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New2RabbitsDonna63

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Hi there. I'm from Manitoba Canada .
First time bunny owner.
We got a 2 year old neutered male named Peter ( Peety).
He is a beautiful mini Rex.
I did a lot of research before making the decision to incorporate a rabbit into our family.
I am retired. My husband works full time and we have a 2 year old Standard Poodle.
I'm very much looking forward to reading everyone's posts.
 

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Blue eyes said:
Welcome to the forum!

Cute bun! Would love to see more photos. (His fur doesn't look like rex fur in the photo.)
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Thankyou.

Yes, I was wondering about that.
When I researched the breed, in comparison, his fur didn't seem to match the descriptions.

We picked him up at a Humane

Society in our province.

I know he has the longer ears compared to other breeds.

He weighs about 4 lbs.

Any guesses as to his breeds?
 
Hello and welcome

he's a cutie, he's almost the same colouration/torte colour as my Bun.
I think he definitely is a mix, I don't doubt he has some rex, as his ears do look like they have the rex gene, and like Nancy said it seems he has some N Dwarf look in his face and maybe in his ears.

When they are a mix and you have rescued/adopted them, sometimes its hard to know as rabbits sometimes can be difficult to distinguish their different genes when they are mixed.
Unlike dogs or cats even, rabbits are a bit more difficult.
 
Jocee said:
Hello and welcome

he's a cutie, he's almost the same colouration/torte colour as my Bun.
I think he definitely is a mix, I don't doubt he has some rex, as his ears do look like they have the rex gene, and like Nancy said it seems he has some N Dwarf look in his face and maybe in his ears.

When they are a mix and you have rescued/adopted them, sometimes its hard to know as rabbits sometimes can be difficult to distinguish their different genes when they are mixed.
Unlike dogs or cats even, rabbits are a bit more difficult.
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Thanks so much for your feedback.

I am now going to send out an SOS.

Peter was good this morning.
I am doing clicker training with him

I gave him about 1/4 of a peeled banana over the course of about 20 minutes.

I was out for a few hours, Peter in his X pen when I go out.

When I got home I found him in his sand box...rabbit safe, and I thought he was sleeping as the minute he hears or sees me, he comes running.

He is not moving.
He is allowing me to pet him .

He is not vibrating or grinding his teeth.

I had ordered some Oxbow Critical Care and it arrived today.

As soon as my husband gets home I will attempt to pick him up a d palate his abdomen.

Also check for any obvious injuries.

I have been very diligent to ensure safe living quarters for him

I feel just sick thinking he is ill.

Any suggestions?

I have and will again Google.

Thankyou
 
Best to start a new thread under Health & Wellness for this.

Has he had banana in the past? New foods should be introduced very slowly and only a little bit at a time.

If he has had banana before, one-fourth of a banana is still quite a bit of sugar all at once. Generally, no more than a 1" slice should be given on any given day. That's assuming he had already been slowly introduced to banana.

Here's some further info on treats in general:
https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/treats.html

In the meantime, try to get him to eat hay. Hay pushes everything through his gut if his tummy is upset from the sugar.

Baby gas drops would be my first go-to before critical care. You can give him some baby gas drops just to make his tummy feel better. That may get him to eat hay then.
 
Blue eyes said:
Best to start a new thread under Health & Wellness for this.

Has he had banana in the past? New foods should be introduced very slowly and only a little bit at a time.

If he has had banana before, one-fourth of a banana is still quite a bit of sugar all at once. Generally, no more than a 1" slice should be given on any given day. That's assuming he had already been slowly introduced to banana.

Here's some further info on treats in general:
https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/treats.html

In the meantime, try to get him to eat hay. Hay pushes everything through his gut if his tummy is upset from the sugar.

Baby gas drops would be my first go-to before critical care. You can give him some baby gas drops just to make his tummy feel better. That may get him to eat hay then.
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Thank you SO SO much.
Yes, he has had banana before.
No tummy gurgling or tight, hard abdomen.

The baby drops I bought were alcohol free. Just fennel and bicarbonate.
Then I read it is Simethecone they need so did not give.

Syringed some water and critical care but it was so thick.
Ended up smearing all over his face.

However after a whole we made him do some hopping to return to his home and then started washing his face.

It is over a 2 hour drive to the nearest rabbit vet but will do in the morning.

Thanks so very much for your response.

Donna
 
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