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Oh wow! What timing!

If he’s handling the pellets well you could increase them gradually. Since he’s likely young then getting extra pellets is OK, and since he was malnourished they will help him get some weight back on.

Thank you for replies i will take him to vet to get checked out since its not emergercy wont get an appointment for 1 1/2-2 weeks away no other vet close by. Yeah he has no fat on him he skinny can feel his ribs and  hips bones are protuding. I asked my mom to borrow baby scale so weigh him keep track of it.  He is peeing and pooping good all n…[Read more]

Here’s a recipe! You basically make the CC into a thick paste and then dry them out at low temp in the oven: http://chinchilla-resources.com/chinchilla-resources/critical-care-cookies.asp

How do I make critical care cookies?

I like the idea of oats, how many did you give @bam?

It is common for burst or opened abscesses to scab over so the bun caretaker needs to open it up daily or even twice daily. This is obv disgusting, but perfectly in order.  Rabbits are “primitive” animals, meaning that in the wild, they dont live long lives, so their major “aim” is to get as many babies as they possibly can during their short…[Read more]

Definately! Fingers crossed… As of last night I could see that the area was still oozing a bit so good thing it’s still continuing to flush itself out, I’ve been putting warm guaze on it 2x a day just to make things a bit easier and to encourage more of the pus and germs to come out (also this way there will be no scab the vet would have to…[Read more]

Thank you for taking this bun in!

My first thought is he was starving when you found him. If you feel him over, like you seem to have done, you’ll find he’s skinny, with protruding hip bones. It’d be a good idea to weigh him 2 per week (I weigh my buns in a bowl on normal kitchen scales) and write down his weight. That way you can make a weight…[Read more]

Poor baby, thank you for rescuing him!

I think you are doing the right thing by not giving too much too fast. Is he eating his hay? Is he also peeing a lot? It’s possible this is a response to being hungry and thirsty for too long :(, but I would recommend having him checked out by a vet to see if there is anything going on with him.

I doubt it’d hurt your bun if it’s out of chewing range. Maybe if your room is very small and you keep both door and windows closed, but then it wouldnt be quite safe for you yourself to sleep there.

Could you perhaps place it outside for a day or two (like on a balcony) to air it out properly?

That’s great! I love when they finally relax!

Yes I was going to suggest Emeraid, critical care, or the sherwood recovery food, whichever Dorian likes best! My buns all love Emeraid, they are divided on the sherwood, and only Cooper likes critical care haha. You can also make “critical care cookies” if Dorian doesn’t like mush.

Sorry you are going through this. I agree with Bam, I doubt anything you did (or that he got into) would have caused this. One thing I wonder, is whether his hay intake may have declined a bit and you didn’t notice? I ask because my dental abscess bun was absolutely ravenous for pellets and salad because he wasn’t eating as much hay as he should…[Read more]

I’m guessing easy going Walter can take most of the credit!😁

This is, as you know, concerning and needs to be checked by a vet. Getting into junior pellets or energy drink a few times could not have caused it. Rabbits can actually get caries, but not after a few exposures to sugar.

So whatever this is, you didnt cause it. His diet seems great. It’s great that he still has a good appetite for hay.

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Feeding CC would be good, and my current vet recommends this over increasing pellets too much since CC is formulated to be more well-balanced than pellets, so it’s addition is less likely to cause any upset.

It is truly lovely when a skittish bun suddenly realises that they’re safe 💗 It can be a long journey though, my Bam (also a stray) needed a whole year before he started to come out of his shell.