white and clear fluids

[Lissa]

Thank you.

 

[pamnock]

Lissa wrote:

Ihave her on timothy hay and alfalfa pellets. I mixed sometimothy pellets into her alfalfa pellets over my lunch hour.I hope that's okay. Maybe I can just keep mixing the twountil she's 6 months??

You'll have to carefully monitor her body condition andweight. Wooled breeds require a little more protein andcalories in their diet, especially when growing in a thick, wooledcoat. Very thick, long coats require more energy to maintainthan a short, thin coat.



Pam

 

[Lissa]

Pam, what would you suggest that Ido? Should I keep giving her all alfalfa?Is it healthy for her pee to be white?

 

[pamnock]

Since she's getting the alfalfa pellets, so Iwouldn't give alfalfa hay because she doesn't appear to have anextremely long, thick coat. Some wooled breeders feed an 18%or "wool breed" feed to their angoras. Most Jersey Wooliesdon't have coats as dense as the angoras.

Pam

 

[Lissa]

So what do I do to make her urine not so white?

 

[pamnock]

All rabbits excrete excess calcium in theirurine -- it's often other health problems (age, illness, etc.) thatresult in the body not being able to properly metabolize and eliminatethe extra calcium, which can lead to bladder sludge/stones.

She's still young, so it's not a major concern at this age.

Pam

 

[Lissa]

Okay. So I shouldn't change anythingin her diet, right? Keep her on the alfalfapellets? She's 5 months old and 3 lbs 10 oz. That'sa pretty good weight for her breed.

 

[Lissa]

*bump*

 

[pamnock]

I'd stick with what's working if she appears tobe in good health and not overweight. Bladder sludge is moreoften an issue in geriatric rabbits.

Pam

 

[Lissa]

Thank you Pam!:hug:

 

[Johncdn]

Johncdn wrote:

UPDATE...........

No return of the mystery fluid since last posting (May 19).

October 18,

We never saw that discharge again.