House Bunny Fanatics: I can't deal with this one floppy ear

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clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

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# ¿ Apr 17, 2015 14:34

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# ¿ Nov 13, 2025 18:37

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

i love bunnies they are sooo cute

# ¿ Dec 27, 2015 17:42

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

check out these netherland dwarfs, the siamese sable one is bossy madam, the marked vienna is a bit more chilled out but she is not very keen on being touched. they look slightly freaked out in a couple of these pics due to a recent change in accommodation

# ¿ Dec 28, 2015 12:52

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

their lil ears make them look like lil wombats

# ¿ Dec 29, 2015 13:13

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

How do you know noone was searching the neighbour hood? The vet will be able to see if its been microchipped so you might be able to get her to her home

# ¿ Jan 2, 2016 22:23

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

Aw bless, fair enough. Id be going bananas if I lost such a cute bun bun bunny

# ¿ Jan 2, 2016 23:52

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

the mother will only be around for a few minutes in the morning and evening and will keep coming back for a week or so to look for her kits. for the future/others: if you put lose twine or something around the nest you can see if it's been disturbed by the mother coming back. nests can be moved a very short distance (like a few feet) or reconstructed if as much of the material form the original as possible is moved too but its better to leave them in place (good on you for trying to repair it!) unless they are totally flooded/full of bugs

# ¿ Mar 14, 2016 17:08

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

quote:

If you say she only comes for a week though, they may have been about ready to go on their own.

sorry I should have been more clear, mothers will come back for up to a week to look for missing kits. they normally will nurse for several weeks

# ¿ Mar 14, 2016 21:28

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

Curled parsley is brilliant when they suck it up stem first, the leafy bit gets to their face and looks like a little green beard

# ¿ Nov 29, 2016 19:28

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

here is a christmas bun, he came from the shelter a month ago

keep the bunny pics coming

# ¿ Dec 6, 2016 10:52

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

he likes to alternate which one is lopped on different days, i think he is just too lazy to hold them both up most of the time

# ¿ Dec 6, 2016 12:12

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

ooo what a cutie pie, what are his views on mint?

# ¿ Dec 9, 2016 22:59

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

that was some Christmas, better relax...

# ¿ Dec 26, 2016 14:50

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

What an adorable bun!! I tend to move litter trays to where the rabbits decide they want to go and just roll with it

# ¿ Jan 24, 2017 23:42

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

i have two that get real uneasy when there is a lot of meaty cooking smells, the other one doesn't care at all

# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 09:01

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

when I had a bunny with hock sores (not the same I know) the vet gave her antibiotics as well as giving us ointment to put on them, could the ointment just be stopping it from getting worse without actually healing any possible infection?

is the rabbit licking the ointment off or leaving it alone? a dressing could prevent it getting licked off, although will most likely annoy her

(im not a vet)

# ¿ May 17, 2017 14:56

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

They are very stoic creatures, it can be really hard to tell if something is bothering them or not

# ¿ May 17, 2017 17:26

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

Yep we've had pairs be proper clones at times, doing exactly the same thing (though not necessarily next to each other)

# ¿ Dec 23, 2017 12:55

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

I've got a rabbit suffering from stasis. Thought we'd caught it in good time on monday night as with treatment she was doing ok by thurs/fri (or she was just pretending) but then went downhill. Was the last day she could get her injections at the vet today so its critical care every 2 hours and hoping she is doing better by tomorrow or its going to be the second emergency vet visiting in a week to start trying iv fluids :saddowns:

we know she needs the critical care but hate stressing her out when hand feeding, is there a good balance?

# ¿ May 5, 2018 17:05

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

Electric Bugaloo posted:

Just do it when the vet says to. Her stress is second to ensuring she stays fed/hydrated. If she�s tough to handle when syringe feeding, burrito-ing her in a towel works well. Eventually she�ll stop fighting it as much and if she�s anything like our buns she�ll start licking her lips when she smells the fruity critical care smell. Also see about getting antistasis/laxative meds and potentially painkillers for her if you don�t have them already. They�re usually strongly fruit flavored and your rabbit will come to see them like treats, which can make the whole feeding affair much easier as they start to associate it positively with rewards.

When Jareth got a serious ear infection this past summer and didn�t eat for a week we had to feed critical care 4x per day, and syringes of antibiotics, antistasis, and painkillers at various intervals for 3 weeks. He�s usually the world�s most combative rear end in a top hat but he was downright cooperative by like day 4 and would eagerly slurp up his meds without too much issue. He�d still eventually get tired and start nipping at the towel, but after enough practice you get quick at syringe feeding (5-10 minutes) and that helps keep everyone chill. But you also gotta be like �gently caress your feelings, bun, you will eat this food and get better because I love you.�

thank you! we have been harassing her will little amounts until fed. After yet another e-vet visit we have medicine we can give her ourselves (has been getting injections from the normal vet but they are closed over the long weekend) and the rabbit is doing much better

Trabisnikof posted:

Yeah, one of our 12 lb flemmies got pretty sick a few years ago and I ended up having to critical care her every 3-4 hours for days on end. First before her surgery then after, I'm not sure how many days it was because it was all a blur.

