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Why is my rabbit losing his whiskers and facial fur?
Since about November 2022 one of my two rabbits (neutered twins ~3.5yo, bonded since birth) has been losing his whiskers and facial fur. The other one is fine.
It started with him losing his eyebrow ...
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Rabbit Eating Dog Food
My rabbit has been eating dog food for 2 weeks now. I can't explain why but I'm just wondering if it is ok for her to eat it. I have a dog kennel outside and when I let my dog out she goes in to eat ...
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How to get sun for Vitamin D if you have fur?
How do animals (for example rabbits) get their vitamin D, if they can not expose their skin to sunlight as humans do, because of their fur?
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What temperature ranges are appropriate for a pet rabbit?
I have seen rabbits on TV living everywhere from the arctic to the desert. Can I expect a pet rabbit to do well in the same range of temperatures as their wild cousins? If not what temperature ...
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Rabbit is losing chunks of hair in different areas
This rabbit was bought in a pet store. After a month, we started to notice that a part of his skin is going bald, which we assumed to be harmless. However, we were alarmed to see that the baldness ...
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What is the cause of splayed/spread front legs in an older rabbit?
Our 10+ year old brown dutch rabbit Baxter had front legs that he placed to the side. In the picture below you can see his white feet are placed out from his body at about the shoulder while the ...
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How does RHD/RHD2 transmit from rabbit to rabbit?
There aren't many infections which would be more evil than RHD and RHD2 for rabbits.
How can they spread?
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Holding rabbit by the scruff of her neck
Will it hurt our rabbit if we calm her down and then hold her up by the scruff of her neck? We've done it before; she seemed squirmy at first, but then she calmed down when we held her up by the ...
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When do rabbits need a dry and insulated place to sit?
My female rabbit likes to sit on the grass in my garden. In summer, this seems normal to me, but in the colder seasons, I am worried about her health.
For example today it is a cloudy, foggy, and ...
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How fresh should cecotropes be when used to recolonize a different rabbit?
I have a rabbit that just came off a series of antibiotic injections. At first I thought he had some GI issues (jelly stool & loss of appetite). I kept food going through him (by force if needed) ...
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What can I do about this injury of my rabbit?
Our Rex rabbit has recently become pregnant and had a miscarriage. She still keeps plucking fur on the back of her neck like she is still making a nest. She has plucked her fur so much she caused a ...
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What is Rabbit Mash and how is it useful for challenged rabbits?
I read something about mash for rabbits.
What is it made with? How to prepare it? In which cases is it useful?
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My rabbit survived botulism poisoning; is she now immune to it?
According to this article by the Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; an inactivated toxoid is used to vaccinate horses against botulism. Though it does call for an annual re-...
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My rabbit is losing fur and weight, what's wrong with him?
My rabbit is about a year and a half old and is neutered. He lives with his brother. For a while now he has been losing fur and he is rather thin. When I bought the rabbits the woman said they were ...
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Rabbit is losing hair on the nose and skin is getting crusty
My rabbit is losing the hair around her nose, and the skin there is also looking crusty.
I took my rabbit to a vet but they don't know what's wrong with her. The outline of her mouth is also very ...
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Bunny lays down (like a pancake) when I pat him
My Bunny was neglected and only on pellets for about 5 years (before I got him). When I pat him he often lays down (legs underneath him), is that good? Also, how do I get him happier? He is free ...
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My rabbit's hair looks wet and dirty and it’s getting worse
I recently bought a rabbit from pet store and it's been a week that my rabbit hair has changed. It looks like the hair around the mouth, nose and stomach is dirty and wet and it's not getting better. ...
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What could cause lameness in the back legs of a young rabbit?
My friend has got (as a present for their children) 2 around 7-week-old male (?) rabbits 2 weeks ago (when they were 5 weeks old).
Like I wrote in another question, she has got no information about ...
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Is it harmful that my rabbit eats bugs?
My rabbit is now eating bugs such as crickets and those things. She hasn't shown any signs of health problems while she ate them, but I'm not sure if they're healthy at all for her. The crickets are ...
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What to feed 5 week old rabbits?
A friend of mine called me very stressed today, because she became an owner of two rabbits that were given as a present for her children.
The grandparents bought them from another farmer in this ...
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My bunny is making a new noise I’ve never heard before and I was wondering if anyone has ever heard a similar noise from another bunny?
My 3-month old lionhead bunny has started making a new noise. She previously was ill with the snuffles, completed a course of antibiotic. She was never very ill with the snuffles just very sneezy and ...
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Strange change in rabbit's behaviour
I have a bunny who is almost 6 months old. When I first got him home at the age of 2-3 months, I tried not to scare him and to let him explore the surroundings. Everything was fine until I wanted to ...
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Can rabbits fart?
It is an uncontested fact that rabbits are physically incapable of vomiting. Rabbit health is primarily dependent on digestion, moving large quantities of low-value food from one end to the other, ...
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Feral Bunny with fleas, how can I help it when I'm unable to get more than two feet close?
looks like a dwarf bunny. black and white in color how can I rid it of Fleas as I cannot get close because it's feral.
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Can bonded rabbits die of loneliness?
When rabbits are bonded they form a very strong relationship. When that bond is broken through physical separation or death of one the partner I have heard that they can die from loneliness. The ...
