Uneaten Cecals mushed into carpet or braided rug??????

[Velvet]

Help!. How do you get them out?

 

I guess I’ll need to get a carpet scrubber again.

[Roberta]

Don’t get it wet… Allow it to dry… Once it is dry you can break away the bulk of it then the rest can be removed with a stiff brush. If there is any staining left on the carpet make a paste of baking soda and white vinegar, spread it over the stain, once again allow it to dry, brush off the excess then vacuum.

[Velvet]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, thanks, I’ll try that, I’ve tried a good carpet shampoo scrubber but if you leave any there at all, it WILL leave a stain. Might give it a whirl, I guess with two inches of white thick wool as your coat ya can’t get em all, lol. I’m surprised bunnies don’t all hgave bad backs, watching, mmmmmmmmmmmmm, listening to the little squeeks and moans, it sounds like keeping clean 24 hours a day is a lot of work. She’s always snifffing around in hard to reach places, but, 24 hrs a day???????????? 

[Roberta]

Trust me, brushing it away dry leaves less staining. It’s when it gets wet the pigment gets into the rug fibres. My Piglet is a full french angora and his little girls are all angora cross, thankfully Blossom is the only one that got his full coat, Nermal has her silver marten mummies short coat but in white with cinnamon frosting. If you are finding lots of extra cecals you ight want to do a diet adjustment. Watch and see when the extra cecals are occuring, what she ate just before hand and try adjusting quantities, maybe reducing specific greens or pellets.

[Velvet]

I give her 4 or 5 large leaves of romaine lettuce everynight, and pellets and an endless supply of timothy hay, do you think I give her too much lettuce? It dosen’t really get eaten till her next feeding, but in 24 hours she cleans the lettuce up pretty good.

[BinkyBunny]

How old is she and what kind of pellets? What size is she? Normally 4 – 5 leaves isn’t a big deal for an adult bunny, and it’s actually better to offer a variety (slowly one type at a time) but this really depends on age.

[Velvet]

She’s almost 3, under 3 pounds, going to be spayed next month, she gets all the Timothy Hay she wants, and her litter box is filled with a layer of wood stove pellets and then Minnesota Grown Hay as for horses. She eats a small amount of that, but, prefers the Timothy Hay way more. The pellets are a blend from Wal- Mart, with all different kinds of pellets, beans dried carrots etc. She doesn’t eat much of that, picks out pieces she likes and leaves the rest, which I toss and refill everynight, then fresh water and the lettuce. I’m starting to cut back the lettuce a leaf or so every couple of days. A year ago or so, I used to slice up an apple and feed her 2 slices every night, but, things became softer, so, I quit the apples. Hasn’t been too bad, but, lately the cecals are found about 3 times a month or so.

[BinkyBunny]

Posted By Velvet on 12/22/2012 06:28 AM

 The pellets are a blend from Wal- Mart, with all different kinds of pellets, beans dried carrots etc. She doesn’t eat much of that, picks out pieces she likes and leaves the rest, which I toss and refill every night, 

I am thinking this is the culprit of the overproduction of cecals. You said she picks out the parts she likes — would that be the carrots, beans etc and leaves the pellets?  Does it also say what the pellets are made from?   

As an adult, she needs less of the rich kind of foods. It’s best to feed her a timothy based pellet only (with no little goody extras in it).   That kind of food is like feeding a salad with snickers bars on it.    A high fiber pellet with low fat is a healthier way to go.   

Recommended Nutritional Value
Fiber 18% minimum (20 -25% best)
Fat 1 – 2% max
Protein 12 – 14% max (long-haired breeds may need higher)
Calcium 1% max

Oh, and if and when you do switch  to a healthier pellet, be sure to do so gradually — wean your bunny off over a few weeks, by slowly adding more of the good stuff and less of the other.  She will rebel at first, but just be persistent. 

[Velvet]

OK, thanks, I’ll try it. I don’t mind an occasional hard turd on the floor, but, those Cecals smell, are so soft, and stick to everything.

 

Never underestimate the POWER of your Bunny! Get this, I was dumping her pellet dish every night and seeing what she ate…………….Only……………….and I was lying on the floor with her and picking out all her favorites, (IE: RICH and the cause of the Cecal problem). She didn’t even have to dig for the cough, cough “junk food”, the little sneaky #$$#@@! had me digging through her food and giving them to her, before I dumped the old food, or, the green pellets she NEVER touches.

 

Watch your backs, these are some powerful critters we got! 

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