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No personal experience with this, but my understanding is that steroids are prescribed to rabbits as a last resort treatment. For example, a back injury where they need to get the swelling down immediately. Another example is when a rabbit has cancer. We know they don’t have long left, but a steroid can help ease their suffering and prolong their…[Read more]

We’d be very happy for updates! Fingers crossed that he’s on his way to recovery now!

Okay so, he was doing worse and worse, didn’t poop for about 12 hours in total. At 8am he thankfully passed a lot of poop with some mucus, and since then he’s been eating both hay, greens and pellets and passing poop/looking active and not like he’s in pain. It is now 2pm, I am going to buy him some new pellets today because I think the reason he…[Read more]

Yes, my Fable was on Prednisone for her thymoma. It did indeed cause her growth to shrink, but as your vet mentions, steroids in rabbits (like Prednisone) has serious side effects over time, including weakening the immune system and affecting muscle mass. It also made Fable drink a ton of water, so she got two water bowls.

Having an antibiotic…[Read more]

I’m very sorry you lost your buns. RvHD is a horrible disease and I’m happy to hear  your little one is vaccinated! My buns also get the triple vaccine. I also have insurance for them, and I really recommend that for bun owners in countries where bun insurance is available.

No wonder you are a bit paranoid after what happened to your three buns.…[Read more]

Thank you, I feel much better now 🙂

Last year I had 3 rabbits that all suddenly passed from RVHD within a few days and it broke my heart. They weren’t vaccinated as I had no idea about it even though we took them to the vets regularly and they didn’t tell us anything about it. The first thing I did when I got Smokey was get the 3 in 1…[Read more]

It does sound normal. Rabbits tend to rest a lot during the day, esp if they’re alone and nothing is going on. When they rest, they will poop a lot less than when they’re active.

It’s reasonable to think that it was the introduction of greens that caused the gas. In general rabbits can ve started on greens at around 3 months of age, but that’s…[Read more]

I know moderator Wick has experience with prednisone for a bun with thymoma. Her bun Fable was on prednisone for several months. It absolutely prolonged her life. I will alert Wick to this thread.

How is he doing now? He does seem to need a vet now. The gurgling sounds means things are moving, but there is gas. The gas has to come out. This is my favorite bunny massage video, at around 4 minutes Mary S Cotter demonstates how to very gently elevate the bunny butt to help gas escape:

https://youtu.be/JnuxGLa2reg

The rabbit in the video is…[Read more]

You need to keep the rabbits separated from the dogs in this situation. I think the suggestion of improving the basement for them to exercise in is a good one, or just keep them in the smaller room with the door shut.

The risk of something going wrong is too high in this situation for them to be in any areas the dogs have access to.

Sorry you…[Read more]

Sorry I was clear, I meant their litter box pellets. I use wood pellets, probably like stove pellets but this is marketed as cat litter. There is hay on top, but sometimes they go through it, I am trying to make sure there is a good layer of hay on top of it.

I included a photos of their current favorite napping spots. I think their room may be…[Read more]

It’s funny, I have a bun (Myra) who is also a Californian and I’ve learned she has VERY sensitive ears. She will sometimes flinch if I pet her ears to quickly, or try to give her cheek rubs sometimes. When I give her ears a massage she will always shake her head and scratch them after. At first I thought she might have a dental or an ear problem…[Read more]

Gotcha! Hopefully you can find a vet that’s more affordable! Sometimes the vets that don’t do many spays charge more, but the ones that are more experienced and do more spays actually charge less.

And yes as long as you spay in the first couple of years she will be fine. 🙂