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If you are curious on how to create an emergency kit for your buns in case they get ill or if you need to do any grooming at home, then read this post for some ideas. If you are struggling to put together your own, hopefully this helps give you some ideas.
It’s always handy to keep items like this on hand in case your buns get ill or if you need to do any grooming at home. Most of my homemade emergency kit is made up of left over medicine that I’ve had from when the buns have been poorly but it’s great to have it on hand just in case anything comes back as medicine isn’t cheap. Here are the other items that I have included in my kit.
NAIL CLIPPERS
I normally take my buns to the vet a couple of times a year to get their nails done as they can be so tricky and it only costs me £12 per rabbit plus they get a mini wellness check at the same time but I do have nail clippers at home just in case.
BRUSH
I have the fur buster brush which is great when I need to groom the buns during malting season. Zaya recently suffered from stasis, I think caused by the heatwave we had here in the UK and some fur that was stuck in her tummy, so I always try to keep on top of their brushing. Malibu has the worst fur that is really fine and it literally gets everywhere. I was thinking about getting another kind of brush to help which I may leave until next year.
METAL BOWLS
I don’t use these very often but if I ever need to give the buns any food with medicine or critical care in a bowl I would use these as they are easy to wash and I don’t mind them getting ruined.
BODY SUITS
I have a few body suits which were from when Zaya got spayed but even though they are XS, she still managed to wiggle her way out of them. I haven’t used them since but I thought they could be handy for something if I ever needed them although I don’t think they would fit Malibu.
SNUGGLE SAFE
I have picked up a couple more snugglesafe’s to add to my collection so I can put them in different places. I put them under their water bowl to stop it freezing and some in spots where they like to sit.
F10 GERMICIDAL OINTMENT
When my buns went for a check-up at the vets, my girl Zaya has a small development of a sore hock from when they were on the concrete patio (before I moved them onto horse matting) and my vet recommended picking up some F10 Germicidal ointment in case it progresses which luckily it hasn’t but it’s always handy to have on hand.
PRO & PRE BIOTIC POWDER
My buns went through a phase of being quite poorly with Zaya going through stasis and having an infection around her mouth and Malibu having the snuffles, being medication quite a bit it didn’t really help their stomachs and they needed to build up the friendly bacteria in their stomachs again so I picked up some Pro and Pre Biotic powder to put in their water to help them.
LEFT OVER MEDICATION
I keep all of the buns left over medicine in my emergency kit just in case an illness comes back especially stasis or a weepy eye. Rabbit medicine isn’t cheap so I really don’t like throwing it away when I can keep it on hand until I’ve used it up or it goes out of date. Luckily most medicine lasts a couple of years. I have Isathal eye drops (for weepy eyes or infections in the eye), Metacam/Loxicom (pain relief), Enrocare (antibiotic) and Metoclopramide/Emeprid (gets the gut moving - GI stasis), Sulfatrim (antibiotic - for snuffles) and Bisolvon powder (clears the respiratory system) in my kit just in case.
CRITICAL CARE
I have two different pouches of Critical Care just in case the buns aren’t eating and need something to pacify them or if they go into stasis and need force feeding something. If you don’t have critical care, you can always mush up some of their pellets with some warm water so it turns into a watery paste and feed it to your bun(s) using a syringe.
SYRINGES
I have a variety of different syringe sizes (1ml, 3ml, and large one for critical care) for different things like giving medicine or feeding the buns critical care. I save these when the vet gives them to me or if they come with medicine and wash them out until I can’t use them anymore like if the measurement markings start to rub off. I keep them in a zip lock bag to keep them clean and protected. I bought a new set of 1ml and 3ml's from Amazon as I was running low on decent ones to use.
Q TIPS AND COTTON ROUNDS
These come in really handy if you need to clean a wound or to clean their scent glands which I haven’t needed to do yet. If their eye is closed up from gunk, I run the cotton round under warm water and hold it over their eye until it opens up and I can give them some eye drops.
ADHESIVE BANDAGE TAPE
Luckily I haven’t needed to use this yet but it’s handy to have it just in case. My buns are lucky to not have any serious injuries yet (long may that continue) but I wanted to keep it in my kit just in case.
SUPPLEMENTS
My bun Zaya went through a rough patch were she had an infection around her mouth and chin area and we weren’t sure what caused it, but my vet recommended picking up some skin and coat supplements from Oxbow to help keep their skin and coat healthy. They are high in fibre and are formulated with beneficial ingredients including palm oil, canola, chamomile, and essential Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids to support a healthy skin and coat in small pets. You should give your rabbit(s) around ½ to 2 tabs a day depending on their body weight.
HIBISCRUB
Zaya was having some funny fur under her chin and around her mouth and we weren't sure what was causing it so the vet gave me some Hibiscrub to clean it up and keep it clean. I still have some left over which will come in handy for whenever I need it.
HAND SANITISER
And finally I have some hand sanitiser in my kit for me for when I handle the buns, their medicine or when cleaning out their litter boxes.
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