Recent content by murph72

Ok. I give up. For the record, bacteria is not running rampant in my rabbitry. ME has been treated with Dri-tail by numerous breeders in numerous rabbitries. I doubt we're all dealing with the same bacteria unless you're arguing that ME is caused by the same bacteria in all. In my...

Sorry, I get lots of people who say rabbits are rodents, so I think it's kind of funny when someone on a rabbit forum is actually saying they're not rodents. Yes, they're not rodents, but they're not horses either...and many horse medications work on rabbits. The current packaging does not say a...

Haven, What do you have on hand? Do you have Benebac in any of its forms? That's the first thing you can do irregardless of any other treatment. If they are eating on their own, there is no need to force critical care. I would stop the pellets and move to strictly timothy hay (I don't use...

LOL Rabbits aren't rodents. Go to Bunnyrabbit.com. That, as well as many other reputable sites to purchase rabbit supplies, sell Dri-tail to be used on rabbits. Amazon isn't exactly a reputable site for rabbit information. That's also not what the product packaging says now. I have the present...

Just checked the label and it doesn't specifically say it's for rabbits, nor does it say it isn't to be used on rabbits. I've been using it for at least two or three years now for ME and have never had an issue with it. It stops the diarrhea within a day and then with the benebac the gut seems...

Jynxie, I personally never feed alfalfa. It's pretty high in sugars. I find that the timothy works well at any age to help keep their digestive system on track. Your vet may have given the critical care in lieu of the benebac as that is what they had on hand with priobiotics in it. If the rabbit...

Pipp wrote: Please don't lump me in the bad breeders category. My rabbits live in what my friends call the Taj Mahal of rabbit buildings. They prefer kale in their veggie selection and get Cheerios as a treat every day. Timothy hay is a staple in the barn and encouraged constantly. My rabbits...

Jynxie, You are not being rude at all. I'm sorry your breeder was irresponsible and made you go through what you did. You are very lucky to have been able to save your bunny. I have numerous individuals that have given me horror stories of bunnies they weren't able to save because they were...

Pipp, I'm assuming that the babies are still with the mom and still nursing. I hesitate to have someone forcing pedialyte on a baby as the baby could easily asperate. Sub-qs would be much safer than forcing pedialyte, if you learn how to do it safely. Babies do drink water at this age, but they...

Unless you introduced Cocci or new rabbits that carry it, it's not as likely as ME. My six week olds are still eating from mom at that point. As show animals, I do not take them from their mom until eight weeks. Babies can still get ME even in the week or two following leaving mom. Point is...

Never use Dri-tail on a rabbit? Sorry, but I can't disagree more. I've had ME in babies and the Dri-tail has saved all of them. I'd also disagree on the critical care. The digestive system of a small baby can't take critical care. I'm not even a big fan of it in larger rabbits as there are far...

I do not use critical care on babies. I'm not even quick to use it on adults...but for six week old babies, it's an absolute NO. The problem with ME is that the baby has moved onto solids too quickly...taking them straight to more solid foods in the form of critical care is a poor decision. You...

I wouldn't necessarily blame the hay, but would be looking more at just the fact the babies went from eating from mom to eating solids too quickly. I actually encourage the eating of timothy hay and oats with babies and slowly introduce pellets as these are usually what causes mucoid enteritis...

"Mr Bunny" has found a new home with a family with way more time for him. Thanks for looking!

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