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Rory is gorgeous!!

What ear tattoes mean vary between countries and regions. I have one rescue bun whose ear tattoes say what registered (national breeder) she comes from.

My 2nd bun’s ear tattoo signifies the rescue he comes from. There’s no international standard as of yet, but the fact that s o went through the effort to get their bun tattoed…[Read more]

Thank you Fritter parent Avern! Quite often bun pics are so cute its like “The world needs to see this!” 😍🥰😍

It does sound like you are very, very well prepared! A responsible carer is likely to know when there’s sth they should contact you about, even though they dont have rabbit experience, assuming it will be possible to contact you of course.

One member here let their sitter have access to their BB account (you can always change your password…[Read more]

Hey!

Thanks for the replies. Sorry I didn’t reply sooner we have now had extra stress of our airline pilots going on strike, so the whole trip is now uncertain anyway…

Yes, so one pet sitter is somewhat knowledgeable and has cared for our bunnies short term in the past and the other is responsible and trusted but not experienced. Unfortunately…[Read more]

Totally fine to post my photos

Sorry, I forgot to check back here but thank you for the advice!! Much appreciated!

It’s not really possible to say. Were the treats tiny? Rabbits tend to choke on small pieces of food that they’re very excited for and pretty much inhale instead of chew. Greedy buns should be fed scattered pellets rather than pellets in a bowl, to lower the risk of this.

I think I’d just keep a close eye on her.

You can read up a bit on “the…[Read more]

Oh no sorry, that was my bad with my poor wording choice – I knew you meant that the URI was the (potential) first sign of him actively fighting EC on the basis that his immune system was compromised from the EC which then lead to a URI developing from his poor immune system. I know you’re not saying that a URI is a symptom of E.cuniculi, so d…[Read more]

lol!

No, sorry, I was being unclear. The URI is caused by bacteria, in your case staphylococcus. But the reason why these bacteria could cause a URI could be because your bun’s immune defense was suppressed by EC. Rabbits can be carriers of EC their whole lives and never get sick.

A flare up is when the ec parasites for some reason start to multiply…[Read more]

Welp, that didn’t go well at ALL. 😥

Everything was going fine until about 3 am. Then seemingly out of nowhere Myra started really instigating fights with Bonnie, which then caused Coop to get involved an all fired up (he tends to really fight aggressively when he fights). Some of the worst fighting I’ve seen since starting to work with them.…[Read more]

I think what Bam meant was that the lowered immune system that lead to the URI could have been the first symptom, not that the URI symptoms themselves were EC symptoms (correct me if I’m wrong though Bam!).

Flare-ups would be periods of symptoms, indicating the parasite is reproducing the the bun. There truly is a lot that even vets don’t know…[Read more]

When you say flare up, is that when the EC gets bad to the point it shows obvious symptoms? Is it not worth treating preventatively, say every 4/6 months, to stop further potential damage if it can lurk silently in the shadows like that?

I didn’t even think it was possible for EC to present as an URI. There really is so much about this disease t…[Read more]

The URI could be the “first symptom” of an ec flare-up, since e c suppresses the immune defense. When the immune defense of an animal (or human) is suppressed, bacteria and other microbes that are normally present in the environment without causing harm, can seize the opportunity to start to multiply and cause illness. Then in turn the bacterial…[Read more]

Would you say the URI is secondary to the EC despite him being diagnosed with a staph infection in May of 2022?

he was diagnosed with staph from a nasal swab. So I actually don’t know as to whether it was misdiagnosed due to possible pathogen. My vet did say he had a hard time believing it was “just” a staph an infection given then stubborn natur…[Read more]

I’m only aware of Nationwide.

So… staphycoccus is an opportunistic pathogen. It’s one of many bacteria that can just be present, but not causing any problems. Then a dip in the immune system from, say, an EC flare can give the bacteria the opportunity it needs to take over and cause an infection. I’m going to guess the URI is simply secondary to the EC. It’s possible his…[Read more]

So, with arthritis, gentle movement is encouraged, but high impact movements can cause more damage. I think allowing him to roam but removing chances to jump on things and making sure he has good traction everywhere would be OK.

Good to know! I’ll continue on with metacam so. I have him on a pre & probiotic, but I’ll definitely look into the suggestion for a stomach guard if we continue with metacam long term. I’ve found another exotic vet I’ll give a call in the morning and see if they’d be able to fit him in at some point.

I did read about the blood test being a t…[Read more]