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He is 7 years old. I have been watching for arthritis in both my buns but no signs of it, his eating is fine but he tends to drink a lot of water, and he still plays around, runs, and binkys like usual.

How old is he? Sometimes these types of problems are associated with arthritis.

Thank you all so much for the help, I’ll for sure try that 😊

Hi, it’s been a while so I wanted to update – January 5 his weight had dropped to 3.96lbs and he was falling over when leaving his cage or litter box and couldn’t get up on his own. It was very bleak but we switched him to Emeraid that night and within 2-3 days he wasn’t falling over any more and was gaining weight. It’s been all up hill from…[Read more]

I agree. The only “home remedy” would be a warm compress or saline eye drops. If the irritation persists, then you should consult your vet. It could be an infection or something more serious.

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.