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Thank you for your response!

She has been eating this evening. I gave her a leaf of lettuce and, with a little prompting on my part, she ate the whole thing. A little while later, I scattered their pellets everywhere and she joined in along with the others in eating them, too. Though she did stop eating sooner than she would have, and went to sit…[Read more]

This happens surprisingly often and 99% of the time, the bunny is just fine. The good thing about bunnies is that they chew stuff thoroughly when they eat it. So it’s unlikely there is a long piece of rubber band in there. I would monitor her for now. Push hay and water. This will help it pass.

I’m sorry for your loss. It sounds like you did the best that you could, which all anyone can do.

Thanks for the reassureance 🙂 I hope you have a good day <3

That’s a great point, thank you so much! He is doing great now! 🙂

ahhhh these picky buns!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙄

As LBJ says, there is a delay. It’s normal! Just keep a close eye. and I think you’ll see poop soon!

As with humans, the value of a multivitamin for rabbits is debatable. That being said, I don’t think they necessarily hurt anything. I don’t use Oxbow’s multivitamin, but I do use their joint supplement.

There will always be a delay with the poop. They poop less when they are lounging and sleeping. When they become active again and eat more, the poop doesn’t just magically appear the second they are eating something. It needs time to make its way out.

OMG, she is darling! I agree with Bam. I would not worry about her behavior at this point. Her body will need time to adjust to the changes. This can take several weeks. At that point, she should return to her normal personality… minus any hormone-driven behaviors, of course.

Re: Critical Care, meds – She will eventually forgive you. It will…[Read more]

Well, I spoke to soon! I just went to check on him and he was eating hay and he pooped! He likes to keep me on my toes. Thanks for the advice everyone! 🙂

The sooner the better. This will ensure the problem doesn’t progress and she can simply go back to eating normally once the problem is resolved. I would monitor her in the meantime. If she is still eating, then you should be OK. If you notice a decline, then you can supplement with Critical Care (or pellet mash).

It’s highly reasonable not to change the diet of a grieving rabbit. I suggest you decrease the amount of pellets starting next week or so. Little by little,, so his GI microbes get used to a hay-based diet.

He’s eaten everything that I’ve offered him today, I just wish he would poop!

There’s no way to say really, but then the important thing is that he’s eating and pooping like he should now. The treat test (offering a yummy treat) is really great for determining if a bun has gastric upset. Whatever it was, if it’s come through it’s come through. I’ve had buns and dogs that ate the silliest things and they were just “Never you…[Read more]

That’s true, he’s been laying around for most of the day, so it does make sense that he hasn’t pooped since this morning- I guess that’s not necessarily indicative of an issue. His appetite is totally normal though, he’s eating hay and treats when I offer them. Hopefully he will poop tonight. I’m not even completely sure if he DID eat string, I j…[Read more]

Thank you both for your advice! 🙂

I think that you’re right – the signs she’s showing now are probably the early stages of a dental issue. I live in a small town, where only one vet takes rabbits, though I’m not sure if this issue is too serious for them? I imagine that the process with require some form of anethesia, and I had to take my girls…[Read more]

Just clean the box and keep monitoring. He sounds like he’ll be fine!  Amount of poop follows their activity. Lounging = less poop. You’ll  learn your bun’s cycle, through observation.