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There are probably as many opinions on how to bond rabbits as there are people. And there is not 1 single way that works for each pair, so finding a method that you are comfortable with and that you feel is safe for your rabbits is important.

I know with some of my pairs, I got really caught up in the very prominent advice online that said not to…[Read more]

I think it’s good you treated for coccidia just to be safe, I think the name of the game now with her is stability. Recovery from stasis can be slow in the adult rabbits, and it can take time for appropriate gut flora to develop. I know bene-bac is used for weaning orphaned cottontails, so you might try that specific probiotic as well.

I would…[Read more]

Its difficult to say if its the Critical Care. Excessive protein can sometimes cause sticky poop, in sensitive individuals. At the same time, she is a growing bun and needs protein. Its not uncommon for young, healthy rabbits to leave extra cecotropes.

Recovery from stasis can be very slow and thus challenging for the human.

<p style=”text-align: center;”>I hope it’ll help her. She had a gas attack and she’s making mushy poops today morning as well. Also leaving some cecotropes, I wonder if that’s from the critical care? Could it be too rich for her? It was similar yesterday except she was way worse. Her poops go back to normal eventually after lots of massage and…[Read more]

If there is suspicion of an ulcer that could be why the vet prescribed the very low dose of loxicom. Antepsin is often prescribed for ulcers or to prevent ulcers in buns that are on high-ish doses of meloxicam – but if she took a turn for the worse when you gave it, I understand why you stopped. I had it prescribed for one of my buns, but I never…[Read more]

I’m so sorry for you loss. I’m sure Reese knew how much you loved her and crossed over knowing you did everything that you could. I just recently lost my Monty so I know the heartache you must be feeling right now. We also had him cremated so we are expecting him home soon.

It’s so hard to lose a loved one, especially a pet. I know that this may…[Read more]

I would definitely confine her and make things so she can’t accidentally hurt herself. It does sound like she is OK most of the time and just has these rolling episodes. If you’re not there though, I would worry about her losing her balance and hurting herself on something.

Oat flour is OK. It is used in commercially-produced biscuit type treats and supplements. So I wouldn’t be concerned about it. Pumpkin (the fleshy part) is safe for bunnies. You just want to avoid pumpkin pie filling since that has sugar added.

She was also prescribed antepsin for a ” maybe ulcer” by the previous vet. There were no diet changes aside from a tiny bit of timothy hay that made her a bit gassy but she got better very quickly. She stared to get really bad right after she started taking the antepsin. I stopped giving it to her once I realized that.

She’s a bit better now, but…[Read more]

I do have a probiotic and she is getting it. It’s called Pro C I think. It actually took 4 vets to finally get my hands on one. That was the first thing I wanted to give her but you can only get it from an exotics vet here. It’s the same with oxbow critical care and everything else.

If I’m being honest the breeder didn’t seem to take great care…[Read more]

Thanks guys, it was certainly a wake up call, lol.

I’m glad to hear that Wick is doing well resuming his free roam time in short stints. That’s very positive and I’m sure he’s glad to be getting out and about again for a bit.

So I rang our rabbit specialist who dealt with Luna’s E.C. issues etc to try and book in for a vaccination for her and…[Read more]

I know it takes time.. I don’t know, I feel like I might’ve gotten my hopes up too high when others who pre-bonded in the same way for as long as I had had excellent results with their bondings, meanwhile mine don’t/haven’t progressed much.. or that I’m doing everything wrong..

I did try a larger space in trying the “free roam” bonding, but not much progress there either.. the one who was helping me with the process said they were “calmer,” but this was really due to having no steady footing and being in yet a new room they couldn’t care less for each other but would still pick on her. It was the same when I started out…[Read more]

Once I set her back up she is a little wobbly for a minute then she’s back to just the head tilt.

I also just read your post on reddit and just want to echo the reply you got that bonding takes time. An “easy” bond usually takes about 2 weeks of daily sessions on average, and hard ones can take months. My shortest bonding was about a week of 24/7 marathoning, and my longest was 4 months (with a 5 day marathon at the end). They were all worth…[Read more]

Try not to get too caught up in who is dominant and who is submissive. In my experience that usually tends to set things back, because usually in the end it’s pretty hard to tell, and they will come to some sort of agreement. Just focus on doing things that prevent fights. If petting helps, then I like to pet a lot. You are only in the 5th date…[Read more]

Yes.. I usually try to pet Zelda the most since she seems stressed out with Shadow picking on her.. but was told that he is determined to tell her he’s the boss and that she’s becoming submissive, hence why she doesn’t try anything.. I pet them both while they came up to me.. he nipped her a little bit there but ultimately ignored her.. then they…[Read more]