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Hugs to you and yours.

It is our last gift to them.  Feel peace you could do it at home, where she was surrounded by love.

As noted in the video, rabbits with a blockage may have the urge to drink, so it is plausible to carry over to eating — it’s not expected though since arguably blockage would be very painful and make them not want to eat.

At this point, if your rabbit is eating and pooping steadily, she is likely on the road to recovery.

Remember that input impacts output, so if she’s not eating as much, it’s quite natural that she’s not going to be producing as many poops. Gurgling noises are not necessarily 100% — what they signal is not only gas bubbles, but gas bubble movement, and there are times when hearing movement is very much preferable to not! It’s great to hear she’s…[Read more]

I feel like she’s slowly going downhill. I’m giving her medicine, she’s starting to eat small amounts of critical care on her own, she’s producing cecotropes (and eating them), and she’s still eating lots of hay. But she isn’t producing as many poops in the litter box and she is pushing her stomach against the floor when the pain medication…[Read more]

I’m so sorry. It is very hard. Daisy was extremely lucky to have such loving, caring owners. You left no stone unturned.

Binky free, beautiful Daisy ❤

I am adding the pic of his poop. I am unsure whether its his poop mixed with urine or its the liquid poop. I guess I am freaking out. It might be the urine.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZHzd5lNxCgXeV3vzyd9PKf6_hAtZ4Ujf?usp=sharing

She’s gone…

I’m broken.

Is it possible for them to have a blockage of still be eating and pooping?

Oh, great 😃 Thanks for the update!

The video I posted guides you on where and how to feel to make an informed guess on where a blockage is likely. A blockage will lead to bloat, which will lead to a feeling of a balloon (firm). Confirmation/assessing with certainty for a blockage can only come from doing an actual x-ray, however, a bloated stomach is a clear sign of blockage.

Long haired rabbits are just more prone to having pearl poops. Simply having fur pass through the digestive tract does not cause a blockage. As long as everything keeps moving, it usually isn’t a problem. You can keep her brushed, which is always a good thing. But I would also encourage hay and water consumption.

Her eye cleared up almost immediately after the saline solution 🙂 Thank you!!

How would I tell if there’s a blockage? If she stops pooping?

To better assess whether there is a blockage, please watch the following video (listen to audio as well, as it’s very important). Owners often misjudge where the stomach is, when in reality it is much closer to the rabbit’s head than assumed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVW6Rw5rZzo

If she is pooping and eating as normal, it sounds like she is…[Read more]

His poop this morning  went downhill today. Some water surrounding his poop. Last 48 hours I have added pellets. Yesterday night gave him little alpha alpha hay. Not sure  what is causing loose poop issue. I just gave him 5-6 ml critical care to maintain his hydration.

I am in a very tricky situation right now. He is losing weight on hay only d…[Read more]

Highly understandable. I would’ve felt the same way.

It is more likely that neither of them are at this point experiencing hormonal urges. Some rabbits experience it later — for example, my Wick did not display any hormonal urges until he was 8 months old. A baby bond (which is what they have) is considered a temporary bond expected to dissolve once at least one of them begins feeling the hormones…[Read more]