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I’m glad he’s doing better! That’s very scary and lucky that you intervened in time.

Agree with LBJ10, could be unrelated to the trimming. Ringworm sometimes shows up on the paws first.

Having the bun not put weight on a front leg and swelling at the injection site is a side effect of Eravac and Filivac as well (not sure which vaccine you got!). It usually resolves within 24 hours (at least the leg favoring). Is he eating and pooping OK? Some extra fluids might help him feel a bit better too.

Has anything changed with your girlfriend, whether it be the soap she uses, having/interacting with other animals (dogs, cats, other rabbits….), and/or is she entering a new space she hasn’t in the past with your rabbit (ex. you moved your rabbit to a new spot in the house and she’s entering the new territory)? Has he always been aggressive to…[Read more]

Fingers crossed he’ll soon be fine again!

Oh thank you so much for your quick reply! Strange – he’s never had that reaction before to his vaccine but maybe because of the hot weather like you said!

Lameness and skin lesions are known side effects of the Cylap vaccine. I know we have had other members whose buns have experienced similar things after having received Cylap. It might be that the vaccine pools under the skin at the injection site and give rise to these side…[Read more]

I used Plantnet to identify the picture. It gave me Aglaonema commutatum, Chinese evergreen.

thank you; the plant is called chinese evergreen, a common houseplant. i will definitely look out for those symptoms!

thank you! i will do that.

Where was the irritation? You said around the nail. Do you mean on top? Or is it on the “pads” of her feet? If the irritation is on the top of her toes and around the nails, then it may not be caused by the flooring.

What is the plant?

Most plants labeled as toxic to plants are probably not going to cause any harm through simply a nibble. Symptoms of poisoning come rather quickly, within a few hours. If nothing happens, then you’re likely in the clear. Watch for things like drooling/foaming at the mouth, lack of appetite, lethargy, and even seizures.

Chinese evergreens are relatively mildly toxic. They contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals that can irritate the mucosa in the mouth and GI tract. Rabbits seem less sensitive than cats and dogs and children to this type of plant toxicity.

Push hay and water and observe appetite and poop.

Thank you,

That helps me feel alittle bit better. 🙂

I use to put them in their playpen together too but the other day I put them in their playpen once together and thumper trapped snowball in a corner and she started squiking or something high pitched. I tried to do what I thought was best and just seperate them entirely even in the playpen…[Read more]

Thank you! He seems to be doing a lot better already. He’s come out from under the bed a bit and has been eating hay, however he is still incredibly jumpy. My biggest worry right now is that he will be traumatized be this forever. I really hope that I can regain his trust.

As for keeping the dog out, I’ve already installed a lock on the outside…[Read more]

Coccus (plural cocci) is a group of bacteria based on their shape, which is round. There are all kinds of bacteria in this group including streptococcus species. My guess is that this is simply an overgrowth of bacteria that was already in his sinuses/ears.

Be careful with the Tresaderm. It contains a steroid, which are not good for bunnies.…[Read more]