Chubby bunny *pictures*

[TheLittleBunny10]

While on vacation Oreo (my 3 legged bunny) got REALLY FAT!
Looks like he has a dewlap too,
any diet suggestions?

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Are you sure Oreo is "still" a boy?

I would cut his pellets by 1/4 to 1/2 normal ration and give him plenty of hay. You could even cut the pellets completely for a few days to a week if he is really fat. Or give pellets one day, but hay only the next.

 

[TheLittleBunny10]

Are you sure Oreo is "still" a boy?

well, it doesn't really look like a dewlap, only when he lies down.

I would cut his pellets by 1/4 to 1/2 normal ration and give him plenty of hay. You could even cut the pellets completely for a few days to a week if he is really fat. Or give pellets one day, but hay only the next.

would alfalfa be alright? or just hay?
I'll go weight him...

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Alfalfa is fine.

 

[TheLittleBunny10]

okay


here is a picture
oh, and when i put him back in the cage he was like opcorn: even though he was out for about 5 minuets!

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Since he is laying down, it is hard to tell if he is fat. But he looks normal to me. Maybe it is just maturity.

Run your hand down his back. If you can't feel his backbone, he's too fat. His spine should feel like gently rounded bumps.

 

[TheLittleBunny10]

well his belly feels kinda like... well a fed baby bunny :/
I can feel his backbone if I press, but with his mom & dad, I can feel it without pressing