claramae99
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First a little history: My bunny is a 3 year old American Lop. He's been fed Sweet Meadow timothy hay and timothy based pellets since we got him as a baby.
This spring, he stopped eating his pellets, so we called the vet. They suggested this gourmet mix of pellets and seeds from the grocery store. Tried it for a week and he seemed to enjoy it ok, but never finished it. It was a bit pricey to be throwing it away, and he stopped eating his hay, so we switched back to the old pellets. For the last month, he's been ignoring the hay completely, and progressively eating less and less vegetables, but finishes most of his pellets. I was concerned he might need his teeth looked at, so we made an appointment at the vet. The vet said his teeth were fine, but he felt a hairball in his stomach. He prescribed Metoclopramide Syrup 1ml three time per day to get his system moving again (even though we were still seeing droppings), fresh pineapple juice 2ml three times per day to break up the hairball, and pureed pellets and/or vegetable baby food 20-30ml two to three times per day to make sure he is still getting a nutritious diet. I followed this regimen until the meds ran out, while still offering fresh veggies that he still won't eat. He's still producing droppings, but still won't touch his hay or veggies. What I would like to know is if there are any tricks to get him interested in these things again? I can't force feed him for the rest of his life because it's stressing both him and me out. He's been picky about his veggies before but not to this degree. We've tried romaine lettuce, carrots, parsley, broccoli, radishes, celery, and cabbage. He will still eat his fruit treat of either apple, pear or banana, but I know he can't have alot of that. And I'm super worried about the hay issue since I know how important it is that he eats lots of that. Any suggestions before I make another appointment?
Thanks!
Jennifer
This spring, he stopped eating his pellets, so we called the vet. They suggested this gourmet mix of pellets and seeds from the grocery store. Tried it for a week and he seemed to enjoy it ok, but never finished it. It was a bit pricey to be throwing it away, and he stopped eating his hay, so we switched back to the old pellets. For the last month, he's been ignoring the hay completely, and progressively eating less and less vegetables, but finishes most of his pellets. I was concerned he might need his teeth looked at, so we made an appointment at the vet. The vet said his teeth were fine, but he felt a hairball in his stomach. He prescribed Metoclopramide Syrup 1ml three time per day to get his system moving again (even though we were still seeing droppings), fresh pineapple juice 2ml three times per day to break up the hairball, and pureed pellets and/or vegetable baby food 20-30ml two to three times per day to make sure he is still getting a nutritious diet. I followed this regimen until the meds ran out, while still offering fresh veggies that he still won't eat. He's still producing droppings, but still won't touch his hay or veggies. What I would like to know is if there are any tricks to get him interested in these things again? I can't force feed him for the rest of his life because it's stressing both him and me out. He's been picky about his veggies before but not to this degree. We've tried romaine lettuce, carrots, parsley, broccoli, radishes, celery, and cabbage. He will still eat his fruit treat of either apple, pear or banana, but I know he can't have alot of that. And I'm super worried about the hay issue since I know how important it is that he eats lots of that. Any suggestions before I make another appointment?
Thanks!
Jennifer
If you could put your location in the profile that would be great, thank you. It means that you can get more specific advice 
