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Does your bun have long or short fur?

Also, can you describe his diet (how many pellets, what kind of pellets, veggies, treats, etc)? Does he eat hay well?

It could be that he’s producing extra cecals that get stuck to him, or he’s just having trouble getting them because of his fur. If it’s due to long fur, occasional “sanitary shaves” could help a lot.

Another rule of thumb I’ve heard is that a bun should spend approximately  4 hours per day eating hay. I’ve always found the pile size estimate to be tricky because it varies so much by fluffiness!

I agree with Bam, the most important things right now are supportive care (syringe feeding, along with keeping her warm), and pain meds if you can get them. Usually the first few days are the most critical, so you are already past the worst of it.

I agree you wouldn’t want to drive her back to the vet, but if they could prescribe you meloxicam…[Read more]

I read that a rabbit should eat about it’s size in hay a day. But I don’t think a rabbit can overdose on hay. Enough is never enough! (That’s what I understand… We have a Blue Lionhead)

We give Bunny Blue Romaine lettuce. He loves it. We have heard that some varieties aren’t good for bunnies. He enjoys a good dandelion and nibbling the grass in the garden. He tries to eat the tulips but we don’t they are good for him so we try to get him to avoid them.

We thought it was a sign of bad things. But after doing research we found out that colors aren’t bad. 😅👍

As you and Mmmm says, when they say that it’s about the size of the hay pile, not the weight. It’s a very rough estimate, of course, since hay varies in fluffiness. I don’t think a bun could eat 2-3 times their own weight in hay every day, the day just doesn’t have enough hours. It would interfere with napping. And just imagine the humungous…[Read more]

Tear shaped just means a slight gut slowdown, strung together often means theres a there’s lots of hair in the poop. It’s great that there is poop. Her poop can look weird for up to 2 weeks post spay, because the gut slows under anesthesia and because she hasn’t been eating like she normally does.

A warm water bottle as Dana suggest could be very…[Read more]

You can expect to see weirdly shaped poop for a while now because she hasnt been eating much. It’s good that she’s drinking and eating some things.

i was wrong about her poop, it’s tear shaped, not stuck together. not sure if that means anything or not.

i’ve been feeding her the mashed pellets every 2 hours, she’ll eat a few pieces of hay if i hand them to her, but not much. she did eat a few bigger pieces of lettuce on her own but it seems like she starts to feel better and then she doesnt feel good again and it just goes back and forth.

her poops are now very very small, hard and dry. some are…[Read more]

At the minimum, it’s reported a rabbit should have at least 3oz, but this is an absolute bare minimum that should be maximized as much as possible. You can read more about its importance, assessing quality, etc. here: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Hay

I think it meant 2-3 times of their body size not weight

I’m getting an error trying to upload photos. I’ll give it another go later.

Thanks @DanaNM! I will scrap my idea of using a barrier then. I am a fun mix of terrified and excited 😀

I don’t have leather gloves so oven mitts it will be. I just chatted with one of the shelter volunteers and the little girl sounds perfect. Turns out the trio was her and her parents and Mom was over it. Her personality sounds a lot like…[Read more]

Aww I’m sorry you’re having a rocky start. I’m sure she will forgive you!

I would just go back to the bonding basics with her. Minimize handling, and spend lots of time with her. Get her area and your room set up so she can come and go from her pen without handling, and block of trouble areas that could cause issues. Having a routine will help.…[Read more]

A trick I’ve seen to deal with this is to get two litter pans that are identical Drill a couple holes in the side of one, and use a cable tie to anchor it to the pen wall in the corner you want it in. Then put the other litter pan inside and set it up as you normally would.

I also recently started using dish bussing trays as litter pans. They are…[Read more]

I’m glad she’s eating a bit better! I just wanted to mention that some bunnies will go off their pellets first when they start to go into stasis, so it could be something else going on besides a dental issue.

If she isn’t eating as much as normal, I would syringe feed her (either pellet mash or critical care).