Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I have tried separating cat and rabbit during rabbit’s playtime. The only problem is, Bun only gets a few hours to play per week this way. He was out for 2-4 hours per day at my old place. He misses the freedom and thumps often when I feed him, but don’t open the cage door.

Another problem is that my cat is having serious ‘separation anxiety’ issues. He has never been the only cat/pet, even when he lived at the SPCA before I adopted him, he was in a cat colony with 4 other kitties. He is having a really difficult time adjusting to being the only one. My new roommate suggested I adopt a second cat, so my cat will no longer be alone, but I have a 2 pet limit at my apartment. I would think that having a rabbit in a cage isn’t really like having a cat or dog that is out all the time. Unfortunately, my landlord makes monthly visits for pest control (bugs and such), so I can’t exactly “hide” one of them.

Is a few hours per week enough exercise for a mid-size bunny ??? Will he ever stop thumping and accept that this is the way it’s gotta be??

ugh!!!

I think my battle is with the roommate, more than the landlord. Unfortunately, I am not on the lease, so I can’t deal with the landlord directly. I can only go on what my roommate says, which is that we have a two-pet limit. sigh.

Bun isn’t eating today. He pigged out on a ton of mixed greens and hay yesterday, and now is just disinterested in anything I put in front of him. Could he be stressed from the cat? He usually perks up when I come home from work and call his name. Tonight, he just laid there with his eyes half-closed.

I am sorry, but I feel so helpless and confused for him.

he pooped two pellets tonight when I let him out to play. his tummy is growling so I’m guessing he is hungry?? he hopped about for a while, then kept insisting on nose rubs by headbutting my hand. I picked him up to put him in his cage and he actually let me hold him without a fight. he laid his chin in the bend of my elbow and closed his eyes a little. could he be sick? or just stressed/insecure?

It was a very loud ‘growling’ sound – similar to how mine sounds if I eat a late lunch. I could hear it from about a foot away from him. I gave him a tummy massage – which he REALLY resisted at first, but then he kept hopping back to me for more.

I was terrified that I would wake up this morning and find him dead in the cage, but, around 5am, I heard him crunching on something, so I got up and he was eating a little timothy hay – but it doesn’t look like he’s eaten hardly anything. Usually a fistful of it is gone within an hour or two after I give it to him, and this little pile has been there since yesterday afternoon. He ate the tops off of some carrot greens, but not the stick part. I tried giving him pellets, but he only ate a bite or two.

I am guessing this is an improvement, since he had ZERO appetite yesterday?? He doesn’t seem to be shedding much more than usual, and I haven’t changed his diet. I did notice a couple of days ago that he had a VORACIOUS appetite, and ate a LOT of mixed greens (baby arugula, spinach, etc – all organic). He eats those greens all the time (just maybe not so many of them). I usually give him a small amount, and make him eat hay for the rest of his meal. But that night, he kept climbing up my leg for more greens, and when I directed his attention back to his hay pile, he would run back for more greens — so I gave in, and let him have them (he was being SO cute and I couldn’t resist) ugh!! is this my fault???? Have I made him sick?!?!? I have left a message for the rabbit vet to see what I should do next. Thanks, everyone for your help so far.