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That sounds like a very nice doctor!

Orchard hay is softer than timothy. A late cut, like third cut, of any type hay is softer than the earlier cuts. Oat hay can have seed heads that many bunnies appreciate a lot.

It is if course a lot more difficult when you cant go out and choose hay in a store, some hay dealers don’t even specify what type of…[Read more]

I do apologise I cut my last message off very quickly as my doctor and a nurse turned up it’s so very oldie worldie where I live and the doctor will just tap the door and walk in so I’ve had a bit of an MOT myself 🤦🏼‍♀️ I said to the doctor jokingly ‘you could have a look at my bunny while you’re here and bless him we had a good 15 minute chat ab…[Read more]

Naaw, I’m so glad she wants to rat what you feed her!

I give my bun Critical Care that has papaya and pineapple in it, but those ingredients are listed after salt even, so I am assuming the amount is miniscule. My bun thrives on CC, which he needs to keep weight on.

Some buns will eat softer hay or hay cut up into smaller pieces. You can also…[Read more]

Thank you Bam, the cc that is arriving tomorrow I noticed is papaya flavour so hope that won’t hurt her it’s the only one I could get other than buy 20gm packets and I wanted a large one I didn’t notice the flavour until the notification came through about the order. We’re just getting ready for her 10am feed she’s much calmer now taking them and…[Read more]

So glad to hear she’s being so wonderful!

Papaya and pineapple have traditionally been used to break up hair balls in the bunny gut. Recently there has been concerns that papaya and pineapple could potentially hurt the gut lining of stasis rabbits. This would be because both fruits contain proteolytic enzymes, ie enzymes that break down proteins.…[Read more]

PIPPIN UPDATE

The baby girl is going strong ( I hope) taking her cc, water, meds, gas drops

My question is she won’t nibble on a piece of fresh pineapple can I give her a bit of pineapple juice via syringe? The internet said no as it’s to sweet but I’ve heard or read somewhere that it’s good for gi stasis, I mean I didn’t ask the internet…[Read more]

PIPPIN UPDATE

The baby girl is going strong ( I hope) taking her cc, water, meds, gas drops

My question is she won’t nibble on a piece of fresh pineapple can I give her a bit of pineapple juice via syringe? The internet said no as it’s to sweet but I’ve heard or read somewhere that it’s good for gi stasis, I mean I didn’t ask the internet…[Read more]

I noticed a spot about a month ago on her rug but I couldn’t remember if it was there before so I shrugged it off. There are also two more spots on her mat. It started happening when I added fruit back into her diet (Only a small piece once a week) I’ll stop the fruit and see if it helps

No, but if it’s just one then it was probably just a little upset. Have there been any more like this?

Is that normal? It looks like some one spilled a few drops of syrup on a regular poop.

Removing a single veggie type quickly shouldn’t do any harm.

I forgot to ask, when you break open a poop, does it look like chewed up hay, or is it very smushy and smelly?

Yeah I’ll just add that cost of living is stupidly high where I live, so interpret the prices I gave for my region with that in mind!

Yes, the “smaller amounts against the wall” sounds like spraying to me. And, believe me, they can start spraying at a pretty young age.

When you say “Normal Price Vet”, do you mean dog/cat vet? Do they see rabbits on a regular basis? I agree with the others, ask how many spays/neuters they perform on rabbits. I’m not saying they aren’t qualified to do it… but keep in mind that neutering a rabbit is different than neutering a dog or a cat. This is particularly true for anesthesia, etc.

Rescues neuter older rabbits all the time. If they are older, bloodwork is generally recommended prior to surgery just to make sure everything is OK.

Were they natural fibers or synthetic? I imagine they are short enough in length that it won’t matter much either way.

Looks like an poorly formed cecotrope. And she has poo on her face, literally.