Wow, poor Rui – lots of stuff to have to deal with.

1. Regarding putting eye ointment on: I am sorry, I will have to call in some help on that one. I haven’t had to put anything besides drops ON eyes, and that’s much easier. You might also call your vet.  I’m assuming that just putting it on the edges of the eye – when eye is closed if that will be just fine – that it will seep into the eye. ???

EDITED TO ADD THIS LINK:   I just found this article that talks about how to apply meds which includes eye ointments(you’ll have to scroll down once you are on the page) http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/medicating.html

2. Do you have access to an xpen. This will help you restrict exercise without having him being confined to a cage. (depending on the size). Otherwise since he chews on his cage, you might put a phone book or a pieces of cardboard ziptied to the area where he chews on the cage. That way he can spend some time messing with that.

2a:  So was he COMPLETELY bonded with Emry before this? If they were a bonded peaceful pair that lived together, then I don’t see any reason that they can’t be together. However, there are two things to be cautious of. If you did not bring Emry with on the car ride home to help Emry get used Rui’s new “vet” smell then Emry may not recogniz Rui right away and see him as an intruder. Even just short visits to the vets can make the “returning” bunny smell funky to the other and this can cause fights. So you will want to watch that.

Also, it’s not unusual for a “sick” bunny to get picked on, but many times the “best” buddy can help with healing if the bond is strong.

Otherwise, if they weren’t fully bonded, but just getting to know each other then the way you have it now is just fine.

3. Awe, sounds like your plan to just give him some extra love and attention is perfect.  He’ll need quiet time to rest too, and so maybe some extra compfy soft bedding if you don’t have any now.

Feel better Rui!!! What a lot to go thru for such a little guy! He’s very lucky to have you!

That is great that he is eating already, especially with getting all of those teeth removed! It may be necessary to cut his hay into smaller pieces to get him to eat it, I believe that is the issue when getting front teeth removed… his pellets should be fine b/c he will use his molars to grind them up.

Restricted activity for boys is sometimes more of a suggestion than a requirement. Spays in females are invasive, so they need to be confined for 1-2 weeks. You can make the call depending on how he is behaving/recovering whether or not he can be allowed out for short exercise sessions. The xpen idea is good! If he can have a little bit more room to stretch his legs, that will make him feel better, but if he seems to overexert himself or tire out easily, you might want to limit that time to about 20-30 minutes.

Keep us posted on how he does!

((((((((Rui!))))))))

I used to have an ointment to give to Spockie’s eyes several times for a repeated blockage. It was the kind where I put a drop of the cream into the front corner of his eye, and it melted with his body temperature so it actually flowed into his eye and duct as that happened. Not sure what kind of eye med you’re using, but I would try applying it to the corner so even when he squeezes shut, you can get it in there.

Maybe put a hanging kabob with a bell on his cage on the inside. He can chew it, bat it, ring it, and generally make a tasty playful fuss. Love the phone book idea, too.

With his veggies you may try cutting them up in 1″ slices (if you don’t already). When I adopted Rucy, she was missing one front incisor and this is what they suggested, so I can imagine that have NO incisors, it may be helpful to have them cut up so he can just pick them up with his lips and get the pieces back to his molars.