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Update:

Emergency vet said in order to diagnose he would have to run a lot of tests that we -quite frankly- don’t have the money for at the moment. He couldn’t even give his best guess.

I asked about what you guys suggested and he said they didn’t have the tools to look at his molars or anything aside from incisors but that what he could see…[Read more]

I’m not seeing anything. Is this supposed to be a video? It’s blank.

Agree with Wick 100%.

Babies get along with anyone and anything. They aren’t bonded right now, they simply lack the hatred adult rabbits have for other rabbits they aren’t bonded to.

Separating them isn’t optional unfortunately, if you don’t you will end up with a pregnant baby bunny. At best you’ll have a litter to take care of, at worst she…[Read more]

Thank you all for the replies.

My partner and I didn’t wanna take the risk with Gus and headed out straight away to the emergency vet near us. We are currently waiting in our car to have him seen by a doctor but the nurse said his vitals were stable.

We have fed him a bit of critical care and he seems to be perking up just a bit while we…[Read more]

How is Gus doing now?

Sorry  for the misunderstanding, when I said “veggies” that was inclusive of leafy greens (basically any fresh foods).

And Wick is correct, I think the benefit from alfalfa would come from the additional protein as it’s a legume rather than a grass.

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]