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IMO it’s luck of the draw. Sure, some thing s are contributors but luck plays a huge role. My 14y/o is the only bun out of 10 that has arthritis and he’s always been a lightweight and knows what foods he needs to eat (e.g. he will reject treats for hay as needed). He had the joint supplements in the past and it obviously did nothing. After his…[Read more]

I’m with LBJ, I haven’t heard of the Myristol either. However, I have had elder buns in the past who have happily eaten the Oxbow joint supplements. I like to think they helped them – but this honestly could be a placebo effect for me. But, it certainly didn’t seem to do any harm and it was a healthy treat they enjoyed. 🙂 So, either way, I…[Read more]

Oh lovely that he’s eating again!

It’s good there’s clear snot and not a lot of it.

Pen G is sometimes given in combo with other abx for persistent “bunny colds”, and it’s the gold standard treatment for bunny syphilis (not the same syphilis hooms get), but that would’ve been a whole series of shots.

I have never heard of Myristol, so I can’t comment on it. My elderly bunny liked the Oxbow joint supplements. I would give him one like a treat and he was happy to eat it. I don’t know how much they really helped him though. I would say they didn’t hurt, but the benefits of joint supplements are debatable. Some bunnies seem to do better on them,…[Read more]

It’s all him; he’s a fighter! He’s almost back to eating like normal; just started eating some treats again.

He only got the one Pen G shot at the office last week. There was no follow-up / next steps; he was in really bad shape since he wasn’t eating in additional to the breathing thing. I’ve never had anybun take the shot so I know nothing…[Read more]

I think you’re doing a great job. Your vets seem to be taking his case seriously. It’s hard bc they don’t understand exactly what it’s all about -which isn’t rare in medicine, but it obv makes choice of treatment difficult. I’m glad he seems to be tolerating Baytril and Pen G well. Many vets do cultures to find the right antibiotics, but that’s…[Read more]

*sighs*

So bun had a scare a week or so ago and stopped eating but he’s eating now, likely because we adjusted his opioid dosage. Not great/eating everything but he’s sustaining on vegetables and hay. Will have additional recovery food to try to see if he’ll eat them more. I’m hoping if he eats more, he’ll build his immune system more.

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Some bunnies just aren’t great at the litter box… and when they aren’t, it’s usually poop. I agree that this sounds like marking though, particularly since she went straight to the couch and unloaded. How big is the litter box? Sometime bunnies don’t like the share, especially when the litter box cannot accommodate both at the same time. I think…[Read more]

I’d add a second litterbox, as BrunosMama suggests. Even if the space isn’t huge. Put the box where she poops the most if possible. If she starts using it, you can then start to move it to where you want it -but do that slowly! Like an inch every couple of days.

You have seen improvement with the pee, that’s great. Her urge to mark is less strong…[Read more]

I love your buns names! 😀

Is she pooping in the box at all? I know sometimes there can be stray poops that they leave around and some buns just seem worse about this than others. I have a boy lop pair who rarely leave a poop outside the box, but another bun who probably leaves about the same amount on the floor as in the box lol.

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<p class=”p3″>thanks for the reply! I’ve been holding bonding sessions daily 2-4 hours for the past week, in the bathroom in a pen about 1m x 1m. After the first few day, Floppy doesn’t hide in the corner anymore. They eat greens and hay on the floor when I spread them around calmly but don’t really go near each other much. Since I’m doing these s…[Read more]

He went to vet yesterday because he stopped eating overnight; no stasis. They just said he probably just doesn’t feel well, like a really bad whole head sinus infection. He is actually fairly active, even when he stopped eating; he probably exercises as much as pre-crisis.

Because it’s a breathing issue, I was told not to force feed. I do leave…[Read more]

Hmm… that’s interesting. I have heard pain-related tooth grinding and “I’m frustrated” tooth grind (that’s a single, deliberate grind)… but this seems different. You could be right though, different bunnies might just sound different.

Have you been regularly supplementing with CC? You mentioned he will eat it.

Ok, they said it’s not pain grind and nothing found wrong with teeth. Just uncomfortable :/

Still not eating much even though he’s actually pretty active. He’s lost quite a bit of weight since crisis started 2 weeks ago.

I’ve only been in Hobby Lobby once, but I saw a fabric department.  I just checked their website and they have fleece by the yard.  It looks like it starts at $4.19 a yard, with various prices above that. I don’t know if they have any in the stores or it’s online ordering only.  https://www.hobbylobby.com/search?query=fleece%20fabric&pageType=products