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Hey, You already got wonderful advice above. You can read about intermittent cecal dysbiosis from here – https://rabbit.org/intermittent-soft-cecotropes-in-rabbits/

Good that your bunny is eating hay. I think you can take away all of his treats for now. Treats are never a good idea. Bunnies are ok with hay only diet. Now you can give him a good…[Read more]

Oh, and the amount of time to wait after spay is a bit debated. It takes two weeks just to heal. Some buns seem to need longer for hormones to settle, I think the maximum time I’ve seen recommended is 6 weeks. The rescue I volunteered at usually waited 3 weeks and that seemed to work well (they even thought that having just a tiny bit or hormones…[Read more]

Sounds like a good plan! I agree it might benefit Molly (and your bond with her) to have a bit more solo time for her to grow into her confidence. 🙂

Dang, frustrating! Hopefully with some pee-pads you can sort out a situation that’s more manageable. I know there are lots of water proof couch blankets out there now, mostly designed for folks with dogs or older cats, that might help the situation with the couch.

It sounds like he is on the mend! I agree it doesn’t hurt to try Benebac. And glad he likes the orchard hay!

1/4 cup of pellets is on the high end, depending on how much your bun weighs. Most buns do love pellets so much, but they are very high energy, so if they fill up on pellets they will eat less hay. You could cut back to 2 tablespoons and…[Read more]

Thank you so much! ^_^ It was a good idea to ask it here, people here sometimes have more experience than a vet in these things. The vet who neutered Owen told us to wait 6 weeks, but she sounded rather hesitant, so I had my doubts.

I just called our own vet and they said that Molly can be spayed in March. We weighed her, and she turned out to be…[Read more]

To make the car ride as low stress as possible, she should be in a carrier that she can’t slide around in – you can roll up fleece blankets or towels  arrange them along the carrier walls so she sits in a little “nest” for the ride. Put some hay and nice fragrant fresh herbs in the carrier – even if she doesn’t eat, rabbits like the scent of…[Read more]

@DanaNM, Thank you for the reply!

Muffin got better it about 4-5 days, he’s now eating and drinking on his own, and back to his usual self. He does not have sludge anymore. However, we are back to square one with his initial problem – I need to keep him in one zone and wash his blankets, as he keeps peeing and marking. He does not dribble urine…[Read more]

yes, i asked him some questions about rabbits and he knew that they have to eat up until surgery and he also told me about the risk of cancer and how the surgery may help with her being destructive and aggressive. the only thing he said that worried me was the way he told me about the risk but other than that he seemed like a great vet and…[Read more]

Yes, this it the same bun! I think the poops were varying sizes because of the GI upset. I gave him the first dose tonight and I just hid it in a ball of critical care!

Yes, your initial post did make it sound like the vet was not confident in performing the surgery. That is definitely a red flag. If the vet was simply trying to inform you of the risk (and yes, there is a risk there… it’s small, but a little higher than cats/dogs) then perhaps it is OK. It just seems like a really weird way to say it. Are you…[Read more]

Is this the same rabbit from your other thread? I thought the concern was this small poops.

Yes, sometimes bunnies can recover from a yeast overgrowth with a “bland” diet (i.e. hay only). That being said, I don’t think the medication will hurt anything and it might help speed things along. Anti-fungals tend to not taste very good though, so I…[Read more]

Good luck!