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If she’s up again and munching hay, you don’t need to be crazy worried -but she must poop, or you should contact your vet again.

I think she purred out of pleasure when you pet her -a rabbit can chop its teeth out of pain, but if a bun is in that much pain, there will be other signs as well, such as sitting in a stiff upright position or actively…[Read more]

Before getting into thoughts, a general PSA that if your rabbit has not pooped or eaten in 12 hours, that is considered an emergency and she should go back to the vet ASAP. Also, even though vet offices are busy (especially now), don’t hesitate to call and report new symptoms/concerns that you may have as the provider who directly examined your…[Read more]

Alright everyone, I just left for my vacation and I will be gone until Saturday afternoon. His pet sitter will keep an eye on him and let me know if there’s anything to be concerned about but I am an anxious bunny mom right now.

it’s really great she’s eating hay, that’s the most important thing 🙂

I’m not sure what digestive syrup is, can you share the ingredients?

Can you also share what your rabbit’s normal diet is in detail? Stasis can be symptom of improper diet or another medical issue.

If you currently feed rabbit pellets, you can grind them up and mix with water to form a paste that can be syringe fed. Coriander juice would help…[Read more]

The article Dana links to is very good, it’s helped me many times inte past.

Pain relief is key, as is hydration and syringe feeding pellet mush or critical care for herbivores – once you know there’s no gastrointenstinal  blockage. A vet can prescribe meloxicam or buprenorphine for pain and a gut stimulant (metoclopramide and or ranitidine).

Yes she is munching on hay. But I gave her CC in the afternoon as she tends to sleep this time so i wanted to give it to her.
<p style=”padding-left: 40px;”>She always come looking to me for a pellet but I don’t want to give her.</p>
I just thought I should wait with the greens, until the poops are normal but I think I will try to give her one…[Read more]

Hi DanaNM.

I have given him vitamin supplements syrup for 5 days (as doc suggested).

I have been given him a digestive syrup for now 8 days (as doc suggested).

We have been trying to syringe feed coriander juice. We have tried many veggies with him, but coriander was the only veggie he would have in some quantity on a regular basis.

I will…[Read more]

There are also tons of very happy male-male pairs, so that might help you find some more candidates.

That sounds like a good session! Bonding is a two-way process, so both need to be comfortable with each other for there to be a bond. Sometimes one bunny being very playful can be a form of dominance display, like “look how much i don’t care about you”. But not fighting is great.

An hour is still pretty short, and it’s a good strategy to repeat…[Read more]

I’m glad you went in and found the problem!

When my bun had a jaw abscess I believe I did penicillin shots every other day for 6 weeks (but I can’t quite recall).

The first few will be stressful, but you will get the hang of it. Deep breaths! My bun barely noticed the shots, it was easier than syringe feeding for sure. the first time I gave one…[Read more]

Stasis recovery can be slow and it’s normal for there to be some mixed sizes of poops as the intestines come back “online”. The important thing is that she’s eating and pooping.

Unless she’s sensitive to greens, usually it’s good to offer stasis bunnies whatever they feel like eating (except treats and fruits). The greens add water which also…[Read more]

This article gives some info on treatments of stasis that you can share with your vet, and may be helpful to you as well: http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html#:~:text=Symptoms%20of%20GI%20stasis%20include,be%20treated%20as%20an%20emergency.

Since the vet was not rabbit savvy, they may not have known what to do. What treatments have you been giving him? Have you been syringe feeding? If a rabbit doesn’t eat for more than 12 hours that is a medical emergency and they can die very quickly when you get past 24 hours of no food.

The posture you describe is how buns sit when they are in…[Read more]