Bam – Thanks for responding! I was actually wondering about the change to spring being a possibility as well.
His poop is just fine. No different than normal. I haven’t weighed up but can start. I’m used to that from when I had rats.

Is it still concerning even though he does eat all of his food, just not at first?

DanaNM – Thank you for responding as well! He was only interested the one time and hasn’t attempted to mount anything since but I did remove the toy just in case. Does it count as reduced appetite if he still eats all of his food and goes back and forth between going bonkers for it and leaving it for a while?

LBJ10 – Thank you for your input. The anxiety is killing me, so I’m taking some urine in to best tested in the morning. If that brings up nothing, I’ll be taking him in for a full exam. I’m terrified that it’s bladder stones that will require a ridiculously expensive surgery, but I just want him to feel good, so I’ll do what must be done.

If the urine test shows nothing, what should my next steps be? I plan to request a blood panel and a check up on his teeth, but should I also request an ultrasound/check for stones at the same time, or try to rule out issues from the blood panel or teeth first?

Thank you all! I decided against taking his urine in and he’s got a full appointment this morning instead. Will update!

Thank you <3

So apparently Bunbun has some irritation/inflammation in his urethra, and some bruising on the tip of his penis. The uranalysis was good, and no stones were felt. They vet said he didn’t think an xray was currently necessary unless the antibiotic doesn’t work, as he’s usually able to feel stones and felt none at all. I’m unsure if the damage was done before or after the humping incident, though I’m inclined to believe before. I’m not sure HOW it happened, but oh well. The vet also said his urine was cloudy. His ears and teeth were good but only the front teeth were checked for now.

The main issue now is that he’s monstrously stressed. Immediately after the vet appt I let him run around on my bed and he wouldn’t sit still. He was nervous and flighty and kept going from one spot to another, looking everywhere and unable to settle even on my chest, which he loves usually. He even wagged his tail at me for the first time, which was hilarious.

He did eat some banana. I had to go to bed (I’m a night owl and sleep during the day) so placed him in his cage to unwind. When I woke up 6 hours later, he hadn’t pooped or peed and probably barely ate or drank.

As soon as I let him out of his cage he peed, but it was on the floor so I can’t determine how much. This was also before his first dose of antibiotic. I gave him simethicone and some critical care (about 1ml voluntary and 1ml slowly forced), and he eventually did poop normal sized poops. I then gave him the Baytril he was prescribed and left him alone while I went to cook.

I think he ate more critical care while I was cooking and I’ve seen him eat some hay and a few pellets (not a lot of either so far). I just checked while typing this since he hopped out of his litterbox and he pooped another moderate pile of poops while he was eating some hay. He’s a little more active right now, not sitting in his “poor pitiful me” corner, but he’s also clearly not feeling 100% still, which is to be expected.

I am a little concerned because he’s only on Baytril 2x a day for 7 days, and was just reading on this forum yesterday that 10 days is better? And also that Baytril can ruin appetites. But Bunbun’s seems to be slowly coming around and I’ll be able to judge better when I hang out with him on my bed in a bit. Hopefully he’ll eat his greens tonight too.

Okay, that sounds good to me. He is definitely still showing signs of stress, but he’s slowly picking up more interest in food and I’m supplementing him with the forced critical care. He even turned down fruit earlier, so he must be feeling crummy for sure.

Thank you again for all of your help! This has been so scary. Bunbun means the world to me.

Sorry for double posting, but I have a new question.

He started Baytril on 3/15. He got one dose that day due to timing. So by now he’s had 9 doses with another coming in 2 hours.

Prior to his vet visit, he took to randomly thumping every now and then while in his cage. This was totally new to him so I’m assuming it was due to the pain. Then tonight I was preparing my bed to let him come play and took a break to read some Reddit posts to my mom. While I was reading, he kept thumping – 5 times in a row, a few seconds a part. Then a few more more spaced out. He never randomly thumped like this until these issues started, and no noises happened, but he also only thumped when I talked. He almost seems irritated by hearing me talk so much when I read aloud, but I don’t know if it’s that or pain.

Also, since his vet visit and until yesterday, he was not urinating in his litter box, but would on puppy pads or even the floor along the cages. He was peeing through the bars of his cage onto the floor. I managed to get him back to using the litter box though by deep cleaning, and then waiting until he peed on the floor, putting the wood pellets in the pee, then putting them in his litter box and cleaning the new spot up.

He’s doing better about eating pellets but still puts off eating the majority of his greens even though they’re nice and fresh. He finishes them in his cage later.

He’s still peeing semi-frequently but I do think it’s better overall. He’ll pee a big amount and then 20-30 minutes later pee a much smaller spot, at least 1/3 the size of the initial pee but not just a small spot. His urine is definitely lighter (totally light yellow on the second pee) but not by a ton.

He’s also lost all interest in cuddling but does still enjoy playing. He could just be mad at me from the constant stress of medicine and the vet appointment though.

Could these be attributed to him still being in pain? Does that mean the Baytril isn’t working? Is it normal for the Baytril to take this long? Should I go ahead and call the vet to ask for more Baytril or does this seem like the Baytril won’t work at all?

Also if it matters, I haven’t been giving him any Bene-bac. The vet didn’t think it was necessary if he was still eating.

Another update:

Bunbun has been much more himself today! Last night after I posted he ran straight to his greens and ate them, but still seemed to feel crummy off and on. Tonight he avoided his greens for ~10 minutes, then ate them all up. He was also much more snuggly and didn’t seem to be as miserable as he’s been. He’s not spending as much time in his ‘pitiful me’ corner and seems much happier overall.

I’m not sure whether to ask for the extra doses of Baytril now. He’s getting his last dose in a few hours. The vet did say it would take 5-6 days before improvements.

Bunbun still seems to be peeing a little too frequently. Again it was one big spot then two smaller spots later on. It’s definitely lighter but still not as light as my other bunny’s.

Thank you both for responding! I feel so much better now that he’s doing better. Will call the vet and see what he recommends then.

Wick – It would be great if it’s the Baytril that’s making his pee still slightly dark!

Last night and today he seems so much more like his normal self. I’m over the moon with his recovery.