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Hi, Richard, if you check out the Bunny Info section of the site you may find more suggestions for cooling your bunny in the heat that haven’t already been mentioned. My favorite is laying down a frozen water bottle since a bunny can both lay next to it and lick the condensation to drink cool water. I am partial to taking a washcloth, wetting it…[Read more]

hi wick and fable

thank you for your reply 🙂

@LBJ10: Yes, he’s made himself a burrow in the shady part of the garden.  And there are parts of the garden in shade every part of the day.

Also, we don’t have air conditioning in our home.  So the indoor temp will be cooler than outdoors, but not by more than 10 degrees usually.

I agree that going from hot to cold repeatedly without a conditioning period is not a good idea. If your bunny is acclimated to being outside during the day, then it would probably be best to find ways for him to stay cool when he is outside. Have you thought about making a “burrow”? Basically, it is a dig-proof house built into a berm. May not be…[Read more]

@wick & fable: Thank you.

Her feet look fairly clean so I don’t think this is caused by simply sitting in urine. You should probably have your bunny checked for a UTI.

Hi DanaNM,

Your brown rabbit looks like my boy!

Sorry for the late response, I just noticed this reply! Thank you so, so much for the support! I really appreciate it. I started the swapping since last week and still the same in terms of my male biting. To be fair, I also changed their free roam time. Male is out late evening throughout the…[Read more]

It’s great to hear that your rabbit is healthy and gets a lot of attention.

Let’s keep in mind the topic presented by the OP and keep this topic related to it. It is clear that everyone is expressing with rabbit care in mind, and it is important to respect that there are different ways to provide fine care for pet rabbits. Also, I’d like to…[Read more]

Since you offered some unsolicited insult in the guise of advice, I’ll offer you some unsolicited advice. Taking a censorious tone isn’t helpful. And in this case was entirely unwarranted.

Our rabbit is very healthy and happy and gets lots of  human attention. He is not “banished” to the yard. He enjoys a garden full of plants to enjoy and…[Read more]

Kiln dried is fine. One of the most popular rabbit litters is horse stall pine pellets, which are kiln-dried. It is the phenol that is dangerous for rabbits. While kiln-drying does not get rid of all of it (there is sometimes still an odor), it’s a level that isn’t harmful.

Yes, maybe that’s the reason for my vet’s decision. But like you said, who knows. Just hope your Wick and my Richard would stay strong and recover soon.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Yesterday I was a bit too emotional, the word Amputation itself made me freak out completely.

Besides Metacam, I also ordered the Oxbow joint support supplement (not from the vet’s suggestion, just think it may help), but Richard dislikes it, he refused to eat even with the supplement soaked with fresh…[Read more]

No, they didn’t.

The vet told us that the joint couldn’t be put back in and we could only keep his leg rested waiting for the bones to grow and heal. I feel a bit confused now.