My senior rabbit has problems to hold her weight, so I explored this on kaninchenwiese.de

• outside in the winter (low temperatures, beneath 0°C)
• (chronically) ill
• seniors
• lactating or pregnant rabbits
• big breeds

But one must be aware, that in the long turn, health issues could arise. If the rabbit eat the mash only, for example the food-grinding would be missed, which causes the teeth growing longer than usual.

And it should (even if you want to gain the weight) fed in low doses. Around 1 full tea-spoon for one kilogram of rabbit daily is enough. (This would be 2 full teaspoons for a 2 kg dwarf rabbit per day)

• oil seeds (sunflower, chia seeds, sorghum bicolor, hemp seed, pumpkin seeds, flax seed, poppy seed, sesame) they support the digestive system and help with fur issues
• flour seeds (amaranth, buckwheat, spelt seeds, barley seeds, grass seeds, oats, sorghum, corn/maize, quinoa) in general grains need to be fed with spelt to be healthy
• aromatic seeds (aniseed, nettle seeds, dill seeds, fennel seed, coriander, caraway, milk thistle seeds) they have a lots of positive active components
• bran a common food for horses
• dried herbs (examples: basil, dill, thyme, sage, chives, oregano, marjoram, parsley, camomile, coriander, rosemary, peppermint) ready mixes for rabbits, or self made mixes for special aims like supporting the digestive system or the breathing
• immune supporting additives, like drops/powder from the shop or ginger (g. needs slow, slow, slow habituation, but has a positive effect to the immune system proven by research)
• fruits ( all by rabbits loved kinds, grated) * my love apple and carrot, raisins sometimes*

Example for a receipt from the linked website (above)

• one cup crashed oat (with spelt)
• one cup crashed flax seeds
• 4 cups herb-mix

• 1/2 cup flax seed
• 1/2 cup sesame seed
• 1/2 cup oat flakes
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds (without spelt)
• 4 cups of dried kitchen herbs (basil, thyme, marjoram, parsley, chive and dill)
• Sometimes I grind 1/8 apple or carrot into the mix, or cut 4 raisins into very small pieces, to vary the taste.

I use to buy this in a supermarket, because I am limited in my options to buy other seeds and dried herbs where I live

I use to mix the whole cups (without fresh food like apple/carrot) together into a closable box out of plastic. Each day I take two teaspoons full of the mix out of it. Then I crush the mix in a mortar, while waiting for the water boiling. I mix the crushed components with warm water (between 30 and 50°C) and let them swelling for around 30 minutes. The first times I need to try, how much water is needed. One can use a little bit first and then add some until the consistency is like baby-food.

I serve this mix on a small plate to my senior, but in extreme cases it is possible to feed it with a syringe too. If you have rabbits, who should not gain weight with your rabbit to coddle up, then you may need to separate them for around one hour. My senior defends her plate against her husband, so I do not need this. But maybe your rabbit is not powerful enough to do so.

My senior rabbit has problems to hold her weight, so I explored this on kaninchenwiese.de.

• outside in the winter (low temperatures, beneath 0°C);
• (chronically) ill;
• seniors;
• lactating or pregnant rabbits;
• big breeds.

But one must be aware, that in the long turn, health issues could arise. If the rabbit eats the mash only, for example the food-grinding would be missed, which causes the teeth growing longer than usual.

And it should (even if you want the rabbit to gain the weight) feed in low doses. Around 1 full tea-spoon for one kilogram of rabbit's body mass daily is enough. (This would be 2 full teaspoons for a 2 kg dwarf rabbit per day.)

• oil seeds (sunflower, chia seeds, sorghum bicolor, hemp seed, pumpkin seeds, flax seed, poppy seed, sesame) they support the digestive system and help with fur issues;
• flour seeds (amaranth, buckwheat, spelt seeds, barley seeds, grass seeds, oats, sorghum, corn/maize, quinoa) in general grains need to be fed with spelt to be healthy;
• aromatic seeds (aniseed, nettle seeds, dill seeds, fennel seed, coriander, caraway, milk thistle seeds) they have a lots of positive active components;
• bran a common food for horses;
• dried herbs (examples: basil, dill, thyme, sage, chives, oregano, marjoram, parsley, camomile, coriander, rosemary, peppermint) ready mixes for rabbits, or self made mixes for special purposes, like supporting the digestive system or the breathing;
• immune supporting additives, like drops/powder from the shop or ginger (ginger needs slow, slow, slow habituation, but has a positive effect to the immune system proven by research);
• fruits (all by rabbits loved kinds, grated) mine love apple and carrot, raisins sometimes.

Example for a recipe from the linked website (above):

• one cup crashed oat (with spelt);
• one cup crashed flax seeds;
• 4 cups herb-mix.

• ¹/₂ cup flax seed;
• ¹/₂ cup sesame seed;
• ¹/₂ cup oat flakes;
• ¹/₂ cup sunflower seeds (without spelt);
• 4 cups of dried kitchen herbs (basil, thyme, marjoram, parsley, chive and dill);
• Sometimes I grind ¹/₈ apple or carrot into the mix, or cut 4 raisins into very small pieces, to enrich the taste.

I use to buy this in a supermarket, because I am limited in my options to buy other seeds and dried herbs where I live.

I use to mix the whole cups (without fresh food like apple/carrot) together into a closable box made out of plastic. Each day, I take two teaspoons full of the mix out of it. Then I crush the mix in a mortar, while waiting for the water to boil. I mix the crushed components with warm water (between 30 and 50°C) and let them swelling for around 30 minutes. The first times I need to try and estimate how much water is needed. One can use a little bit first and then add some until the consistency is like baby-food.

I serve this mix on a small plate to my senior, but in extreme cases it is possible to feed it with a syringe, too. If you have rabbits, who should not gain weight with your rabbit to coddle up, then you may need to separate them for around one hour. My senior defends her plate against her husband, so I do not need this. But maybe your rabbit is not powerful enough to do so.

I use to mix the whole cups together into a closable box out of plastic. Each day I take two teaspoons full of the mix out of it. Then I crush the mix in a mortar, while waiting for the water boiling. I mix the crushed components with warm water (between 30 and 50°C) and let them swelling for around 30 minutes. The first times I need to try, how much water is needed. One can use a little bit first and then add some until the consistency is like baby-food.

I use to mix the whole cups (without fresh food like apple/carrot) together into a closable box out of plastic. Each day I take two teaspoons full of the mix out of it. Then I crush the mix in a mortar, while waiting for the water boiling. I mix the crushed components with warm water (between 30 and 50°C) and let them swelling for around 30 minutes. The first times I need to try, how much water is needed. One can use a little bit first and then add some until the consistency is like baby-food.