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Galvanized is fine. Our original rabbit hutch came with a galvanized floor for the upper level which rusted out after 10 years. I replaced it a new one.

Can you get some Oxbow Critical Care. Critical Care Food for Herbivores | Oxbow Animal Health It has all the important things rabbits need to survive. We have had to rely on it a few times to get over gastro stasis issues.

It took us almost a year to bond our 9 year old Dwarf rabbit with a 8 year old rabbit we adopted. Now they are best buds. They have a huge open area with lots of things to do but they are almost always together. During the bonding process I built a divider with mesh screening so they could see...

Force feeding critical care and water is what we have had to do. The meds they sent you home with is what we have been given in the past. Sometimes it takes time. Pooping is a good sign. Once you get past this you might try giving her some probiotics. One of our rabbits Lola (also a dwarf) is...

Very sorry for your loss. Sounds like you took very good care of him. Take comfort in knowing you will see him again.

Took her to the vet yesterday and they cleaned off most of the remaining dead skin that was falling off. Vet said it is healing nicely. However, she is not likely to regain use of the front paw. When holding her sometimes I can feel her trying to pull the paw closed. And I have felt her toes...

Been giving the shots every day and cleaning the paw twice a day. She is still not using it though I do see her put some weight on it from time to time. Looks like some of the swelling has gone down. The last few days when we did the antiseptic wash she pulled her paw back in a hurry. So maybe...

Took her to the vet today. Vet cut one of her nails short on the bad paw to check for blood flow and saw blood which is a good sign. Paw is still very inflamed. Skin looks a little better today.

Never heard the work compartment syndrome mentioned. They never really said why the paw is weak. The way it is just hanging it seems like it would be numb. I will ask Tuesday when she goes in for a checkup. She is getting .4mg (3mg/ml) of Meloxicam once daily. She looked even better today than...

Vet did not mention fever, but the leg is swollen, tender, and discolored. First pic shows how she holds it normally (she has the cream on). The second pic is what the paw looks like after cleaning. When she hops around and the leg stays folded like in the first pic. Vet did an x-ray and the...

Left paw still not any better. Called the ER vet today and got a vet tech on the line instead of the receptionist. Explained the issue and she said to bring her over immediately which we did. They diagnosed her with Cellulitis. Gave us a wash, cream, and an injectable antibiotic. Vet said this...

She ate very well today. She even came out for exercise with Norm. However, we noticed her left front paw by where our wrist would be is droopy. She sometimes drags the paw when hopping. They did have an IV in both front paws right where our wrist would be. I called the vet and they said that...

Noticed some clicking sounds when giving oral medications. From my reading I think that is the URI. She ate fairly good yesterday but slept more than normal. After giving the meds today she is not wanting to eat much. I think tomorrow we will give a little Critical Care before the meds...

Picked her up a few hours ago. They kept her an extra day due to still breathing harder than normal. They sent us home with Ciproflox, Baytril, and Meloxicam. I guess the Ciproflox is for the URI. I know the Baytril is for the gastro issue - we've used it before. The Ciproflox has to be put in...

Vet called and said she is eating on her own. Can probably be picked up tomorrow.

They found an upper respiratory infection and the usual gastro problems. The upper respiratory is likely causing the eye discharge - which is in both eyes now. She also noted labored breathing which again probably from the upper respiratory. They have her on oxygen and are connecting an IV to...

Found a Emergency Vet Hospital that opens at 8am. Leaving now....

The eye discharge is white in color and was just noticed today. We just adopted a young cat named Roy. The cat literally hangs out with the rabbits for hours at a time when they are in their area. Completely peaceful. But, when we let the rabbits loose in the basement for exercise Roy has twice...

Our dwarf rabbit Lola just started not eating late Saturday morning. She would take some food by hand late morning but now she does not want anything. She has a history of having this issue. Lots of things can set it off including going to the vet. It is Saturday night and there are no small...

We followed what the shelter said to do. Put them together in a roughly 6 foot circle with a person in there. Try to pet both rabbits at the same time. Look for any signs of aggression and break it up immediately. We kind of got laxed with the dates but are going to try again daily. Lola has...