Posted by tanlover14
Next time, I would take him with you. He would be fine in a car for 2 hours (my buns spent 9 hours in a car one day).
I’m a little curious though – how were you able to give him enough food for two days? Is he still on unlimited?
I have to agree with Peony, which is why I inquired about age and the feeding pellets. I just read your profile so he’s over two years. Overfeeding pellets can lead to GI problems so you definitely do not want to give him more than his recommended amount at one feeding. They WILL overeat and that can definitely cause GI distress if their tummies are not used to that much at one time. Which can be fatal if not taken care of right away. Not to be harsh in any way, but the reality of GI stasis is that your bun could go into it while you were gone (and had overfed) and by the time you got home they could quite easily be dead. GI stasis can be VERY dangerous if not treated in time.
They also rely on a strict schedule, so he’s probably mad about that also. If he didn’t eat his pellets though, I’d be worried about a health issue. And the constant chewing makes me think teeth. Has he had his teeth checked lately?
For one of the two hour stints I was on a train. Plus, whenever Fidget’s been in a car before, he’s got really upset and occasionally pulled out his fur. Plus, my dad’s house has two cats who would spend the entire time I was there trying to eat him as soon as they smelled him.
He was back on his normal food schedule and amount as soon as I got back.
His teeth were checked by me a week before Christmas, and by our vet just over a month ago – no problems there. The chewing is definitely him being cheeky than anything else – always the same spot in the beanbag because he knows it bugs me!
Posted By Peony on 12/29/2013 01:16 AM
I would not leave a bunny alone for more then 12 hours, and I would say 24 hours is pushing it. I would give my rabbit to red door to house her temporarily then leave her alone that long. (Some shelters/vets have housing arrangements for situations like this)
With that said it is possible they got mad for not having fresh greens/ hay(I think my rabbit is picky and like that fresh hay smell =.=) / filled litter box/ water/ Not getting treats/ missing you or any combination of these.
On advice from other people on BB I left just slightly over the normal amount of pellets in his bowl, some in his treat ball, and then just left him a LOT of hay. In all fairness it was advice from BB that made me feel comfortable leaving him for the day in the first place.
I think it was probably the latter. I’ve been back for 4 days now and he’s mostly back to normal (aside from the chewing), he’s even come up for a few cuddles.