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Thank you all for your condolences and support. We're SO heartbroken over Caramel's passing.

It's hurts me [so much] to write that Caramel passed away yesterday morning. He was such a great pal, who gave us so much love. We're going to miss him SO much.

I just wanted to tell everyone that Caramel, my 11 yr+ old, is doing much better since we got him the vet bedding (fleece) for his condo, as well as putting antibiotics and bag balm on his sore hocks. Caramel still urinates on the condo floor, but at least the fleece absorbs it and therefore...

Have you seen this TV commercial? What do you think? http://www.youtube.com/v/Q9LzeDg8z-M&hl=en&fs=1

Thanks for the recommendation. I read the ingredients of the Nutri Cal Senior. Since it's made for dogs, are all the ingredients good for rabbits? If so, I know that the glucosamine would be great for my little guy's arthritis.

fuzz16 wrote: GOOD point! I had my bunny checked by a vet. All seems OK, e.g. heart, lungs, full body x-ray, blood work. Even though he lost .5 lbs over the past year, I'm going to stop the calf manna,as recommended. Since my little guys sore hocks are healing, he's so much happier. It's GREAT...

I'm glad I asked. How much Nutri Cal do you give to the bunny? Thanks.

I purchased the vet bedding and it's been great for my senior bunny. It definitely keeps the urine away from him. In addition to the vet bedding, we've been putting antibiotic ointment and bag balm on his sore hocks. His sores are also healing making Caramel a very happy bunny again :D.

My 11+ yr old bunny lost .5 lbs over the past year. I was told I could feed him a small amount of calf manna. He's stomach did not tolerate Oxbow's alfalfa and timothy pellets. Is calf manna good for senior bunnies? All advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Before starting anything, I did take my little guy to the vet. He had a checkup including full body x-ray and blood work. Caramel's been on Meticam for a couple of years because of arthritis in his spine. The x-ray showed that the arthritis got a bit worse from the year before. I was told that...

I have a 11+ yr old bunny who is also losing weight. I tried feeding him Oxbow alfafa and Timothy hay pellets, but it didn't agree with his stomach. I tried it several times too. I was told by a local rescue agency that I could give him calf manna pellets to help him gain weight. I only give...

OakRidgeRabbits wrote: My bunny wasn't crazy about veggies either. When younger, he ate only pellets/hay too. He's now 11+ yrs old.

SOOOSKA wrote: I was advised by 2 vets to use plain Vaseline. It seems to be working very well. I was also told to get fleece for my bunny's condo floor. The vet suggested that I get it online at -- Palace Pet. I already ordered it, but because of the holiday, it won't be shipped until...

My bunny's sore hocks are healing very nicely. They are less red and sensitive. :D Will the fur grow back where the sores are healing? Thanks.

We still haven't been able to get a urine sample taken. His blood test didn't show an infection, but it showed some sort of inflammation. Caramel hasn't eaten vegetables in years. In fact, he never was a very big vegetable eater. I believe his poop problem is from the pellets. I took the...

The vet said the same thing re:elder bunnies and people losing weight. That's why she suggested the two types of pellets. My bunny is on a Timothy hay and water only diet. BTW: I'm the same poster that posted about the incontinence problem that my bunny has.

Thanks for the reply. Your suggestion seems real good. Sounds like I'll wait until his poops are normal and then try your suggestion. Is that correct?

I was advised by a vet that since my 11+ yr old bunny lost .5 lb in a year, that we should start feeding him Oxbow Bunny 15/23 and Timothy pellets. He loves the pellets, but it appears that it is upsetting his stomach. His poops are very loose. I just took the pellets away. He is drinking, but...

The vet suggested that too. She said to break a glucosamine capsule [500 mg] open and sprinkle 1/2 of it over pellets. I ordered the Oxbow pellets the other day and it should be arriving on Thursday. I now need to get the glucosamine.

I got my bunny when he was 6 weeks old and he's now a little over 11 yrs old. He was 6 months old when I got him neutered.