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Forum DIET & CARE How long for food to make bunny gassy?

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    • Sage Cat
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        Hey y’all

        Kay has had a few bouts of gassyness lately. This is pretty unusual for her.

        I’m wondering if something she had for sinner the night before could make her gassy about mid day?

        Today it was about an hour after I had lunch that I noticed her acting like she might be gassy. when I make lunch I give Kay & Winston a slice of apple. Today Kay stole Winstons apple and therefore had more than she normaly does.

        I gave her some Mylicon – she is already acting better.

        A few days ago she also had som gass. This time right befor lunch. I noticed cause she did not want her apple. But, a few minutes after some Mylicon, she happily at the apple up. Within 10 minutes she and Winston were playing around as normal.

        I am pretty sure bothe nights before she had some broccoli. Well, I know she had it last night.  Could that be the cluprite? Or would it not take so long?

         


      • Sarita
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          Here is an interesting article on rabbit digestion:

          http://www.rabbit.org/journal/3-3/digestibility.html

          I have to be honest though that even after reading this, I still am not sure how long it actually takes for anything to digest….


        • jerseygirl
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            Nice to see you SageCat. Not nice about Kays discomfort though. It’s great that the mylicon helps her so effectively.

            With gas triggered by any veggies I normally see it couple hours after having it. But maybe she has a slight gut imbalance?

            Have you been feeding anything different with their staple foods? Like hay or the cut of hay?
            I remember Beka posting about suspecting that the papaya tablets were causing a bit of gas with Meadow. Each bunny is different with their sensitivities.


          • RabbitPam
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              It does seem a bit too long to be dinner from the night before. I was wondering how she starts her day. What’s for breakfast? I agree that it’s usually within a few hours of eating, but maybe the broccoli, which is notorious for producing gas, is just taking longer. Take her off that for a few days and see if it goes away.

              Otherwise, could she have stolen a breakfast apple slice when you weren’t looking? Any change, whether it’s hay, greens or treats, can cause it. Perhaps she just wants to be alone and is trying to make you guys leave the room.

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