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It’s as if they have to put some effort into keeping their lips closed. When they relax, sometimes they let everything go and that includes their lips. It isn’t usual to see their lip sort of sagging. LOL

Some rabbits do indeed part their mouth while resting, so you can see their teeth. Generally, mouth-breathing is going to come up at pretty intense stages of respiratory distress, so w/ no other obvious indicators, it’s likely just how Eclipse rests.

You can find those cardboard cat houses with the scratcher base. I got one on clearance from Valentine’s Day for $4.

Does she like palm leaf stuff? I tried the palm leaf boxes from the BB store and those are hours of fun!

BTW, I’m glad to hear your bunny is doing OK after such an ordeal. Don’t beat yourself up about her moving off the heating…[Read more]

Another fun, distraction toy…

Take a cardboard box, put a cardboard cat scratcher in it and cut one hole.  Let the destruction begin!😊

Using a box about the size of the scratcher works best.  If bigger you can cut another scratcher to fit the spaces.

In deep rest, a bun can part their lips so the front teeth show. You can look at #bunnyteefs on Insta for some examples.

Its obviously important to keep a close watch on those sneezes. Theyre as a rule only sneezes (hay dust etc), unless you see thick snot (opaque white or yellow-greenish etc), but its definitely good to keep a bit of an eye. (I…[Read more]

Whew, what a saga! I’m glad she’s doing better and yes I agree 100% this is the “post spay craze”, combined with being cooped up during her recovery. Giving her extra “boredom buster” activities during this time should help, especially things to chew, dig at, and shred. If you can get a phone book, they are great for this!

I think you are OK to…[Read more]

The aggression/destructive behaviour might very well be due to a “hormonal surge” post spay. Hormones travel in the blood stream to the receptors on their target organs. When they cant “find” their receptors, more hormones will be relased  for some time. This situation is known as a post-neuter craze, and its normal and self-limiting. With boys…[Read more]

Her spay was Tuesday morning and she did great. The vet found some neoplasia in her uterus but it didn’t seem to be very far along (I’m not sure what the correct term would be, but) and the x-rays didn’t seem to show any spread. She nibbled hay and ate two romaine leaves as soon as she got back home. She also pooped a couple large, squishy poops.…[Read more]