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You don’t have to give it if he isn’t showing any symptoms. Some buns will take greens with a bit of gas drops squirted on them. I have orange flavored infacol for my bun. It’s 40 mg/ml. I assume the dosage on the package relies on what has been tested on human babies. Not that a bigger dose would harm a baby, but because higher doses have not…[Read more]

Hi Dana – Thanks for your input as always 🙂  I recently decided to weigh him for this reason and it looks like he lost a bit a weight over the last 3 months (1.5kg at the beginning to 1.45kg now).  Since I’m a worrywart, I’ve decided to keep weighing him weekly and if it does look like he’s consistently losing weight, I’ll definitely need to t…[Read more]

Hazel: Guilty. 😆 Yes, I have a red-eared slider named Miguel, who has no trouble bonding with his fish companions. *Sigh* If only my ladies would do the same. 🙄 I originally put the fish in there for him to eat, but he let them grow out of eating size. 😆 He’s a fun little guy. 🙂

*ahem* you need a turtle *ahem* 😉

Thanks guys. yeah the idea of a sanitary shave makes me nervous. I like the idea of bum baths. Her hind quarters aren’t in such bad shape yet, it’s only crept up over the last couple weeks, so maybe this is a good option. I was watching a youtube video about it before. Oh man, she is just going to hate me if I do this… But hopefully she will…[Read more]

I think it’s normal and honestly a very good sign that you will be a great bunny parent. 🙂

Once you learn her mannerisms and ways you will worry less. A big part of detecting problems is knowing what is normal for your bun, so at first it’s natural to worry a lot because you don’t know what “normal” is yet. For example, Bun Jovi HATES being…[Read more]

The rule of thumb is that a bun should spend at least 4 hours a day chewing hay. So for a bun only getting hay, 9-10 hours doesn’t seem too crazy to me.

Are you tracking his weight?

I agree that I would prob wait for the vet to show you, especially since your bun is hard to handle. A bum bath or a cornstarch bath would be a much safer approach. Usually ongoing sanitary shaves are only done on buns that are incontinent due to illness or injury. Fixing her litter box set-up is more important that the shave.

Was it actually sludgey? Like was it a thick paste with white calcium particles in it? Do you notice her straining to urinate? If you remove the bedding from her litter box temporarily and just put a layer of hay in it, you can get a better look at her urine out put to see if there is more evidence of sludge.

Some calcium in the urine is not a…[Read more]

If you can keep him more upright that will prevent him from trancing.

The first two look comfy. The second one can vary a bit. There is a subtle difference between a bun-loaf (comfy) and a hunched-in-pain type loaf. In the hunched position, sometimes it looks like they are tense and pushing their tummy into the ground. To me it looks more comfy? Myra will often sleep in that type of position.

I think since she is…[Read more]

I’m questioning if I should even give him a third dose tonight. It stresses him out a lot and he’s eating some hay now. I should probably give him the last dose to be safe, it’s just difficult for the both of us. It’s been a rough day. ):

Those seeds look like hay seeds, from the bigger seed stalks in the hay, if you know what I’m talking about? Maybe Pinky was eating one over top of his poops, and spilled some seeds as he was eating? That happens to my bun all the time, makes quite a mess!! 😆 Have you tried opening the poops (I know, sounds gross) but this way you can see if…[Read more]

Thank you! I can try to do that for the last dose of today. I just did the second dose. I think he swallowed it all, he ate a couple pellets I gave him as a treat after. Then I pet him for a few minutes and he calmed down. And I’m pretty sure he was passing gas because I could smell something weird coming from him.

It’s really hard to get him in…[Read more]

I do have a spray hose for wetting the clothes, so I can mist myself if absolutely necessary. Not very dignified, but what can you do… 🙄  My coworker has this nifty little fan that you hang around your neck, I might have to get one of those. 😆

Hold up HipHop, you’re not saying you actually have a turtle, right?!

Don’t feel bad, you’re doing what’s best for him. If you have to do it by yourself, try kneeling on the ground and box him in between your legs and then hold his head while squeezing it into his mouth. Make sure to go slow so he doesn’t choke. If he refuses to swallow, take the syringe out, then give some more after he got it down. Afterwards I…[Read more]

Muchelle: Really? 😮 In that picture of them, they looked like they could run a mile and not break a sweat! 😛 Yes, you could walk them on a leash to the store to teach them the directions! 😉 (I love that idea…sadly my turtle is a bit too small to be walked on a leash, haha. )

Hazel: 😆 Hopefully, the fan is helping! What I use is…[Read more]

It’s completely normal. 🙂 We all have had first-time parent worries, it’s natural. 😉 Your girl seems very healthy and happy, I’m sure that there is nothing wrong going on inside her body. 🙂 Like Muchelle said though, if you have a health concern, it is great to make a post, you may not need it, but no bit of knowledge is ever wasted. :-)…[Read more]

It’s not so much pawing at her mouth as it is scratching with her back feet. The rescue said she’s a grazer with her veggies.

Also are these comfy positions or pain positions?