clostridium / cecal dysbiosis

[tonyshuman]

Are you giving the Oxbow Healthy Handfulls pellet, made for hamsters/gerbils/mice? That has a lot more protein and fat than a bunny should have.

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

hi,claire--,well ,..its an alternative pellet(timothy)-with vitamins/-no extra junk.//.couldn,t find actual rabbit pellet,,its an oxbow bag with a hamster.//.theswitching off any alfalfa-pellet- will slowly reduce the weight of the fat bun--just gotta keep weighing her...sincerely james waller--have you never heard of this.??.:biggrin:

 

[tonyshuman]

I have that pellet, and I give it to my hamster. I checked it out yesterday and it has around 17% protein and 4% fat, which is pretty high for a bunny. For instance, Oxbow Bunny Basics T is 14% protein and 1.5% fat. I don't think the Healthy Handfuls would be good for trying to get a bunny to lose weight, with all that protein and fat. In addition, it's made for omnivores, not herbivores, so the balance of other nutrients might be off--hamsters will eat meat and bugs as part of a healthy diet, and bunnies typically don't do that.

http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/pr...EF13E63D005E0DCC32F42FAD.vipa-01b?object=1534

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

tonyshuman wrote:

I have that pellet, and I give it to my hamster. I checked it out yesterday and it has around 17% protein and 4% fat, which is pretty high for a bunny. For instance, Oxbow Bunny Basics T is 14% protein and 1.5% fat. I don't think the Healthy Handfuls would be good for trying to get a bunny to lose weight, with all that protein and fat. In addition, it's made for omnivores, not herbivores, so the balance of other nutrients might be off--hamsters will eat meat and bugs as part of a healthy diet, and bunnies typically don't do that.

http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/products/type/detail;jsessionid=53DBFA89EF13E63D005E0DCC32F42FAD.vipa-01b?object=1534

hi,claire--bless your heart ,,that is good info,,and advice--i will look for the oxbow,,timothy/lowfat/pellets,,even though the daily amount given/fed is a small hand full--.my objective is for the fat guys to loose weight,,,i don,t believe reber ranch had the rabbit version,,so i will do some research/and your posted website...sincerely james waller

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

james waller wrote:

we,ll,,hapydaze bum/fur has replenished-itself,,after a-uti- very long bout with a foot abscess-(spider bite),,and gi tract bacteria-,with antibiotics/critical care,etc. and still has some poops that gather around her tail--so the little tail bum bathe is-still necessary,,,but when it rains it pours.//.our house bun rasin has now undergone radiograghs on the gitract-findings are-small stomach area and an enlarged/swollen area,,requiring-blood tests/overnight bags are packed--stay tuned,..sincerely james waller

for an update on raisin,please see the post "change in habits",,as for hapydaze her poopy bum is almost gone thanks to azithromycin/0.3ml-or 300mcg metacam..sincerely james waller:big wink:she is eating fresh grasses,dandylions,clover--with only a fraction of the problem.