parsley, gas, oaxlate?

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- 12/08/2010 at 9:10 AM
  cainan
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  Poor little Merry had a bad case of gas last night. I was away and didn’t feed her, but my bf said that she totally wolfed down her veggies. I do know that she got more parsley than normal, so I have some questions.
  
  question 1: could too much parsley cause gas?
  
  question 2: how in the world do I administer simethicone? Her foster mom said that’s what she gave her in the past (liquid form), but when I tried Merry absolutely refused to take any! I settled for tummy rubs and heat (body heat mostly, but also a lightly heated towel) and that worked, but she was probably in pain longer than she should have been
  
  queston 3: I ran across this little tidbit :
  - spinach, Swiss chard, beet greens, collards, okra, parsley, and leeks are among the most oxlate-dense vegetables
  but I didn’t think that parsley was an oxalate-dense vegetable… is this just misinformation? I would hate to think that I’ve been giving her something that might be bad for her!
  
  Thoughts? Advice?
  
  thanks!
- 12/08/2010 at 9:30 AM
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  yes, Parsley is listed in several places as containing oxalates but you would have to eat a ton to have an ill effect. Parsley is safe for rabbits but if she ate an unusually large amount it could have upset her GI. Feeding should follow a certain pattern because rabbits, like all animals, adjust to amounts and scheduled times and feeding change can lead to trouble.
  It can be hard to administer the simethicone. I find it easiest by gently sliding the tip of the syringe into one cheek and then I slowly squirt it into the rabbit’s mouth while I rub the bridge of his nose. It works best on a tranced rabbit.
- 12/08/2010 at 10:56 AM
  cainan
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  Thanks, Petzy!
  It wasn’t a huge difference in the amount of parsley, but I guess to a little 3.8 lb rabbit it is.
- 12/08/2010 at 5:35 PM
  RabbitPam
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  Also the change can have some effect. Usually a green that gives a bunny gas is discovered by trial and error. You just find out that something doesn’t go down will after they’ve tried it. I would avoid it for a week and see if she gets back to normal. (After the immediate help of the simethicone, that is.)
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