HOW DID THUMPER GET FAT?
Once you notice that Thumper needs to shed some weight, play detective and find those hidden calories that you hadn’t noticed before. The most common culprits are too many treats, the failure to measure food-serving sizes and the failure to adjust diet to a rabbit’s special digestive needs. Let’s ta1k about this last problem first, because if you understand how Thumper obtains her calories, it will be easier for you to make healthy dietary changes. YOUR RABBIT’S AMAZING DIGESTION Your rabbit has a secret weapon that boosts the nutrients she can obtain from the diet. This weapon is called the cecum. It is a specialized digestive structure that is positioned roughIy where our appendix is located and is larger than the rabbit’s stomach. It forms a link in the digestive tract so that foods leaving the small intestine must first travel through the cecum before entering the large intestine. This cecum is essential for Thumper’s health because it boosts her ability to extract nutri ents ttom
