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When there is a bulging disc, there is inflammation esp when the injury is fresh. Inflammation takes up space and puts pressure on nerves and nerve roots. If the NSAID brings the inflammation down (as it’s supposed to), there will be less swelling and more room for the nerves and the structures can start to heal. It can take a cpl of weeks for the…[Read more]

Thank u so much for the response. We are one week of NSAIDs today and she is still pretty weak in the hind legs. I am glad you said it takes a while. I was thinking she isn’t responding to treatment. It’s so hard to see her struggle with some movement and not being able to jump anymore. She was the most active little bun up til 1/1/24. Makes me…[Read more]

I haven’t been through this with a rabbit, but I have with a dog and humans.

The severity of this depends on how big part of the disc that’s protruding and what structures it is putting pressure on. 6 days on NSAIDs is a very short time. I think you will need to keep her on NSAIDs for quite some time, but after 1-2 weeks it might be possible to…[Read more]

I’m glad you seem to have figured it out! Sucralfate is a very good drug if he has an ulcer or the beginning of an ulcer.

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Best regards Bam

Last update!

The vet thinks dehydration plus a possible ulcer made the antibiotic and meloxicam too harsh on his GI System. She gave him subcutaneous fluids to rehydrate his GI System and prescribed him Sulcrate for 1 week and so far he’s recovering great 🙂

Vet said the “crusting” on his front paw has cleared up but he might have arthritis in…[Read more]

hi! my bun was getting sticky cecotropes and i read it can happen when they have too many starches. my bun only gets a small piece of fruit at bed time, so i eliminated starchier fruits for a while and stuck with just berries, no bananas at all (she hates me for this) and it solved my problem. i have since been able to add apples successfully and…[Read more]

Thank you for all the detail! I can certainly understand the internal conflict!

So, to start, I would not feel guilty if you choose to try another rabbit. In either case, you will be giving a rabbit a home and freeing up space in the rescue, and your goal was to find a companion for Mochi. The info you provide about Russel will certainly help him…[Read more]

That’s great! Hopefully they keep it up!

And you’re welcome!

I’m so happy he loves it! All of my buns go crazy for it, which is awesome. It’s just so nice to see a bun that’s been ill enthusiastically tuck into food!

I just looked up the package label and I think that’s the amount recommended per feeding/serving, and then you would feed him that amount 3-4 times a day if he wasn’t eating anything else.…[Read more]