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Thank you everyone for your replies!
A lot of these helped a ton!
1. No giving in even though he’s cute!
2. I tried to spray my perfume( this didn’t help too much) 3. Distracting him with toys and giving him treats for play with the right ones 4. Keeping him entertained

Now he will only try once or twice in the mornings when he first comes out…[Read more]

Oh! That’s a good idea Dana! I like that idea. Hmm…. maybe I need to try that.

It does sound like he is improving. Yes, not all abscesses are equal. The ones that are in the bone are the real nasty ones that you hear horror stories about. If it’s an abscess that formed because of a wound, then those tend to heal more easily. Keep up the good work! His 2nd abscess may just need more time (longer course of antibiotics).

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I agree with Dana. My mind went immediately to a bladder issue.

Ok thank you so much for the advice. I will do cage  swapping and  if that goes well start with shorter sessions and let you know how it goes 🙂

Fingers very much crossed! It’s wonderful that you’ve seen so much improvement!

Gus does seem like a very smart bun 😃

I think forum moderator @Wick and Fable (but it could have been someone else) used these storage cube grids that were actually solid plastic to make some bunny pen walls. I was also considering making some sort of hay barrier using Coroplast (that I would attach to the pen wall where their hay rack is). Maybe something like that would work?

My mind immediately went to a urinary problem. Hormonal behavior like that can actually be caused by bladder crystals or sludge causing irritation. Him not drinking is also concerning, so I think it’s good you are taking him to the vet. They can check for issues with an x-ray and a urinalysis to look for bacteria and sludge. What greens does he…[Read more]

Hi there!

Your plan sounds like a good starting point. It’s good to have a plan, but be prepared to adjust if things are not working as expected. Every pair of buns is different, so some strategies work better for some than others.

I have a couple suggestions. First would be to swap actually bunnies when doing pre-bonding, instead of just the…[Read more]

Also, sorry again for the double post but I just wanted to say a great big thank you!

Hearing not all abscesses are created equally really made me feel a whole lot better, and earlier statements about what he got into probably not being the cause relieved so much guilt I’ve been carrying for weeks.

Overall I am once more extremely grateful for…[Read more]

Gus update:

TLDR: He’s getting better but slowly, and I’ve made some errors along the way.

Day seven of antibiotics. Day five of warm compresses, though only the last two days have been successful.

Smaller abscess is definitely gone, haven’t felt it for days.

Bigger abscess is down to its original chickpea size/right around there. It’s been…[Read more]