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What medication is she on for her mobility?

The combo of reduced mobility and loss of balance sounds like it could be EC. Loss of balance can also be due to ear infection.

Sorry I’m a bit unsure of your question, I had trouble reading your initial post. From the sound of it you have only been doing bonding a couple weeks and then there was a scuffle due to someone getting out of their pen?

It sounds like maybe things have settled down and they are doing ok in sessions again?

As frustrating as it can be, one month isn’t very long. “Ignoring” them is really the best approach . In other words, “play hard to get”.  Spend time with bun but don’t try to pet her. Hand feeding is great. Clicker training is also great to interact with a bun that isn’t ready for petting yet. It’s very normal for buns to run away with their…[Read more]

Hello again.

Good news, the vet still feels there’s nothing serious at the moment. Their general health is good. Heart, lungs, teeth, temperature all fine. Possibly a seasonal issue that will clear upz although I’m not convinced by that. Just going with Metacam for now rather than more antibiotics.

Bad news, I’ve been quoted £1,040 for a…[Read more]

Are you sure it’s skin and not molting fur? Sometimes buns get a very unusual looking molt line. From the picture it looks like it could be a molt line but it’s hard to tell.

My other thought is it could be an abscess or some sort of growth, which should definitely be seen by a vet

Hello LBJ10.

I was wondering if that was an option, I will look into that. Thanks.

It sounds like she likes you, but it can take some bunnies quite a while to become trusting. Some never fully do. But how I bonded with my rabbits was by sitting on the floor with them and ignoring them. I would just go about my business, playing a phone game or reading a book or something near them and pretending they weren’t there. Eventually…[Read more]

Thanks for mentioning the appetite thing, I don’t think I’ve seen him eat much hay today so I’ll accommodate for that. I will continue the meloxicam too. Thank you both. 🙂 I caught him doing a couple binkies today, actual in the air binkies and not just head binkies, which he hasn’t done in a while. Hopes are still high this will help him.

What about having their sinuses flushed?

Hello Em. Thanks for the comments again. That’s worrying but possibly helpful.

One of them had a nasal swab with the aim of looking for pasteurella but came back negative. Not sure if that would have shown other infections if there was anything to find. I’ll check with the vet tomorrow.

It gives me some more talking points for the vet though so…[Read more]

I tried bonding a pair of females that I had trouble with with various combos of males over several years and had no better luck. If you have the space, it would likely be easiest to pair each female (assuming all are spayed and neutered?) with a male and keeping two pairs separately (this is what I ended up doing).

Thank you for the update! I’m glad you were able to get a diagnosis, albeit a lot later than it should have been.

I think it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to continue with pain relief. Otherwise, as long as the bacteria is sensitive to the Bactrim, it should take care of the infection.