i got the rescue remedy… now what?

[Beka27]

i bought it.  as i understand from the other thread it can either be put into the water or directly in the bunny’s mouth or… on their body?  what is the best way to get this into the bunny without wasting it (i completely dump and refill the water everyday), but without giving too much.  if i go the water bottle route, that is a 32 oz bottle, but then Mead would get it too (and she could stand to settle down a notch.)  if i put it in the mouth, how much should i use for Max who is just over five pounds.

help…?  

 

[TARM]

Put two drops in the mouth, preferably under the tongue (yeah, right). Putting it in the water won’t help unless the bunny downs all of the water.

[Beka27]

can i “dose” a papaya tablet?

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

I don’t see why not!! They might smell something ‘fishy’ though But try it!!

[Sarita]

Well, I think it would make the water taste funny.

Why don’t you try dabbing it on them like perfume to see if that works – that’s what I usually do. I put some on their ears and on their forehead (pulse points like perfume).

I’m not sure about the papaya tablet though – I would think it would make it wet (papaya tablet) and sticky and stuff.

[Beka27]

well, i put two small drops on two papaya tablets… it did make it wet, but it kinda soaked in after a moment. they didn’t seem to be bothered by it being damp…

[Scarlet_Rose]

My two actually like it in the water, it adds a “floral boquet” I suppose given the ingredients but each rabbit is different and prefers things their own way and we just have to experiment with what that “way” is.

[Sarita]

That’s true – I’ve never actually tried it in water before so maybe they would like it. It’s worth giving it a try – maybe one bowl with and one without just to see.

[KatnipCrzy]

I use Rescue Remedy in my parrots water bottle.  You only add a couple of drops- I think their bottle is 16oz- so I add 4 drops.  And from everything I have read- even if I were to 10x that- it will not change the affect, hurt them, overdose, whatever….it only wastes the extra drops that you used.  It has a maximum efficiency and it does not increase with more Rescue Remedy added.

I have seen improvement in 1 pair of parrots (the african grey male was plucking when I got them) and Jahazi looks much better now.

Have never tried it with a bunny- but I have noticed that the RR has an “alcohol” base- so I am unsure of a rabbits response to direct admin on a daily basis if that is how it is being used.  I know that you can also add RR to water- and I use that to mist my Grey’s.  If they don’t mind it on the papaya tablet- that sounds like a great way to give it.  I don’t think it is sweet- so they probably won’t be excited about eating it out of a syringe like Metacam or some Anitbiotics.  Plus the dropper for the RR is glass!!

[Beka27]

i cut down to one drop on a papaya tablet from two. mostly b/c it was making it too wet. they really don’t mind it. they sniff it first, whereas normally they just snarf… but they’re still eating it.

[Author]

Messages