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Oh wow!

The impact is considerably higher when a bun jumps down than when they jump up on something, so it’s good if there is at least a rug that he can land on. The best thing would be if there were a middle station like a chair , but that would obviously encourage more table-walking. It could be that jumping up on the table is something he’ll…[Read more]

Great! 😀  Thanks for the update!

Thanks for the advice! And he seems to be perfectly fine, his behavior is completely normal and there’s no signs of injury or pain.

Theres not a vomplete blocksge if there is poop. You can give simethicone gas drops on suspicion of indigestion – it might not help but it wont harm. A bun should produce at least 200 poops per 24 hours.

That’s really something that your vet would best be able to advise you on. Did you have him checked over? Changes like that can have underlying health causes. It could be an issue of your female’s health too if she’s putting off hormones that are encouraging your male.

update:

after doing some research I found a discussion about giving small doses of melatonin to small animals to balance testosterone.

so I gave it a try @ 1mg per day for my little guy. after 2-3 days his sex-pest behavior stopped, completely… like a switch was flipped.

he doesn’t seem to be affected in any other way, still active and alert…[Read more]

We did send off samples of Bonnie’s liver to a pathologist because it looked really unhealthy according to the exotics specialist. AFAIK, they did not find RHDV or anything else of note in testing, just a lot of really bruised and necrotic tissue. She’s really convinced that it was a LLT. I’m certainly no vet and obviously very new to rabbits, so…[Read more]

Okay thank you- so it is probably no reason to be concerned and doesn’t mean that he has a blockage? When I got home last night I replaced his litter box and there were probably 30-40 normal poops when I woke up this morning at 6 am

They often have a poop “pause ” during the day when they rest , but when they are back to being active and munching on hay towards the evening, there should be poop again. It’s very wise to keep a close eye on output!

I changed his litter box as soon as I got home last night so that I could monitor his output. I woke up this morning and he had passed lots of normal fecal pellets. He is eating and acting completely normal today, but he has not pooped yet today, so I am a bit concerned

Thank you! He seems completely normal today, so I will continue to keep a close eye on him for the next few days!

In addition to a general “by touch/look” exam of your rabbit for obvious wounds, yes, please monitor him for any potential signs of distress if you suspect there may be an injury. Odd movements, swelling anywhere, blood, loss of appetite, lethargy, etc. are all signs (not an extensive list) you might note. The most cautionary approach can be to…[Read more]