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If the hernia is small and only fat is protruding, then they generally don’t cause a problem. The only thing you would worry about is it getting bigger. Once they get to a certain size, intestines or other organs can start to slip through. That can definitely cause a problem.

I think it does vary between bunnies. Just like people… some people are just “warmblooded”.

The pyrantel is “safe” to use in bunnies. Did the vet confirm that your bunny has worms? This particular dewormer is used mostly for roundworms. The dewormer itself shouldn’t cause gas. However, if an animal is heavily infested with worms, the dewormer can cause the worms to form a ball in the intestines. If your bunny does actually have worms,…[Read more]

I realize this is an old post, but did not want to ask a question that has already been put out there.  I have a 9m neutered Lionhead, since he has been neutered he leaves poops under his tunnel (usually sleeps in his tunnel haven) in the living room.  He is free roamed but lately he has been spending a lot of time in his bedroom afraid of my p…[Read more]

Thank you for the advice.

We are actually going to rehome Tony. She will be easier to home as she’s very straightforward and gentle.

Phil is far too much of a handful and we don’t want her to end up getting bounded from home to home as a problematic bun.

We found a private rabbit rehoming group who try as best they can to vet members. Fingers…[Read more]

Spectinomycin is on Medirabbit’s list of antibiotics that are NOT rabbit safe.

When my bun Vilde had tummy problems after stasis he was given metronidazole (brand name Flagyl, among others) for 5 days. It’s bunny safe. Maybe you could ask your vet if you can try that?

Stasis recovery really can be very slow and exhausting. My bun Vilde needed 2 months before he was back to himself. It was very stressful. Daily meds, daily syringe feedings. Daily weighing. Poop counting.

He lived for 1.5 years more after that, the cause for his stasis was really bad dental problems. I’m very happy we got that much extra time…[Read more]

Sometimes it really seems like nothing is happening, but the more time they spend together the more they trust each other. So as long as things aren’t getting worse, and they aren’t fighting more and more, then progress is being made as they learn how to communicate with each other and set up their own boundaries with each other. 🙂

Bertha’s ears were usually on the cooler side and had noticeable veins. But I’ve noticed Cooper seems to “run hot”. He often breaths really rapidly when resting, and has warm ears (I’ve been thinking a lot about Fable recently because of it). Cooper is a pretty avg sized bunny and has pretty avg ears. Bunston was my smallest bun (around 2-3 lbs),…[Read more]

Meloxicam can be given twice per day, this is the dosage that Medirabbit (a trusted site) recommends:

As you can see, there’s quite a big span. In order to protect the gastric lining you can give Ranitidine, if it’s still available in your part of the world. (It has been unavailable in Europe and the USA for quite some time now).

Simethicone is…[Read more]

Nope backwards, Wally the tummy ache bun is gray and Clover is white and spotted.

I’m not sure about soy but molasses is basically just sugar so a cecal dysbiosis rabbit should definitely not eat it!

Hmm interesting point you bring up. Wolfie doesn’t really fight back since he’s  a docile/mildly anxious bunny. So poor thing just running away. Sometimes he decides he’s going to get back at her — which is either roughly grooming her or trying to nip and run (only if she’s occupied by a toy). They’re more half hearted attempt to say “I’ll show yo…[Read more]

The vet I contacted lashed out at me when I asked him if I can feed him Simethicone. People here have no idea of how to take care of rabbits.

Is it happening because of the deworming medicine I gave him (Nemocid)? I don’t want to overload his system by feeding him multivitamin syrup the vet prescribed.

He does not eat hay as much as I would like…[Read more]

Ooooh, thanks, @pinkiemarie. I might look into those for my bun. That’s a good point actually, although I’m not sure it’s the orchard hay that’s causing problems, because it was the exact same with timothy for her. It wasn’t real good quality timothy, though. It was kind of brown and dusty and had short strands. Pet store rip-offs…