Hey everyone!
So my two-year old Thrianta, Bindi, and I just got over our fourth bout of gas and this time she went into basically stasis.
The first, second, and third time, I was able to bring her out of it with simethicone, critical care, pedialyte, massage, and heating pads for a few hours. This time, however, we had a nice $250 visit to the vet along with 2 hours of sleep the day before one of my big exams an a lot of worry.
At this point, I know she’s prone to gas. I was making small changes, but I think I need a bit of help.
Basically my plan is to increase hay availability 10-fold. I’ve ordered natural toys for her to chew so I can put hay in them. I’m going to cutdown on her pellets (Because, if I’m totally honest, I do give her more than I should) I feed her oxbow dry food (the normal adult rabbit blend) and oxbow Timothy hay that I mix sometimes with a little bit of oxbow orchard grass just for variety. I think when it runs out, I may buy the heartier, more still hay instead of the grass (plus the Timothy hay)
Basically, I’m just looking for a little bit of insight on what else I should be doing. I’m looking for vegetable recommendations too(I avoid kale and broccoli with her now), but what veggies will help her?
Also, I’ve ordered some organic and dried blackberry leaves. I read of people giving those a few times a week to their gassy buns and it has helped. Anyone else have experience with that?
Any advice welcomed! Thank you all!