The rabbits we got from you are doing great– my 4yo named the little chocolate Satin doe “Papaya”, and the buckling “Mango” (all of our breeders are named after fruit). We love our rabbits as they are, but a judge will look at things like the shape of a rabbit's head, the size and position of their ears, their coat and their behaviour.

He eats papaya tablets every night so I was hoping he wouldn’t notice the different if I can make it smell like papaya.I am wondering if this is why he does not want to eat larger things such as pellets as this would require him to move his jaw up and down more . Some articles say it’s okay, as long as the room is cool, your rabbit has a place to use the bathroom, and isn’t forced to cuddle with you.

It’s not so much about frugality but that I feel a need to not waste anything and respecting the animal we raise and eat. I do have quite a collection of gut stimulants at home, would you say to pop one of these in before the op just to make sure his tummy keeps working throughout the day?There are also recipes for rabbit ears, such as deep-fried rabbit ears served with an apricot ginger chutney sauce. You should also take some of your rabbit's normal diet with them to the vet, including their favourite foods, to tempt them into eating when they wake up from surgery. They did say that there was a lump on the part of his jaw where the top and bottom connect (not sure what the scientific word for this is) and seemed a little swollen. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, 30120 Murcia, Spain.