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I too would go to another vet. I had an older bun that had a respiratory infection and got Bactrim for it. My vet is very rabbit savvy, and made it quite clear that if the Bactrim didnt help, Baytril would be the next step. Luckily my bun recovered after 2 weeks on Bactrim.

My bun also got meloxicam (an NSAID, i e an anti- inflammatory…[Read more]

“Don’t Shoot the Dog” is a great book! My roommate a decade ago was a dolphin trainer and had a copy!

Red romaine is totally safe 🙂  The only lettuce to avoid is iceberg, all of the others are fine.

That’s very odd, baytril is really commonly given to rabbits!

I agree that a second opinion is a good idea!

Yes my vet is on the list of rabbit savvy vets in my area, however the fact they tell me she cannot have another option of antibiotic is strange to me. I rang up and asked for an alternative antibiotic, and suggested that we try baytril, to which she told me she wouldn’t prescribe as it wasn’t recommended for rabbits. I explained my other Rab…[Read more]

You could try getting a hepa filter to clean the air in your bunnies room. It takes out pollen, dust, other bad stuff in the air etc.

As Dana says, young pets will do pretty much anything to get your attention. Any and all attention is better than no attention. This is why an angry or annoyed response won’t deter the (young) pet -the attention is rewarding in itself. You dont even have to actually do anything – a sigh and/or annoyed glance are enough to reinforce the annoying…[Read more]

Even if you need to move spaces when sessions get longer, I think starting out in your bathroom for at least the short sessions would work well. Even if Kyoshi has been in there a couple times, it would still be more neutral than your room. Rabbits are super smell-oriented, and a bathroom can more easily be wiped down with vinegar and smell…[Read more]

I understand! The teenage bunny years can be stressful! Is there a particular thing he’s been destroying? Perhaps we can give some additional bunny-proofing tips. I like to use NIC cube grids to block of problem areas.

If he rattles his pen bars (and drives you crazy), you can try clipping a sheet or towel over the pen wall with binder clips.…[Read more]

My young girl bun gets fresh apple twigs every day. This is obviously difficult to achieve unless you know someone who has pesticide-free apple trees that get pruned in the spring. There are plenty of other trees that are bunny safe, though. Willow works almost as well as apple, and willows are practically never treated with pesticides.

I also…[Read more]