Ings hay

Hi guys,

A friend of mine got a new batch of ings hay the other day, and she noticed it was quite different to previous batches she'd had - not as green, generally not as nice. Anyway, she gave it to her bunnies, and since eating it, one of her rabbits has got a blockage and has been in the vets over night. If they can get him to poop, hopefully Rupert can come home today. Both my friend and the vet think it is to do with the hay.

I just want to give a heads up in case it was to do with the hay being different.

Fingers crossed Rupes can get home to his wife today, she's very nervous due to abuse in her first home, and she's frantic without him (they wouldn't let her stay with him).

sounds like the hay was off I really hope Rupert is ok am sending vibes and hugs
mine had ings but were not overjoyed with it so am now back on timothy as they prefer that one

Oh crud, my two are currently working their way through 4.5kgs of it and its our first lot, so I've no idea what it's "normally" like

They've been eating it since the 16th though so I'd imagine its fine.

Thumper2001 wrote:Oh crud, my two are currently working their way through 4.5kgs of it and its our first lot, so I've no idea what it's "normally" like

They've been eating it since the 16th though so I'd imagine its fine.

I would think it's fine hun as they would have shown problems ages ago
normally it well smell damp if it's off I would imagine x

I'm sure it's fine - this was a new batch that they'd only just started on.

My friend is feeling bad for giving it to them - she thought long and hard about it as she didn't think it looked too bad.

Sue_pawz wrote:I'm sure it's fine - this was a new batch that they'd only just started on.

My friend is feeling bad for giving it to them - she thought long and hard about it as she didn't think it looked too bad.

tell your friend not to feel bad it's so easy to not notice it's off as it can be very difficult to tell,
sometimes it's not till you get in the middle ish you notice any damp etc...

I would email hay for pets and let them know. I have had some last week and it was fine, as was the timothy & rye.

They are sending her a fresh bag out - they were very helpful

And the best news is that Rupert is eating and pooping and will be home this evening

Fab news all round

Sue_pawz wrote:They are sending her a fresh bag out - they were very helpful

And the best news is that Rupert is eating and pooping and will be home this evening

they are good for that but this is great news about Rupert

HFP has excellent customer service, i cant fault them there.

Im SO glad Rupert is on the mend and coming home. I hope it wasnt the hay! Lots of vibes for him. xxx

I'm not really sure if I can see hay causing a blockage as such

I'm glad Rupert has recovered and is coming home

Sparky wrote:I'm not really sure if I can see hay causing a blockage as such

I'm glad Rupert has recovered and is coming home

I was just going to write the same I can't see it being the hay causing the blockage.

Hay at the moment isn't great due to the bad Summer we have had and it all depends when it was cut.

Just what they said about it maybe being the hay, since there was nothing else different. But yeah, **** summer is bound to make for **** hay.

I know dust free hay have imported some from France because they are concerned about the quality of their own hay.