Unfortunately, she never really stopped fighting and as she got healthier, she actually fought it harder and harder. But I got my strategy down to where I had a specific couch I would burrito her on, then straddle the burrito (so she couldn't back up out of it) and use the overhang on the couch to give me better access to the bottom of the mouth for syringing.

don't know how you managed this! we are having this trouble from a 2.5lb netherland dwarf :3:

# ¿ May 7, 2018 14:15

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

netherland dwarf update, the rabbit is now well and full of energy, happy and unaware of the $700 in vets bills. thank you all for your help :3:

# ¿ May 20, 2018 18:00

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

mine always go for the mint, parsley (bunched or flat leaf), dill, coriander, dandelion leaves before the likes of kale, lettuce etc.

one eats and appears to love pineapple, which is great during moults, the other is not even slightly interested

# ¿ Jun 21, 2018 15:04

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

A cat got at my house rabbits once, one bolted (later going into gi stasis from the stress), the other rabbit stared the cat down and it left (good bun).

I don't leave the kitchen window open any more. Getting a terrier would be ridiculous

# ¿ Aug 6, 2018 09:02

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

like literally a few seconds of interaction without any physical injuries was enough to get the rabbit into a state where medical intervention was needed to prevent death

# ¿ Aug 6, 2018 09:10

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

Yossarian-22 posted:

- Signs that the bunnies aren't having a good time when introduced to the dog, so that I can convince my girlfriend to rehome them or the mini-poodle

they are stoic creatures so won't show any signs you are likely to notice until it is literally a medical emergency

# ¿ Aug 7, 2018 20:48

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

FirstAidKite posted:

Well I found out through her just today that the rabbit actively attempts to mate with the dog and the dog just kinda sits there

They do humping as a dominance thing even if they are neutered or female, could be that

# ¿ Aug 10, 2018 16:49

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

chernobyl kinsman posted:

does anyone have a link to the post where the maremma sheepdog woman talks about giving up the dog? never saw the sequel to that. was the kid okay?

anyway here's my rabbit, Bread

awesome rabbit, I hope you don't care about any of those books!

# ¿ Aug 13, 2018 09:44

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

someone got at the pellet bag

he had dental surgery two days ago, apparently has recovered well :3

# ¿ Sep 2, 2018 08:40

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

I hope so! He seems his usual self (was eating wierdly before), due a checkup tomorrow anyway so will see what the vet says...

# ¿ Sep 2, 2018 19:19

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

vet seems happy enough!

i've diagnosed the rabbit with being an idiot floof

# ¿ Sep 3, 2018 16:36

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

hey rabbit thread,

I've a bun in the vet with teeth spurs just four weeks after getting same fixed, the consensus for prevention seems to be more hay less pellets, which we'll do but I was wondering if you folks have any tips or experience with recurring spurs?

# ¿ Sep 27, 2018 15:04

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

awesome, thanks. whats the connection with the eyes?

# ¿ Sep 27, 2018 16:19

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

fibreplex is great for rabbits who are a bit bunged up / gassy, we always make sure we have some of that in the house as well as critical care. (just for if they are having little issues, if they properly aren't eating then its off to the vet for metoclopramide and ranitidine!)

# ¿ Oct 17, 2018 08:16

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

dont forget the feet stamping or

that thing where they turn their back to you in disapproval but also look round so they can check you are actually seeing their back is turned

# ¿ Dec 4, 2018 09:40

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

RichterIX posted:

$500 to the emergency vet for what is probably bunny gas! They did a bunch of tests to rule out an obstruction and sent us home with critical care and a motility drug. I'm very lucky that my wife is good at syringe feeding because I am Not Good At It.

a messy business indeed.

if they have gas there is a thing you can do where you bounce their rear end around that helps work things loose, looks ridiculous but can actually work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbyC6CWbm5M. also generally encouraging them to run around (trying to catch them to syringe feed has this as a convenient side effect.. as long as it doesn't stress them out too much)

obv go with what your vet has said but i always keep some critical care, Protexin Fibreplex and ranitidine about the house in case of gut issues (metoclopramide seems to be the really magic one but its already vet time when they need that)

e: arguably its vet time if you are even thinking of giving them anything... the little scamps

clear eyes full farts fucked around with this message at 11:20 on Jan 6, 2019

# ¿ Jan 6, 2019 11:16

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

Cythereal posted:

https://i.imgur.com/gmlethM.mp4

Is that a hare!?

# ¿ Jan 14, 2019 15:05

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

That's cool. I've met someone who took in an apparently orphaned leveret once and it stayed with them for months before eventually leaving, they would still occasionally see it running around nearby fields years later :3

# ¿ Jan 14, 2019 15:31

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

lost a big ginger floof yesterday, he'd been having regular dental's since August and this last op must have just been too much and he never woke up. he was just the most chill rabbit i ever saw and its very sad.

This leaves us with one rabbit, anyone have any good tips on making sure she doesn't get lonely without him?

# ¿ Feb 14, 2019 13:50

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

thanks folks. we would consider adoption again but it could be some time before we'd realistically be in a position to do that (new baby due next week!). In the meantime we are making sure to spend more time with the bun and are going to let her sleep in our room at night if she chooses.. its just really hard to tell how she is feeling.

# ¿ Feb 15, 2019 08:19

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# ¿ Nov 13, 2025 18:37

clear eyes full farts: Jul 3, 2007; the uk is just awful
It's a fake democracy
with free education and healthcare as long as you are a dosser and I am trapped here

what sort of vegetables are you giving? I'd be giving a 10lb rabbit more greens than that but i normally wouldn't give any veg.

# ¿ Apr 8, 2019 15:30

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