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    • floppybunny123
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        Lilly has been like this for a while now and im starting to get concerned 


      • peppypoo
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          Hm not too normal to have discharge like that. She might have a bit of an upper respiratory infection or something – time for the vet!


        • floppybunny123
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            YAY another reason to convince my mom to get lilly a vet

            also how much time do you think she can wait until i can get her to the vet


          • LoveChaCha
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              When a rabbit has a health issue, it is best to not wait, and to get your rabbit to the vet ASAP. They can get sick very quickly.


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                well the thing is that i dont have a vet for lilly yet and on sundays my local pet store has a bunch of vets come and have a check up on people’s pets so i was wondering if it can wait until then btw shes had that for a while like almost a month. i thought that she just kept licking her nose a lot (bc she does that) until i found out that discharges can be on the nose =:X  

                https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/aft/121183/Default.aspx


              • Monkeybun
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                  Vet, ASAP. URIs can be VERY serious, and you want to take care of it as soon as possible.


                • bullrider76543
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                    always take you buns to the vet sooner then later, they hide things well untill its too late!!


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                      I wonder if the vets that come to the pet store on Sundays are rabbit savvy or not. It’s very possible that they are only knowledgeable about dogs and cats. You should either check out the links here for rabbit savvy vets in your area, or start calling around and questioning the vets in your area to see if there are any good rabbit savvy ones.


                    • BinkyBunny
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                        How is her breathing?  Is she pooing, eating and drinking normally or are you seeing some issues with that. 

                        Also, I ditto what tobyluv questioned — Do you know if the vets at the pet store on Sunday rabbit-savvy?  If you don’t know, call the store and ask if they know, or get a list of the names and find out who they are.  


                      • floppybunny123
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                          Yeah your right Toby but its too late to call now and their website is no use but I did find a rabbit vet near my sister’s old high school and I printed out a coupon for a free full exam of lilly . Take that mom on saying that you can never find anything free in America haha!


                        • floppybunny123
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                            Btw about the breathing thing, she does breathe awfully fast I think that she’s a little bit stressed out maby BC she can’t flop down like she used to BC her cage is too small I’m gonna build her a new one before school starts though


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                              Posted By Lillydahungrybunny on 07/28/2012 12:29 AM

                              Yeah your right Toby but its too late to call now and their website is no use but I did find a rabbit vet near my sister’s old high school and I printed out a coupon for a free full exam of lilly 

                              That sounds great!  Most likely, if there is an infection, you will need to pay for the meds though, but usually they start with baytril and that’s not that expensive — around $25 


                            • IsabellaRobyn
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                                I noticed Belle had a slightly wet nose a few days after I brought her home so I phoned up the breeder I got her from and she said it could be house dust and that indoor bunnies can get it especially in bedrooms (like Belle). So I hoovered up (there was dog hair in my room too from when the dog was allowed in) and made sure I’d done it thoroughly and now Belle is fine and her little nose isn’t wet. I think she was just irritated. Worth giving the space she’s in a good dusting and hoovering just to eliminate that factor. It might not cure it like it did for Belle but it certainly could help!


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                                  I know that there is no dust in my house (well at least where Lilly is allowed) because my mom’s employees clean the house every day

                                  also I was cleaning Lilly’s cage today and I saw that she had big bunches of poo that looked like a pod of grapes the poops were very small and they stuck to the floor and the broom I’m really scared for her 


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                                    also I was cleaning Lilly’s cage today and I saw that she had big bunches of poo that looked like a pod of grapes the poops were very small and they stuck to the floor and the broom I’m really scared for her


                                  • meow1
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                                      The poos you mention sound like cecals: http://www.hrss.net/aar/care/care_diet_cecals.html


                                    • floppybunny123
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                                        yes thats exactly what they look like but not the one on the right


                                      • Beka27
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                                          The cecals (or cecotropes or night droppings) you saw are the ones the bunny eats to ingest remaining nutrients that were not broken down through the first pass. Cecals are vital to a rabbit’s health, but you typically never see them because they are eaten directly “from the source”. If she’s leaving cecals, this may mean that her diet is too rich.

                                          Please read this article when you get a chance… it details rabbit poop and what to look for and what isn’t good. http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html


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                                            okay okay i get it this poop thing is normal but now i found out that the vet bill is gonna be $55.00!!!!!!!!!! without meds!!!!!!!!!!!! and my mom has been sick of me lately so she says that i have to pay for half of it what do i do and i herd that the humane society gives discounts or something but the nearest humane society i think is in washington (i live in California)


                                          • Monkeybun
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                                              $55 is about the norm where I am. And on the cheap side of that too

                                              I’d just pay it, you really need a vet to check her out as soon as possible.


