depressed benji

[lozzkate]

on Tuesday 5th November i lost my gorgeous mischief to god knows what. it has been really hard on me because i knew he was ill but me and the vet could not find out what was wrong with him. now benji is on his own and is showing the same signs of depression that mischief had when thumper passed away. trouble is my sister and dad wont believe me saying he is fine he is acting normal but when i see him he just sits there when he is normally running circles around your feet. the only thing that seemed to get mischief out of his depression was when we got benji but i am not ready to think about getting another rabbit and my sister said she is putting her foot down on getting another one and i know dad will say the same. so my question is how can i get benji to feel better because looking at him when he is upset makes me feel like a bad person.

thanks for your help

[bunbunlov3r]

I don’t know what your schedule is like and how much attitude you are giving your bunny, and I am not trying to say you aren’t giving enough, but if benji is missing the company of mischief and getting another bunny for mischief to keep him company after he lost thumper helped, maybe you just need to make sure you give benji extra attention till he feels better about it. Maybe you can get something that makes it possible for you to carry him around so he can be near you or maybe you just make sure when ever you are able to to sit down and be with he, so he does not feel so alone now that mischief is gone. Let him now he still has you. Get down on the floor and play with him, get his favorite toy and tempt him with it, see of you can get him to chase you and you chase back.Train him to do tricks, anything to interact with him more. Again I don’t know your scheduled, I don’t know if you are already giving him tones of attention and I am not trying to say you aren’t giving enough, so don’t take it wrong.

[lozzkate]

at the moment i have brought him in and im sat playing with him. actually im sat watching him as he is always cleaning himself. I’ll admit i dont play with him as much as i should which is something im working on. it’s just sad to see him go from the you cant catch me rabbit to a leave me alone and let me sulk rabbit.

[Jessie1990]

I think bringing him inside was a good idea. Maybe make him an indoor space where you are at a lot so he can see you all the time. You might not have time to actually play, but he will probably feel better if he’s around you. My rabbits go CRAZY if they can’t be with me for more than two hours when they are awake (they sleep while I work). SO, I think you are doing great so far, and I don’t think you really need another rabbit to fill the spot where the other one was. Just fill that spot with your own love Rabbits grieve just like humans, and it’s a process. It will probably take awhile.

Also, if you suspect he may get sick, I would keep him indoors to keep an eye on him. That is one of the benefits of being a house rabbit, rather than an outdoor rabbit. You can see signs quicker, and rabbits don’t take long to go down hill. I really hope Benji starts to feel better, and I think you are on the right track!

[lozzkate]

unfortunally im not allowed to keep him in that was our agreement when we first got mischief and thumper that they are to be kept outside. dad did let me keep them in last winter because it got really cold and he said that he may not like keeping pets but he doesn’t like to see them suffer so im trying to get him to let benji stay in untill we can get the shed warmer for him

[bunbunlov3r]

Well sounds like your doing what you can for him. I hope things work out and he becuase a happy bunny again. What about putting a stuff animal in the cage to keep him company? I don’t know if it will work, but it would not hurt to try.

[lozzkate]

a toy is a good idea but knowing benji it wont last five mins and im kind of one of those people that put feelings into teddies  and im now getting told off for not taking him back outside but i see his little face and im like i cant leave him in the cold dark shed on his own

[bunbunlov3r]

I like my stuff animals too, so just get an ugly one that you can’t feel bad for…:p Jk. Haha.

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