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Sorry about my late reply – thanks for your responses and recommendations!!

The glycerin is plant based but after blowing $200 and trying it out, I DO NOT RECOMMEND this brand at all!!  Also, they doctor their reviews on their website show only 5 star reviews, not the ugly!!

Nowhere on the labels or product pages online so they say not to give…[Read more]

I know my post is a little late but maybe it can help someone else online looking for info on red 40.

It’s an ingredient in metoclopramide, from the Costco I go to,  that my bunny has been on and off (but more on) since January of this year due to gastro stasis.

I used to have a severe sensitivity to blue food coloring and now I’m super worr…[Read more]

Maybe! She tends to lunge when ever she is upset, scared, irritated,  just in a mood… so her lunging is less concerning. I have had a small fluffy torpedo bounce off my leg on more than one occasion.  She occasionally does it to Dorian too. Usually they resolve it quickly without my interference.  Never seen the boxing before though. It would of…[Read more]

Perhaps Miu is more frustrated at the fence than Dorian? She wants to get to him, but can’t.

I hope he’ll be in good enough shape for you to get to take him home, always feels better when you have them with you.

Did you have to rebond after that time when he had that big surgery for suspected LLT?

It’s in a way wonderful when they cope by becoming more affectionate towards the hooms. What we don’t want is withdrawal and poor appetite.

Still at vets,  looks like he will be able to go home late afternoon.  Was hoping earlier to make sure bond is ok, but will probably need to keep them separate at least tonight. Not looking forward to re-bonding, but hopefully it will be smooth.  Miu seems to be doing ok, but looked bit lonely in the evening especially.  She seemed to be loo…[Read more]

Poop!!!

It’s probably best for him to stay over night. ER vet clinics have resources that we can’t match at home.

There were some poops!  But they wanted to keep him overnight.  Want him home, but running on fumes and not sure if I would be up to hourly checks and medications & force feeding.  Hopefully he start eating on his own tonight. Still so happy no surgery or decompression needed.

She tends to be a bit of a moray eel in how she reacts when something scares her. She tends to aggressively lunge at what ever is close, even if it is Dorian or me. Also very smell driven, I sort of wonder at her vision. She actually stomped her foot and got agitated when she smelled my hand that Dorian had licked while at vet. I think your…[Read more]

So glad to hear there’s been improvement!

I don’t know about rebonding, I think there was a case here recently when the bun that had been hospitalized was kept in the carrier until the other bun had had the opportunity to check it out a bit. Maybe rub a towel on Miu, then on Dorian, before you let them together. To avoid a violent attack before…[Read more]

They called, he has improved as far as his stomach isn’t as big and tight, they are discussing feeding him. Looks like he will most likely avoid any aggressive treatments. I get another update late afternoon, unless there is any changes. Here’s hoping the phone doesn’t ring until 3 – 5pm.

I am worried about having to rebond, Miu freaked out when…[Read more]

I hope he”ll pass it on his own. I would’ve gone to the ER too. A partial blockage seems likely, they cant always see it on x-rays, it most often occurs where the stomach empties into the small intestine bc the passage there is very narrow. If they have to they can try to decompress the stomach via the mouth through a tube to relieve…[Read more]

Ended up taking him to emergency vet.  Currently waiting for them to call me. He had a huge gas bubble and lots of liquid in stomach based on xray.  No visible blockage, but can’t rule it out. They were hoping he would be able to pass on his own,  said the would call me immediately if he got worse and they needed to do a compaction (may be ge…[Read more]

I’m very sorry Dorian isnt well.

The stress of getting in the carrier sometimes make things start to move, if indeed it is gas. He cant be allowed to just lie down and not move, but you should of course not chase him. The gas needs to come out. He probably needs rehydration, sub q or in more serious cases, IV.

Metoclopramide is counter-indicated…[Read more]

RE: the vet appt, make sure both rabbits go to the vet, as taking only one can break a bond since the departing rabbit comes back smelling very different.

There are a number of possibilities for the behavior, but in general, just keep in mind we are humans and they are rabbits, so how we perceive the world and relationships is very different from…[Read more]