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I wouldn’t be worried about staining, it’s probably from all the meds and syringe feeding. Your technique sounds great to me (I aim for the pocket between the incisors and molars), but I don’t think you need to give just .1 mL at a time… that seems like a tiny tiny amount to me. If it is working for you, great, but don’t feel like you need to…[Read more]

DDanaNM The Enrofloxacin is for the staphylococcus aureus on his chin. The vet thought it was from another animal or something he hit it against that broke the skin. He was moving around more before the Gi Stasis. But after that, once he hopped in the pen after being at the emergency vet, he barely moved that night. Yesterday I believe was when he…[Read more]

Eyes open doesn’t always mean the rabbit is awake. They can sleep with their eyes open, with the third eyelid as a translucent barrier that protects  against dehydration of the eyes. It looks scary, but it’s fully normal.

He may be laying in an unusual position due to pain or discomfort. If a bun has gas, you often see pressing of the tummy…[Read more]

I do wonder about his antibiotic… Does the vet think it was an abscess that ruptured? He might need a stronger antibiotic if things don’t resolve with the current one. With the wound closing up an abscess could form after the fact as well.  I know Enrofloxacin usually doesn’t do anything for abscesses, typically penicillin injections are the…[Read more]

Poor guy 🙁

Bummer about the snow, I wasn’t sure where you were. In CA the grass is starting to come up now that we’ve had some rain.

Agree. Baby bunnies do sometimes produce extra cecals, but they shouldn’t have fruit really, as they are still developing their gut flora and good eating habits (consider fruit like snickers bars to a bunny). At his age you could start slowly introducing greens. Romaine is usually a good starter green. You’ll want to make changes slowly to not…[Read more]

Agree with SweetB, the culprit is likely the fruit. I’d cut it out for now and see if that fixes it. As SweetB said, fruit should be an occcasional treat not an everyday thing. And even then just a small piece.

Thank you DanaNM. I really appreciate it. His eyes were open when he was laying like that and when I pet him he still stayed like that. I don’t think I’ll be able to get grass because the ground is covered in snow. You might be right, he has been uncomfortable with the positions he’s been sitting in. He tried to wash his paw with the sore leg l…[Read more]

Congrats and glad to hear she is settling in well!

Congrats!! Happy for you and Boston. And she is so pretty!!

Dorian had his first snow experience this weekend. It took him a couple days to get into the idea and then he went binky crazy out in it. (he doesn’t usually full on binky, he’s more of a flopper). If you want to see him in action I did post a clip on his insta: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLSpM9HlMF3/

Agreed. I have heard it very sparingly that some rabbits will wear down their own nails via digging at abrasive surfaces and/or chewing on them. Whether this is a sign of stress or just an innocuous behavior, I am unsure. Some people report it happening during a time of stress, while others say it is a consequence of the rabbit’s natural…[Read more]

Also just want to second you are doing a great job!

Sometimes Bun Jovi will drift off to sleep and end up in that position (it did alarm me the first time I saw it). Maybe he’s not comfortable in his normal sleeping positions so he ended up there?  If you go give him a nose rub does he wake up?

He’s laying down with all four paws on the ground but his head on the side. He’s never just layed like that before. Is this because he’s just not feeling good or is it more concerning?

Oh and I used a 1ml syringe again because I’m scared of getting too much in his mouth.