When traveling, there are many things that can help your trip go so much easier and I’m going to share my tips with you guys to help you out.

Items…

• Collapseable litter tray. If you can find a collapseable dish tub, that would work amazing for when you have to make a pit stop quick and your rabbit needs a quick break.
• Collapseable water dishes. Collapseable dishes help conserve space for storage resons. It also makes a very convenient tool for a pit stop as well.
• A syringe. When your on a trip, your rabbit may be too stressed to want to eat or drink water, not because of GI stasis. A syringe is a nice, portable tool for sourcing water on the road.
• Ziploc bags. Ziplocs are amazing for traveling. Ziplocs are great for storing hay, veggies, supplies, and most important, small items that you don’t want getting lost or broken, such as medication.
• A mini cooler. A mini ice operated cooler is great for storing veggies, baby food, if needed, water, and medication.

A couple other notes…

• It’s a good idea to have a container or sturdy bag only for traveling items for your bunny. This way, you know where everything is and can be an easy access during road trips.
• Many stores won’t have any of these things sold for rabbits, you’ll have to be creative and think of what you can use some usual items for.

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When owning a rabbit, there are many reasons why you’ll need a carrier. Bringing your rabbit home, taking them to the vet, taking them out of a place and back, etc. Here are some other things…

Carriers can help with…

Training your rabbit to be picked up. When your rabbit isn’t used to being picked up, grabbing your rabbit gently and placing them in their carrier and then picking them up from there may help. Personally, I find that they will submiss in that case and will allow you to pick them up.

Playtime. If you plan to take your rabbit to playtime in a different room, you will need your carrier. I find that taking your rabbit to a safe room for playtime helps a lot with if you have to move them out of their room for any reasons that may come up.

Transport. If you are going on vacation or going to the vet, you will need a carrier. It is the best way to travel with a rabbit and your rabbits safety should be a top priority.

Next time I will be able to talk about the best travel items. That was what was planned for today, but I didn’t have enough time to prepare. Please share this blog channel with your friends. Come back on Friday for a new post. I post every other day.

Today I will be going over what you will need in the carrier. Next week sometime I will go over the best carriers you can find and more about that. But for now, I’ll just be going over what you need in a carrier.

Materials

You will need… a carrier, hay, a towel or fleece, and an extra towel for overtop.

Tip…

When you are setting up your carrier, plan out any scenarios. For instance, if you are bringing your rabbit along on a very long drive, expect them to have to take a bathroom break, food break, and water break. Always have hay available, even though they might not eat it until you stop for a while.

Preparing your carrier

When you have your carrier, start by lining the bottom with a nice fleece, towel, or cage liner. On one side, place a pile of hay. In the other corner, you have an option to set down a nice snuggle spot. If you have a rabbit who may end up urinating in the carrier, I would recommend using a puppy pad under a towel for the bottom.

On the road…

When you’re on the road, you will want someone watching your bunnies at all times. Make sure you have supplies in case if emergency. If you are on a road trip or have a long car ride, I suggest bringing a collapsible litter pan, a syringe if you have to feed water through that, a water bowl if that works better, and the food they will eat on the way, with the hay in the carrier. When you supply food, water, and a litter box, stop for at least half an hour to have a break from the stress for them to eat. If your rabbit is going to a place where it may be busy or stressful, or it may be better to calm them down, put a towel of fleece over the carrier.

In the future I plan to talk more about awesome travel items for rabbits, so if you would like to see that, share this blog with your friends and come back every other day for a new post. Thanks for reading!

Last time,  I talked about what baby food does for a rabbit, except for the benefits. Today, as you can see by the title, is all about benefits from baby food. Please share this blog channel with your friends!

Overall welfare

When your rabbit has GI stasis, the only thing they may eat is baby food. You will need to have baby food as a back up to make sure you can get something into your rabbits system to keep them going. When your rabbit has GI stasis, they will not want  to eat, but you will have to force them, baby food is a good alternative.

Substitution

When your rabbit is sick, baby food is a go to, but is also a substitute. Critical care is what is often used while your rabbit is sick to keep their GI track running. Baby food can be an alternative in that case if your rabbit doesn’t take the critical care well.

Nutrition

Baby food can be used for nutrition which ties with the welfare part. Your rabbit needs nutrition when sick and baby food can help keep then in a good mood and give them nutritional benefits that they lack at that time. You should make sure you aren’t giving too much which leads to the next part…

Treats

Your rabbit will enjoy baby food when they aren’t sick too. Baby food can be used as a treat since it has a lot of natural sugar. It can be used in recipes to make treats, or can be fed by itself as a treat that way.

