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Hi again,

For strength, he is on the 1.5mg/ml and he weights (at last check) 1.58 kg. (3.4 – 3.5 lbs)

It seems like he is a smidge under medicated and seemingly still feeling in pain.

What sttenght metacsm and how much does he weigh? This is relevant because dosage of meloxicam (active substance in metacam) is calculated in mg per kilo body weight. Medirabbit (trusted source) says 0.3-06 mg per kilo body weight per 24 hours for mild to moderate pain (see picture). Rabbits metabolize meloxicam quickly, so a 2 kilo bun needs at…[Read more]

Hello!

He is on 0.2 ml of Metacam 1x per day. It is to be taken with food. He is another week with this dose.

Today, I had him nibbling on some carrot again. No interest in anything else. I’ve also started to syringe some extra water into him.

I am in agreement with your suggestions. I think there is still some pain there and probably a bit of…[Read more]

Thank you Pam, and again I’m so so sorry about Spike. I had a hard time posting a lot on your thread because Bun Jovi had also just passed. 🙁 Even when we know it’s the right thing it’s not easy. It was so hard because at moments his “spark” was still there, but his body was clearly shutting down, and many times he was very out of it. I’m…[Read more]

Oh my gosh that’s awesome! Thanks for the update and congrats on the happy  pair!

Is he still on pain meds?

Sometimes they are good indicator as to whether it’s ongoing tooth pain or something else. If you see an improvement with the pain meds, then my guess would be his teeth are still sensitive. If not, then maybe he’s dealing with some GI issues from all the stress or something else. (of course pain meds can help with pain…[Read more]

the unscented water wipes are safe 🙂

Thank you so much for the advice I was able to go to a local small pet shelter in my area that offered speed dating (monitored by an expert which really eased my nerves) and as soon as they placed Fritter with the first bun she showed all of the positive signs (ignoring each other no chasing grooming themselves eating near each other with no…[Read more]

Oh ya its top soil not potting soil so it doesn’t have any fertilizers in (other than the ones she contributed) I was just wondering if I could use something like baby wipes to clean her up some.

Two separated rabbits can use the larger room in rotation (not at the same time). Just keep in mind that becomes semi neutral territory since they’ve both had exposure to it so it can bring up territorial spats once together.

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Definitely a great explanation above. Just wanted to add this link as well for add’l reading and resources: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Encephalitozoon_cuniculi

Thank you for your reply!

I didn’t know that about not doing syringe feedings at night! (I was doing them.) And now I am worried that by doing them that I caused some kind of setback. 🙁

He is really confusing me at this point. Yesterday, he ate bites of carrot so I KNOW he can eat/chew. Not even 12 hours later, he shows no interest. The day…[Read more]

Oh, great that he wasn’t in actual stasis! And that he found the carrot just too delicious to resist 😃 Wonderful that there were no squeeky chewing sounds!

Rabbits do need their rest, my rabbit vet always says not to do syringe feeding during the night for this reason. The amount of CC a rabbit needs per day can definitely seem staggering at…[Read more]

Hi again and thanks for the well wishes!

The vet said that my bun was not in stasis but he needed to be fed more and less often. So, a full syringe of food every 6 hours, as bunny needs time to rest too. I am under the impression that a lot of filing was done because the vet said my bunny still needed time to rest to recover.

I have provided him…[Read more]

Hugs to you and yours.  Such a handsome boy!

Binky free, Bun Jovi 💔

A very, very special bun, I didnt know you adopted him at age 9! He really does look like a baby in many of the pics, he must’ve been young at heart! 14 is an amazing life span for a bun, I’m glad he got 5 of them with you!

The pear tree is a lovely idea! My Vilde has a pot of dandelions on his resting place. It feels good…[Read more]

Thank you <3

We adopted him when he was 9! But yes he always had the baby look, we could hardly believe his age when we adopted him. We were lucky to have had as many years with him as we did, I often wonder about his life before us. I know he was returned to the shelter THREE times, which I just can’t fathom. I think it often had to do with him…[Read more]

Oooh that would make a ton of sense.