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Hello, yes the vet is an exotic vet and I’ ve been going to them for years. Thanks for your insight I never thought about tear duct blockage before. I made an appointment for him at a different exotic vet next week. Hopefully a second opinion can help. thanks again!

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I am sooo sooo sorry, I just noticed your post now.   I decided to keep all of them. 6 in total 3 girls and 3  boys.  2 the mom and daddy/Uncle have since been altered.  oopsie and Daizie are going next month and Echo and Shadow will be in April.  There will be no more buns in this house hold.  it’s a full time job looking after 6 bunnies each…[Read more]

Usually when bunnies pee on humans or soft things that smell like humans, it is them trying to claim the person or that soft area. Peeing covers your scent with their scent. Hence why we see a lot of complaints about bunnies peeing on beds, etc.

I’ve had several buns, too, but not all have had stasis. I haven’t had any with dental issues, either (one bun was on a “watchlist” but it never developed into a problem ultimately). However, it seems like some buns have been repeat offenders with stasis/gas issues, so we know to watch them carefully.

Our biggest problem in the house currently is…[Read more]

I don’t think so. I’ve had bunnies that had no stasis episodes and they lived very long lives.

When I was a bunny noob, I didn’t realize the importance of spaying buns. I had a couple of girls who lived between 8-9 years old, but I’m not entirely sure if they died of cancer or not (although I suspect it in at least 1).

Like LBJ said, you may want to talk to your vet to see what they think of still doing the surgery for your girls. 🙂

Some unspayed rabbits do live longer. The chance of reproductive cancer is high, but that doesn’t mean all unspayed rabbits will die from cancer. You will read different ranges online, and this is due to differences in breeds. Some breeds are more prone to cancer than others so the stats you see are often averages. If you have a good vet now, I…[Read more]

My boy slept a lot as he got older. It was always so sweet seeing him passed out in the hay. I think some of it can be age-related, but if you think Nellie needs a higher dose of pain meds then you could look into that to see if that changes anything.