Ended up taking him to emergency vet.  Currently waiting for them to call me. He had a huge gas bubble and lots of liquid in stomach based on xray.  No visible blockage, but can’t rule it out. They were hoping he would be able to pass on his own,  said the would call me immediately if he got worse and they needed to do a compaction (may be getting the term wrong, suck stuff out of his stomach) .

They called, he has improved as far as his stomach isn’t as big and tight, they are discussing feeding him. Looks like he will most likely avoid any aggressive treatments. I get another update late afternoon, unless there is any changes. Here’s hoping the phone doesn’t ring until 3 – 5pm.

I am worried about having to rebond, Miu freaked out when she smelled my hands last night. Any advice on minimizing that would help!

She tends to be a bit of a moray eel in how she reacts when something scares her. She tends to aggressively lunge at what ever is close, even if it is Dorian or me. Also very smell driven, I sort of wonder at her vision. She actually stomped her foot and got agitated when she smelled my hand that Dorian had licked while at vet. I think your suggestion of giving her time makes sense @Bam. Thanks! I will grab a blanket she has slept on for trip home. Really hope we can pick him up tonight. Though it might not be until morning.

There were some poops!  But they wanted to keep him overnight.  Want him home, but running on fumes and not sure if I would be up to hourly checks and medications & force feeding.  Hopefully he start eating on his own tonight. Still so happy no surgery or decompression needed.

Still at vets,  looks like he will be able to go home late afternoon.  Was hoping earlier to make sure bond is ok, but will probably need to keep them separate at least tonight. Not looking forward to re-bonding, but hopefully it will be smooth.  Miu seems to be doing ok, but looked bit lonely in the evening especially.  She seemed to be looking for him, but had to know for sure. She’s being way more affectionate.

Sorry @Bam, didn’t see your comment. I did have to rebond after his surgery, why I was worried.  Luckily they did a lot of chasing and leaping, but no fighting. They were grooming each other and flopping near each other at same time,  so I think it was some bunny thing I wasn’t quite privy to. It felt more like some mating ritual I see the wild bunnies do, didn’t feel aggressive,  though it wasn’t ideal for me! I did keep an eye and make sure it didn’t escalate. Luckily all calmed down now and other than finishing off meds Dorian is his old self and they are back to snuggle buns. Have their yearly vet visit and follow up on Monday.

I really want to figure out how to avoid this.  I bunny sit and am around my neighbors foster bunnies, and they seem to all avoid this, yet Miu and Dorian both have had issues. Though Miu’s are milder. They eat a lot of hay, get exercise,  I do my best to groom them, though sometimes that feels impossible to stay on top of. They only get small amount of treats (maybe a teaspoon between them, but often less or none). I even tried some herbs for shedding they had in the binky bunny store. Oh and wet greens and lots of water. Dorian has great teeth. Anyway will ask vet, but I really don’t want him to have to go through this again.

thanks Bam!

He had a follow up with regular vet (and Miu had her yearly check up). I asked her and she said being extra diligent with brushing is the best additional thing I can do. He has super fine silky hair that is so much harder to deal with than Miu’s lionhead tangles, her fluff comes out in nice tufts. I have groomed him via gentle plucking for a half hour straight only to still have a small cloud be released when I pet him an hour later! Combs and brushes don’t do much. But will try and figure something out.

I tried lint roller, but it’s a big NOPE! from Dorian and didn’tevenworkas well as damp hands. I wish it did!

(Also I don’t seem to get emails on replies even though I thought I had set it that way. Should check)