                                            • floppybunny123
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                                                gah but i don’t have that kinda money


                                              • Beka27
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                                                  Rabbits are not inexpensive pets. Posts like this concern me b/c daily care costs (pellets, hay, and fresh veggies, as well as litter for the litterbox) are not cheap. Costs can be cut by buying some things in bulk, but you will be spending at least $40-50 a month to feed and litter your rabbit. Vet costs are not monthly costs. Healthy rabbits can have a yearly exam and that’s all they need (at least until they are older when other health issues might crop up). But within the next few months, your rabbit will have to have a vet exam and will then need to be spayed. This is not going to be cheap. I think you need to evaluate the care you’re able to provide, and if you don’t have financial support from your parents, you may need to reconsider having a rabbit as a pet.


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                                                    Posted By Beka27 on 07/30/2012 02:29 PM

                                                    Rabbits are not inexpensive pets. Posts like this concern me b/c daily care costs (pellets, hay, and fresh veggies, as well as litter for the litterbox) are not cheap. Costs can be cut by buying some things in bulk, but you will be spending at least $40-50 a month to feed and litter your rabbit. Vet costs are not monthly costs. Healthy rabbits can have a yearly exam and that’s all they need (at least until they are older when other health issues might crop up). But within the next few months, your rabbit will have to have a vet exam and will then need to be spayed. This is not going to be cheap. I think you need to evaluate the care you’re able to provide, and if you don’t have financial support from your parents, you may need to reconsider having a rabbit as a pet.

                                                    I agree with this post.


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                                                      okay i just got my allowance but im still a dollar short so im gonna go on a treasure hunt around the house for change btw i was very scared by the last two posts


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                                                        I’m sorry, but I also agree with Beka’s post. I hope I’m not overdoing it but, while it’s great that once you have the money and you are able to take Lilly to the vet, but what if she requires medicine, are you going to be able to afford that? You also have to think long-term, are you going to able to afford it if Lilly ends up having an emergency?

                                                        I’m also a minor, but I have quite a bit of money set aside for an emergency. My parents also give me financial support, even though I pay for most of his fees, and costs…


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                                                          well its okay now because I’ve been saving up for a month before i got lilly and im gonna continue saving up for as long as i have lilly oh yea and i forgot to mention, i got next weeks allowance too so i have money for meds too but i will keep this up for as long as i can and if i cant anymore i just dont know what i’ll do


                                                        • Beka27
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                                                            It is very scary. It’s scary what can happen. We had a member lose a bun recently b/c she didn’t have the money for an emergency. I do hope everything works out.


                                                          • floppybunny123
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                                                              this was a close call and i hope this doesn’t happen again.
                                                              Right now the vet is on vacation so it’ll have to wait until then. Also lilly’s nose doesn’t look as wet but is still kind of damp. Even if the nose thing clears up completely, im still taking her to the vet BC I’ve noticed that shes been digging at the wires of her cage and today when i was cutting her nails, i saw that her nail was busted and there was dry blood crusted around it. Any ideas about the nail (dewclaw) until the vet gets back??? Anything will help.


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                                                                rexanater – I also get support from my parents too they pay for more than half of almost everything and it’s ok I’ve gotten over it and you weren’t overdoing it and thanks all of you for your support


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                                                                  I’ve never had a problem with nails, but if I’m remembering correctly as long as its not still bleeding it should be fine. My rabbit also digs at the wires when he wants out, or food, especially during breakfast or dinner time xD


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                                                                    Bunjamin broke his dew claw when he was a baby. It was already clotted when I found it but I had vet appointment already so I showed it to her and she said since it showed no sign of infection it was okay. She also felt the new nail growing in. So she’ll probably be okay as long as it clotted and she is walking fine.What wires was she digging at when it broke?


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                                                                      Frankie, I interpreted it as the bars of her cage, but maybe I’m wrong…


                                                                    • floppybunny123
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                                                                        Lilly isn’t litter trained but she always goes in one corner of her cage so instead of not covering her wired bottom cage at all, i covered it everywhere other than that corner and she loves to dig there but I don’t get how her dew claw can break off like that


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                                                                          Put a litter box in that corner, and cover the rest of the floor. Wire is not good for their feet at all.


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                                                                            well the thing is that her cage is way too small for a litter box and my mom keeps on saying that the cage is too big for her even though my whole family agrees that the cage is too small


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                                                                              also I gave Lilly her first apple stick yesterday and today her front tooth on the top is missing please!!! HEEEELLLLPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                              I’m going  vet hunting right away


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                                                                                Vet time again!


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                                                                                  You should save up all your money and either make her or buy her a better cage. If you buy it then your mum can’t complain! In Belle’s cage just now I have plant trays, you know the kind you plant seeds in? It’s not too big but she still has room. I’ll admit she pees over the edge sometimes because the pan is too shallow but I let her get away with it and it would be better than her hurting her paws? Sounds like you’re fighting a loosing battle in terms of bunny vs fam. I hope you can get it all sorted out. You should show her some pictures of the bunny condos on here and maybe she’ll realise that actually your cage is too small?


