Thankyou Marsha and Sparrow for rabbit info,
Funny thing, I have been told not to do alfalfa hay because tis grass and
timothy hays that rabbits are supposed to eat. Alfalfa is too sweet, high
calorie, or rich or something?? But this doesn't make sense because pellets
contain alfalfa hay. This rabbit gets finicky and will rarely eat carrots. I
am wondering if he has teeth problems and if his inability to chew properly is
the reason he is so finicky. I have heard that rabbits can get molar teeth
abscesses, and he does have a few bumby areas on the side of his face. My
understanding is that teeth problems are supposed to be left alone, except in
the case of front teeth that need to be clipped for overgrowth. Sparrow, can
you suggest anything for this? Did your family encounter anything like this
during the time your children raised rabbits with 4-H? I wonder how one could
get colloidal silver into a rabbit's abscessed teeth area...? I am looking
for a good rabbit newsgroup, but so far I haven't found one. What I need to do
is balance his diet and get his immune system built back up so his own immune
system can fight this pasteurella. The baytril enrofloxacin (spelling?)
doesn't really seem to be working. I also tried to get him off the bread, (I
always make sure it is 100% whole wheat) and he almost starved to death and
this is when the pasteurella flared up and almost killed him. When I saw that
he was getting sick, that he flat out wasn't going to eat the pellets, and
that he would rather starve to death first, I relented and let him have his
whole wheat bread back. He gained his weight back, but I know that he is not
getting everything he needs with bread, romaine, parsley, apples, and collards.
I just got him started on broccoli and he seems to like that, so there's one
more food he will eat and another source of nutrition!
I appreciate your concerns, this little bunny was raised with an eyedropper and
is really like a member of our family. I would really miss him falling asleep
on my lap and snoring, and he is only 2 1/2 years old so I am going to put up a
good fight for him.
Sparrow, this little rabbit is a Holland Lop weighing in at about 4 1/2 pounds.
He is probably smaller than New Zealand and Californias . Yours probably
weighed in at around 6 or 7 pounds, didn't they? What is horse sweet feed and
where might I get some? I should mention that I went to the bulk department of
out nearby Fred Meyer store and bought rolled wheat, rye, and oats, so he is
getting some grains. I'll check into some cracked corn and I'' try to find
some comfrey as well. I haven't had much rabbit experience so I appreciate any
and all input and info anyone can share. I am also going to get him on
colloidal silver eyedrops and nose spray hopefully real soon. I have decided to
try and make my own generator, thanks to encouragement from Brooks, and then I
should be on my way and able to report on how the C.S. is doing with this
spoiled little finicky rabbit named Benjamin.
Thanks again to everyone,
Cindy
-----Original Message-----
From: Marsha Hallett <liah...@pacbell.net>
To: silver-list@eskimo.com <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Saturday, November 13, 1999 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: CS>Rabbit intestinal flora and C.S.
Hello listers,
The problem with this rabbit getting pasteurella in the first place is
that the little bugger won't eat pellets. He flat out refuses. I have tried
mixing them with banana, applesauce, sprinkling them on his lettuce, as well as
trying to syringe feed them to him. All to no avail. So I have kept him on
Romaine and collards, wheat breat, rolled oats, a piece of an apple, and
shredded wheat cereal. I have started him on vitamins, but still don't now how
to get his diet balanced. Does anyone have any rabbit knowledge? I am going
to use colloidal silver for the pasteurella (bunny cold) in his eyes, and am
thinking about using C.S. as a nasal spray for his nose but am concerned about
the C.S. getting to his mouth and from there to his digestive system.
His health is kinda fragile right now, so I need to be careful and
stick to tried and true remedies.
Thankyou for your thoughts.
Cindy
Dear Cindy, How about feeding alfalfa hay? Mine loved it.
I`d get him off the bread because of the yeast. Give him more hard
veggies; carrots, jicamas, and the like.
They need to chew, so give him something wooden to gnaw on.
The do need access to their dung, they rechew it. Yucky to us, but it
is a normal rabbit thing to do.
Have you checked for a rabbit newsgroup?
Marsha
