Foods/tips for weight gain?

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- 02/25/2016 at 11:58 AM
  Smelly Bunny
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  Hello,
  
  we just adopted a new bunny from a shelter. She is very skinny because of a recent illness. She eats well and she is very active and playful. She has lost a bit of weight since bringing her home (probably stress from being in a new place). So today I started feeding her critical care once a day.
  
  I need more tips on helping her gain weight though. I was thinking of buying a bag of junior pellets (for younger rabbits) but I’m not sure.
  
  Thank you
- 02/25/2016 at 3:08 PM
  drwil
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  Alfalfa, carrots and apples got one of my bunnies fat very fast (she had to reduce afterwards). Only thing about alfalfa is high calcium levels. This can cause bladder sludge if you feed it for too long.
  
  Unlimited pellets all day long would help a lot so she never goes hungry. There are alfalfa and timothy pellets, maybe you could start with alfalfa and as she gains weight slowly switch by mixing increasing amounts of timothy pellets.
- 02/26/2016 at 3:19 PM
  Smelly Bunny
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  Posted By drwil on 2/25/2016 3:08 PM
  
  Alfalfa, carrots and apples got one of my bunnies fat very fast (she had to reduce afterwards). Only thing about alfalfa is high calcium levels. This can cause bladder sludge if you feed it for too long.
  
  Unlimited pellets all day long would help a lot so she never goes hungry. There are alfalfa and timothy pellets, maybe you could start with alfalfa and as she gains weight slowly switch by mixing increasing amounts of timothy pellets.
  
  Hi drwil, I managed to find some pellets containing alfalfa today and I will be mixing them with timothy pellets. Good news also because today she gained some weight for the first time since bringing her home on monday. I’m giving her 30ml critical care twice a day now which she gulps down in about 2 minutes. I’ve been giving her some apple also but I don’t want to give her too much sugar.
  
  She hadn’t lost a lot weight (she weighed 2100 grams on monday, 2040 yesterday, now 2060). But she is so skinny you can feel every bone in her body. Apparently she had babies and rejected them + stopped eating. Anyway things are going in the right direction.
  
  Thanks for the help and I will post pics later.
- 02/27/2016 at 1:44 AM
  sunshinesocks
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  Pumpkin, sun flower seeds and oats in small quantities will help
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