If you haven’t checked out the last post I had about baby food with rabbits, go check it out. It will help you understand what is all going on with this topic. Come back in two days for the next post on carriers and more about them. I post every other day. Thanks for reading!

I promised that I would talk about baby food for when it comes for rabbits, so here it is.

Why?

Many people will force feed organic baby food to rabbits during GI stasis if they refuse to eat anything else, some like to use it as a treat. Baby food can be what saves your rabbit’s life someday, you never know.

What to avoid/get

If you choose to use baby food for GI stasis reasons, do not get any food with colorings, artificial flavors, and extra sugar. What you should look for is a nice one ingredient baby food that is organic. All it should contain is that one vegetable or fruit, which is obviously rabbit safe.

Feeding baby food

When feeding baby food to your rabbit, you will be using a syringe. Fill a small syringe with the food and simply stick into the side of your rabbit’s mouth. Gently, squeeze the food out of the syringe. Your rabbit will kost likely take it well and if needed, do a test run in case you have a GI stasis situation in the future.

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When looking for a reliable veterinarian for your rabbit, there are so many things that you should look out for. In past posts I’ve talked a bit about veterinarians and finding a proper rabbit veterinarian. Remember to check out my past posts too.

What is the difference from a usual vet to a rabbit vet?

When looking for a vet before getting a rabbit, or looking for a new vet, do not be the owner that takes their rabbit to a vet who doesn’t have experience. A usual dog and cat vet doesn’t know the proper ways to vaccinate and cure your rabbit. A rabbit vet will have training in exotic animal veterinarian schools and will show their knowledge.

Choosing a rabbit vet

When choosing your vet, take these components into consideration. First, feel free to ask about their education, their life experience with rabbits, and how many rabbits he/she has treated. Next, find out if their hours work for you and if the vets are nice, respectable people. Your vet should care about your thoughts, and give suggestions. Last, go in for a visit and see how they treat your rabbit. If they have a great time with your rabbit and your rabbit likes them, your off to a great start.

Backup?

In case there is an emergency and you aren’t able to bring your rabbit into the usual vet, you should have a backup plan. In this plan, you should have a list of different emergency vet clinics nearby with their numbers in case of an incident. This list should contain vet offices, their numbers, their hours, and their address if nessecary.

The reason people think rabbits don’t need vets

A lot of people don’t think rabbits need vets, its insane. Your rabbit is a very sensitive animal that is prone to many sicknesses just due to stress. Stress can easily kill your rabbit. If you don’t think a rabbit should have a vet, think this… let’s say your dog gets sick… yes a dog, not a bunny. Your first reaction is to get it to the vet. This should be your first reaction as a rabbit owner as well.

The best way to know your vet is great

If your vet is great and reliable, you will easily be able to tell by the way the act around your rabbit. They should be comfortable and calm. You should notice the vet looking questionable as though they don’t understand, because they may not. In this case, ask for their education if you would like. Rabbit vets can be tricky to find, but they are very important.

When you rabbit is struggling with an illness or other problem, your vet will most likely give you tips, but along with that comes the medication. Medication can really get in the way of your usual daily routine, I’m going to help you through this.

How to deal with the stress

It can be very stressful to have to worry about your rabbit’s medication and their new schedule. The best thing you can do is take some time for yourself to calm down, but most of all, spend more time with your rabbit and remember to monitor their actions. Your rabbit will be stressed too, so to calm down with them is the best way to really help each other out.

How might your routine change?

You may have to start feeding your rabbit their veggies and pellets at different times to support their health. You may even need to force feed baby food or hay along with that too. Make sure you are going by what your vet said, don’t just make up your own things as you go on, they’re the experts, you can trust them. You may have to change your work schedule to spend extra time with your rabbit and to make sure that they are getting their meds at the right time.

What if my rabbit isn’t taking a syringe?

If you are meant to syringe feed your rabbit their medication and they won’t take it, try these few things: First, acknowledge what your vet said, if they are allowing your rabbit to eat regular food, think about dripping the meds on a veggie or some sort of food source. Next, if your vet doesn’t want your rabbit to ingest hard food, mix the meds with some baby food. Last but not least, call your vet and find out. While your at your vet, ask about scenarios and figure out what you can do in case of an emergency.

Most of all…

Rely on what your vet has filled you in on. While your at the vet, ask for suggestions, tips, scenarios, and solutions to make sure your prepared to go home. When a vet has you do something such as give your rabbit an injection at home for the first time, ask for tips, you can never know too much!

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Before I start off, I would like to point out that arthritis is serious and that you should always consult with a vet of you would like to diagnose anything.

