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Sounds amazing! I think you’ve done it! Congrats!!!!

Pairs vary a lot in how attached at the hip they are, and you might find they get closer over time (especially since they had a relatively easy bonding process, although I’m sure it didn’t feel easy to you!). Some seem madly in love, other pairs seem more like good buddies. As long as you are…[Read more]

It’s a very good sign that she’s snatching the treats, even though she’s not 100%!

In terms of GI stasis, 3 days is not extreme in any way. My guess is she gets intermittently gassy and that’s painful for her. Gas follows pretty much any GI problem in a rabbit, and you can give simethicone baby gas drops several times per day, as needed. It’s not taken up by the body, it just acts locally in the gut and gets pooped out. It can’r…[Read more]

Thanks cinnamon bun, 🐰😊

And thanks Dana! They made it 48 hrs together! Both of them seem happy together.  I have spotted grooming from both. They tend to sleep in separate spots, but do also snuggle together.  Food sharing isn’t an issue, though Miu keeps trying to eat things Dorian is chewing on.

The only downside is peeing out of the box. It w…[Read more]

It sounds good so far! Lovely that you’re seeing some improvement! Baytril is a broad spectrum rabbit-safe antibiotic (broad soectrum means it is effective against many kinds of bacteria), but as Dana says, abscesses as a rule need to be treated with both systemic antibiotics and local. The rabbit owner is often instructed to keep the abscess…[Read more]

Hello, thank you both for the responses! So we called the vet again today about changing the antibiotic and she said to continue Baytril for 7 more days before considering changing it… I think that this vet doesn’t seem to be the most experienced with rabbits, but she’s also the only one. I checked rabbit.org and everything for rabbit vets and…[Read more]

I’m so sorry for your loss. 🙁

Rabbits, like humans, can suffer from heart attacks and strokes. The fact that she was eating, grooming, and cuddling just hours before makes me think it was something like that, and that there probably wasn’t anything that could be done.

Again I’m so sorry for your loss. <3

She very well might need a stronger antibiotic than Baytril. Oral antibiotics usually don’t penetrate the abscess capsule.

Usually with an abscess you have to do subcutaneous penicillin injections, so I would talk to your vet about that ASAP. Aggressive treatment of abscesses is crucial to get them under control. If this vet doesn’t seem…[Read more]

Belated, but happy St. Patrick’s day! Such a furry, fun loving family you have~~! Indeed, impressed by the bandana accomplishment. So cute.

You are not doing anything wrong, this is about the infection. Her body is fighting the infection now. I don’t suppose you could get hold of your rabbit vet on the weekend or I’d recommend that you speak to them. Keep feeding her and make sure she is kept warm. It’ promising that she doesnt run away from CC and fruit.

Okay, so the vet said the abscess formed when her teeth were cutting into her cheek and she drained it yesterday and said to continue Baytril and pain meds even tho Baytril seems to be doing nothing at all. Rain’s been very lethargic today and she’s been acting unlike herself. She’s started eating her litter box bedding and runs away when someo…[Read more]

It’s not impossible for small bits of foreign objects to be caught up in bags of litter or in any item on an assembly line from time to time, but for it to be occurring in every bag in unacceptable.  I use Oxbow Eco Straw Litter, then I cover that with Carefresh or Critter Care Paper Bedding to make a softer surface for my rabbits to sit on.  I a…[Read more]

i forgot to mention that this is her 3rd day dealing with this. its been back and forth like this since the first day, and yesterday morning was when she was brought to the vet and got her medicine and everything.

im not sure what the strength is, but she weighs 3.6 pounds.

i may have already asked this but is it normal that she keeps acting better (eating some, seeming more alert, pooping, etc) and then she’ll start acting worse, refusing to eat for a while and sitting in the corner for hours? it keeps going back and forth. she was doing great earlier…[Read more]