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Sending good vibes for Budja!

Buns can have mites and be asymptomatic. They can also come in on hay. It would be OK to keep an eye on it and see if it heals or gets worse. If it keeps getting worse then you should def go to your vet.

I checked the ears of his partner and her ears are fine. They’re both indoors so mites were not on my radar. He is not scratching the ear excessively which I think would be odd if it were mites, right?

I personally prefer (bagged) potting-soil to sand, ever since I read about sand colic in horses, but I don’t know if sand colic applies to rabbits, since wild rabbits prefer to live and dig out their warrens in sandy soil. When I gave my bun a dig box with sandbox-sand for human kids, she actually tried to eat the sand, so I took it away. I think…[Read more]

So today is the day of Budja’s surgery, I will be bringing her in shortly..  In addition to a biopsy I also asked about getting a culture done so I will be getting her surgery done, a biopsy of the abscess site, and a culture to see what antibiotics will be effective. Thankfully they should be able to remove the entire capsule of the abscess…[Read more]

I was going to go with bites from mounting too. But if the redness/irritation goes down into the ear, then it could be mites as Dana suggested.

I’m glad to hear she is going well! Bunnies can have weird poops from surgeries, etc. It’s probably a combination of anesthesia effects and less food going in.

Were you using dirt for the dig box? Like potting soil or…? I guess I wouldn’t worry about it. But as long as she has access to the dig box, she is always going to be somewhat dirty. Obviously, she will groom herself and clean up quite a bit… but then the cycle will repeat itself.

Make sure whatever you are using is “clean” and free of any…[Read more]

See if you can get her teeth checked it may be that the rear teeth are over grown at least that’s what happened with my bunny.

That’s great her appetite is good for CC! The smaller poops could be from a period of eating a bit less. If she’s eating well they should improve. Encouraging some gentle movement will also help if it is gas.

If the redness goes down into the ear, that makes me think of mites. Could be ear and/or fur mites, both of which can be treated with Revolution (dosed by your vet).

I’m very sorry.

I hope the metacam will keep her comfortable. Meloxicam can be given in doses ranging from 0.3 to 1.5 mg (for severe pain) per kilo body weight and day according to Medirabbit. http://www.medirabbit.com/Safe_medication/Analgesics/safe_analgesics.htm

That the lumps dont shift but seem firmly  attatched to the bladder wall is a s…[Read more]

It’s a possibility but it seems the redness goes down into the ear canal. The other ear is better, just one small red dot.

Could his bonded mate have nipped him? The back of the neck is a typical spot where a bun could feel inclined to nip another bun. Even if your bun is a he, a bonded girl bun could try to mount him.

One of my buns got small sores in his ears a week after vaccination (an old vaccine that is nolonger in use).

Thank you! She got her trim yesterday and seemed alright a little loopy and doesn’t seem to want to move around much, but she’s got a big appetite for critical care and accepts medications. It seems like her poops are a little small despite eating and there are even some uneaten cecotropes in her litter box, should I be concerned? I’ve been givin…[Read more]

I’m so sorry to hear that. 🙁  I hope the pain meds can keep her comfortable for a while so you can spend a bit more time together.

Thank you guys for the replies.

I got her booked in for an emergency spay appointment and once I got her to the vets, the vet kindly said they’d do it on their lunch hour!

Once there, they said they won’t do the procedure until they have investigated further. They needed to do scans to further investigate. They did an ultrasound and an X-ray at…[Read more]