rabbit parallisis

Question
Recently I bought All Stock sweet pellets from Tractor Supply to change the diet a little on my rabbits.  I've added this feed slowly to their normal feed and had problems with one becoming paralyzed and diarrhea and death.  I wondered if there is something in this feed that I am missing that is bad for rabbits because it didn't hurt my other older rabbits.

Answer
Dear Lewis,

Since only one of your rabbits was ill, it is not likely that the new food was the cause.  Without a necropsy to determine the cause of death, it is not possible to know for sure.  But please read:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/paresis.html

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html

and

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/sickbun.html

as these might give some clues.

I am sorry about the loss of your bunny.

Dana