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Thank you. I guess I just needed to hear I am doing the correct thing, and with time she will improve. I live in rural Vermont, the closest exotics vet is 90 minutes away and she is booked out for months. It's scary; I have adequate vet care but I certainly do not have *prompt* vet care. I was...

Hi there, Yes, taking her completely off of everything for a good month, for a full factory reset. I should have mentioned her current food plan. She is on 15 grams of pellets (50% Oxbow Adult, 50% Sherwood Timothy), split into three feedings, so 5 grams per meal. As of June 1st, I've switched...

Hi all, It’s been years since I’ve been an active participant! I’ve been spending the last few weeks just lurking, researching, trying to find some answers to a beloved bun with a pretty complex medical history. I don’t even know where to start with Jojo. She came to me about 7 years ago as a...

I'm the same, Aki. I'm only 5 years in as far as bunny ownership, and my first three rabbits all died before the age of 2 of congenital conditions, the first one - sludge that led to EC, the second one (who was my heart bunny) - I lost to bloat, and the third had a massive thymoma. All 3 rabbits...

Hi! I personally would insist on X-rays. I've been dismissed by 2 very good exotics vets that "everything was fine" however at my insistence, both times there were very painful conditions - we found bladder sludge in one rabbit, and calcific tendonitis in he knees another. These both...

Interesting -- the hormone idea. My shedder -- a chinchilla giant -- is actually a little underweight. My other chinchilla barely sheds at all, she just gets a little ballerina tutu and that's it.

My chinchilla giant, Griffin, is going though a horrendous molt. I cannot keep up with it. Two nights ago he quit eating, I'm sure it was because he had too much fur in his stomach and it overwhelmed his system. Two hours after metacam and simethicone, he was fine, but he scared the living hell...

I'm not sure, it could be the dried aloe itself. If you feel it's getting worse, I'd see the vet!

I just diluted it myself, about a 1:4 ratio so it wasn't so sting-y. Ringworm is persistent, but for some reason the over the counter cream that my vet recommended didn't work for her, so I resorted to home remedies. I've also heard good things about aloe vera, turmeric juice, tea tree oil as...

Is the fur falling out, or is it easily pulled out? if so, it sounds like ringworm. One of my bunnies had similar symptoms. I sent a skin/fur sample through the mail to my vet and she was able make a diagnosis. I just used a very dilute apple cider vinegar solution to get rid of it - swabbed...

From what I understand, Giants are prone to heart stuff because while they were bred to be huge, everything grew but the heart, so it gives out earlier. Someone correct me if that is bad information, but that's what I've picked up or read over the years. It's possible your rabbit had an acute...

aww, I feel ya. My parents were negligent with our small pets, I think that's one reason I'm so hyper-aware of any potential health problem - to the point of neurosis. Maybe just a little bit of non-confrontational information, like the need to neuter your little fellow. A de-sexed bunny...

Agree with JBun. Most vets agree it's a metabolic problem, not a dietary one. Sometimes bunnies can pass it with no assistance, but if your bunny is shifting around, posturing oddly, and passing small amounts of urine, please don't delay to getting him to the vet. I can't imagine how...

It sounds just like bladder sludge to me. Let us know what the vet says!

This is what my personal plan of action would be, because it appears your vet is not being particularly proactive. First thing, have your vet get a good idea of his dental health. And not a visual inspection. One with an otoscope. Make sure those chompers are not overgrown, and causing pain...

Hi! What sort of diagnostics were run? Did they at least get blood and do an X-ray? It sounds like your bunny is in pain, and not of the psychological variety. I personally do not think a rabbit would have a delayed response to losing a mate. If any X-rays that were done didn't reveal any...

His appointment is down in Boston on Thursday, I'll definitely ask his doctor about Ponazuril. He and wife-bun, Meadow (and momma!) are going to have a very long day - 4 hours each way.

Thank you RavenousDragon, so sweet of you to say that.

No, not worse at all. In fact, besides the excessive drinking and peeing (and again, it's just over normal, not alarming), he as asymptomatic. What worries me is it progressing into his brain, or damaging his kidneys further. I lost a bunny to EC, I can say with all honesty it was the most...

Hi all, I've had my 2 year old, Winston on Panacur for two months after an EC diagnosis with the clinical signs being excessive water drinking and peeing. His BUN and creatinine were slightly elevated, so I elected to put him in Panacur. Anyhow, his EC titer went from 1.034, to .6, and now...