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Perhaps it got irritated by some hay dust?

You could try a warm compress or some clean saline drops. If it persists I would recommend having it checked out by a vet, especially since it’s already been a few days.

Yes, I think tapering may be helpful.

I’m very sorry BZOO, that’s really rough to be dealing with all of that at once. 🙁

I do hope your husband can keep helping with the buns.

You could try tapering off the gabapentin first and then the meloxicam, just so he’s not stopped all of them cold turkey?

I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope the rest of 2024 will be better for you.

The amount of blood drawn for normal bloodtests is tiny, so that wouldn’t be a problem. But it depends on your vet whether they want to do the bloodtests the same day or not. It depends on their routines and what lab equipment they have. You could call them and ask and explain the situation – 45 min is a rather long drive for a rabbit.

Yeah he said don’t stress her out otherwise it’ll make things worse.

i do have another question. Of course the vet is the best person to know, but I’d still like to get another opinion. My bunny is due to have her spay surgery next month. Hopefully by then her sore hocks will heal. If not then I’ll delay the surgery. But regarding the blood w…[Read more]

Thanks.  It has taken so long to get Boo to settle in and trust me.  Would hate for her to have to “reset”.

Also, lost my Dad on the 1st (Walter’s bday), but we had gone to see him in the hospital a couple of weeks before and as we were headed out, he did come to and knew we were there.

Yes, he is drinking water and peeing. He is still struggling with gas because I hear loud gurgling and almost like he can’t get comfortable. I’ve been giving him gas drops and massages which seem to help. He ate better today but is still not eating normally. I did read about the gabapentin. The vet said that he can come off of it now, along wit…[Read more]

I’m very sorry BZOO. It sounds like a very hard time. I’m glad your hubby is helping you. I really really hope you can keep the rabbits, you seem like such a great rabbit mum.

Sorbitol is present in a lot of different fruits. It’s long-term ingestion that can be a problem.

Just wanted to add: You dont need to take away his pellets, its great if he wants to eat some.