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What are the ear drops? I’m surprised the vet didn’t prescribe an oral antibiotic.

Ear infections often first present as GI stasis, my vet said in a rabbit ear webbinar last year. It’s because ear infections are very painful. Rabbits are sensitive to pain and tend to stop eating when in pain.

Metacam is not a strong painkiller, it’s similar to ibuprofen for humans. Just like in humans, NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti inflammatory…[Read more]

Everybun is different.

Gabapentin is for nerve pain and it can make buns drowsy; my vets warn every time and label it as such. I’ve given it to a couple of my buns and it’s never made them drowsy. One is on it (and metacam) for long term for other reasons. I’ve never given it for stasis specifically but it is a very safe drug with a very large…[Read more]

So… why do you not want the bunny in the office? Is it purely because you don’t want to “share” with your sister? I love my bunny to death, but there’s no way he would be in the same room where I’m trying to sleep. LOL

Thank you so so much. Yes i’m aware I”ve unfortunately had quite a few bunnies pee all over my new carpettt but they’re so cute its worth it.

Thanks so much for the help tho!

What kind of cataract is it? Front or back? Also, cataracts can be caused by EC so you may want to take that into consideration.

Can you wean her off of it instead of just stopping?

I tried lint roller, but it’s a big NOPE! from Dorian and didn’tevenworkas well as damp hands. I wish it did!

(Also I don’t seem to get emails on replies even though I thought I had set it that way. Should check)

So very sorry,  that is so rough and I get how you feel, been there too,  but you are not to blame! (Sadly the people who might be rarely feel guilt). I also get not being up for dealing with more loss, so if you find it easier to let your sister have her and give yourself some time to grieve before considering another bunny that is valid. But m…[Read more]

Yes, peeing on the bed can and likely will still occur even when spayed/neutered. It’s important to keep in mind that rabbits are not “litterbox trained” in the same way cats are– rabbits tend to eat, poop, and pee at the same time, so it happens to be if you set up a box with hay, they will use it consistently. This does not stop them however…[Read more]

Hi! Thank you so so much for replying quickly.

My parents understand the whole bunnyProofing thing, they love helping out when I petsit. We also already have an x-pen so I already have an area like that! But it takes up a lot of space in my room and what I want to do is to keep the bunny in the x-pen for the first while and once I feel like the…[Read more]

To be completely honest, I most often recommend people who still live with their parents (and those parents are not completely on board nor knowledgeable about rabbit care) to wait until they move out and have more control to get a rabbit.

While the free roaming arrangements sound fine, there is a lot of money and trial and error needed to…[Read more]

Thinning shears have the teeth on them. They just thin out the fur. Trimming shears would be more like regular scissors. I think you could try the thinning shears and see if it causes the fur to mat. Like I said, they did not work well with wool. But lionhead mane fur is a different texture.

Yes, that’s what I meant by shears. I guess I’ll just try and see. I actually saw a video where they just trim all around similar bun with normal scissors 😯