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Yes, encourage him to move around! Not by chasing him so he gets super stressed, but its good if he moves, it sets the intestines in motion.

The gurgling sounds mean his tummy is working. Its a lot, lot better than no sounds at all. It can mean that he has some gas (a common conseqence of any tummy disturbance). You can give simethicone baby gas…[Read more]

LOL, @Ellie from the Netherlands, you have a handful with those two!

I love the idea of them snuggling in bed with me, but it’s usually digging or chewing the blankets or playing under the bed. And I could totally see Dorian peeing on me… he’s done it before! 😅 In fact night time is really the only time they get put in their room. They often…[Read more]

Should we encourage him to move around?

Yes, it’s a recent pic- within the last 20 minutes! Also, apparently they can hear the tummy gargling (not sure of the technical term).

He is adorable! Hello, Buster!

Is this picture from around now? It’s a relaxed position, which is good.

Ok, thank you. I’ve attached a pic. They’ve named him Buster.

It can take a long time if the bun hasn’t eaten properly. Hopefully you’ll see some after a few hours since you’ve started him on CC. You can try to massage his tummy very lightly with a finger, in small circular movents, mimicking how a mother bun would lick the baby’s tummy. It is very important that he poops.

Before I told my friend to put blankets, etc… the bun was laying sprawled out, like he was bathing. Doesn’t appear as though he is in pain but it’s just so odd that he isn’t pooping and it’s 3:19pm here.

No, no poop today. How long does it take to see poop?

It’s very good that he’s moving around and grooming himself! Keep feeding him small amounts of CC at suitable intervals, hopefully he’ll perk up and start to eat on his own soon. Have you (your friends) seen any poop from him?

Thank you both. We’ve given him critical care. He is moving around, grooming himself… he has peed but still won’t eat on his own.

**I’m using the first person tense in the posts related to this bun but I’m sending them all on behalf on our dear friends.

You can give him a little bit of critical care, I think you should. Here’s a link to Oxbow Critical Care info on dosage per the bun’s weight and frequency of feedings (the website is from Oxbow Australia, but the info applies even if youre not in Australia):

https://www.oxbowaustralia.com/critical-care-information-for-pet-owners/

As Dana says,…[Read more]

We are definitely gonna do a mold inspection to be on the safe side! We just think it’s so weird that we can’t smell it when we start sniffing around the carpet, but I think I’m going to move them to a non- adopted area until they’re bonded and having a little less territorial accidents. I was hoping I’m just being crazy, we only had the buns a we…[Read more]

Thanks, Dana!  Yeah, I’m not sure — our vet did discourage us from using anything topical (creams, ointments, sprays) for the skin in a situation with mild/early issues on hocks where there aren’t open sores, for what it’s worth, but to focus on making the environment softer (e.g., Sheepette).  That approach worked for Teddy (although he also d…[Read more]

Woohoooo!!  Go Bun Jovi!  😀

He ignores his toys . He has lots of branches, bark and hay to chew on but when he sees me or sees my bedroom light on from the other end of the house he wants to come out and he can’t. I put wood over the front part of his enclosure but that hasn’t helped also there are mice near where he is and I think he might see them as other bunnies or…[Read more]

Thanks a lot, that’s reassuring advice!  Yes, they’re doing well in terms of diet and litter.  They’re free roam and have lots of zoomies everyday!

This is very sad. Numbers in the ears means they may have been abandoned 4-H projects or other breeding rejects. 🙁

I agree you should separate them to make sure you don’t end up with accidental litters. A puppy pen is a great temporary set up, you can put pee pads on the floor to make clean up easier and provide a litter box filled with hay in…[Read more]

A general FYI for anyone seeing whitewood at hardware stores. Whitewood is usually spruce, pine, or fir. The exact species is subject to change, and it’s generally based on price and availability.  This one threw me for a loop when I first saw it because I had never heard of a “Whitewood” tree.

I agree with Wick&Fable that the bond has been upset somehow, and that a check-over at the vet is a good idea. That level of fur-pulling is not normal in a bonded pair. When do you notice the scuffling? Is it only when they are anticipating food, or did you notice it other times as well? Did a particular behavior trigger a fight (such as a…[Read more]