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I am so sorry to hear of your loss of dear Isabella. The love best rabbits give us in unparalleled and unreplaceable. But I believe she watches over you and IS with you. RIP, body of the spirit of Isabella.

Oh, it absolutely sounds like a toy.. . If you are having trouble getting them to like timothy hay, try switching them to a spring grass mix or even oat hay for a while and then gradually reintroducing the timothy. Sometimes they just want variety and depending on what cut of the season the...

FYI- Often with GI issues, if a rabbit is not prone to eat its usual food it will go for rather aromatic herbs like parsley and cilantro and they are great at getting that gut moving again. . . .

Oh, dear! I am so VERY, VERY sorry for your loss! That is often the case that a rabbit just doesn't get to the vet in time for treatment. They are just so fragile and, as victims of prey, are instinctually wired to hide any illness or discomfort they are feeling so you never know in time. . ...

Another thing with GI stasis is that typically an inappropriately large number of carbs has caused the wrong balance of gut flora to flourish so its's important to restore healthy gut flora. The very best source is actually cecotropes stolen from another healthy rabbit. Next best source can be...

I would definitely stress the value of hay over fresh vegetables. I know a lot of vets are very enthusiastic about fresh vegetable diets but the simple truth is that when I briefly switched my rabbits to that not only was it very expensive but they gained weight and were not as healthy. Part of...

Very interesting! I have heard of this procedure successfully used with goats. I assumed that the relative length of the connection of the testicle in rabbits would not make it possible . .. Obviously not.

It's a good thing to treat preventatively for mites every six months, especially the more rabbits you have. Ivermectin can be absorbed orally, by syringe or through the skin. I typically dribble the preparation for injection into the fur behind the ears where it can readily absorb into the skin...

Be careful with the apple! That really corrupts a rabbits' eating habits. They all just love it but will then not eat as much hay as they should and the extra sugars in the apple tend to throw their gut bacteria off. They really aren't meant to have many simple sugars in their diet. . . .

WIth my very thickly coated Flemsish Giant doe, I have found that over time she did accumulate excess fur in her cecum which slowed her down. The vet said it probably made her quite uncomfortable (she is older so I believe this happened over a course of years; she eats a LOT of hay). What I...

Thanks for the nice pics. I take it they are getting along now?

Vets and breeders have different views on what is appropriate. Vets, for house rabbits, typically recommend a feed in relatively small bags and which is relatively expensive called Bunny Basics, which has a low protein content and is largely Timothy Hay. Breeders tend to get large bags (50lb)...

Oh, yeah! Feeding time becomes target practice and you are the moving target. Believe me-- they can get to have pretty good aim!

At one point I had three bonded rabbits- a neutered buck, the oldest and two sisters (spayed). The smaller of the two sisters actually had the longer legs and eventually her body grew into them and she was the largest of the three. It took her a while to realize this. Thereupon, she started...

Are you feeding Timothy? My guess is that to some rabbits not raised with it, it is perhaps a little bitter. I had a couple sisters a few years back who came from a petshop and hated timothy. First I got them oatstraw, which they adored, then orchard grass, which they also liked and finally...

Great idea-- Thanks.

She's a doll- wonderful promise in those ears. How old is she?

Wow! That's a new one to me! She sounds like a sweetie! What color is she?

Let me tell you- she hands down beats an spouse with sleep apnea and persistent snoring. And, no, she doesn't even get to try Breathe-Right if the snoring starts! Lol!

Oh, this gal is just way too charming! SNugglable but sensitive sometimes. I suppose I might just overindulge her a trifle. . . .