long time ago i started raising rabbits nobody warned me bout pig feed

i got two rabbits one fat one skinny decided toss leftover pig mash into ir cage cause why buy special bunny chow right ? big mistake real quick fat one got huge belly skinny one stopped hopping within days both acted weird lethargic eyes glazed over brew tea for m thinking it was heat stress turns out pig mash packed way too much energy protein for a creature built to thump on grass all day next morning vet says you basically fed m candy coated steak sticks daily now ir kidneys screaming and gut flora having a melt down moral of story read label before you treat bunnies like farm pigs okie dokie

rabbit guts are built for fiber not fat ir digestive system evolved munching endless hay twigs weeds imagine a human eating nothing but cake every meal thats what you doing tossing chicken or pig pellet into bunny bowl sure y love taste at first cause sugar salt flavor enhancers added but long term gut slows down fermentation good bacteria die off bad bugs move in diarrhea bloating stasis set in owner panic call emergency vet bill stacks up lesson learned roughage first always