Carlo and his mucky bum

I am still struggling to keep Carlo's bum clean. there are never any excess Caecs, sometimes there is just little brown stains on his towel where he snoozes.

He gets a tiny bit of SS and loads of lovely hay. I have stopped feeding veg as I wondered if it was this.

Bobby has no probs at all gut wise, but i just worry as the summer is coming, any ideas guys?

Just to add, it's like skids on his bum

Dont know why but B has less excess caecs when she has more veg,its the pellets I have to dump!Hope Carlos has a shiny bum soon!!

I might just cut his pellet out, poor lad he won't like me for that

yeah, I'd give him lots of hay and just a handful of veggies, see if that fixes it. Hope he's ok.

he is fine within himself, he has just always had a mucky skiddy bottom. Will try the no pelletts next guys thanks

Some rabbits just seem, regardless of what you do, to always be slightly prone to having mucky bottoms. You could try a pro-biotic supplement to see if that might help as well...although....have SS not started adding pro-biotic to the feed? It's been so long since I used it I can't remember.

I use Allan & Page and that already had pro-biotic added.

I have tried no pelletts before in all honesty, and I just got mugged everytime I go into his room

I use ss actually. Do you think it's worth me trying a pro biotic?

He never leaves his special poops, he just has a skiddy bum, which he gets cleaned every few days, luckily he is a good bunny and never wiggles too much xx

pro B's have always helped mine. You can get Bio - Lapis form the vet or Pro-C from the pet shop. I prefer Bio-lapis, both mine love it and eat it out of the sachet, whereas ProC I have to put in water and they've not taken to that so much.

Oh thanks Jay, i will pop to the vet on Saturday... should I just give a little at first?? Like introducing new foods?

Shellypops wrote:Oh thanks Jay, i will pop to the vet on Saturday... should I just give a little at first?? Like introducing new foods?

It comes in sachets, I usually get 10 at a time. Just spinkle half on his brekky and half on his dinner

Jay wrote:

Shellypops wrote:Oh thanks Jay, i will pop to the vet on Saturday... should I just give a little at first?? Like introducing new foods?

It comes in sachets, I usually get 10 at a time. Just spinkle half on his brekky and half on his dinner

Thanks I will have to feed the buns seperatley and get my OH up to speed about the no extra pelletts rule, no matter how cute and hungry they look

Sooz wrote:have SS not started adding pro-biotic to the feed? It's been so long since I used it I can't remember.

It's not listed as an ingredient on their website, but they have added Omega 3 & 6

Shellypops wrote: get my OH up to speed about the no extra pelletts rule, no matter how cute and hungry they look

You should only exclude them for a week, say and see if it improves, as a process of elimination. They do need some pellets, just not too many, about 7g a day - a eggcup full.

yep will give it a go starting tommorrow, should I do this gradually??

I am so sorry love, it is so distressing when a little one isn't well. I just wish I could have their suffering instead but something telle ms I am not alone there.

Jo xx

jolovesbunnies wrote:I am so sorry love, it is so distressing when a little one isn't well. I just wish I could have their suffering instead but something telle ms I am not alone there.

Jo xx

He's always had this problem, but he is definitley not ill within him self, still my bouncy licky bun

That's great Shellpops; I had a bun like that, healthy as anything but never wiped her botty properly LOL!!!

Jo xx

jolovesbunnies wrote:That's great Shellpops; I had a bun like that, healthy as anything but never wiped her botty properly LOL!!!

Jo xx

maybe thats just what it is, this is day one of the no pelletts, I had one angry little bunny on my hands, and he was a bit agressive toward Bobby, even though I fed her in a different room he just knew, and unfortunatley a little scuffle broke out

All is fine when now though, they soon made friends

I am glad they are back together now and all is harmonius. When my two pussy cats think they have waited too long for one of their many meals each day, they get nasty with each other. I think this is probably common with most animals.

Jo xx