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Our first rabbit was a disabled Flemish Giant who eventually became incontinent. After her death, I wrote and saved the following bathing instructions for our local rabbit rescue.

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If your rabbit is incontinent for any reason, bathing becomes a necessity. If you don’t have a hand-held shower, we highly recommend one! Our disabled rabbit was…[Read more]

wow thats interesting, he always gets really excited when we give him vegetables like he’s jumping around crazily when he sees us going into the refrigerator lol

haha same its sooo cute

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We have had Nationwide rabbit insurance for slightly over a year, which was first offered as a supplemental benefit (not part of open enrollment) through my employer in late 2019; as I understand, we may receive a discount due to Nationwide’s agreement with my employer. We pay $11.99/month per rabbit (two rabbits) for what I understand is  a…[Read more]

I saw it. Its nothing like that. In my bunny its water/liquid, no jelly-like things and it’s not thick.

Thanks Bam. My 1st vet was asking me how was the mucus in my bunny and I said my bunny never had mucus. Now I can understand based on pictures their vet tech mentioned to the vet that my bunny has mucus and they prescribed metronidazole.

@prince dorian the bun: Birch leaves are fine for rabbits. The twigs and the wood are also fine, although some say you shouldn’t give birch twigs during winter because birch produces some sort of anti-freeze to protect itself when it’s cold. I don’t know if this is true though, but just to be safe it could be best to only give birch twigs during…[Read more]

If she’s pooping, producing cecotropes, and eating her cecotropes, I think bloat is pretty unlikely (just my 2 cents, I am not a vet of course).

Many rabbits don’t like critical care even when they are feeling food so syringe feeding is pretty standard stasis treatment.

If your rabbit’s stomach is hard, that is indicative of bloat and is a medical emergency that needs veterinary attention immediately. Often, owners believe they are feeling the stomach when they are actually feeling a different portion of the body. You can use this video for guidance on where to feel for the stomach in order to assess whether your…[Read more]