High-protien, low-calcium diets?

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- 10/24/2018 at 10:04 AM
  Klutz
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  I’ve been feeding my English angora timothy hay and mana-pro PRO, both are all she wants/free feeding, since she struggled to keep weight on. I’ve been having troubles with excess calcium in her urine. I’m trying to cut down on it, but I don’t want to cut down on her protein content. We’ve already switched from alfalfa to timothy a while ago and she took a protein hit there. I’m trying to cut down on the pellets and increased the hay percentage, but I’m worried about how her weight will do.
  
  Does anyone have a diet plan for high-protein and low-calcium (also, the higher the fiber the better, because wool ingestion is a common problem with her, we use a rabbit-safe hairball treatment for that, as well as the occasional pineapple and rarely a papaya, and plenty of haircuts)
- 10/24/2018 at 11:42 AM
  Bam
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  Here’s a chart with nutritional values of different rabbit feeds. The type show rabbit breeders use could be sth, they’re often extra high in protein.
  http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/rabbit-food-comparison.asp
  
  Some people fortify hairy rabbits’ diets with sunflower seeds. Since it’s very fat it has to be given in moderation. But it is also high in protein. Pumpkin seeds can also be given, again in small amounts.
  
  Fiber is best if it comes from hay of course. In Europe there are Fiba First sticks with a very high (30%) percentage of fiber, but I don’t know if they’re available in the USA. The same company makes a high fiber (25,5%) type treat in stick form that is available in the USA and canada: http://supremepetfoods.com/
- 10/24/2018 at 2:09 PM
  ColorfulBun
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  Do you feed her any vegetables or fruits?
- 11/04/2018 at 7:50 AM
  Klutz
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  She doesn’t get them everyday but she does get them maybe once or twice a week.
  
  “Human food” She Gets:
  
  Romaine
  
  Spinach
  
  Oats*
  
  Pumpkin seeds*
  
  Sunflower Seeds*
  
  Banana*
  
  Apple
  
  Pineapple
  
  And various other food my husband gives her (after googling to see if it’s safe)
  
  *Her favorites
- 11/04/2018 at 7:51 AM
  Klutz
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  Thank you a bunch!
- 11/04/2018 at 8:11 AM
  jerseygirl
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  Angoras can certainly have a different diet to the average rabbit. It sounds like you have a good balance so far. A have a vahue memory about linseed(flaxseed) for angoras but I don’t recall if it is for improving the wool or for triggering a molt.
  
  The spinach is probably okay if she doesn’t have that often. It’s one to watch as it is higher in oxalic acid. Calcium in greens is often not a big issue in itself as it is diluted with the water content of the vegetable. Where as Calcium in pellets or alfalfa hay is not diluted. Is she a good water drinker?
  Are you just seeing white in the litterbox or is she having some trouble peeing?
  
  The sediment is normal for rabbits. They absorb all calcium from their diet then pass up to 60% of it through their urine!
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