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Respiratory distress is always “sooner; not later” territory — as obligatory nose breathers (i.e., rabbits cannot breath out of their mouths; only their nose), any sign of nasal/respiratory obstruction needs to be addressed as soon as possible to ensure your rabbit is able to breath. Cautiously, I think the Thursday appointment could be fine…[Read more]

Thanks! This has been so much, it’s really taken over my life, lol.  I think staying in Neutral for at least one overnight have been best, but I still hope they can bond in the living room since it’s just so much easier on me.

I ended it with them last night after 12 hours. I think this was the longest session (but I think they were napping for…[Read more]

Oh I keep forgetting details… One thing that happened twice, Ruby flopped so hard she went all the around!!

Thank You DanaNM. Unfortunately she (Asuna) passed away shortly after getting to the vet so Yuna our other bunny didnt get that. It does break me up to know she won’t know where she went but i am unabke to change what happened.

I plan to do as you said and spend more time with her since she is alone now. I order a bunny pillow that cuddles them…[Read more]

Sounds great! You are doing a great job!

I’m so sorry for your loss. 🙁  Was your current bunny able to spend time with the body after she passed? Usually that helps the surviving rabbit understand the loss and they cope much better.

In the immediate time after, monitor her eating and pooping. She may be a bit quieter than normal, but should still eat and poop normally. if not, she may…[Read more]

I’ll do some more digging on this in the literature, but I tend to agree with Bam. You’ll notice on the ingredient list that guar gum is very low down, after natural flavors and just before the preservative. That means that it’s present in a very tiny amount!  Honestly I’d personally be more concerned about the flours and sugars than the guar…[Read more]

Eating hay is super important, so you can offer a variety of grass hays to him and see what he likes. You don’t need to worry about changing between grass hays, that doesn’t shock a rabbit’s system the way switching between pellets or veggies does.

Agree that stasis recovery can be slow, and “picky” eating is usually a sign of lingering pain.…[Read more]

It’s perfectly fine to syringe some fluids and would probably help. I like to use the small 1 mL syringes to give fluids. I think you could start with around 5 mL and see how she responds to that. I usually give mine around 6 mL at a time if I suspect they are dehydrated, but use the 1 mL syringes, they seem to swallow them more easily that…[Read more]

That seems like a good strategy. If you check out the housing section under the “rabbit info” tab at the top of the page, there is section on outdoor runs with some really cool set-ups that you might find inspiring! I don’t know that you could teach him to follow you in the garden, but you could train him to return to a carrier or to you when it’s…[Read more]

Some vets will spay at 4 months, but others prefer to wait until 6 months.

I’m glad he’s eating his hay again! GI stasis recovery is often long and slow and a gas problem can make buns reluctant to eat.

*Bellas health issue*

Hi I couldn’t figure out how to re name this post as its kind of turning into something else.

I took Bella to the vet on the 23rd and they have given me antibiotics to treat her at best case scenario with the possibility of ultrasounds etc if she doesn’t improve.

Bella is doing okay in general, funnily she’s a bit more…[Read more]

His eating his hay now without grapes I think bene bac work real quick wish it’s going to be stable imma increase the hay i give him food little by little so it won’t give his stomach a shock

Hi, thank you very much! I was looking at getting Oxbow treats for Peanut, so I just wanted to be sure

Guar gum is a soluble fiber. I doubt its harmful for buns in the quantities wee discussing here. That something “has been linked to” doesnt necessarily mean there is any form of causality. In humans, a sudden intake of substantial amounts of guar gum (commonly used as a thickening agent in lots of foods like icecream) can have GI side effects such…[Read more]

Morning.
After much discussions with the husband (me talking and talking and talking till I lost) we’ve decided that it would be unfair to move all of them in and out everyday. (Plus if we go on holiday who’s going to do that for us, think I’m getting a holiday out of this lol) he suggested that why don’t I train the new baby to come out the ave…[Read more]