Calsium ignorance

[Ralph]

Hi there good people ,

I haven’t been around here and I am sorry for that .

It seems like I only drop by to ask a question and then leave , but this not who I really am …

I was wondering about the diet of my cutie rabbit , now going strong and healthy for 4 years …

My concern is because of calsium and veggie that contain a lot of calsium in general.

I heard that too much calsium is bad for rabbits and might form stones inside them.

I know that for infant rabbits is good to feed them alfafa because that contains a lot of calsium and that’s exactly what I did in the

beginning. Of course I stopped feeding him alfafa after a year of so , and now only feed him Tomothy Premium Hay and Genesis Pellet

(Timothy).

Also I feed him the following vegetables , Cabbage , Chinese Cabbage , carrot (not that much rationed) , brocolli , the red cabbage type.

Vegetables in my location are expensive and sometimes they are seasonal vegetables but I do insist on getting them for my Bun.

I was wondering if any of the above – mentioned veggies contain too much calsium or other minrals that should be rationed or avoided all

together. Also I would like to know if there are any veggies and or fruits that should NOT be given at all or be rationed (I know about the Ice

berg, which i never give.

in short , I don’t want stone inside my rabbit ^^ buhaha

Thank you for now ,

 

[Sarita]

Hi Ralph, here is a very interesting article on bladder sludge and stones and you will see that the vet mentions that there is much more involved in this other than high calcium vegetables:

http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/sludge.shtml

That being said, I would not worry if you have not had problems with this…

There is still alot yet unknown about what causes sludge and stones in rabbits and how to treat them but this article is probably one of the better ones on the mysteries of this condition.

 

[Deleted User]

I would limit vegetables from the cabbage family, but other than that I would not worry, your rabbit is on a very good diet. Stones occur in rabbits for a combination of reasons, not just because of diet; it has to do with a rabbit’s ability to excrete excess calcium. If this were compromised, then you’d have to be looking into a special diet for your rabbit. Most importantly you are using timothy hay and pellets, and if you are really worried and want to be extra dedicated not to over–calcify your bunny, you could give him filtered water too.

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