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Tracking for vaccinations, wellness visits, blood work, nail trims….

I like the “About Me” section idea. Agree on organizing by date, I use a calendar at the moment and it’s useful to flip back and check when I last did something.

Maybe a template/page for Pet Sitter instructions with Vet + Emergency Contact info? I know every time I go to the vet they ask me the same questions about food, so having a place to…[Read more]

I found our female on a rehoming bunny fb group in our area. We wanted a spayed female and she was the only spayed available at the time. So we took her and I fear she was neglected quite a bit as she’s very distrusting of humans. She only likes Oliver. We have tried just sitting with her and giving her treats etc but it’s been over 2 years now…[Read more]

Just to chime in on the off chance it helps: my two girls also got along fine but would still get into occasional spats, mostly over food. Only one of them would try to hump, but they didn’t have an obvious “boss” between them. I did notice they would sometimes guard the litterbox from each other; usually one would already be in the box and when…[Read more]

I believe they’re bonded…I mean, they snuggle, they clean each other, they are always together, but at the same time, it seems they are always challenging each other. Our female is more fearful and our male is very curious and brave. So he’s usually the one who is in charge, but she’ll occasionally challenge him. I caught her draping herself…[Read more]

I would find organization by date helpful. Sort of like an old-school agenda.

I agree with Greg the Lionhead I’ve bonded six rabbits and I have five litters. I have two rabbits that will pee constantly on the floor drives me nuts the others they seem to be OK my one girl she stands outside of her litter and eats the hay. Maybe yours is doing the same I have a large high sided cat litter. I’ve seen all six of them in one…[Read more]

If you would like to offer some hay that is “outside” of the litter box, have you tried a hay rack that hangs above it? That way they still have to get into the litter box to eat the hay. It’s possible that she is just eating hay and peeing at the same time because that’s what bunnies do.

There are a lot of buns on long-term (maintenance dose) if meloxicam. My vet was perfectly fine with it. You just find the lowest effective dose and continue to give. There are many cases where the benefits outweigh the risks (like long-term arthritis management).

You’re doing great!

I think I remember a study that says rabbits can safely be on meloxocam for 28 days. This doesn’t mean that meloxicam is unsafe for even longer use, it just means there are no studies on longer treatment courses. Many of us here have given high doses of meloxicam for longer, it’s not uncommon in chronically ill or very old…[Read more]

Thank you for your reply! She is doing quite well overall. I do have another question concerning her Meloxicam which I will put in a seperate post

It does seem safer to wait with the penicillin since the vet is reluctant to give it. Maybe keep a close eye, look closely for swelling, monitor her appetite and ability chew, obv poop quality as well.

There are ppl here who have very successfully given sub q penicillin to their buns – moderator Wick for example. I have never done it, I’ve only…[Read more]

I made it a routine. Meds with all the cleaning done on the bathroom countertop; no bun is familiar with the countertop so it’s always been easier for me to bring bun there for serious issues as they do not move as much.

And then additional meds, mixed with pellet mush or critical care (and/or something bun actually likes to eat) are given after…[Read more]

It sounds mean, but teaching them to sort of “give in” to the select medication/grooming windows is important. It’s actually not bad that bribing with food doesn’t work because when owners become dependent on that, they run into difficulty when it no longer works!

Whatever method you use, make sure you are committed and follow through. I…[Read more]

I’m glad you have Nova. You might see her behaviour change considerably now when she’s an only bun and your her human. I’ve seen that happen, my Bam,  transformed into a completely “new” bun after his co-bun passed. He became outgoing and and very affectionate.

I think you’re right in that the most important thing for Mischa was to be in the…[Read more]

I have not seen this personally. But, to me, it sounds as though she is getting a feel for her “new” teeth. After all, she was probably in pain for a while and suddenly the painful parts are gone and her mouth feels different.