Support veggies!

[BunnyLiz]

I have yet another vet problem.  When I dropped Lucy off this morning to have her spay, the vet asked about her diet.  So I went on to tell him she has pellets, her hays etc. and that she refuses veggies.  And would he please take a good look at her teeth today while she is under to make sure her issue with veggies is not dental related.  And then he scared me, he swears that veggies are not good for rabbits.  Only as a small treat every now and then, but agrees that fruits and carrots etc are treats as well and should be given sparingly.  I was super confident with this vet, asked tons of questions and was impressed, this is my third vet and basically last opition so I really need this to work.  So I need him to know that veggies ARE important, but he seems extremely knowledgable other then this.  Like I said, I was super confident in this vet.  I almost decided to walk out right then and there with Lucy, but reasoned that she needs to be spayed asap and this disagreement would not affect this surgery.  So when I go to pick her up Im planning on confronting him with this again, though I may chicken out, he is a BIG guy lol.  And seems to be a know it all and has a ego, so he may not be willing to listen to teeny tiny 18 year old me.  If I do chicken out, I will at least email him.  Does anyone have any links, resources etc. that prove and support that veggies are very importent in the diet?  There are tons of sites that say feed veggies, but any that back up that statement would be awesome.

[Sarita]

Is this the second vet that helped you with Hammer?

Did you ask him what he does recommend? Does he mean that hay should be a the main portion of the diet?

Maybe you should ask him more information about what he recommends and why he recommends that first. I would not be confrontational – just ask questions about what he thinks the diet should be and why he thinks that. You don’t have to agree with him and this does not mean he is not a good rabbit vet (as far as medical and medicine).

[BunnyLiz]

This is an brand new vet, third one. The second vet I tried with Hammer was great but way to expensive. It was something outrageous like $600 to have Lucy spayed.
He recommends pellets and unlimited hay. So yeah he says mostly hay, but only timothy, no other grass hay.

[BunnyLiz]

Im just switching vets now! Geez what a pain! Ill go back to Hammers first vet, I loved them but they were super expensive. So ill eat canned foods forever or stockpile stuff when its on sale lol. I really should look into VPI. The only problem is im only 18 and have absolutely no idea what any of that insurance talk means so I couldnt get it alone and my mom is 100% against it. “They are just rabbits” is her favorite line lol.

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