ancoal
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Hi everyone, I posted yesterday about my rabbit (Stella) -- see post gi-tummy-issues-every-few-weeks-please-help-depserate-t10424.html
I have decided to cut out her pellets at the recommendation of a lot of you and see if that helps. Stella is pooping fine now and eating (after a scare yesterday morning where she became a bit sluggish and stopped eating/pooping for a few hours), but now she is still not eating as much as I would like (which indicates tummy upset to me).
My question is about cutting out greens -- many of you suggested I cut out both greens and pellets and then slowly re-introduce greens to see how Stella does, as it seems she has a reoccurring tummy issue (see my original post). However, I just wanted to ask if this is definitely okay to do. If Stella is ONLY eating hay won't she become deficient in nutrients? I am new to bunny ownership, but everything I have read indicates that the reason for leafy greens is for nutrients. So, I just want to verify with you more experienced owners that it is, in fact, safe for me to cut greens out for a week or so and only give her hay, and then to slowly re-introduce the greens.
Thank you all again for your help, this forum has been so amazingly helpful! :bunnyhop:
I have decided to cut out her pellets at the recommendation of a lot of you and see if that helps. Stella is pooping fine now and eating (after a scare yesterday morning where she became a bit sluggish and stopped eating/pooping for a few hours), but now she is still not eating as much as I would like (which indicates tummy upset to me).
My question is about cutting out greens -- many of you suggested I cut out both greens and pellets and then slowly re-introduce greens to see how Stella does, as it seems she has a reoccurring tummy issue (see my original post). However, I just wanted to ask if this is definitely okay to do. If Stella is ONLY eating hay won't she become deficient in nutrients? I am new to bunny ownership, but everything I have read indicates that the reason for leafy greens is for nutrients. So, I just want to verify with you more experienced owners that it is, in fact, safe for me to cut greens out for a week or so and only give her hay, and then to slowly re-introduce the greens.
Thank you all again for your help, this forum has been so amazingly helpful! :bunnyhop: