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Bug bites, or maybe scratched too vigorously at an itch? Probably good to keep an eye on it. If it doesn't get better or gets worse, then definitely have your vet check your bun out. Could be the start of ear mites, or maybe your bun scratching excessively due to an ear infection. Here's...

I don't have any experience to share, as this isn't something I've had to use for my rabbits. But I'm glad you found a solution to your rabbits dental issues. If you aren't able to find a definitive answer to the amount of exposure needed, all you can do is make your best guess.

Needing sunlight would be for the vitamin D, which vit D affects calcium levels and so a rabbits bones/teeth. For most rabbits that get daily fortified food pellets with added vitamin D, getting sunlight wouldn't seem as essential, provided the rabbits are getting an adequate amount of vitamin...

Rabbits rarely liked to be picked up. Keep in mind that to a rabbit, the action of being picked up is something that would really only happen when being caught by a predator, so you're working against their natural reaction. But this will certainly have to be something this little bun gets...

It's very good that he's relaxed enough around you to still eat well. A very stressed rabbit wouldn't eat well, or at all sometimes, which can result in digestive shutdown and the rabbit starving itself if proper medical care isn't received. There have been a few members on here in the past...

I think probably because the body stops being able to stimulate the GI tract while on the gut motility med. And I think maybe, the longer a rabbit is on it, the longer it takes to wean them off it. Have you tried completely eliminating pellets and all high carb/sugary foods (including Critical...

I don't really know much about it as there's limited info on it with rabbits, and even more limited with chloramphenicol treatment. But I know it can be a more common bacteria in rabbits with mastitis, and is easily passed to newborn kits, having a high rate of mortality (for the newborn kits)...

I'm glad her surgery went well. The gut imbalance might have to do with the meds she's on and not the surgery. Particularly the antibiotics. How's her hay eating? And is she on probiotics currently? I hope tomorrow goes well. Rabbit pus is certainly a very persistent thing. It seems to...

It usually takes much longer than a few days of being off a triggering food, for gut microflora to return to normal. Especially if pellets/carbs and insufficient fiber are the cause, as the sugars can really alter that microflora. But a sensitivity to veg will usually resolve more quickly...

I'm so glad you followed your instinct and got a second opinion. Bladder rupture would be extremely rare, whereas bloat is one of the more common medical emergencies with rabbits and would be one of the first things a rabbit vet should investigate when there's severe abdominal distention. I'm...

Even when rabbits are overweight, that doesn't necessarily affect poop sticking to their bum, as you can see with your other rabbit not having the same problem. Most often mushy poop sticking to the bum is from the rabbits cecotropes not forming properly into the normal blackberry type...

You can try seeing if it needs to be stimulated to pee. Is it having any runny or yellowish poop? Has it eaten any food, other than nursing from the mom or nibbling on grass hay? Is the hay fresh, with no spoiled moldy hay it could have eaten?

How long have they been with you? Have they always preferred staying in their room, or has that changed at all from when they first came to live with you? Have they ever been more interactive with you? Has the poopy bum always been a problem or did it start later, and how long ago did it...

Any mention of trying azithromycin? I've seen the best and quickest results with it of any antibiotic, in knocking back infection and clearing it up, despite there being increased risk of possible side effects with it. But it will depend on what bacteria is there, on whether it would be...

Even though there is alfalfa, and alfalfa isn't generally recommended for adult pet rabbits due to the higher protein and calcium content, the amount used as an ingredient in those pellets doesn't raise the protein too high (12.5%). The calcium max is on the higher end though (1.2%), compared...

Moldy hay will have a sour or musty smell. There may also be white or black spots on the hay, or there might be a fine white/gray dust. https://www.theeducatedrabbit.com/hay-for-rabbits.html The problem with moldy hay is it has the potential to contain mycotoxins, which, depending on the...

So this started soon after you got that musty smelling hay? Did your rabbits end up eating very much of it each day, more than just a few strands? A musty smell is an indication of mold growth. Moldy food can cause all sorts of health issues for rabbits, if it isn't outright fatal. Have...

The vet prescribed antibiotics for small poop, and not a gut stimulant like metoclopramide? Is this a knowledgeable rabbit vet? Did the vet do a dental exam? A rabbit with slow digestive motility will typically get a gut stimulant and meloxicam for possible pain contributing to the issue...

There can be residual head tilt even when the infection is gone. A scan or blood test might help tell if there's still an active infection going on. Regular gentle massage certainly can help. www.disabledrabbits.com/massage.html Is he still on daily meloxicam?

I've only heard something similar from an unfixed doe while being 'courted' by a buck wanting to mate with her. But vocalizing at other times can also just be an individual trait. Some rabbits can just be more vocal than is usual. I've had rabbits that almost never made a peep, and other's...