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Seeds and grains are unhealthy for healthy rabbits because healthy rabbits are prone to weight gain, and filling up on high calorie low fiber food can interfere with hay consumption. Buns are highly selective eaters and will go for the richest food available.

For a poorly elderly bun that has difficulty keeping weight on, the situation is…[Read more]

4 years is of course not ancient, but its around the time when many buns get dental problems.

Diabetes seems to be very, very rare in rabbits, they seem to metabolize carbs differently from us, cats and dogs, but you are of course right in that diabetes often first manifests as huge thirst and ample urination plus weightloss.

It is often…[Read more]

They really didn’t have much of a clue at the rescue I got him from. If I had to guess, he is maybe 4ish? I remember asking my vet if he could possibly have diabetes, due to how much water he can drink (he legit drinks more than my 8 and 5 lb buns together). He’s been this way for as long as I’ve known him, so again almost a year. I think I’ve…[Read more]

So I gave him more alfalfa (was building up to unlimited), sprinkled/mixed in soft orchard. He picks out all the alfalfa, pushes all the orchard away, and then ignores his CC / mashed pellets (which includes some junior pellets). He will eat the mush fine but reluctantly… hoping for more alfalfa and when he can’t hold out, then eats it. I even…[Read more]

Drinking a lot and peeing all over the place is not normal. Together with difficulty keeping weight on I’d say there’s something going on. You need a vet to figure out what. Polydipsia and polyuria (drinking and peeing lots) can be  symptoms of many different things. E cuniculi can affect the kidneys (e cuniculi is more known as the cause of head…[Read more]

Thanks for the responses, both of you.

I was planning to try the bath tub when I do start re-bonding them. I do have a friend who lives just five minutes down the road so I could ask him if I could use his place. He has a cat though but maybe we could leave the cat closed in one room and they could have their bonding sessions in another if he…[Read more]

Not sure exactly the kind I have, I just searched for “rubber broom” and a lot of options came up. For poops I think a regular hand broom works a bit better, but the rubber broom is great for hay.

Also as an aside, I have a shark vacuum and it’s much quieter and lighter than other vacuums I’ve used! Just something to consider 🙂

Thanks again! I’m mostly having trouble with hay and poop but I feel like fur will be an issue soon with molt coming right around the corner (so to speak). What kind of rubber brushes do you use?

You do need to have a very neutral space, especially with a challenging bond. Some ideas are:

-the bathtub/ bathroom (after wiping it down with a 10% vinegar solution), or laundry room.

-create a neutral area by putting down a new tarp, set up a new pen, and add some blankets around the sides so they can’t see where they are. It will still smell…[Read more]

I think that’s wise. I’ve heard of buns becoming more selective about which hay stalks they want (some start preferring the crunchy ones, others want the soft ones) with molar spurs.

My senior bun LOVED Emeraid recover food (the Herbivore Sustain version) when he was nearing the end of his life. I’m certain that it gave us at least 5 more months with him as he had stopped eating hay due to advanced arthritis. He hated critical care, so if you bun is not super into pellet mush or CC, you could try Emeraid.

Yes I discovered the wonders of the rubber broom for carpets and rugs recently and it’s a game changer for hay and hair! There are hand-held ones and full-sized push broom versions.

Poor baby, thank you for rescuing him!

It’s not supposed to be like this. I have reported this too now.

Got mama bear (amazon) newborn diapers and they work! May need to cut for legs/hips. I did not turn them backwards like what some say online. That didn’t work or I didn’t know what I was doing…Took a while to figure out…

In the middle of the day (not normal active time), he ran a few laps and when playtime over, gobbled down some food.…[Read more]