when is her surgery, thursday? the vet tech should be able to instruct you, but if not i’ll tell you what i do. i put the bun on a high kitchen counter and i stand, or on the coffee table and i kneel. my husband takes care of the back end (he kinda leans over her so she can’t back up.) this way i have two hands free to administer the meds. i place a hand on top of her head and with that same hand, i make her “smile”. the syringe goes in thru the side opening and i stick it a bit far in her mouth. this ellicits a licking response, and then i slowly push in the meds. allow enough time for her to swallow them. some folks say that their buns like the taste of the meds. i have never had that with mine…

what beka said, is bascially what we do.

BUT there’s a chance she might LIKE her meds. Boston did after her spay. we just held out the syringe and she came running and let us put it in her mouth and we slowly pushed it in. Kind of treat it like its forbidden and she won’t be able to resist! lol!

When I got Layla’s pain meds they were in syringe tubes (sans needle). To give her a dose first I would sit on my butt with my feet flat on the floor and my knees bent. Next, pick her up and snuggle her close, her belly towards your belly.

Then I would gently tip her backwards so she is laying on her back in the crevice between your two legs. Then gently hold her head in place against your leg, and insert the medication tube into her cheek pouch. SLOWLY administer the pain meds.

I did this and had almost no difficulty (except the last time when I accidentally pushed too hard on the plunger).

It was also nice because i had a clear view of her belly to check the incision.

She may not have stitches – she may have invisible stitches which is more like glue – you should double check with the vet how they do it.

I would have lots of fresh herbs and cilantro and kale to entice her to eat. Most likely the vet will give her Metacam which is a liquid and it has a sweet taste to it.

Yeh, I found most bunnies like Metacam (the pain med usually given to bunnies) and after one shot of it, they attack the syringe and I don’t have to do anything but show it to them and they gobble it down

*Ensure you don’t leave the vets office without pain meds, Some try and send you home without them-just put your foot down and make sure you get them; I get mine already measure in syringes for three days and it’s only eight dollars-no fuss no big expense-so I don’t get why they don’t want to give them (some anyways!) but make sure you get them

To have on hand: Pedialyte in case she’s not drinking -mine like the grape kind.
Critical care for force feeding-you can buy it at the vets office and if you freeze it, it lasts longer; watch the dates though
baby food (pumpkin, banana, squash…) for force feeding
I would skip the guaze, if she chews the stitches she’ll need to be seen by the vet and I doubt you’ll be able to keep gauze on her anyways

Another technique that works for calm bunnies is to lie on your back on the floor or the couch and hold the bunny on your chest, stroking her to help calm her down. Slide the tip of the syringe past her lips and behind her big front teeth and begin to slowly dispense the medication. Once it is behind the front teeth, she will instinctually swallow it. Sometimes you have to hold the head firmly so that she cannot pull her head back away from the syringe.

That sounds like a really good technique Osprey!