I would suggest using an exercise pen to house the bunnies rather then the cubes. I have both and find the pens much easier to clean, gives better access...
... then the ... better ... using tunnels ... You get my vote! If I'd known at the beginning what I know now I'd have ignored the cages and cubes and gone...
Basil is a black dwarf bun, and has been huddled, not eating and is in pain, I think, as well, since I got home this evening at 7 pm. I thought it was GI...
Bethany Barry
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Apr 3, 2005 2:08 pm
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We adopted a bunny a year ago for my daughter's birthday. Everything was fine until 6 months ago when a playdate went wrong. The girls were very excited and...
Anytime a bun is in obvious pain and/or not eating, it is serious. Do you hear any belly sounds? You can also try baby food. And for some reason, they seem...
Just saw your messaage about your bun. Acouple of things to try. I would check his temp to make sure it is normal --- about 102. If you haven't done that...
MrBunz11@...
Apr 4, 2005 11:57 am
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Well, is the bunny spayed? It could be a coincidence that this all started happening after the girls scared the poor bunn. Many female bunnies become cage...
Sometimes children and bunnies are a difficult mix. I really hate saying this, but your first step isn't to get a new rabbit - it's to help your children learn...
EndlssSea@...
Apr 4, 2005 12:00 pm
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Please don't hesitate to get the head xrays. I just found out my Hannah has tooth roots growing into her lower jaw and up into her sinus cavity (from not...
Bethany, Just wanted to clarify something in my last post--didn't mean to suggest you didn't give your bun enough roughage--our vet also said that some buns...
Try grinding the pellets in a blender food processor or coffee grinder first, before mixing with water. I find it makes a finer mixture. Also try mixing in...
krzymosch@...
Apr 5, 2005 3:45 pm
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Hi <If you haven't done that before you get a electronic one and put some vasoline on it and gentely insert it into his rectum.> I'm sorry but unless you have...
Hello I'm late on this one. The fact is the problem (if diet related) could be anything, the greens the pellets even the type of hay or the cut of hay. It can...
What type of foods can you feed through a syringe for enteritis? I have a bunny who is losing weight from being on an antibiotic. Also, I have some bene-bac to...
I've just come back from the vet, who took x-rays, which show a bladder very distended and hard, probably cancer. They could do an ultra-sound, but I don't...
Bethany Barry
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Apr 6, 2005 1:05 am
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I can't believe this, but now Lucy seems ill, along with Basil - she's lying down, stretched out, being anti-social, not eating,drinking or pooping, I think,...
bethany
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Apr 6, 2005 2:50 am
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so how bad is it of me to feed my rabbit a few jelly beans here and there??...
Any type of sugar, whether from fruit or candy, can alter the gut flora in the bun and cause all sorts of digestive problems, which they can and do die from! ...
Basil's bladder was NOT filled with a giant trumor, but sludge!!!! Which trhe vet was able to remove, Basil's out of the anaesthesia and looking alert,...
Bethany Barry
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Apr 7, 2005 3:59 am
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VERY BAD. DON'T EVER GIVE YOUR RABBITS CANDY. You may give them berries and pieces of apples, bananas and carrots - all in very small quantities, only as a...
Continue to do so and you will kill your rabbit. ... From: Candice [mailto:smithc108@...] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 1:07 AM To:...
Riley, Merrie
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Apr 7, 2005 4:01 am
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Do you want to kill him?if Not stop doing that! please!! ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Show us what our next emoticon should look...
In a message dated 4/6/05 8:56:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... You're kidding right? : ) Not a good idea at all. When I was much younger I used to feed my...
LMarsh2386@...
Apr 7, 2005 4:01 am
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... sludge!!!! .....> Lucy has some congestion, . Glad to hear of the improvement. When you get a chance can you explain about the sludge, i.e what is it and...
What we do is soak rabbit pellets overnight in water until they are soft. We then combine them with yams that we have cooked and run through a blender and ...
MrBunz11@...
Apr 8, 2005 1:19 pm
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Hello. I just got a young Dwarf mix rabbit two days ago. His name is Mulligan and he is a blue-gray with a white underbelly (very cute!). I built him a big...
Dixon had a slight problem with this when he was younger. His urine would sometimes look like toothpaste. It appears to come from dietary calcium, maybe in ...
Hi Stefanie. Congratulations on your new bun. I can't really remember when my buns were young. They are now 5, 7 and 8. And my newest member is 3, but I didn't...
Hi Stefanie - I adopted a rabbit going on two months ago, and he is slowly starting to let us pet him. All rabbits learn to trust at their own rate. The ...
