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Oh I see, how long have you had her? Was the illness before or after her spay?

As a nice primer, this video shows some techniques for handling and picking up:

I agree with what the others said. As long as he recovers well from his filings and does well in between them I don’t see any reason to stop the treatments.

Oh thank you! Okay I will try that this evening with my husband. I just rescued her from a family member that suddenly became very ill. Trying to figure out how to get her comfortable with me to pick her up but one time I tried she jumped out of my arms immediately and broke her nail. I will try your technique though. Thanks again 🐰

Hi Wick

thank you so much your reply was very good and informative I’m seeing the other rabbit savvy vet tomorrow she comes highly recommended for rabbits. My rabbit is fully of life despite his age plus he’s now on metacam which has made a difference for him I think. I will update you all tomorrow.

Do you have someone that can help you? If not, a mirror would probably work. The way we do this at the rescue I volunteer at is one person picks up the bun and holds them so they are upright with their back against your body. One had supports the front end, the other hand under the bum. You can also support the bum on your lap or on a table. Then…[Read more]

Thank you both for your suggestions! I’ll have to bring it up with the lop’s owner once they texts me back. They did mention that there are other families who already showed interest in her rabbit, but they were willing to consider my family mainly because they wanted the lop to go to someone who already has a rabbit. So if we are able to have a…[Read more]