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Hmm… that looks like bedstraw, bu the flowers seem too big to be bedstraw.

Maybe? Here’s a link to them that I just put on deviantart, https://www.deviantart.com/inuysha-link-lover/art/Flowers-915993965

Oh , ‘m glad he gets famotidine! It seems many vets (still) are not aware that longterm meloxicam are likely to cause stomach ulceration.

It is precisely like when a limb falls asleep! We re-aligned our dog (Effi) ‘s spine multiple times per day by gemtly lifting her hind end up with one arm under her belly, right where it joins the fleshy part…[Read more]

Oh that totally seems like what it is!  I did notice today (while giving him a backrub) that his backbone seemed much further to the right, toward his weak hip, than normal. I didn’t know if his leg/hip or his backbone itself originated that.  But it does seem very plausible that his nerve could be pinched, especially the more he lays down on t…[Read more]

Ah, okay, so it may still go any way…

Oh well, as long as Owen doesn’t bully or overshadow her it’s fine. Something like that probably happened in the nest, because she was so skittish and submissive.

She’s come so far, and whatever happens, I hope that she won’t get so subdued again.

She’s becoming a really sociable bunny: always looking up…[Read more]

Drug dosage as a rule has a wide individual span for most drugs. Some drugs, like acetaminophen, have a narrow therapeutic window, meaning it doesnt necessarily take much to reach a toxic level.

My Vilde was on 3.75 mg meloxicam per day, divided in 2, 12 hours apart. He got daily ranitine to protect his stomach lining. Nowadays famotidine…[Read more]

p.s. Thank you so much, DanaNM!  That’s very helpful.  Much appreciated!

Thank you so much, Bam!  This is helpful to know, especially with Vilde being Teddy’s doppleganger. 🙂  These days Teddy is actually getting 3mg of meloxicam every 12 hours (I wasn’t exaggerating when I said it was a lot!).  He’s only 3 lbs, so that would be about 2.2 mg/kg, twice a day?  This is what he’s seemed to need according to trial and err…[Read more]

Ha!

In many cases it’s super hard to tell who is dominant by the end of it because you’ll see a mixture of behaviors. I’m convinced that often times both rabbits think they the boss!

Sounds good to me! Stubborn is pretty normal, but it’s great they aren’t fighting and the circling broke up easily. Keep up the good work!

And I love hedgehogs!

For Myristol, I think they started making a rabbit version, but if you can’t find that you can give the equine version. The dose is different between them as the rabbit version is much more concentrated.

I agree it might be time for single level living for Teddy. I took away Bun Jovi’s ramp because I was just too worried he’d fall off of it. He…[Read more]

Okay, this bonding is going to take a while… Owen cheats! He just sits there in a corner with his bum firmly pressed against the fence so Molly can’t mount! 🙄

Things are looking in favour of Molly though: she’s very tenacious. She made about 20 mounting attempts of which only 5 were successful. Owen either ran away or blocked her. All of Owen’s…[Read more]

We had a 1,5 hour session today with little happening in the first hour. We started a little later too, because traffic is more quiet and fewer people are making noise. We started around dusk, and it was full dark when we stopped. They were less scared of noises, more active in general and more interactive.

In the last half hour there was mutual…[Read more]

Good luck!

My dog didnt respond well to Gabapentin either -it basically made a zombie out of her -.so we kept that for occasions of extra pain, at 1/8 of the dose originally prescribed.

My bun Vilde was on the maximum dose of Metacam as stated by Medirabbit, for 1.5 years.

Thank you so much, Bam and DanaNM!  I so appreciate your replies.

Thanks for sharing your experience with your dog, Bam.  Yes, we’ll try giving Teddy more meloxicam (he’s already getting quite a lot, but worth a try!).  He didn’t do well on gabapentin when he was first diagnosed, but we’ll keep it in our back pocket.

Teddy seems pretty calm, an…[Read more]

I’ve been noticing some of the same symptoms with Bun Jovi. He has good days and bad days… Sometimes when he’s really active one day he seems a bit sore the next day. Even when he’s struggling to get up, he honestly doesn’t seem phased. When I try to help him he thumps at me once he gets up, LOL! He’s such a grumpy grandpa!

Bun Jovi also has an…[Read more]

This is probably due to his spondylitis. I had a dog who got more or less exactly those symptoms. We first noticed when she couldn’t get up on her feet one day.

It let up after an hour so, by which time we were on our way to the vet. After a gazillion tests and exams incl CT scans of hips and lower back, it was concluded that she had spondylitis…[Read more]

I’m sorry to hear it!  My bun has had some pink hocks on one foot the past few months.  I started ointments but my vet actually told me to stop — she said they can do more harm than good, as long as there isn’t an open wound.  Instead, I replaced the regular fleece blankets that covered in his room (the kind that feel like a fleece jacket) wi…[Read more]

I hear you, and it’s great that you’re being so vigilant.  But given that he’s acting and eating so well, I wouldn’t be too worried at this point.  Just keep an eye on him, and I’d say if tummy rubs stress him out you could skip them.  Just my two cents!  🙂

It’s close, but I do prefer winter. What I love about summer is the produce: I love fruit and making vlaaien (unsweetened fruit pies made only from very ripe sweet fruit). Fresh strawberries, apricots, peaches, cherries… love it love it love it!

Summer should technically be better for my rheumatic illness, and I have less pain and stiffness……[Read more]