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How would he get ear mites when he is an indoor bunny.

We have 2 other bunnies downstairs and completely away from him with no contact.

Is the treatment expensive

That looks like it could be the start of ear mites. It can be very painful so I would not recommend trying to remove anything. Best to wait till Friday and get the mite treatment from your vet. Standard treatments are topical ivermectin or selamectin based products, such as Revolution.

I am very sorry.

Since she’s gotten worse you should contact your vet. The furosemide dosage could be too low or the problem could be so grave that a diuretic like furosemide makes very little difference.

For any invasive procedure the odds are of course better if the rabbit is in reasonably good condition.

Her condition has worsened, and she doesn’t want to eat. I don’t know if that’s a side effect from all this. But I think I need more help deciding what to do. Do you think there’s a real risk of shock or something going wrong by draining the fluid as the vet does? IMO, she is not prone to such things and is typically my chiller rabbit.

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Glad they are back to normal! Girls def are more territorial towards other girls in my experience… it also could depend on the other bun’s spay status, etc. Lots of variables for sure!

I was mostly wondering if by cleaning you removed some of their scent, and then accidentally deposited some of the other bun’s scent, so maybe it seemed more…[Read more]

Thanks Dana! Hope you are well!

They seem back to normal.  Miu response is often to lunge when she feels threatened and I suspect she is more territorial. She is much harder for me to read than Dorian.  No health issues for her, though Dorian is molting like crazy and had bad gas a few days ago. As for cleaning,  they both actually find it fu…[Read more]

I bet it was the smells combined with the cleaning, as you suspect. I think in the future if you change out of the clothes (especially socks) that came in contact with the other buns you should be OK (and hold off on cleaning their area a bit). If you see that bun regularly she also might become more accustomed to the smell and not react so…[Read more]

YAY! The update we’ve all been waiting for!! 😀

Congrats and great job on all your hard work with them!!

Yes these things happen sometimes unfortunately, but often they resolve pretty easily. If the fighting hasn’t been too bad (bickering vs. true fighting), then you can try working with them in a neutral space and let them resolve things. If things have escalated to a true fight, then I would separate and work to re-bond them as though they were…[Read more]

Sounds like things are going well! My main advice is to play a little “hard to get”. Don’t force interaction or petting. The first goal is to let her get to the point where she feels comfortable laying near you, which may not happen if you are trying to pet her often. Hand feeding is good, and spending time with her just “ignoring” her is also…[Read more]

Sometimes the stress from being at the vet can trigger fights. And sometimes the “weird vet smell” that lingers on the bunny being treated can trigger fights as well. You boy was there, but he wasn’t being handled by the vets, having meds put in him, etc.

Situations like this can sometimes resolve on their own. If they continue to have problems,…[Read more]

It’s only been 2 weeks, but she does sound like she’s curious. This is typical of young bunnies. She wants to check you out, but not necessarily be touched. The fact that she will take food and treats from your hand is a good sign that she is comfortable with you. And yes, that IS all they care about – food, food, food. The nose bonking can mean a…[Read more]