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Yep, “scary” smells definitely get buns worked up sometimes.

Wasn’t sure if I should revive this or start a new thread. Since this has all my background and I don’t want to repeat it, I’m just replying here. Sorry if I shouldn’t have.

So I’ve ultimately decided to just bond the twins and leave Piko out of it. I think it’ll ultimately be too stressful for both of us. They’ll get limited “interaction” by…[Read more]

Sometimes buns do get spooked for seemingly no reason (or just no reason that we can detect). I’ve noticed my buns will often spook easily when it’s very windy. I think sometimes scary smells can waft in with the wind, or the wind creates unfamiliar noises.

I think it’s ok to just monitor unless you notice other changes (like reduced appetite) or…[Read more]

I usually like to let the new bun settle in to the new home for at least a week. I think since he is acting so scared you should pause for a week or two and just let him adjust to his new home and get to know you a bit. Housing them side by side is good. Once he settles I recommend doing side-swaps every day or two for about a week, then resume…[Read more]

That’s amazing news! What a relief! I’m sure she will feel much better!

That sounds like there has been an improvement, that’s great!

So, sometimes buns do need a second course to fully clear the infection. But, the damage from EC to the nervous system is permanent, so it’s also possible that she may not ever have a complete resolution of symptoms. I would normally say “ask your vet”, but it sounds like they didn’t…[Read more]

Oh, wonderful! 🐰🐰

Luna started eating on her own and was declared well enough to come home. I swear I have the best buns, 15 minutes after arriving home Apollo has started grooming her. I always worry about the post-vet fight/chasing but have never had an issue with these two.

Luna’s stitched up eye looks pretty crazy with the shaved off fur etc, one of those…[Read more]

Oh, I’m glad to hear the operation went well! Fingers crossed she’ll start eating soon 🤞

Much to my amazement and immense pleasure, Luna’s surgery went very well. No issues with anesthetic, the eye removed well with the mass fully encapsulated and removed withthe surrounding tissue. She’s in recovery at the moment, I have another call with the vet later to discuss whether she stays in overnight. I know it’s best for her to stay on the…[Read more]

When the mats are very tight and close to the skin, they can actually cause pulling and sores. I seriously doubt you would let your bun get to that point though.

Daily or every other day brush the problem areas to prevent the mats forming.

If that’s not working then definitely running it shaving the fur should help.

What do you mean by pulling the skin? Like as long as there’s no bald spot?

Her fur is very dense, especially the mane, so the clumps are hard to find. Best case clump were about a quarter size when found while the worse case was 2.5 quarter sized in length for each one.

I guess the buns I’ve seen trimmed/shaved just look so funny/strange…

One issue I had once was both buns could smell the banana so they were sniffing around so much that the one I wanted to get groomed wouldn’t sit still long enough for the other bun to groom them. So I smeared a little banana on the ground first for that bun to lick and then put the banana on her head for the other bun. 🙂

That’s great! That isn’t ideal that one female is being left out though. I would monitor the situation closely. It could get better with time. But if you notice things getting worse then you may need to keep working with them to try to get her more integrated, or separate her if they start acting aggressive towards here. You could go pair her with…[Read more]