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We've had problems in the past with people editing their post mid-debate and turning things into a bit of a he-said she-said fiasco. I agree things to consider would be infectious (fungal, bacterial or parasitic) and/or traumatic, perhaps from contact with another rabbit. Your vet should...

You haven't mentioned where you live (at least a country, state/province or city would be better). How old is your doe? Is she spayed? A lump on her underside could definitely be mammary cancer but could also be something like an abscess. She really should see a rabbit savvy vet. It's...

Watermelons have you used the Oxbow hay stacks? Assuming that's the stacks we're talking about here I do like them. Oxbow claims they're less dusty though I usually find my pair make more of a mess with them (because they'll pull chunks of the stack onto their rug and eat them there and leave...

It definitely depends on the rabbits but mine are among those that do not like slippery floors. Some folks have built rug runner pathways throughout their home for the buns to navigate, but personally I like that I can contain my rabbits with a rug. They will occasionally venture onto the...

Glad to hear that Pumpkin is showing improvement!

Celery leaves are great, but the strings in the stalks make me nervous. I'd personally chop them more finely if I was going to offer them at all. You will know what's normal for your bun. As long as her weight is steady and she's otherwise healthy, that's fine!

Here's a good list from the house rabbit society. In my opinion, the ideal rabbit diet consists of a small amount of timothy-based pellets (roughly 1/4 cup per 5 lbs of rabbit), an unlimited supply of a variety of grass hays (timothy, orchard, meadow, oat, bermuda, etc.) and most rabbits should...

If you have a vet who is comfortable anesthetizing and spaying your rabbit, I'd absolutely recommend spaying her. It's safer and easier to do it now than when she presents with a uterine tumor and indeed the risk of uterine tumors in unspayed does is incredibly high.

Unfortunately respiratory disease in rabbits can be very difficult to manage. One of my own rabbits sneezes still despite having been on months of antibiotics following a culture. My other rabbit had a culture as soon as he started sneezing and his condition resolved after just a month of...

My buns do like to climb (they've been known to use my office chair to get up onto my desk for example) so I've thought about a cat tree for them before, but the ones I would consider for them are usually coated in the kind of carpeting I know they would destroy.

Are all of your floors that smooth? Some buns seem to feel more secure on a rug. My rabbits will sit on a rug in the middle of the kitchen and not move rather than venturing out into the shiny floored open.

In the United States your veterinarian must provide a written prescription for you for any drug they prescribe if you request it. That said, many human pharmacies do not carry veterinary medications so that written prescription can be essentially useless if you need a medication right then...

Where exactly and how much hair loss are we talking about here? It can take a while for the hair to grow back. Are you seeing him groom still? There's definitely the possibility that this started due to something like arthritis and developed into a learned behavior that he just does now...

Rabbits are somewhat unique in that they don't have the menace response we see in other animals (when you act like you're going to poke them in the eye, most animals blink). Most rabbits also won't track a toy or a treat, at least not at your vet's office. Your regular vet should definitely...

I'm so glad to hear it worked for you! As with any pet, the more often you handle their feet without them dying, the more convinced they'll be that you're not trying to kill them. And, they're "dewclaws."

I would start as young as possible to get him used to it and make things easier for you! My rabbits cooperate most outside of their usual area. They're just nervous enough that they'll willingly sit still and let me do it. I prefer to let the rabbit sit upright and just pull one leg at a time...

Agreed, in the future any vet is better than no vet. Any ER vet could probably apply a bandage to your rabbit's hock and help you stop that bleeding. Glad you have a plan and hope your bun is feeling better!

Typically hay is broken down into two categories: legume hay (alfalfa) and grass hays (timothy, orchard, brome, coastal, meadow, oat, wheat, barley, etc. ) Legume/alfalfa is good for young growing rabbits. Adult rabbits should be on grass hay. It's ok to switch young buns over to grass hay...

How are Winston's molars? Was your vet able to evaluate them pre-sedation? Unfortunately older rabbits do often develop dental disease and treatment can be frustrating! On top of that, rabbit dentals are a bit of a unique procedure and many vets can't do them. Rabbit extractions are even more...

That does sound frustrating. Are you using the hay as bedding as well as for eating? I'd recommend using something else for bedding (most rabbits do well on just a solid floor and you can use something like wood pellets, paper pellets or even newspaper in the litter box). Then offer the hay...