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Thank you Bam. I wasn’t told not to feed him critical care at night. I was told to follow the instructions on the package. It worries me thinking he’s not eating while I’m asleep. He gets meds at 11pm, 1am, and 6:30am with food. I’ll still be giving him critical care at night but I’ll try not to do it for too long.

The metacam is supposed…[Read more]

I agree with Dana. To clarify – when I suggested testing the waters with a pen, I wasn’t suggesting that you could switch to a leash if she seemed OK after being in the pen for a few minutes. I’m glad everything turned out OK and your bunny seemed to enjoy herself. If you continue to take your bunny outside, I urge you to find a safe place. Find a…[Read more]

So cute! They look very happy and adorable together!

That sounds like a great plan! Fingers crossed for you!

I second what others have said. It’s very important that the bun cannot bolt while attached to the leash, that’s what can cause spine injuries.

I also remember an older thread where it was recommended by a veteran leash-user that the pre-requisite was that the bunny be trained to run into his carrier in all conditions, so the bun would run to the…[Read more]

Oh, that sounds great! 😍

If you dont have to hold him for the CC, you can give him the CC as often as you like, because getting a “healthy treat” isn’t stressful.

By not feeding during the night, I meant you dont have to feed him every 4 hours around the clock. Rabbits, as well as the rabbit’s human,  need their good night’s rest. My rabbit…[Read more]

He hopped out of the pen a few minutes ago for the first time since we brought him home. He’s sitting in a sun beam. He was limping really bad looking like he was going to fall over. But he’s sitting there now. I just cleaned his wound and it looks like it’s close to closing up.

Bam thank you. Luckily I don’t have to handle him at all for the critical care. I can sit in front of him and hold out the syringe and he licks it and I squeeze it into his mouth. I have to push the medicine in his mouth, though.

Why not during the night?

Thank you.

It’s not problematic that you give him a little at a time now -but you should aim for more food less often. Handling him all the time is a bit stressful for a rabbit (but its far worse for a bun to not get food in its tummy, so whatever way you feed him is better than no feeding). Since he is fairly big, 20 or even 30 ml every 4 hours (except…[Read more]

It’s been taking a long time to get one full dose of critical care in him. I woke up at 6:20am for his 6:30 meds, then started the critical care and I’m still working on finishing the critical care and it’s 9:30am. I give him a few breaks during one dose when he stops licking the syringe. I aim to get 1.5tbsp of the powder mixed with water in hi…[Read more]

Yeah, the “push their head down to establish dominance” is still pretty widespread advice unfortunately. It makes no sense for several reasons. Rabbits don’t consider us part of their pecking order, so trying to be “top bun” is pointless from the get go. Aside from that, it is the dominant rabbit that puts its head down to demand grooming from…[Read more]

It doesnt seem concerning to me, it’s not one of the (many) classic signs of a rabbit health problem.

If it is possible, it could perhaps be good to let him explore the area he’s so interested in. It almost sounds like he believes Narnia is on the other side of that door 😃

My rabbit is 8 and he’s not interested in toys etc – but he does become…[Read more]

She will be very happy with that. 🙂  There’s no point ruining your relationship with her trying to make her like something she’s instinctively terrified of. It’s kind of a “the cure is worse than the disease” kind of situation in my opinion.

Loose dogs? Don’t mean to be a downer but you got lucky there. Birds of prey are another danger. You won’t know they’re there until they come in for the kill. I would stick to the x-pen. I really hope nothing happens to your bun and she enjoys herself, but I think you’re playing with fire.

Thank you guys. I’ll give him some more.