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Ok, thanks for the details! Logistically I am not really able to do everyday (plus it’s really hard to get them gathered up for sessions, so to do swaps I’d need a holding place of some sort too), and I’m still worried about Snoopy and Ruby bonding faster.. If they aren’t bonded by winter or so,  then I might try the technique :). Hopefully it…[Read more]

Oh yes, cold laser therapy! I think that could be really helpful actually! I have used a laser pointer for wound care for many years, both on human wounds and pet wounds. That type of light stimulates tissue healing. And as long as you don’t shine it in anybody’s eyes, it’d be perfectly safe. LED light therapy can also help, but I haven’t used…[Read more]

Thank you for the replies! It’s looking like this is my only reasonable option at this point. The other option the vet gave me was to start chemo, which would require an hour drive each way once a week (he hates the car) and wouldn’t necessarily prolong his life any more than the steroid would. The vet said given that he’s 8 and a senior bun,…[Read more]

I’m not seeing the sore. How bad is it exactly? That will help us advise you better.

Thank you so much for your reply though, I feel at my wits end so I just need like a brains trust to come up with any solutions I haven’t.

I feel like the sock situation stresses her out, and i worry about her eating the sock, the tape, and licking off the ointment and cutting off blood supply. I sort of wish i could put a little shoe on her. But…[Read more]

This is difficult.

One member here said their vet recommended them to rub bio hex schampoo on the sore hock, then rinse with water containing Nolvasan. This can of course be very difficult for one person to do if the bun is uncooperative and also big, as your girl is. It’d be great if someone could help you hold her, esp if you could do it…[Read more]

I’m sorry that happened. 🙁

What you are describing sounds perfectly normal though. Bunnies are less active during the middle of the day, so they tend to eat less and poop less. Then there will be tons of poop in the evening once they are active again.

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]