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Bunny left outside now experiencing problems
My mom left my bunny (10 weeks old) outside for about 4 hours, with the temperature being around 86 °F (30 °C). Then, when I went for it, its mouth was wet and its two front paws I have no ...
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Do rabbits feel pain?
An answer at How smart are rabbits? includes the following quote and reference.
Rabbits also have no or very underdeveloped pain sensing regions in their brains (source):
Even as a predator rends a ...
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My rabbit died yesterday not sure if its Heart Attack or maggots
My rabbit died yesterday and I had him for 5 years. I noticed the rabbit was full of poop (poop stuck to his bottom?). He had been attacked by flies and the vet removed the visible maggots. The rabbit ...
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My rabbit is making this weird noise. Is something wrong?
My rabbit is making a weird noise. It kind of sounds like wheezing and a mix of a cough with bad phlegm and the crunching sound when rabbits eat pellets. I don't know if this is normal. What should I ...
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How can I keep a rabbit cool?
As pointed out in the question What temperature ranges are appropriate for a pet rabbit? temperatures above 85 °F (29 °C) are hazardous to rabbits. How can I help my rabbit stay cool in warm ...
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Is my rabbit potentially sick and I need to see a vet?
I just got a new rabbit about 2 or 3 weeks ago from his previous owner. After about the first week I noticed he wasn't drinking, so I changed his water bottle to one with a bigger sized nozzle and he ...
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Why is my bunny breathing fast? (About 120 Breaths per Minute)
I noticed that his chest is rising and falling very fast. Is this anything to be concerned about?
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Why can't my rabbit lift it's head?
Thursday started normally:
6:00 AM each of 5 upstairs bunnies getting personal grooming.
9:00 AM everyone in for nap time.
10:00 AM Lyra (3 years old) is very sick, can not lift her head, call to ...
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Rabbit took a sharp downturn after starting new antibiotics
We took our rabbit in a week ago because she wasn't eating much, and the vet said she had an infection in her cheek because of tooth problems which she has had for years now. They sent us home with ...
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Rabbit breathing very fast
Weather here is so much hot, about 92 °F. My rabbit is breathing very fast. He eats well and his removals are quite good, but he breathes very fast whole day, so what should I do with him to make him ...
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Obstipation + toxic antibiotic intake!
My bunny has constipation for last couple days, last night I noticed she has a wobbly tooth too (I easily pulled it out-root was necrotic with a little pus inside) so in panic and fear of formation of ...
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Can rabbits lose fur when stressed?
My rabbit is really used to people, and doesn't like other rabbits, so she is the only one I have. Before I went on vacation I made sure that she was brushed really well. We took her to my friend's ...
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How fast does a rabbit get attached as a pair? [closed]
How fast does a rabbit get attached as a pair? I’d like to separate but not lose a bunny due to loneliness. They have been together in two groups. One having two bunnies and one having three bunnies.
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Strategies to prevent a single rabbit from getting lonely when its owners are on holiday?
I've been asked to take care of our neighbors' rabbit again this upcoming summer holiday for two weeks. I also did so last summer, and I think I may have messed that up, and that it got too lonely ...
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What are the possible causes of head tilt in rabbits?
I have heard a lot about head tilt in rabbits. What causes head tilt? What are the treatments and/or prognosis?
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My rabbit is hyperventilating and can't get comfortable. What is wrong with her?
I am back from the ER, the rabbit seems okay right now; but I'm still concerned that there might be something wrong with her.
Here is a video of her in hyperventilating and unable to get comfortable. ...
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Help! Rabbit has a circular bald spot. It's very red and has hardened
I was busy a couple days ago and and when I checked on him I found this. Is this from stress? Is this a wound from over grooming? The spot is dry, hard and red. It's circular and very distinct from ...
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Is there anything that I can do to treat bloat in young rabbits?
I am a rabbit breeder and I occasionally sell rabbits to other people. When changing food and often due to extra treats that new rabbits are given, the rabbits will suffer from a condition called ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages to using a safflower seed litter box with my rabbit?
Some people are looking for ecologically-friendly rabbit litter box solutions. One solution is a non-absorbent litter in a drain-through litter box. The Smart Cat Box caught my attention when ...
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Why is iceberg lettuce bad for rabbits?
I have read that rabbits should not be given iceberg lettuce. Why is that?
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Bunny suddenly kicking litter and stinking
I've have had my bunny since last February or March, she is about 4 years old and unspayed. For the past few weeks, she has smelled absolutely disgusting. Even a few minutes after I've changed her ...
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Can my rabbit be harmed by e-coli on Lettuce?
House rabbits eat leafy green vegetables and they eat poop should I be concerned about warnings of e-coli on store bought leafy green vegetables?
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Should I worry that my rabbit is leaving connected poops?
My bunny has been pooping connected poops (see picture). I sometimes see a couple of these when cleaning the litter box. Is something wrong? What causes this?
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What does it mean when a rabbit has clear mucus like poop?
On occasion we have had a rabbit with clear mucus like poop, some times it is rather well formed other times not so much. In my experience it has mostly been with a rabbit who has a new or ...
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What reasons could there be for my rabbit not defecating?
My 6 year old female outdoor rabbit is free to roam for up to 8 hours a day in our large garden, but has stopped eating the grass and hay. At one point she stopped eating altogether, and the vet said ...
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