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Agree with the others, and I consider a 1 week settling in to be the minimum. If the bun has some trauma, it would benefit from an even longer settling in period and lots of pre-bonding. You should let the bun settle in until you see lots of relaxed behaviors from him, and then you can start pre-bonding.

Hmmm, if she’s still getting cisapride then she should prob still get meloxicam, because the cisapride can cause painful cramping. Gut slowdown in general is painful, so pain management is important.

If she’s eating hay, that’s great, even if it’s small amounts. If you have fresh grass available, that can also be good for enticing a bun to eat…[Read more]

So Kotton has not been doing good after she returned home. Before she came home this past weekend, she was given SQ fluid everyday, and on Sunday she was taken off Meloxicam and was only on Cisapride. She started eating on her own both hay and pellets and had good poop so we took her home on Monday.

Yesterday she was eating hay ok, slow with…[Read more]

Thanks Bam, he did end up recovering. Seems the regular feeds of fresh grass did the trick and he was eating hay again later that night. I’m going to have to keep a very close eye on him I think.

Oh, Apollo! Please eat!

I haven’t ever found foreign objects in Oxbow pellets. I would contact them. I’m sure they will replace the bag.

They talk about molasses in their blog, if that helps at all: https://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/blog/cane-molasses-why-is-it-in-my-pets-food/

Since rabbits can’t speak, the number of ways they can communicate with us is extremely limited. A rabbit nipping you is a call for attention, and the reason for that attention can vary greatly.

Some possibilities include:
– Get out of my way.
– Give me treats/food.
– Give me attention.
– Stop giving me attention.

… or, as you mention, an…[Read more]

Please see our bonding guide for information on the bonding process: https://binkybunny.com/infocategory/bonding/

As @attemptedquad mentions, give the new rabbit at least a week to “settle-in” first and feel more secure in the environment, then you can simply move slowly with just pre-bonding (no dates).

To maximize the likelihood of successful…[Read more]

I’d let him settle in a bit first! Lots of prebonding and confidence building (lots of pets, allow for exploration, normal good bun parent stuff). I wouldn’t worry too much about history with other animals- it will be completely different with other bunnies, as long as both are obvious fixed for a few weeks first. My first bun had LOTS of trauma…[Read more]