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They need to be separated. If they are brother and sister, they will have babies unless separated. If they are the same sex, they will fight. Both girl siblings and boy siblings will fight, but the situation as a rule gets worse if they’re bucks. Bucks can fight to the death. They will eventually hurt each other. Bucks will go for each others’ man…[Read more]

I read your post in Bramble’s thread, and yes, it sounds like March madness. An intact rabbit will be more affected than a desexed rabbit. It’s of course not possible to say how long it will last, but say a month more? The pace of the change in daylight hours is slower the closer we are to the solstices. The most rapid change happens around the…[Read more]

Sometimes a bun wont pee if its in pain. I assume you did get pain meds for her though, since she was kept over night.

Its a bit weird that she hasnt peed at all, but it’s not so weird that she hasn’t drunk – vets as a rule give fluids, sub q or iv. It sounds very good that she has eaten and pooped. How does she seem otherwise? Is she moving…[Read more]

Vestibular disease can be a symptom of e cuniculi. The differential is a middle ear infection. E cuniculi can affect any organ system that has a high blood flow, and its not uncommon for it to affect the kidneys. This can lead to incontinence and loss of litterbox habits.

Ec never quite goes away, but the immune system tries its best to keep it…[Read more]

My 7 year-old holland lop, Gus, was diagnosed a couple of years ago with vestibular disease. He used to be litter trained & never missed a beat,  but after 4 months the vestibular miraculously disappeared! However, ever since he only very occasionally uses his litter box. He developed urine scald so we bathe him. Recently we found an exotic vet…[Read more]

TBH washing veggies is good but if they were truly contaminated it would not help. I think the steps you are taking with shoes etc are great and it’s awesome you were able to find a clinic!

I was going to suggest renting a car for a day as an alternative to Uber/Lyft if you couldn’t find something local.

Amazing!

I’ve tried with gloves to open his mouth and he won’t let me. This morning he did take a quick drink from his water bottle but has not touched the ig bowl of water and food still there untouched.

he came out of his cage for a few last night but he just sits upright and stares.

EC meds are typically not expensive. Standard treatment is Panacur (fenbendazole) for 28 days, often combined with metacam (meloxocam).

Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a microscopic parasite that lives inside cells. Many rabbits carry it all their lives without ever showing any symptoms. Typical symptoms are hind end weakness, seizures or head…[Read more]

What is EC? Is this expensive? I’m calling my vet tomorrow morning. He also isn’t drinking water.