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Thanks for the response and kind words. Yes she is very sassy. She doesn’t mind being pet, but yeah any kind of trying to pick her up, put her on my lap, hold her, etc she is not up for it. Might be do to when she was out in the wild and the large scratch she had might be from a bird, so the feeling of being picked up might be really off putting…[Read more]

I’m taking Kotton back to our regular vet tomorrow first and they may do a dental xray if she’s not in a terrible condition. And will probably give her some fluids too to hopefully get her back on a better state. And then I’ll see if I can get her records and send to the other vet for a virtual review first. Fingers crossed.

Oh thank you I hadn’t considered this!

Thank you very much for the reply. I think the vet was just worried about side effects, as she isn’t outdoors full time, but i’m new to rabbits so what do I know haha. She will be getting vaccinated though in the next month or so. I know the importance of spaying/neutering(one of my dogs Sky the one who passed away recently got pyometra when she…[Read more]

Hm, that’s worrying. I’ll reach out to my other friends with bunny to see where I can send her to in the neighborhood. The only other bunny doctors I know are both 30mins to 1 hour of driving away from me.

Oh poor Frida!

I actually think you should pause all bonding until she is totally well again. Her health issues could actually be why she has been so fearful. Buns that are in pain or ill will not bond fully, or there can be a false hierarchy that forms and breaks later.

I recommend separating them now, getting them neutered, and then rebonding them as Wick described. The chances are very high that they will fight again, and they may hurt each other badly. Any additional fighting will also make it difficult to rebond them.

At 4 months old their hormones are just coming in, which is why they just started fighting.…[Read more]

Do you trust your vet? I’m a little surprised that they haven’t had her on motility and pain meds with how severe her case has been.

It might be worth getting a second opinion if you have doubts and have other options in your area. Some of the things your vet has said raised my eyebrows a bit (like “intervene as little as possible”).

As far as…[Read more]

So, you may not need to do a preventative for mites unless it’s a recurring problem. I’m not as familiar with ivermectin usage but I know Revolution is a derivative of it.

One tip for making Revolution more cost effective is to ask your vet if they can sell you the vials for dogs and give you the appropriate dosing instructions. Basically you can…[Read more]

I agree with Wick, this looks like an abscess or other serious concern that needs vet attention ASAP.

He’s doing fine! Our vet appointment is Friday but he’s basically been the same. His leg weakness has been a bit better the last few days, which has been good.

Ah hah! Hopefully that will help him a lot!

If it’s the usual vet’s office and they do lots of rabbit dentals, I wouldn’t worry. Since the head vet will be there, I am assuming it will the same technicians and anesthesiologist which is important (you could ask about this if you are unsure). A quick bur of one molar will be a very quick procedure…[Read more]

I think it’s good the vet is going to take a look, but I’m glad he still seems in good spirits.

I’ve seen some disabled bun set-ups where they put a lot of bolsters around the pen so the bun has something to lean on for balance. If Bun Jovi didn’t have Myra to lean on and help him keep clean I’m sure he would need something like that, because he…[Read more]

I have seen some rescues have success with Online Auctions with donations this usually only works with local bidders but some businesses will donate and ship items to the winners.

So, it’s great that he’s showing so much appetite and affection.  And he’s still quite feisty — when he falls over and realizes he can’t get up, often the first thing he’ll do is emphatically start tossing or chewing on whatever hay might be within reach.

How funny! It’s those little glimpse of bunnitude that make it a tad easier when they’re d…[Read more]

They didn’t do a dental x-ray. They keep saying nothing look out of place. Should I request for one? The thing is, Kotton can eat stalks, she just only eats alfafa stalks, and once in awhile (though she used to love oat hay) an oat stalk. She still likes the very hard oat pieces in oat hay. And when her appetite is there, she eats pellets ok but…[Read more]

LBJ10 – What would usually be the routine for long stasis recovery? I read from another thread in this forum long time ago, that bun requires long term meds cocktails and critical care to get better but would need to be very slowly wane off the meds. Our Vet does not like us to use meds if possible, and told us to intervene only when necessary…[Read more]