Stress does cause my bunnies to shed more than normally. Its a defense thing, if a predator has em, they can shed the fur the predator is grabbing onto, and slip away.

Monkey needed eye drops a few months ago.. at first it was a 2 person job, my hubby had to put the drop in while I held her. As I got more used to it, I was able to hold her against my chest with my knees, and put int he drops alone. You may want to try that. Sit on the floor, and put Rowdy on your lap. Bend your knees up towards you, and hold her between your torso and legs. Might be easier for your girl to do, if you’re anything like my hubby. He’s not flexible at all

Another thing to try is putting her in a towel, a bunny burrito. SOme people find that helpful, Monkey doesn’t tolerate that one bit.

heck, my Monkey even dislikes the petting part lol. She’s just too cute though

The first month I had Pepper I had to give ear drops and rinses for a nasty infection, and later she developed chronic pasteurella so I have to dose her with all sorts of nasties.  She hates to be handled (no surprise there) so I just nab her, get it over with as quickly as possible, and then follow with a treat.  She’ll wrassle an fight and growl the whole time and then as soon as I let her go she bolts for the kitchen and I find her standing on her hind legs next to the shelves where she knows the raisins are kept.

Stress can add to or even stop a shed – when Pepper was very ill she spent about 6 months halfway through a major shed and she got dry skin and we had to add a palm oil supplement to her diet for a while.  So it is possible that stress kicked the shed into high gear.  But it’s also possible that the loose hair was always there and with all the fuss it’s just being knocked loose.

Just keep an eye for bald and/or irritated patches that are out of the ordinary and let your vet know if they turn up.

My mini-rex sheds every time he goes to the vet, and only in a long patch down his spine. It’s very frustrating for me because when I first got him he seemed to ride so well in the car and I thought we were going to have a good travel bunny. But it was not to be.
It seems to take forever for his fur to grow back in properly after a vet visit too. Not quite sure why this is.

I also had to give him eardrops at one time for fourteen straight days, twice a day, it was pure hell because he is NOT an easily handled bunny at all and I’d have to swoop down on him just to get a hold. He was abused at his former home, so he’s more skittish than normal for a rabbit. Lots of soft words, extra pets and maybe a nice small piece of a treat afterwards does wonders.