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The other types of flooring that can help sore hocks are “vet bed” beds, or the thin beds they sell to line dog crates with. I also have found these ultra soft puppy blankets that work great in the bunny condos, they don’t pill up or get hay stuck in them. Myra was starting to get some callouses on her heels and I added a vet bed to the area she…[Read more]

Is there maybe a time for a baby bond it hasn’t been that long probably like 5 months

That’s good to know. They won’t remember any “baby bonds” though unfortunately.

It can be a long time for poops to reappear, but it is a very stressful thing to wait!

I always refer back to this article, and specifically the part about how it is important to be patient and wait for the treatments to work.

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html

“It is essential that the caretaker faced with a rabbit in GI stasis be…[Read more]

That sounds really difficult, I’m sorry you are going through this. 🙁

Did your vet consider EC (http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Neurology/cuniculi/pyrimethamine.htm)  when you took him in? It doesn’t often show up in tests but can cause neurological problems. Many vets will treat for it on suspicion alone, and given his neurological symptoms that…[Read more]

Definitely agreed with the cat thing but that’s also why I mentioned my rabbits interactions with my grandmother’s dog. That beagle was about 35lbs, way bigger than the bunny. Also, her next dog, Champ, a Labrador/basset hound mix also got along fine with my bunny when we needled to dog sit him for a week. He was about 50lbs.

I am able to bring the bunny back if unable to bond. I don’t know if this matters but Ollie and his brother used to be together when little.

I’m not sure how often, but it does happen sometimes. There have been reports of it on the forum over the years. It seems more common that the trio just doesn’t bond or takes a very long time… there are some members that just finished their trios after a year + of work! Or sometimes the current pair breaks up and one bonds with the new bun, so…[Read more]

So, I don’t have a quad, but I do have a failed one (now two pairs LOL). My experience was I had a M-F pair, then I tried to add a third (F) for a trio, and the girls just weren’t getting a long. I decided to pause and do more pre-bonding/ reassess. Then I fell in love with this other bun, so I decided I would try for a quad, and if that didn’t…[Read more]

If the mounting isn’t leading to fighting, then I would just let it happen. It can be hard to know what they are thinking, but they are communicating in their own way. Bunnies vary in how much they mount each other, and even bonded pairs will do some mounting.

I think the fact that your dog did very well with your cat is a promising sign. Do you know how strong your dog’s drive is towards small mammals? Like does she react strongly to squirrels or wild rabbits? When she is fixated on something, does she respond to you? Does she know the “leave it” command? Typically the dog’s prey drive and training are…[Read more]

Cats are different than dogs though and most the time are fine with rabbits.

The breed of the dog doesn’t necessarily matter. What matters is personality and prey drive. You also need a bunny who has a strong personality and isn’t terrified at the sight of a dog.

My first bunny Bandit was a dwarf hotot mix about 2lbs. Sometimes we needed to take care of my grandmother’s beagle Sassy, (definitely a hunting breed) for a wee…[Read more]

I cannot imagine lint-rolling to try and get enough fur off during a molt… observe the Fall molt:

Please see here for information on introducing dogs and rabbits: https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Relationships_with_rabbits#Dogs
It must be done with the utmost security measures, and if there is any indication that your dog will not interact well with your rabbit (or vice versa; rabbits can be the aggressor too), you must keep both animals separated…[Read more]

I would not introduce your dog to a bunny. A hunting dog especially, animals are unpredictable and you wouldn’t want anything to happen. That being said I don’t think you couldn’t get a bunny. You would just need to make sure that they will not be able to have access to each other and it would be best if they couldn’t see each other. Rabbit…[Read more]