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These things just happen when they get older. Their immune system weakens as they age, creating opportunity for infections to creep in. The same is true for people. So your bunny having a difficult to treat UTI at her age is not unusual, especially if she has other health problems.

Bactrim and enrofloxican are often go-to antibiotics that vets…[Read more]

They’ve already been able to be in neutral for 7+ full  consecutive days without issues, and many more non consecutive moving between neutral and non-neutral. I’ve added SeniorBoyBun and it doesn’t matter whether he’s there or not. They somehow can’t seem to move to non-neutral regardless of size of non-neutral. I’ve scrubbed/cleaned the carpet,…[Read more]

Dorian’s very prone to gas and these episodes,  so can commiserate. I have yet to find a magic cure. He does tend to be more prone due to heavy molts, but it also more likely if he molts triggered by temp fluctuations (really hot to cool), so winter molting is luckily not an issue. All I can figure out is to keep up with grooming (though this is…[Read more]

Really any bin will do! You don’t actually want it to be airtight, some airflow helps prevent mold.

Hay bales can vary a bit in size, but I store a standard hay bale divided between a large rubber maid tub and two 13 gal plastic trash cans from ikea. I keep the trash cans next to my bun’s pens for easy refills. Each of the smaller bins fits about…[Read more]

If she is eating other brands of hay then I suspect it’s a bad batch! I would def contact the seller.

so, this all sounds pretty positive. You want to wait until they are basically bonded in neutral space before progressing to non-neutral. So I would do some overnights next in neutral territory. I think it’s also time to start working with all three together, so you may want to work with all three during the day until they are doing well, then…[Read more]

Have you tried the Rabbit.org list? Here’s a link: https://rabbit.org/care/rabbit-vets-near-me/

Otherwise, you could try expanding your search. My vet’s office, for example, is listed as a bird vet. There is one vet there that sees birds, but the vet that has always seen my bunnies does all of the exotics and pocket pets. They share the office.…[Read more]

Did you get your bunny checked out? Any updates?

I agree a vet visit is wise. Regardless if all activity is the same, rabbits hide injuries very well, so it may be a muscle strain or fracture. An X-ray should be able to clarify the cause!

Usually when they stick a leg out like that while sitting, it suggests some hind end weakness. This can be due to an injury, but the more likely culprit is EC. I would suggest having her evaluated by your vet.

Kiln dried pine us safe. Spruce is listed as potentially toxic, but it isn’t clear if that is because it contains something pine does not… or if it simply needs to be kiln dried first like pine does.

That’s a good idea Bam! And you actually reminded me of something. Do they still make those potpourri crock pots? They were meant to melt wax potpourri. Anyway, I had one many years ago that had a decent sized bowl (i.e. it was shaped like a mini crock pot). I was able to add water and dried potpourri to it. The warmer heated it up enough to help…[Read more]

I have only made potpourri with flowers and leaves from my garden. It’s too late in the year for roses now, and store bought roses are not really grown for fragrance, just for looks.

I think any herbs would do great. Rosemary, mint, lavender, chamomille, sage, lemon balm, herb fennel. Some herbs dont have much of a lasting fragrance when they’re…[Read more]