets but I don't think I can get them in Canada.... :/). Anyways, so I started giving her about 1/6 cup of pellets a day and she hoovers it, she also started eating much more hay HOWEVER, she feels like she's lost weight. I can once again slightly feel her spine... her fur looks healthy and she acts healthy so I just upped the pellets to 1/4 cup a day, should I just let her have enough pellets that she can graze all day or just 1/4 cup for now and see how she does. I don't want to mess around with her diet too too much right now as she's getting spayed sometime next week.
Thank you all for reading, I know it's long!
Also here are a few pictures to show how far she's come! Her fur is much better in quality and I started brushing her regularly as well I love her.
I've noticed that since switching and cutting down Phoenix's amount of pellets, she feels a little on the thin side. When I found her, she was very skinny and when I took her to the vet, he said that if you could feel their spine, that meant they were very thin. He also suggested that I give as many alfalfa pellets as she would eat. So I had her on alfalfa hay and pellets and she gained almost a full pound in no time, weighing in at 5 lbs.
Obviously knowing that alfalfa is not good long term, I switched her to Oxbow Bunny Basics pellets and grass orchard hay because she would not eat Timothy (also, side note, I would totally love to order some Sherwood pellets but I don't think I can get them in Canada.... :/). Anyways, so I started giving her about 1/6 cup of pellets a day and she hoovers it, she also started eating much more hay HOWEVER, she feels like she's lost weight. I can once again slightly feel her spine... her fur looks healthy and she acts healthy so I just upped the pellets to 1/4 cup a day, should I just let her have enough pellets that she can graze all day or just 1/4 cup for now and see how she does. I don't want to mess around with her diet too too much right now as she's getting spayed sometime next week.
Thank you all for reading, I know it's long!
Also here are a few pictures to show how far she's come! Her fur is much better in quality and I started brushing her regularly as well I love her.