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I believe it’s the increase in protein from alfalfa hay that’s linked to some benefit for megacolon rabbits.

The “poop shake” was some cecotropes (ideally) or regular poops mixed up in critical care and given to the poorly bun.  In general you would want to be careful with this because the poops from the other bun could contain pathogens, but my vet said if the buns are already living in the same house they would have already been exposed to the same…[Read more]

Do try Dana’s suggestion! Simethicone baby gas drops are readily available (baby aisle at Walmart or similar) and  inexpensive -plus they’re harmless, because they’re not taken up by the body. They just act locally in the GI tract and comes out with the poop

Uou give 1 ml every hour for 3 hours  then 0.5 every two hours. If it hasnt helped by s…[Read more]

Snuggling during a nap is a very good sign 🙂

You might try a small bit of banana on Louie’s head again (or on both of their heads). I’ve noticed it helps more when you are in the final stages than in the very beginning.

There are so many parallels between Milo and Fable! Fable was not a great groomer — she groomed very aggressively and Wick more so “braced” for it. She too came from a hoarding situation housed with other rabbits, so unsure if there’s some sort of fixation because of that type of hx. Fable too will always choose to sleep/lounge next to the pen by…[Read more]

It also sounds like it could be a bout of gas? The flopping and getting up again right away can sometimes be a gas symptom. Can you try a tummy rub and some simethicone to see if he snaps out of it?

The first things that comes to mind are dental problems or an ear infection. Is Gus a lop?

Pretty much all bun ailments will eventually manifest in nappetence. Inappetence in a bun is always an observandum.

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Thank you both for the advice.
I tried the banana trick at the beginning of bonding when the stand-off first happened.
milo isn’t that interested in banana even when I feed him some- he can take it or leave it (although it is his favorite of all greens and fruits)

milo has groomed Louie several in the beginning. He would go over to him when he w…[Read more]

That’s so strange and interesting! But yes I did 3 rounds of treatment. He even got treatment soon after I first brought him home. So they seem to just be coming back. At their vet visit when they got their ears cleaned she ran her hands through their fur to check their skin and didn’t see anything, but I’ll check it myself in a bit and let you k…[Read more]

Having something like that up your sleeve is great! I’ve heard of clicker trained buns that are so conditioned to take a treat after the click that their owners have been able to get them to eat when in stasis using the clicker.

One other thought… have you tried the banana on the head trick? Perhaps to get Milo to groom Louie? Sometimes all you need is one interaction like that to break the ice.

Louie really does seem like he is just begging Milo for the teeniest groom!

The “poop shake” was some cecotropes (ideally) or regular poops mixed up in critical care and given to the poorly bun.  In general you would want to be careful with this because the poops from the other bun could contain pathogens, but my vet said if the buns are already living in the same house they would have already been exposed to the same…[Read more]

Rabbits as a rule get mites from their mothers. The rabbit’s immune system keeps the number of mites down, so they cant cause any trouble. Then if the bun experiences stress of some kind (it doesnt even have to be negative stress), the immune defense takes a (temporary) toll, and the mites seize the opportunity to multiply.

So is not about the…[Read more]

Hey everyone!  Thank you so much again for your help.  Teddy’s been going along about the same, eating like 1/3 his normal pellets (maybe 1/2 on a good day) plus hay, super excited about oats, not drinking much water on his own.  He had a brief bout of stasis maybe 10 days ago so he got CC for like 2 days, then started eating again, and we’re st…[Read more]

Ugh. So he doesn’t exhibit a general balance problem, only when grooming and reaching behind him like towards his back/above his butt. But after posting this and observing him more I’ve noticed he grooms himself a lot more often than my other two. I did treat them all for ear mites but maybe it didn’t get rid of them. Which is really irrit…[Read more]

Thank you so much. ☺️ I did as you said and it really worked. 😁

Thank Allah! We started to go back to normal with Cookie. When he is next to me he no longer hides and sleeps next to me, watches TV with me and likes when I caress him, he lie with me. We are slowly starting to get back to normal. 😁😁😁

I I’ll always remember what you said about…[Read more]

I’ll mention that probiotic use in the rabbit community has neutral to positive reviews. Some vets do not mention probiotics because there is the belief (which I believe is scientifically validated?) that probiotics currently on the market don’t actually contain the same “stuff” that is naturally found in a rabbit’s GI, and therefore it does not…[Read more]

Thanks for the tag Dana– I’m happy to chime in with a “rabbits are complicated and confusing, yes!” sentiment, haha.

As stated in my previous reply, my Wick and Fable were co-habitating (i.e. shared free-roam space during the day) rabbits who were not bonded. There would be signs that, in a picture looks like they’re bonded (similar to what…[Read more]

Rabbit body language can be difficult to read and there may be things that we humans might not even be able to discern/perceive. The fact that she is “randomly (going) for his privates” is a sign that tension is there, regardless if it’s perceived or not– attacking another rabbit is not something that occurs when a rabbit is calm. Something is…[Read more]