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That part about attention is a good one: I think that our young boy’s antics are to do with that as well. He is a big attention lover, and hates it that he’s temporarily confined to an exercise pen. I hope that it’ll improve after rebonding him with his sister.

Would finding him a girlfriend curb his destructive tendencies?

We have a brother and…[Read more]

If common sense or empathy for animal welfare doesn’t work, slap them with science!

Oh crud, it won’t let me edit, because it all needs to go past a moderator if you post one link. Well, I’ll make separate posts then…

About impact of hay on GI health:

From: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11228689/

“The feeding recommendations for the pet or house rabbit include grass hay fed ad libitum, dark leafy green vegetables fed at…[Read more]

Tip: if you want to find a scientific article and need a short answer to a question, search for: abstract [keyword] [keyword].

An abstract is the start of any scientific publication to give people a quick overview of what the study was about and what results they found. Abstracts are usually free as well, which is a bonus!

About trancing…[Read more]

I’m editing this as I write, because the page keeps reloading and I lost what I typed.

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Maybe you should present them with the actual research by experts, science has no opinions, it just has facts.

About the importance of hay consumption:

From: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/600517/file/609545

“The ideal diet consists of grass and…[Read more]

Between all the worries and bad news, it’s great to hear that Spud is helping him out so much.:kiss: It’s great that they can be together again!

Hoping for mountains of poop and a speedy recovery!

Still bonding and it feels like I’m in a rut. We typically bond for at minimum 30 minutes and there are times when we’re able to supervise for an hour. After about an hour, Rascal seems ready to end so we usually let him go rest. We’ve also had to take some nights off because of my work schedule or when Smudge decided to impale himself with a…[Read more]

So while Apollo has been taking his medication on leafy greens, he did leave a little last night that he wouldn’t finish due to it tasting funny and this morning he took a lot of convincing to eat them so I decided that tonight we would syringe them to him again rather than risk losing a full dose of the meds onto leaves that he wouldn’t eat. I…[Read more]

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.