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I would work to better insulate their space. Yes, they are likely not freezing to death, but being in an environment where there water is freezing is not OK: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Cold_weather_concerns … Rabbits can be housed outside below 40F at times, but only if they are actually insulated from that cold — their actual living space…[Read more]

I think it was the molt, but I used my hair buster comb and did some finger plucking to help get some of the hair off of his back and behind area, which I will continue to do until we leave for our trip! It’s going to be hard not to worry about him while I’m away, but I’m sure he will be ok as he always is!

It’s much easier to work through the fur if you “lift” it up and get underneath first (i.e. starting at the bottom) and then work your way out. If your bunny has French angora fur, then it should have guard hairs. When there are guard hairs, the wool will loosen during the molt and “slide” down the guard hairs. This is what helps prevent matting.…[Read more]

Glad to hear he’s doing better. I’m sure it was just something upsetting his system (gas, stress, molting, etc). Whatever it was, it seems to have passed now.

They make heated water bowls. You would just need to protect the cable from getting chewed.

little update: he is eating hay like crazy and running around, he just pooped and peed and the poops looked really great! I think brushing him this afternoon really made a huge difference!

He is still eating tons of hay, drinking water, and acting fine, so I assume that’s a good sign? I got a ton of fur off of him today and he looks so much better and his coat looks thinner and shorter, I will continue with that tomorrow. His poops have seemed to improve over the last few days, so I’m hoping that he will be okay while I’m gone,…[Read more]

thank you!! She will be checking on him in the morning and at night and refreshing his hay and water each time. I told her to keep an eye on his poops, I’m just hoping that I can get him on track before I leave. Right now he is acting totally normal, just the abnormal poops that are strung together. I got a good amount of fur off of him in t…[Read more]

A big molt can definitely cause GI distress — it is fortunate it didn’t accumulate into a true blockage. Grooming is very important when your rabbit is molting. Definitely try your best in grooming before you leave; however, note that molting happens in phases of “releasing”, so it may happen that the 4 days you’re gone is when his coat decides…[Read more]

Id have his teeth looked into, unless you have. A proper dental exam during full anesthesia plus dental x-rays. If a bun cant chew properly it cant make proper use of the food it eats and it cant eat as much as it needs due to dental or jaw pain.

There are more sinister causes for drastic weight loss, and a full blood panel might give insights…[Read more]

Yes, if your rabbit lost that much weight, you should definitely see a vet. But something nobody has  mentioned yet is feeding a little bit of oats to help gain weight. Don’t give very much, because that is unhealthy. That is NOT a replacement for vet care, but it could help your bun gain weight.

Okay I’m 99% sure now that he is just shedding and took in too much hair. He is acting totally fine, but grooming himself a lot, so I just gave him a really good brushing with my favorite comb and I got a TON of hair off of him, so I think he was just starting to molt and I didn’t recognize it because it was coming from his undercoat (I feel so…[Read more]

Thank you for your advice! Freddie was adopted, and his records say he is male and neutered (forgot that spayed is for females!). Hummus I’m sure is a male because I got him as a baby from a friend who had a litter, and took him to the vet myself to get him neutered. However, even though I didn’t bond the two of them until Hummus was old enough…[Read more]

Update: just got home from shopping and he was asleep in his cardboard box, he came out to say hello and did a big yawn and stretch. He ate a few small pieces of treat and now he’s running around and playing. He is definitely shedding, but I didn’t notice it the other day, so that could definitely be contributing.