Rabbit Owner Chat V.2

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ItsFunnierInEnochian: They are so cute!!!

Leia: Biting is no fun. Sometimes its a hard habit to break.

[Strange_Atoms]

my bun-buns will be visiting a children's hospital soon! The children love them.

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my bun-buns will be visiting a children's hospital soon! The children love them.

That's lovely! I used to bring mine to visit the elderly at the nursing home my mom used to work at. There was one lady that I always had to pry the rabbits from. Lol She loved them so much. She would just sit there and stroke the rabbit and talk to it for the full 30 minutes. Always told us about her pet bunny she had when she was a little girl. I was pretty sad when I heard she passed away. It's nice to be able to bring a little joy to people tho. <3

[leiawolfe]

my bun-buns will be visiting a children's hospital soon! The children love them.

That's lovely! I used to bring mine to visit the elderly at the nursing home my mom used to work at. There was one lady that I always had to pry the rabbits from. Lol She loved them so much. She would just sit there and stroke the rabbit and talk to it for the full 30 minutes. Always told us about her pet bunny she had when she was a little girl. I was pretty sad when I heard she passed away. It's nice to be able to bring a little joy to people tho. <3

Aww, how wonderful! I don't think my bunny would be fit for the job, though. She's just too boisterous!!! XD

[leiawolfe]

Leia: Biting is no fun. Sometimes its a hard habit to break.

This is going to be a LONG month or two before she gets spayed. She grunts when I reach into the cage, jumps out with her front paws and bites! Where did my wonderful baby go?

You know, I'm actually HAPPY that she's getting spayed soon.. (even though it'll be a school day so I'll be crying for the whole day)

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Leia: Biting is no fun. Sometimes its a hard habit to break.

This is going to be a LONG month or two before she gets spayed. She grunts when I reach into the cage, jumps out with her front paws and bites! Where did my wonderful baby go?

You know, I'm actually HAPPY that she's getting spayed soon.. (even though it'll be a school day so I'll be crying for the whole day)

Hormones do a lot to a doe. lol Hang in there! Hopefully her bad habits get more under control for you after the spay.

[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.

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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?

[leiawolfe]

Leia: Biting is no fun. Sometimes its a hard habit to break.

This is going to be a LONG month or two before she gets spayed. She grunts when I reach into the cage, jumps out with her front paws and bites! Where did my wonderful baby go?

You know, I'm actually HAPPY that she's getting spayed soon.. (even though it'll be a school day so I'll be crying for the whole day)

Hormones do a lot to a doe. lol Hang in there! Hopefully her bad habits get more under control for you after the spay.

Thanks. I'm trying my best to cope xD

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Her dewlap cracks me up.