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I have an almost two year old pit. My rabbit mostly free roams. I let her free roam whenever I am home and ho entry, we haven’t had any issues. However, I want to take every precaution in case my dog does get rough and so do not let the rabbit free roam when I am gone. Instead, she has a bedroom of her own and the cats can come and go…[Read more]

Hi, Maria! ✧

My bun isn’t on antibiotics anymore, actually. He was on enrofloxacin for 5 days a while ago and he’s still sneezing and having discharge from his nose. I’m thinking of doing a culture swab or if that’s not possible, swapping out his alfalfa hay to orchard and see if that makes a difference. I didn’t know about the dry weather t…[Read more]

Hi @Bladesmith! It’s wonderful to see you here again.

I’m very sorry about the loss of little Dawn.

Bladesmith, I’m so sorry for your loss.

How pretty she was! A huge personality in the tiniest of rabbits.

9 years is an admirable age for a bun, especially a bun that had e cuniculi. I remember when she had all those seizures. Such a strong girl!

It is a good news 🙂

Hey Cinnamon, I am not sure about nasal culture. But for fecal culture it costs around 150 CAD. Culture is little expensive but it gives a good idea what kind of organisms and what antibiotic is susceptible to. My worry is your bun is already on antibiotic so it may not give a positive culture result. We usually wait for a week or 2 to have…[Read more]

Funny, Loki doesn’t have any bad habits.  It’s my CAT who is freakin’ mental for tape and adhesive!  When I get my box of paper litter from Small Pet Select, and open it, she makes a beeline for the tape.  Lunatic.  I heard a crash late one night, and rushed downstairs thinking I had a home invader, only to find Dotty running around in a panic wit…[Read more]

Many thanks – it’s currently saying “Sorry, you are not allowed to attach files to this post.”

Okay, this is all good advice. Thanks! He goes back to the clinic for his revolution mite treatment so I’ll ask her about using a different antibiotic and the culture swab. By the way, how much do culture swabs usually cost? And how do I determine if there’s a possibility that he could be allergic to something else in the house, like in the air?…[Read more]

When a rabbit is in a new environment, it tends to take care not to make a fuss. Making a fuss can draw the attention of predators. That’s in part why vet techs and professional groomers can cut the nails of pets with such apparent ease. So it’s highly likely that your bun sat in that former owner’s knee just because he thought it safer to sit…[Read more]

I guess this is more of an update and a shared log of their bonding at this point rather than direct questions.

The reason I say this is because they seem to have entered a nice phase where I am no longer worried about one attacking the other. I am still worried that that a scuffle could lead to a fight if intervention doesn’t happen but I can…[Read more]

I’m glad she’s responding so well to the meloxicam! When my old dog had arthritis pain, she was referred to a dog physotherapist for cold laser treatment (and water treadmill, but that’s obviously not suitable for rabbits). She was also on a daily NSAID (same type of med as meloxicam), so I couldn’t tell if the cold laser made any difference.

Thank you!

That’s really helpful to know! The specialist has said to pursue with the pain medication for one month and then slowly take her off of it and see how she goes. My thinking is he’s ruling out other conditions that would be treated the same way since I was hesitant to have her anesthetised after the last time.

I have had a look for…[Read more]