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It sounds like this scary event just put her on high alert. I’m sure she will calm down after awhile.

We’re going to need some more information. What does the discharge look like? Is it clear? White? Any sneezing? What about their paws? Oftentimes, bunnies with runny noses will have gunk on their paws from wiping.

As long as she is tolerating the extra treats, I don’t see any harm. If she is having trouble keeping weight on, then extra pellets are not a bad thing either. I would just continue to monitor things and make adjustments as needed.

What you’re describing sounds like a seizure. Unfortunately, seizures can be caused by a number of different things. Your best bet is to have a vet do an assessment to determine what is causing the seizures. EC is a common cause, but not the only one.

Some people have made medical shirts using an old sock, preferably a stretchy one. You cut the toe end off and then cut out arm holes.

Such cuties eeeeeeep~ Snuggle buns are the best buns.

I’ve been making sure she’s eating well and she’s been pooping fine so that’s a relief haha
She’s doing a bit better today with the activity levels so fingers crossed it stays that way and she has lots of areas to hide throughout the house too so that’s a bonus. Thank you for the reassurance! 🙂

I definitely think bonding these two was a great idea! Sandy has had such a positive impact on Starlight’s eating habits. Before she would only eat certain hay brands and certain types but now that she sees Sandy eating whatever hay I give him she decides to eat what he eats. Lol.

Oh good to know!  I tried sandwiching the drops between thin banana slices and it kind of worked once — then mashing into banana was a no for him.  We’ll keep trying!  (Doing oral syringe in the meantime.)  I hope he comes to see it as a help, like Bun Jovi does.

I’m pretty sure — our mixture is 50 mg/ml (maybe why it’s sooo bitter!) and he was…[Read more]

Oh man, now I think Cooper has a bladder infection. All of the sudden (starting today) he’s dribbling dark brown urine all over the place. Poor baby doesn’t look very comfortable either. Hopefully our vet will be able to see him tomorrow or at least early this week.

I’m sorry you and had to go through all of that. 🙁

I think she will get back to normal soon. The important thing is to make sure she’s eating enough and pooping normally, to make sure the stress didn’t cause a gut slowdown. Making she has a quite place with hides and her familiar things will help.

I’m glad he perked up! My go-to when a bun is off are to start with fluids and simethicone. If that doesn’t help I feed them and give metacam (if I have it and the bun has had it before). If I’m unsure I usually just do a very small amount of food and see how that goes. It sounds like your intuition was the right move in this case!

Sounds like she perked back up! I think it’s probably OK to monitor at this point. It’s very possible she just had some gas due to a period of eating less hay.

I mashed it into banana at first! His tramadol is the “tutti fruiti” flavor but I think it is still a bit bitter. Now I just mix it in his Emeraid without the banana. I noticed he didn’t like it at first… but now he gets excited about it, probably because he’s somewhat addicted to it?

So are you sure about the mg/kg you were prescribed? What…[Read more]

Ooh that’s interesting insight! Maybe adding some more enrichment for her would help? If you search the forum for “boredom buster” toys there are lots of ideas for DIY toys that might help her direct some of that energy to something safer.

It sounds good that she’s eating more hay again! She could have had some gas from eating less hay than normal.

I have one bun that will eat lots of hay if he can access one of the hay bags. It’s almost like he prefers hay that he’s “found” over hay that he’s been given. So I stuff some hay into a bag and put it on the floor where he can…[Read more]

Speak to your vet about the age issue to get specific advice based on your bun’s history. Some of what I’ve done, and things I’ve been advised to do, are not commonly recommended things, but are what my buns need based on their medical history and personality.

My vet actually recommended junior pellets for the alfalfa, extra nutrition and…[Read more]

Some things are “less bad” when used topically. For example, an eye drop containing a steroid is going to be less worrisome than an oral steroid. We used eye drops containing a steroid for one of my buns because we didn’t to get the inflammation down. Steroids are definitely a last resort, especially oral steroids. But I wouldn’t be as worried…[Read more]