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I’ve had him since he was 3 months old, and he’s a little over 5.5 years now. I’m in Jersey, so it does get hot but he’s strictly an indoor rabbit and we always keep the apartment the same temperature.

I was not given pain meds. I was instructed to syringe feed critical care only until he resumed eating, which after giving him the medicine…[Read more]

That’s wonderful! Congrats!

Of course we’d love to see pictures of the snuggling couple 🙂

Sorry in advance for a stream of consciousness list of questions!

How long have you had him? Just wonder if this is a new change in a bun you’ve had a long time, or a newer bunny? Is it very hot where you are? The heat can really mess with bunnies.

Were you also given pain meds? It’s very important to have pain meds along with motility meds.…[Read more]

Simethicone is sold as baby gas drops at pharmacies. Some vets are on board with it, some aren’t (LOL), but it has a lot of anecdotal support in the bunny community!

Glad she is doing better! Buns can certainly be particular about their hay. Mine are used to getting hay from a bale, and whenever I’ve had to buy bagged pet store hay they turn their little noses up at it!

With proper diet and exercise she will get to a healthy weight naturally. Usually the recommendation is to reduce or eliminate pellets, but…[Read more]

Hmmm, this is a tough one. It can take a while for stasis treatments to work, and a lot of advice says to have some patience and allow things to work before trying additional aggressive treatments. I think expecting eating in 4-5 hours is a high expectation if the stasis is serious. I know some vets will keep a rabbit at the clinic until they…[Read more]

Some bunnies enjoy being in a pet stroller if you’re looking to go for a “walk”.

I set them up in a ex pen last evening and my plan was to keep them in there until there was a scuffle. There was no scuffles surprisingly! It lasted the whole night and is still going… they are bonded! They are grooming, cuddling, everything!!!

LBJ10 covered the eating and drinking but I wanted to know more about the space the bunny has how big is it?

sorry for very late reply yep his all good xd for me its more likely if 12 hours nothing gone wrong less worries and a day of eating and pooping his perfectly safe.

Thank you both for your responses. It has been very difficult for our family without Peri, she had so much personality and will be missed.

We went on a hay run today and picked up more varieties of hay (I dont know where I’m going to store them all now), we bought some timothy hay cubes but I think the winner is probably the Oxbow Orchard hay (we…[Read more]

It has been a while since you posted. How is the bunny doing now? Has he eaten anything? Has he pooped?

Sudden disinterest in favorite treats is usually a sign of gas or gastric distress. Gas causes pain in their stomach and that makes them not want to eat anything. Sometimes bunnies can work the gas out on their own and they start eating again.…[Read more]

I don’t believe it is a dental issue as he will eat a whole rack of hay daily with no issue, and same goes for his now 1/4 cup of pellets.

As far as the medicine, he was given metoclopramide and cisapride. He got 0.3 mL of these twice daily for 5 days after the initial vet visit, and then I was instructed I could stop so long as he resumed…[Read more]

Wow, thanks for all of the tips and feedback!! I really appreciate all of you, and I am thrilled to see how my rabbit grows to bond with me in the future. I feel a lot better knowing this sounds like normal bunny behavior

Its very good that you brush him every day when he is molting.

At 5.5 years, the first thing that comes to mind is a dental problem. Molar spurs are a common problem in rabbits. They dont have to be very pronounced in order to cause pain in a sensitive rabbit.

I doubt there is a problem with the pellets. If a rabbit has a dental issue, it will…[Read more]