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Could he have a crystal or bladder stone that’s partially lodged in his urethra? Would that show up on the x-rays? Poor baby, he sounds like his is in a lot of pain. 🙁

I got mine online 🙂

My guess is the spurs are causing some drooling and extra juice dripping, as you suspect. So my first action would be to have his spurs filed and see if that helps.

You are really going through the ringer with these bunnies right away! You are doing a great job with them! Many new owners don’t catch these sorts of problems until they are very…[Read more]

Oh Pinky. Is he showing any signs of discomfort?

This combined with his other poop issues all points to a bit of cecal dysbiosis. He may even have some symptoms of “cow pile syndrome” (also known as the “wet” form of megacolon), but it’s hard to tell and hard to diagnose. Some rabbits just have a cecum that doesn’t function quite normally, so the…[Read more]

She’s doing much better! I was able to get some sub-q fluids from the rescue and she perked up and started eating within 20 min of getting them. Ate almost normally last night and is back to normal today! Fluids for the win! So important to have in your emergency kit!

Here’s maybe a better photo. I’m not holding him down! I know it looks like it lol. He was just tired and I pet him and lifted up his cheek gently.

Oh no, how is Myra now?

Agreed, you should wait until a month post his neuter to let his hormones level out. Also, as HipHop said, doing a couple of weeks of prebonding is an important step and should not be skipped.

You should definitely wait until his hormones are leveled out before you start bonding sessions. Trying to bond hormonal rabbits will only lead to fighting. You should do a couple of weeks of prebonding (swapping things like litterboxes around between their pens) anyway before their first face to face meeting. 🙂

How long has it been since her spay? Their hormones can be out of whack for a month or two after the surgery.

Lots of rabbits seem to enjoy peeing/pooping on soft surfaces, especially if they smell like their human. So beds and couches are prime targets. You can try to keep her off for a while and see if that breaks the habit, but often they just…[Read more]

Thank you Wick. Our vet specialises in rabbits and she mentioned it looked bruised.

I suspected a uti at the beginning of Oct but they were unsure but are treating it as such now in case that is what has caused this.

She thinks it might be bruised by him tugging on it in discomfort.

I will keep pursuing and see if I can find a second opinion.…[Read more]

I am not someone who is familiar with what a normative rabbit penis looks like nor how it compares sensitivity wise to a human male’s penis, but that reddening does not seem normal, as per the vet mentioning it’s bruised. I can imagine that for a male rabbit, having damage to the penis would absolutely cause irregular urination, pain upon…[Read more]

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Sadly the vet is still stumped.

he is now on 1.2ml baytril and 0.8ml metacam twice daily.

We noticed a small red spot on his penis when cleaning urine from his tail and the vet exposed his penis and said it look bruised.

Here are some pictures but I am not sure if this is normal especially the red blood vessels. If wiped gently with a moist…[Read more]

I’m very sorry. As Bam mentioned, you acted quickly and followed the recommendations given. Not all rabbits can be saved, and it can be difficult not to feel guilt when you’re there to see it happen. You clearly cared so much for your rabbits, and now they are binky-ing freely elsewhere.

@LBJ10 I haven’t checked them. What would it look like clogged? Should I clean it? Thank you.

I’ve also made a thread about him having mushy poop. Or they could be cecotropes? Diet change seems to help a bit with that but I don’t know if it’s related to the liquid dripping out.

I am so very sorry.

Don’t blame yourself. He was very ill. You got him vet care right when he first presented with hind end weakness, and you followed the advice your vet gave you. It is very difficult when you don’t have a rabbit savvy vet, but even with the best vet care,  not all rabbits can be saved.

It is very sad that you lost two rabbits…[Read more]