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Sadly all UK based rabbit rescues are full to bursting at the moment. I have run out of free foster carers and once again have had to ressurect our waiting list. Its a very sorry state of affairs :(and its only going to get worse with the post christmas rush.

I wouldn't worry then. WhenI get an obese rabbit in they go straight onto a hay and veg diet and are happy and healthy rabbits (well they are once the fat falls off). Its also much better for their teeth!

Its not always possible to thoroughly check for molar spurs in a conscious rabbit even when using an otoscope. Does he need to be neutered? That would be the ideal time to get a throrough check done on his teeth. Our bunnies, like yours, continued to eat hay i some cases& veg in all. It...

A few of the rabbits I have had in have gone off their pelletedfood in a big way directly after arriving in recue. Mainly it seems because they are unsettled but in one case the rabit wasactually pining for the owner. I find that with perseverence they all come round eventually, though...

Saffy wrote: Hello Saffy, did you post on my thread about rabbits in winter? Thanks for telling me about this forum, its nice to have one thats active at night whilst my other forum is quiet (I work odd hours)!

Im very sorry for your loss :(:( It is so heartbreaking to loose a pet even when ou know it is coming. ((((HUGS for you)))) Naturestee, the vet injected Caspian directly into the abdomen without any form of prior sedation. It took him nearly four minutes to lose consciousness and even...

For me it was when Caspian: 1. stopped eating, even when very ill he still had an appetite,I made him a hydrating syringe feed and was giving it to him from the syringe but he was drinking himself, then decidedI wasn't doing it fast enough and helped himself to the glass instead. By day 6 he...

Its called Infacol in the UK too. I give 1-2ml every two hours with tummy rubs administered after the Infacol to help move it down the stomach. Tummy rubs should be in small circular motions moving gently down the abdominal area to encourage gas and food to pass through. Use gentle pressure...

Randy, canI ask why you never have motility drugs administered post-neuter as we INSIST on them?

Has she had any changes in diet or been introduced to any new foods? When you say rumble stomach is it making a gurgling noise? Can you hear liquid trapped inside it? Are the stools covered in a jelly like clear mucus or are they just of a soft composition?

We keep our boys in their cages for 3 days also. When they get home they are offered a selection of their favourite fresh greens and left to their own devices for a while as they are often still very sleepy. The cage is cleaned before hand so that we can monitor toilet habits (to check the...

TK Bunnies wrote:

Also be prepared to get your fingers sucked as opposed to chomped on in future ;)Bobbys favourite pass time. We have a bunny, Inca, here currently who came with severely overgrown and 'spleyed' incisors. Only his top teeth (incisors and pegs) are affected and these have been cut back. His...

I have an incisorless rabbit, Bobby. He had severe maloclaussion of the incisors and had all of them removed. He manages fine without them but we do have to cut hisgreensup small as though he can still grind with his molars he needs his food in 'bite sized' pieces as the function of the...

Lexie (4), my one eyed house bunny: She is an Isabella Dwarf Lop, and matches the carpet :biggrin2: Bobby (3)& Pippa (7) (Bobby is the REW and Pippa the butterfly Dwarf Lop). The lumps you can see on Pippa are her tumours :(which are sadly inoperable. The terrible Trio: Marley...