r/rabbitry

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I had her mated once 18 days ago, and now she’s doing this; can I assume it’s a false pregnancy? How long should I wait before having her mated again?

I had a rabbit that I adopted 4 years ago. She was given to me as a dwarf rabbit, but she grew quite large and looked like a Lionhead. She was female, not spayed, and had received the initial vaccinations from the vet, along with occasional check-ups (the vet told me frequent visits weren't necessary as long as she appeared healthy). She pooped everywhere because she was always free-roaming, except at night when she slept in her own room. I loved her with all my strength, and I think she loved me too—she only let me pick her up, groomed me/gave me kisses, and followed me everywhere.
Two months ago, we adopted a kitten. Being a baby, the kitten would sometimes bother her, and I had to separate them occasionally because I didn't want the rabbit to get stressed or tired. However, they quickly became friends.
Recently, I went on vacation to our country house. In the city, she had her own room with every comfort, but in the village, she had a huge patio that she absolutely loved. She enjoyed eating the grass that grew there and always seemed very happy.
On Saturday afternoon, I saw her resting comfortably in her usual spot. She wasn't moving much, but I didn't think much of it because she loved sunbathing and sleeping there. That night, I noticed she hadn't pooped, but since her habits could be erratic, I didn't worry too much. I offered her a little bit of lettuce—which she loved—to encourage her, and she ate a tiny bit.
By Sunday morning, she was disoriented and couldn't stand up. Her head was tilting to one side. When we went to pick her up, she tried to move, lost her balance, and fell down a short flight of stairs. We tried to give her water and food, but she wouldn't react; she just looked at us.
We rushed her to the vet. The vet told us her liver was inflamed and prescribed a treatment. Shortly after returning home, my parents checked on her while we were letting her rest, and she seemed slightly better. But when I went down and held her to give her a bit of serum, she suddenly started screaming, had spasms, and died in my arms.
I am completely heartbroken and desperately trying to understand what happened:
Could it have been the cat? Even though they got along well, could it have caused hidden stress or a parasite?
Poisoning? She loved eating green plants. Looking back, I realized that on Tuesday she ate part of a small tomato plant, and she passed away on Sunday. She seemed fine on Wednesday and Thursday, but I've recently learned that tomato plants are toxic to rabbits. Could toxicity take a few days to show symptoms like this?
Liver issues / Parasites: The vet called later that afternoon and suggested that the inflamed liver could have been caused by hepatic cysts (like Coccidiosis or similar).
I feel so much guilt asking myself if I could have prevented this or if she suffered. Knowing she passed away in my arms protected by me feels like a pure sign of love, but I need closure. Has anyone experienced similar symptoms (head tilt, weakness, liver inflammation, sudden spasms)? What seems like the most likely cause?

Hello everyone, i'll just be brief. I found this YouTube channel through YouTube shorts, and saw a few of their videos grabbing a bunny/hare by their ears and sometimes this person would grab a bunny by their back on purpose. I'm not a bunny expert, but i'm pretty sure the way this person hold these bunnies is wrong and it hurts the animal. Please help report any videos of them purposely holding the bunny/hare wrongly. I left the YouTube channel username down below, and please don't harass them, just report. Thank you.

@/isarka

Rabbit skin is red and inflamed. He has been molting heavily. I helped pick some of the hair because he was shedding so bad I believe he scratched at the exposed skin and now it looks red and inflamed and partially scabbed. It also feels somewhat warm. The rest of the skin on his body is normal. I put A&D ointment on his skin because I wanted to help his inflammation, I realize that might now have been the best idea. He is acting normal and eating

Vienna Blue rabbit.

Hello everyone, I am in need of some help bonding my two female buns. My resident bun is a lion head she’s a free roam bun over our whole home and she has her room as her main space. We recently rescued a bun from the shelter she’s spayed as of 3 weeks ago and she’s 6 months old. We are on day two.

We put the new bun in our living room in a play pen and have been allowing them to take turns free roaming. Day one we put a barrier around the play pen. They were very interested and happy hopping when one got close, so today we decided to remove the barrier.

This is their behavior and I need help trying to find out if they are fighting or if it’s going bad… they both give each other space and while giving space they happy hop in between videos so I am unsure

We did separate after this and have only allowed about 10 minutes of being in the same space since yesterday and today…

Please help, open to any Advice !!!

This rabbit keeps showing up in our yard and we can't decide if it's a wild rabbit or a domesticated one. I was hoping for some expert opinions

Hello everyone! I hope you and your foster critters are doing well!

I need some help with a foster bunny.

She’s an elderly rabbit whom I’m hospice fostering. Her name is Snap (I call her lady Snappleton, of the NY Stapleton since she reminds me of lady violet or aunt Agnes from Downton Abbey/Guilded Age) just a high class and very proud lady.

She keeps getting poop on her feet. She has digestive issues so her droppings are sometimes very wet. She can’t groom herself very well (arthritis) and I can tell he wetness / smell / uncleanliness bother her.

I’ve already tried:
- various bedding / litter types
- wiping her feet every morning and night
- bi-daily (every other day) gentle feet baths in warm water with a soft cloth
- extra mats outside her litter boxes
- multiple litter boxes
- a special litter box a vet friend suggested (LINK)
- using dog pee pads to help her wipe off (she ended up eating a pad, so I can’t use them - not even as a liner, she’ll dig for them like they’re a treasured snack)
- different meds to help “harden” up her droppings, including supplements; but the vet said not much could be done.

But her feet are still always caked in poo. Sometimes if I miss a piece it has dried to her fur and I can tell that upsets her even worse.

Snap’s a wonderful bunny and I want to make her golden years has comfy as possible.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Edit: picture of her Ladyship in the comments! Sorry I forgot to add them 😭

i bought this collar for my bunny because he currently has fleas, is it safe to use on him? he is around 3-4 months old