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We’re also seeing different behaviour towards us: she’s constantly asking for attention and even lets me pet her sometimes. She suddenly seems a lot more confident, but I don’t know whether that’s real confidence or pretending because she’s anxious.

I’m going to make the most of it anyway, by giving her attention and making her more comfortable…[Read more]

I’m glad you found pet feeding syringes!

Rabbits tend to forgive and forget once they’re feeling better and nolonger needs being syringe fed. Some rabbits will  become used to being syringe fed, like my Vilde. He even came hopping out into the kitchen when he heard me prepping his CC. He was old though, and on daily CC for a long time, so he had…[Read more]

we have found some pet feeding syringes at a local pet store, and are getting ready to pick them up. really wanted to thank you for taking the time to explain that to me. i really hope these work. oh god, yes i can imagine about the 20 ml. id be so uncomfortable giving my bun that much food at once!! she already hates the cc feedings. i feel like…[Read more]

Yes, you can give more than 5 ml. 5 ml looks like a lot in a syringe but it’s really just a teaspoon. But the first time my vet gave me a pre-filled 20 ml syringe with CC and told me to feed it all to my bun for his evening meal, I was like 😳😳😳 It seemed like a ton of food and my bun was so tiny!

Thank you so much. I’m going to purchase a pet feeding syringe. Glad to know rabbit stomach capacity. I wasn’t giving her more than about 5 ml at a time to be honest, because I didn’t want to force too much on her at once. Sounds like I can give her just a tad more though.

To clarify: After whacking the plunger “bottom” against he table, I push the plunger in until the air gets out. However, if the syringe is intended for medical use (injections), the plunger gasket fits very snuggly, and especially after having been used a few times, the plunger tends to get jammed. It is for this situation that I find lubrication…[Read more]

Whoa, Snöa looks so soft… She shines 😍

Awww, Bunway Airlines has landed ^_^ What’s the name of the craft?

Thanks a lot for this post. Do you mind clarifying one part. You mentioned this:

“When you’ve put the plunger back in, knock the bottom of the plunger against the table decisively, once or a few times. This will make the CC collect at the bottom end of the syringe so you can push out the air pocket that’s now at the top. This obviously wor…[Read more]

When you’ve put the plunger back in, knock the bottom of the plunger against the table decisively, once or a few times. This will make the CC collect at the bottom end of the syringe so you can push out the air pocket that’s now at the top. This obviously works best with bigger syringes (10, 15 or 20 ml).

If the syringe starts to jam, lubricate…[Read more]

Vivicloud, an adorable helicopter has landed on the castle! 🥰🥰🥰

Totally.  I’m so sorry it’s so hard to find a good bunny vet.  I really hear you on not wanting to have to bring him in more. Maybe, if she wanted you to just try this under-dosage, if you tell her when it doesn’t work, she would let you give him a more reasonable dosage?

I totally get your wanting a really good vet on deck for the future t…[Read more]

Also, does anyone happen to know of any actual stores that carry critical care, where you can go in person and purchase it? i can only find the stuff on amazon and places like that, but it takes a week to ship to me. i keep getting recommended that papaya fine grind saying it will be easier, but for the life of me i can’t find a source for it.…[Read more]

i hate to say this but she has wised up to the critical care on the lettuce and will no longer take it. im trying so hard to feed her this critical care, but i just can not find a syringe that works. no matter how runny i make it, i can’t get it in and then put the plunger in and make it work, because there’s so much air in ti that it just blows…[Read more]

That’s a very good point that also comes up in the care for elderly humans: quality of life is the most important thing.

I wouldn’t worry about things that might come up during long-term use, but rather focus on giving him comfort.

Yes, it’s a prescription here.

Dana – At this age, I think the benefits outweigh the risks. My vet agreed and said a higher dosage is fine. Yes, you want to keep them going as long as you can. But at 12 or 13 years old, they need to be comfortable too.