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thanks for responding. He does it pretty much constantly almost anywhere at any time, not in any particular situation.

If it’s bacteria, wouldn’t it have been gone because my vet prescribed him many antiobiotics before for other reasons (such as weepy eye).

i believe he did listen to his lungs and he said something along the lines of it bei…[Read more]

Thank you, Dana! His breathing does seem worse now and I am super worried.  I’m camped out next to him for the night.  He’s raising his nose higher, and moving his head around more too like he’s uncomfortable.  Then every so often he starts to struggle like he’s trying to change position, making unhappy noises, and I help him try to sit up — af…[Read more]

Update: Rue is home from the vet but they want her back tomorrow for the same treatment. Upon returning home just now I realized that the vet had put the metacam and the cisapride in the wrong medication bottles so last night when I thought I was giving her a dose of metacam I was giving her a dose of cisapride so she didn’t have ANY pain meds l…[Read more]

Oh that’s good to hear that grooming is good. I know Stasis can take a bit to get through and treatment might take some time and patience has never been my strong suit. I read somewhere that it can take 24-48 hours for a rabbit to start producing poops after motility meds for Stasis. I have no idea if that’s true but I’m going to try and keep…[Read more]

Grooming herself is a really good sign, buns that feel really awful don’t groom. If she hadn’t eaten anything substantial since before her surgery it may take time to produce some poops, and sometimes buns in stasis take a while to produce poops. The best you can do is keep up the supportive care (fluids, syringe feeding, keeping her warm, etc).…[Read more]

(((HUGS)))

Thank you so much, everyone!  I really, really appreciate your taking the time to write.

I had the same thought about the tramadol and dry mouth, which is why he’s down to 50% his prescription (5mg/kg, and probably a bit less since I don’t get it all in his mouth) as of the past 24 hours.  If it helps, great; if he seems more painful, we’ll i…[Read more]

So I just got an update from the vet that she still isn’t eating on her own nor has she produced and poop. They said she is grooming herself and seems more alert but they’re gonna keep her for a couple more hours until they close. Now I’m a bit more worried than I was before. Is this normal? It’s been 24 hours since her surgery and since I brought…[Read more]

No poop yet that I know of but she has been at the vet all day for Stasis treatment (fluids, monitoring, force feeding, and cisapride). I haven’t heard anything from the vet yet but I’m hoping the treatment will help her turn the corner. Albeit‘a not ideal for her to be treated at the vet, given my sleep deprivation and lack of skill with solo…[Read more]

Dana has covered pretty much everything. Keeping her warm is super-important, rabbits are prone to hypothermia post surgery.

Great that you gave her the buprenorphin!

As for metacam, if you have dog strenght metacam (1.5 mg/ml), 1 ml is ok for a normal sized (4 lb) bun, but if it’s cat strenght (0.5 mg/ml), 1 ml is under the lowest recommended…[Read more]

Ah, that makes much more sense! Every bun I’ve seen who was fed only pellets was very overweight, so I was confused before. Poor baby, she’s lucky to have you!

Little update for you. Sorry for the delay, life!

She had a full vet check on Friday, there didn’t seem to be any issues with her teeth at all and she was otherwise healthy besides being very underweight.
I have since learnt that she was not in fact on a heavy nugget diet but rather given excessive amounts of cabbage and carrots daily which has p…[Read more]

He is quite vocal, but some buns are vocal. Does he make these noises in any particular situation? Like, when he’s being grumpy or when you pet him, or after he’s been physically active? Or does he sound like this all the time?

Rabbits only breathe through their noses, and they can get “bunny colds” that might develop into lower airway…[Read more]

Thanks so much for your response. The vet told me to use the entire bottle which seemed very excessive because just one drop seemed messy enough. I used (almost) the whole bottle on him but had to wipe it off soon after because of the pungent smell it was emitting. I guess the only way I’m treating them is by vacuuming everyday, changing the hay &…[Read more]

Poor baby 🙁

Keep syringe feeding and offering lots of types of greens. It’s good you gave the buprenorphine, I would ask if you can give more metacam as well. For syringe feeding on your own, I like to put the bun on a towel on the table. You can wrap her in the towel like a burrito if she’s squirming a lot. I like to use a “C-grip” with my left…[Read more]