Rabbit Owner Chat V.2

[leiawolfe]

Her dewlap cracks me up.

GeE, she's BIG! XD lol

[_breezy_star_]

lol Yep! Around 12 pounds. Dandelion will be just as big.

[leiawolfe]

Oh, my! XD

Mine is just over 2 pounds x3

[_breezy_star_]

Same with Beau and Nori. They are Jersey Woolies. I bred woolies for 8 years. lol Little buns, about 2- 2.5 pounds

This is Beau. Unshowable (broken self chinchilla... makes him appear black with gray eyes, when they should be brown. also has no markings on his nose, which is a dq), but he was so cute, I had to keep him when I sold out. hahaha

[leiawolfe]

Same with Beau and Nori. They are Jersey Woolies. I bred woolies for 8 years. lol Little buns, about 2- 2.5 pounds

This is Beau. Unshowable (broken self chinchilla... makes him appear black with gray eyes, when they should be brown. also has no markings on his nose, which is a dq), but he was so cute, I had to keep him when I sold out. hahaha

Oh, so cute! Jersey Woolies, yeah, heard of 'em! I think they were actually on my top 5 when I was going to get Aura xD

[ShadyBro]

So I'm currently caring for a bun with pretty severe head tilt, and he has officially decided he wont eat the mashed food regardless of how I try to offer it to him - only dry pellets and a small bit of hay, on his own terms, which he rarely does. And unfortunately that makes giving him his medication a huge pain, not to mention he isn't eating nearly enough or as often as he should be. I've been trying various concoctions to get him to eat his mash, the only one that's been working to at least get his meds down (and the last few spoonfuls still have to be forced) is basically 50/50 critical care and soaked pellets with a crap ton of crushed papaya for taste. If he was able to stand on his own and eat at leisure I wouldn't be quite as worried since I've still been able to get him to drink from the syringe, but he just isn't eating enough without assistance. Any suggestions? Hes doing much better since he started on the meds so I would rather he not starve to death during his road to recovery just because hes being a stubborn lil brat about the mash.

Anything like wry neck sucks. I've dealt with it a few times. I was only successful with treatment once. I think it depends on the root cause. I had a friend that had to treat with meds for a long time before the rabbit finally recovered. Just have to keep feeding and giving meds and hope for the best, or make the choice to euthanize. What meds are you giving him?

Its E cuniculi unfortunately. Was praying for just another ear infection since he is pretty prone to those but the vet is almost certain its not. Hes on Baytril and Pancur, along with a few homeopathic herbs and some vitamins. He takes treats just fine so I know its all stubbornness at this point. I just don't know how to get food down his throat. Hes picked up the habit of cheeking what I do manage to get in his mouth, and then waiting for me to move my hand away to get another spoonful, and then spitting it on me once I bring my hand back. On the bright side hes started drinking out of the water bottle (with assistance of course) so I don't have to keep shoving the syringe down his throat just for fluids every three hours.

[_breezy_star_]

So I'm currently caring for a bun with pretty severe head tilt, and he has officially decided he wont eat the mashed food regardless of how I try to offer it to him - only dry pellets and a small bit of hay, on his own terms, which he rarely does. And unfortunately that makes giving him his medication a huge pain, not to mention he isn't eating nearly enough or as often as he should be. I've been trying various concoctions to get him to eat his mash, the only one that's been working to at least get his meds down (and the last few spoonfuls still have to be forced) is basically 50/50 critical care and soaked pellets with a crap ton of crushed papaya for taste. If he was able to stand on his own and eat at leisure I wouldn't be quite as worried since I've still been able to get him to drink from the syringe, but he just isn't eating enough without assistance. Any suggestions? Hes doing much better since he started on the meds so I would rather he not starve to death during his road to recovery just because hes being a stubborn lil brat about the mash.

Anything like wry neck sucks. I've dealt with it a few times. I was only successful with treatment once. I think it depends on the root cause. I had a friend that had to treat with meds for a long time before the rabbit finally recovered. Just have to keep feeding and giving meds and hope for the best, or make the choice to euthanize. What meds are you giving him?

Its E cuniculi unfortunately. Was praying for just another ear infection since he is pretty prone to those but the vet is almost certain its not. Hes on Baytril and Pancur, along with a few homeopathic herbs and some vitamins. He takes treats just fine so I know its all stubbornness at this point. I just don't know how to get food down his throat. Hes picked up the habit of cheeking what I do manage to get in his mouth, and then waiting for me to move my hand away to get another spoonful, and then spitting it on me once I bring my hand back. On the bright side hes started drinking out of the water bottle (with assistance of course) so I don't have to keep shoving the syringe down his throat just for fluids every three hours.

Ugh. E cuniculi... I had to deal with that a couple years ago. I had a buck end up with it and he had neurological damage for the rest of his short life. You are doing everything right for him, but if he is going to be a jerk about eating, that's on him. lol I can't think of anything you haven't already done that would get him to eat any better. My rabbits loved the critical care plain. So you've already gone above and beyond for this guy. lol

[leiawolfe]

Its E cuniculi unfortunately. Was praying for just another ear infection since he is pretty prone to those but the vet is almost certain its not. Hes on Baytril and Pancur, along with a few homeopathic herbs and some vitamins. He takes treats just fine so I know its all stubbornness at this point. I just don't know how to get food down his throat. Hes picked up the habit of cheeking what I do manage to get in his mouth, and then waiting for me to move my hand away to get another spoonful, and then spitting it on me once I bring my hand back. On the bright side hes started drinking out of the water bottle (with assistance of course) so I don't have to keep shoving the syringe down his throat just for fluids every three hours.

Ugh. E cuniculi... I had to deal with that a couple years ago. I had a buck end up with it and he had neurological damage for the rest of his short life. You are doing everything right for him, but if he is going to be a jerk about eating, that's on him. lol I can't think of anything you haven't already done that would get him to eat any better. My rabbits loved the critical care plain. So you've already gone above and beyond for this guy. lol

Ah, E cuniculi. I've heard of it. It's a type of fungus/parasite, correct?

Oh, poor bunny... How do rabbits get it, may I ask?

[Annebird]

here's slippers
he's an old sage nowadays, i think 8 or 9 years old?
lol he can still make his mama melt tho <3

[_breezy_star_]

Leia: Here are some links.
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Neurology/ ... signs.html
http://www.thebunnyhut101.com/2013/05/w ... iculi.html