Greetings,
I see that no one has been here in months, but I am taking the chance some will visit and participate again.

I got 4 Reno buns back in October. I have had 1 get sick twice now. First he had pneumonia. Now he has Pasturella. This caused 3 abscesses to form in his face. The vet opened and drained them. The bun is now on an antibiotic and pain med. He is in quarantine from the others in the rabbitat. He has lost weight, but is doing well so far. I have spent over $500 in vet bills, and we are not done yet. This week I will find out if he has to go off the antibiotic pill, and go onto injections. It has been a very stressful 4 weeks so far.

I wonder if any of your buns has gotten Pasturella, and what did you do?

I also have other questions:
Now that the weather is warmer, there are lots of spiders in the rabbitat. Maybe they bother me more than the buns, but I'm not sure.
I discovered (in the middle of winter) that they have fleas. Are you treating your buns for fleas?
What about misquitos? Will they hurt the buns?
I find it stressful having pets outside, I worry about the rabbitat coming down when we have bad weather. I have a roof and walls on the rabbitat to keep them dry, and protected from the cold. As the weather gets warmer I will take more walls down. I also worry how they will fare in the summer; I think I am going to install some small fans.
Oh, and it takes just over an hour to clean the rabbitat, how about you?

I would love to hear about your experiences and how you do things. The picture is of the Reno bun that is sick, but the photo was taken when he was healthy.

There hasn't been activity here since we closed the Reno Ranch, but if you phone our Rabbit Care Director, Debby Widolf, at (435) 644-3965 ext. 4438, she'll be happy to answer your questions.

Thanks Joy. I was hoping all of those that adopted the Reno buns would like to get together and chat.

Well, I will try to call Debby when I get a chance. Thanks.

Maybe the Best Friends Rabbits Community would be a good place to start a discussion?

http://www.network.bestfriends.org/bfrabbits/news/