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Thank you! I had thought of EC when he first fell ill, but the my vet didn’t think it so with the symptoms he presented. His ear infection (staph was identified) was severe and the lean was to the affected ear side, so it made sense. I know there can be secondary infection of EC on top of it but he doesn’t seem to show many signs of that.  He…[Read more]

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My buns appreciate Oxbow Essentials, but then they are dedicated om-nom-nomnivores, so they never turn their little noses up at anything edible 😂

As Dana says, the vast majority of buns tolerate good quality pellets excellently, if theyre introduced somewhat slowly. It’s not until if you encounter a problem that you need to try and pinpoint where…[Read more]

FWIW, my buns like both the regular Oxbow essentials and the Garden Select, but the Garden Select gave Bun Jovi really soft sticky cecals. He’s disabled and senior though, so he’s a bit more sensitive. I currently feed Sherwood’s timothy pellet that you feed in the smaller portions, but I’m going to try their free-choice for Bun Jovi to see if it…[Read more]

Stasis recovery can be slow, as Dana says. Did they run any bloodtests? I too think x-rays could be good. Liver values tend to get elevated by stasis alone, but sometimes there is an underlying acute liver problem.

0.8 of 1.5 mg/ml loxicom isnt a huge lot unless Glenn is very tiny. Vets often underdose meloxicam (substance name of Loxicom,…[Read more]

Medirabbit has a really good article on Megacolon and even provides photos for reference: http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Mega/mega_en.htm

There does seem to be a lot of gray area when it comes to this condition. There are bunnies that do not meet all the criteria for Megacolon, but will have a lot of GI stasis and poop issues that come…[Read more]

The link Dana provided is very helpful for researching many different foods at once. Figure out what is available to you and then look those up on the chart. You can easily compare that way.

For the record, Oxbow Essentials is fine and a lot of bunnies like it. Anecdotal experience – My bunny did not like the Oxbow Garden Select. He turned his…[Read more]

Ughh I’m so sorry! Having one poorly bun is hard enough, having two is just so difficult.

So the short answer is it can take time for treatments to work, as maddening as that is. But he might also need stronger/different pain meds and/or a different motility med depending on what part of his gut has slowed down. Fluids can also be really…[Read more]

I’m sorry you are going through this. 🙁

The pics did not come through, but it does sound like megacolon is a possibility, but not the only possibility. It would be important to rule out things like parasites or diet sensitivity before concluding it’s for sure megacolon. If her poops are normal sometimes, it suggests that something else could be…[Read more]

Oxbow is a good food, but it is not the only one!

I like using this chart to compare brands:

http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/rabbit-food-comparison.asp

You can also read more about what to look for in a pellet and how to tell if it has good nutrition here:

https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Pellets

There is no one single brand that really is…[Read more]