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“Oh it seems I’ve a bit of a stomach ache, I’d better just curl up and die”

LOL!!

Excellent news! So happy to hear she’s turned the corner. 😀 And we are very happy to help!

Oh that’s good to know about the adhesions! I read about complications previous to Rue’s surgery just to be prepared since Rue is a notoriously finicky bunny but I didn’t quite understand what caused adhesions to form.

And wow so true what your friend said Bam! That made me chuckle.

I am happy to report that last night and today Rue seems to be…[Read more]

I too think you shouldnt start worrying about adhesions just yet. According to my very bunny savvy vet, adhesions mostly occur if the spaying vet touches/messes with the intestines during the spay surgery. Adhesions typically do not manifest right after the spay procedure,  they require some time to form.

The buprenorphine study is very…[Read more]

To my understanding, Children’s Benadryl formulas no longer use the problematic sweetener, which is xylitol. Sucrose, sucralose, and sorbitol (the last of which I believe is what is in the bubblegum flavor) are all safe. I personally used Bubble Gum flavor for one of my rabbits.

Interesting about buprenorphine! I do think the benefits usually outweigh the risks even with some risk of GI slowing (my senior bun is currently on daily tramadol for arthritis pain which has similar concerns as it’s also an opioid), but was just thinking about all possible contributing factors.

Not sure about adhesions. I don’t think I would…[Read more]

Oh you know I hadn’t even thought of dosing the metacam twice a day! Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure the vet said I can break her does up into 2 but honestly I’ve been so sleep deprived I completely forgot. Thank you so much for that advice! I will try that.

I also read that study about Buprenorphine as has my vet who also is hesit…[Read more]

I think eating the bark is fine, she may be craving fiber, which is what the bark has!

Metacam is metabolized quickly in rabbits, so it’s often better to dose twice a day. Buprenorphine is a good pain med for acute and serious pain, but it can cause GI slowing (here’s a study on it…[Read more]

I’m sorry Meg. One thing I remember was the vet saying I did a good job. That meant a lot. I think we can all agree that you did a good job. Teddy was so lucky to have you.

If I remember correctly, the real concern is xylitol. This is why they say to use the children’s formula.

I was thinking the same thing about feeding her at home too which is what I think I’m going to try tomorrow if she’s still not back “online”.

She’s on 1ml of metacam every 24 hours (1.5 mg/ml), .1 ml of Buprenorphine (.3mg/ml) every 6-8 hrs, and .1 (10mg/ml) of cisapride every 8 hrs. She weighs about 2 kg. The vet said I can give an extra dos…[Read more]

Hello and welcome!

Bonding two males is a bit trickier but there are lots of cases of success and most times it does work out, so no worries on that note!

Just to get a bit more info, what specifically have you tried? Have you done any face to face dates with them yet?

From the set-up you described, I think they would benefit from a slightly…[Read more]