Arthritis in rabbits

Rabbits are more often effected with arthritis in their senior years. Arthritis can cause many problems in your rabbit including sore hocks, lack of exercise, and will cost you time and money.

Preparing for a diagnoses

When you see that you rabbit is struggling with arthritis and you are considering help of a vet, make sure you have soft flooring, appropriate cage setup, and time to devote to your rabbit’s well being. It will take a lot of time to assure that your rabbit is healing. Here are some things to consider when going into this process…

Effects arthritis puts on you

When you  agree with your vet that will devote time and money to get the medication, you have to make sure your up for this. Your rabbit needs you and you should be prepared to make sure that you give the medication when needed. Money is a huge aspect in this. You need to have the budget for the medication for your rabbit.

Signs of arthritis

Some signs include leaning to one side, sore hocks as mentioned before, aging as well as uneven stepping, in a way that may look very uncomfortable or close to limping from pressure. These should be dealt with, with your vet. Your vet can always be trusted, remember that!

Your rabbit needs you

When you get a rabbit… you need to have a preparation for when they become seniors. When rabbits become seniors, you will need to spend more money on vet checkups, bedding, and litter. Preparedness is key while having rabbits and  you are here to help your rabbit through all of this.

Many things with owning rabbits seem to come with a negative effect, but owning rabbits is awesome. They are awesome creatures and definitely cheer you up in un bad times… in 2 days I will explain all of the good things of owning rabbits to really prove all of the great things you could, or am experiencing. This is all as a warning and should be taken into consideration.

I have many other posts that can explain in more detail if you are wondering. Please go check then out and share this blog channel with your friends. Thanks for reading!

Why wouldn’t they be warm if they’re in a house?

When a rabbit lives in a house, you typically look for the colder spot in the house for during Summer. Rabbits are more prone to heat stroke, rather that being cold, but do keep these things in mind. They may become cold from hard flooring, or their room has poor insulation.

What would cause my rabbit to be cold?

If your rabbit is inside, you shouldn’t have to worry about your rabbit being cold. If your rabbit is outside, you should find a place in your house for them to live permanently. This way you don’t have to worry about animal attacks, weather, and climate problems.

How do you know if your rabbit is cold?

Feel your rabbit’s ears, if they feel like a neutral, warm temperature, they are fine. If their ears are cold, or if they are hunched to be warm, (don’t mistake it for sickness) or huddled and quivering/shivering, your rabbit is cold and should be brought to a warmer spot.

How to keep a rabbit warm

When you move your rabbit to that place, make it permanent. Lay down lots of fleece, towels, and cushioning. Keep them near a heater, but make sure the whole area isn’t being blasted with hot air, just make sure they are warm, comfortable, and continue to check up in their temperature from their ears.

Diys to keep them warm

Make a hidey house with a towel or fleece over to keep in the warmth. Give them lots of comfy cushion inside too.

As you can see, in the background there is a box.. aka their chew toy hidey house. There is a fleece mat under and the house is covered with either a fleece it towel during cold months. (Oliver is a poser I know)

Other things you can make are cage liners, fleece mats, etc. Be creative and make sure your rabbit is warm. Many people share ideas online so make sure to check them out.

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What do cuttings of hay mean?

When you have let’s say first cut timothy, that means that is the first time the farmer cut hay off that field that year. Depending on your Summer, your area may have better hay and more cuttings than other places.

What are the differences between cuttings?

When you have different cuttings, there are many things that you will find different. This includes texture, stiffness, softness, and possibly smell. 1st crop tends to be more stiff, but is the most fibrous due to the nutrition it absorbs from being 1st crop. 2nd crop is partially stiff and partially soft, which leaves 3rd to be nice and soft, great for picky hay eaters. The softer, the less fibrous.

Which cutting is the best?

1st: If your rabbit isn’t a picky eater, or prefers the stiff pieces like my rabbits, this is the way to go. 1st cutting is also great for rabbits sensitive to GI stasis, and that shed a lot. With the fiber amount in the hay, it will keep your rabbit’s GI track going.

2nd: If your rabbit is a little picky and likes to pick and choose through their hay, this will be the great cutting for you. 2nd cutting has some stiff and some soft, great for mildly picky eaters… this still supports the GI track pretty well.

3rd: Of your rabbit is very picky and you still want to get timothy hay, 3rd is good for you. 3rd cutting doesn’t have very much fiber, so mixing 3rd with some 2nd cut would be very beneficial for your rabbit’s health and well being.

What about orchard grass?

Orchard grass is the best hay for very picky rabbits. The thing with orchard grass, is that it doesn’t have much fiber, so mixing it with 2nd cut Timothy would be a good idea for those concerned about GI stasis.

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