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Oh yes, I had a bun that did that! He’d relax so completely, especially in my mum’s lap. And then he’d just pee 😄

Aww. I had a bun who’d pee on me when he got “too comfortable” in my arms, just as when he got nice and comfortable in his soft bed.

Took me nearly an hour to administer just two meds to her. I just smeared probiotic gel on her mouth chin area a tiny bit at a time… That little head goes this way, that way, swoosh swoosh quickly, smack me in head several times. And quick jumps up my chest that I have to dodge.

She does not like burrito. She isn’t squirmy at all normally and…[Read more]

Thank you. First one seems like a very good thing to have on hand for emergencies.

He is not peeing on you because he’s mad at you. When a bun pees on the human it is a form of courtship or claiming. The frenzied digging is connected to this, the peeing is not bc he’s angry.

Is your rabbit neutered? Sexually driven behaviors can occur in neutered animals as well as in intact individuals, but in an intact rabbit the behaviors…[Read more]

Hey, when my bunny was needing to take medication he really didn’t want the vet tech showed me a technique to make it easier to give him his (liquid) medicines. He told me to put Benjamin into a bunny burrito (wrap him in a towel snugly) and put my index finger under his chin and lift his head up. Be sure that you’re lifting the bunny’s head by…[Read more]

I use 2 kinds because one comes as a fluid replacement powder and has a strain of saccharomyces cerevisiae. I only use that one for sick bunnies. Here’s the ingredients list:

The other one I have has enterococcus faecium. It’s a bacterium that is found in the gut of healthy rabbits, but the capsules I can get are for dogs and cats. There’s no…[Read more]

May I ask why you have two different ones but same form? I only have two because they were different forms. Just wondering if I need to pay attention to different strains / use different ones for different purposes. All the times I’ve been instructed to use probiotics vets never said anything more than that.

Yeah, if it’s just powdered probiotics, you can just mix with water.

I mix rabbit probiotics with water, both types I use come in the form of  powder.

I agree it’s very difficult when you cant bribe a bun. Bribery is probably  the most useful tool a rabbit caretaker has!

I did not realize she would be so difficult so I didn’t ask for any alternatives. It’s probiotics that I have to give (since on antibiotics), which I have both in powder and gel forms. Human probiotic powder can be mixed with water so maybe I can try that.

Even giving her the liquid antibiotics was harder than any bun before because she very…[Read more]

Your best bet is to google your location + “rabbit rescue” and see what comes up.

The house rabbit society has a list of local chapters but that may not be all-inclusive:

https://houserabbit.org/about/hrs-chapters/

I’ve done this with a “pill popper”. They sell them online or your vet should be able to give one to you! The trick is aiming the pill at the right spot. It’s tricky with rabbits though, so liquids are usually easier.

Top of USB cord is a cunning plan 😄 It’d probably work best with an expensive cord or at least one that’s difficult to replace.

I have only given pills dissolved in water, in a syringe. It’s very common here, to get the dosage right you have to dissolve a pill or half a pill in f ex 5 ml water and then measure up the amount you want. Over the…[Read more]

Can your vet not compound the medicine? That at least gets your a liquid form. Then it’s a matter of forcing them to take it, unfortunately.

I wouldn’t be too concerned if she is still eating. Less poop doesn’t necessarily mean stasis. It can be a slowdown, particularly if your bunny is molting. But it could also be your bunny becoming an adult. As bunnies mature, they tend to become less active. During the day, they may not poop much or at all if they are just lounging around. Then…[Read more]