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                                                                                    I did and my mom keeps on saying, “a CONDO for a BUNNY? ha! your bunny isn’t THAT special” ugh its so annoying! sometimes my mom can get very unreasonable


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                                                                                      Where do you have your bunny atm? seeing that your mom is saying that she doesn’t want to have a bigger cage i take is your bunny is placed somewhere in the house, maybe the kitcen/livingroom? But what if you had it in you room, your mom couldn’t complaint about a bigger cage then, seing that it would be in your room?

                                                                                      And you don’t have to buy a brand new cage, you could buy a used one for 1/3 of the money


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                                                                                        aaahhh why is that post multiplying


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                                                                                          It sounds like you are fighting a bit of a loosing battle with your mum at the moment. Maybe you should show her some of the posts on here to try and get her to change her mind. When she is restricting what you can and can’t do with your bunny she is – to a degree – limiting the health of your bunny. Bunnies need the room and when it comes to not being able to fit littler pans – which is in turn damaging your bunnies nails – well that is just ridiculous. It’s not like they need a huge space (which a lot of the people on here provide). I certainly don’t have a bunny mansion (as much as I wish I did ). Belle has a small dog crate with some plain (non coloured or treated) base wall paper along the bottom so she isn’t standing on the metal and while it isn’t huge it is better than your conventional rabbit cage. Maybe you could suggest getting one of those? I hope your mum comes to her senses and realises that maybe she has the wrong opinion when it comes to what a rabbit needs. I’m sure she wouldn’t like to think of herself as someone who is in essence showing neglect to her animals by not providing the correct care.


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                                                                                            I convinced my mom to let me build a bigger cage in my room and we scheduled an appointment at a new place bc the old place wasn’t answering the phone. I’m excited that lilly is finally going to the vet bc its free and rock solid this time oh yeah and i forgot to mention, now that its free, I have a ton of money left over for meds. i guess all that saving up and stress was for nothing


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                                                                                              $55 is i think quite reasonable and the longer you leave it the more likely it is that a small problem can become more serious which would mean a much larger vert bill. Bunnies are not cheap pets and you will need to be prepared for the possibility of other vet expenses in the future. My last vet bill was around $160 when Parsley was unwell with gut stasis. A checkup is about $60-70 where i am. Just keep in mind that vet expenses are something that comes with the responsibility of owning a pet, i understand its harder when you’re younger (i’m a poor uni student myself), maybe make a ‘bunny fund’ which you can put a little bit of money in every so often to save for those unexpected expenses in the future


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                                                                                                Posted By Lillydahungrybunny on 08/05/2012 01:06 AM

                                                                                                I convinced my mom to let me build a bigger cage in my room and we scheduled an appointment at a new place bc the old place wasn’t answering the phone. I’m excited that lilly is finally going to the vet bc its free and rock solid this time oh yeah and i forgot to mention, now that its free, I have a ton of money left over for meds. i guess all that saving up and stress was for nothing

                                                                                                I’m so happy for you and Lilly!  Glad your mum came round .  Any ideas on what kind of cage you’ll build?


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                                                                                                  a 2 by 2 or a 2 by 3 nic cage with 2 floors


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                                                                                                    ugh those dumb vet people wasted my whole sunday!!!!!!!!!!! when i went to the office, they said that they dont treat rabbits and in my mind i was like, then why did you say you did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! god, im so mad i feel like punching something

                                                                                                    update: almost ripped my moms pillow XD


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                                                                                                      How frustrating, bloody idiots… The least they could do is make sure they note any exclusions before people go there. Sorry they ruined your day and little Lilly couldn’t get treatment. Don’t lose hope.


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                                                                                                        Is it possible to negotiate with your Mum, trade off some extra chores for the vet costs ? Or work out a repayment plan ? I know the first part is convincing her of the importance of the vet visit and that must be so very hard trying to negotiate with someone who is not ready to listen and you certainly don’t want to create conflict between you and your Mum… But fair, reasonable and NON Nagging negotiation based on sound fact and research often helps with parents especially when they can see you have put a lot of work into it and are approaching them with respect.


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                                                                                                          That’s awful that they made you go there for nothing. Is there any other vets you can try?


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                                                                                                            i think theres one near my neighborhood that i can try


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                                                                                                              but I have to wait until sunday again BC we have dinner parties RIGHT after my parents get of from work. I’m just glad that today is thursday night


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                                                                                                                ugg can’t find a vet thats open ANYWHERE


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                                                                                                                  Can you only go on a Sunday? Vets aren’t typically open on the weekend, unless they are an emergency vet, in which case their fee will be much higher.

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