The Rabbit keeping thread

[showbarnmom]

Here are two of my mini rex

 

[Sandstorm495]

I'd like to join this thread!

I raise Holland lop and Lionhead rabbits and I have 4 pet Mini Lops and 1 pet American Fuzzy Lop.

Great PoultryPower and welcome!

 

[Sandstorm495]

It was such a pity most of our baby rabbits died of heatstroke..they were beautiful rabbits.

 

[kelly77]

Hey I need some advice. This is my Lion head rabbit's eye...I noticed today it was watering. He seems to have not been eating his newly switched food..so I went and bought his old food after I heard rabbits shouldn't have their food changed. He is from a shelter, I have had him for a month. He was healthy when I got him. He has been in an out door large hutch with my female and they have bonded...there doesn't appear to have any trauma however his eye is not dry and like this tonight. I did flush it with saline to get the fur out...but he doesn't shut his lid and I am freaking out over this. He can't be seen by our Vet until Thursday but to me he can't wait 2 more days!!! Does anyone have an opinion or advice??? Can rabbits use bacitracin neomycin polymyxin ointment?

No sneezing, running nose, checked his teeth they seem fine. Other eye is clear and normal
He is eating very little, still drinking water, chewing on hay, pooping n peeing. Does not have a fever.

 

[showbarnmom]

You can use neosporin, or any pink eye antibiotic for humans. Looks like his eye lashes are bugging him. BNP ointment would probably be fine, too, since you have it. We use just about any eye ointment for ours when they get a gunky eye.

 

[kelly77]

You can use neosporin, or any pink eye antibiotic for humans. Looks like his eye lashes are bugging him. BNP ointment would probably be fine, too, since you have it. We use just about any eye ointment for ours when they get a gunky eye.

Thanks ...I flushed his eye w saline and used the ointment I have...it looks pretty bad today, will be bringing him to a Vet as soon as the clinics open. I really hope this is just an eye infection and not myxomatosis

 

[kelly77]

I had to put him down today at the Vet. He had abssesed teeth in the back and a bad infection behind his eye.

I only had him a month..I can't believe the animal shelter let him go like that..they must have known? He was seen by a Vet while in their care...I mean it just doesn't make sense. I am so upset...and my poor female rabbit...I had gotten him so she wouldn't be lonely and now she had gotten used to him and hes gone. What an awful day

 

[showbarnmom]

I had to put him down today at the Vet. He had abssesed teeth in the back and a bad infection behind his eye.

I only had him a month..I can't believe the animal shelter let him go like that..they must have known? He was seen by a Vet while in their care...I mean it just doesn't make sense. I am so upset...and my poor female rabbit...I had gotten him so she wouldn't be lonely and now she had gotten used to him and hes gone. What an awful day

I'm so sorry most vets don't treat rabbits, so it's very possible the shelter vet wasn't familiar really with rabbits. And also it was probably just a general check over, and as long as e was eating for them, they may not have checked his teeth. To bad you are closer, I would gladly give your female bunny a companion.

 

[UnlabeledMama]

I'm sorry!

 

[kelly77]

I'm so sorry

most vets don't treat rabbits, so it's very possible the shelter vet wasn't familiar really with rabbits. And also it was probably just a general check over, and as long as e was eating for them, they may not have checked his teeth. To bad you are closer, I would gladly give your female bunny a companion.

Thank you...his mate is very sad now too