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- 12/18/2012 at 5:07 PM
  lexyrose
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  Should i completely remove raisins from Seymour’s diet since his stomach is being funny. He has gas issues and i;m going out of town, trying to make sure things run smoothly for the sitter. Usually give him 1 raisin and a little sliver of a carrot. What do you think?
- 12/18/2012 at 6:02 PM
  peppypoo
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  I think that would be a good idea. How long are you going to be out of town? I think it would be a good idea to tell your sitter what signs to look out for in case of emergency GI stasis, and leave instructions on how to contact your vet.
- 12/18/2012 at 6:44 PM
  lexyrose
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  7 days. i told them to give him gas medicine every other day, just in case. is that a bad idea?
- 12/19/2012 at 5:32 AM
  Sarita
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  You mentioned he had some dental issues, I suspect this is the reason for the “gas”.
- 12/19/2012 at 9:59 AM
  lexyrose
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  Seymour has always had tummy issues. He had to be taken to the vet to remove the gas pressure once.
- 12/19/2012 at 6:11 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I’m going to suggest something slightly different. While I wouldn’t give a handful of treats and walk around, it’s specifically when your bunny has suspected dental or gi issues that you should be ‘checking’ on him by using a treat. Simply a rabbit who is in acute distress is going to turn down his favorite raisin. A rabbit who is feeling ok will take it. So while I would maybe reduce them a bit, I would not eliminate them as they are a good test of how he is feeling.
- 12/20/2012 at 6:08 PM
  lexyrose
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  thanks. i decided to keep the treats on an “every other day” basis exactly for this reason. with a sliver of carrot given daily.
- 12/21/2012 at 1:50 AM
  Monkeybun
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  what else does he eat? It could be something else in his diet causing the gas.
- 01/04/2013 at 5:08 AM
  hopsalot
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  A quick note about raisins:
  
  Pie loves her raisins, but I stopped giving them to her after the huge GI stasis incident. Apparently the high Iron and sugar content of raisins promotes difficulty in pooping. I don’t know if anyone else has had the same problem.
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