good idea, thank you

Posted By hoops&yoyo on 05/29/2009 01:01 PM
How did the buns do with their spay? I brought my 2 females (littermates – born 1.27.09) on tuesday 5.26, picked them up on wed. I put them together in their cage as they always have been and when i checked them I noticed some fur around the cage and the smaller one Rascal (the runt of the litter) was definitely avoiding her sister Oreo and Oreo seemed to be aggressive toward Rascal – chasing her around when I let them out of the cage. So I have separated them – they are in a large 4×8 enclosure which I’ve divided down the middle and they seem to be resting better now.

Do you notice any odd behavior with your buns?

i pick them up in the morning, but i will definitely let you know how things go. they were fine as babies, but started having little spats off and on when they sexually matured. it was never so bad that i had to separate them, although they did have a fight where they lost a good bit of fur. it’s so odd.. it must have been hormones; the next day they’d be grooming each other

it might just be that they’re stressed and in pain from the spay. it might be making them irritable. i wouldn’t give up hope about putting them back together again! let them relax and heal first. it takes a few weeks for the hormones to die down.

The buns are home and seem to be doing alright. They were pretty sleepy and sad when I picked them up. They slept most of the day.

Today, Deedee is a whirlwind of pissed off-ness. She’s been lunging at Dora, ripping apart things in the cage (ravenously chewing the chew toys, tipping over the water bowl, thumping her feet like a madwoman.) Dora seems pretty terrified. Deedee hasn’t tried to start a fight.. but she’s definitely sorta nuts.

Could this be the change in the hormones? It’s like she has a case of PMS from hell. Or is she just in pain?? I’m thinking of separating them for a while. Dora seems genuinely terrified.

Ok, Deedee is being a psychotic bunny from hell. I separated them with the pens next to each other so they can see/smell each other. Dora seems a lot more comfortable.

They’re both really antsy though. I’m thinking maybe pain is making them restless.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I’ll keep you updated! Right now they’re resting.. and they just ate a bunch of parsley.. so they seem to be eating/pooing OK.. which is a huge relief too. I got them to stand on hindlegs with a treat so I could see their stitches.. what exactly should I be looking for? To make sure they aren’t red? They look fine from what I can tell… poor guys are definitely in some pain though

The buns seem to be doing fine in their recovery. I switched their pens today so they can get used to each other’s scent again. In the process, I placed them together just to see how they’d behave. Dora looked terrified again, and when Deedee approached her in a non-aggressive way, Dora stamped her feet and bolted to the litterbox. I separated them again.

Do you guys have any advice for how I reintroduce them? I think they acquired different smells at the vet; they act like strangers with each other now. I really can’t keep them in two pens for very long.. setting up the second pen has pretty much made the rest of this room totally unuseable. I’m starting to fear what will happen if they never get along again: I’d have to rehome someone!!

Anyone???