Hi all,
I have two questions:
What could be causing gas in my bunny? Is it typically diet related? I have had my bunnies for almost 3 years and this hasn’t been an issue until now (she’s almost 3). Her diet hasn’t changed at all..however I relate the gas incidents to heavy shedding periods. Is this possible? It’s not that frequent, but it’s happened a couple times in the last two months. She acts uncomfortable and sits funny, and from experience I know it’s gas. I give her simethicone (one dose) and it’s cleared up both times fairly quickly (< an hour) so I know it's not such a big deal. I guess I'm just looking for any advice as to how to avoid it all together or is this maybe just something she's going to deal with time and again?
My second question pertains to the same bunny. I used to have a great relationship with her. I could sit right next to her, pet away, groom her, snuggle, etc. Then over time as I handled her more (because I had to) she seemed to see me as the bad guy. She will settle down next to me at playtime outside her pen. But not always. And if I pet her the wrong way (according to her, nothing I’m doing is malicious she’s just picky) she’ll run away from me only to run back to me seconds later to get pet. My husband often times can pet her more than she’ll allow me and seems to warm up easier to him. It wasn’t always this way. However, he doesn’t ever pick her up (doesn’t have the guts to, it’s all on me) and I only do so when necessary…for grooming, administering meds, taking to the vet, etc. I wish she would know I’m taking care of her and not trying to make her miserable! ? She knows when I come into her pen that I could be coming to take her away so she will always run from me inside there. She can’t break that association I guess. She’ll only allow me to pet her in there if she’s under her cottage where there’s no way I could pick her up. She’s a sweet bun, just very scared of things and hates to be handled. Any advice?
Sorry so long, any input would be great! Thank you.
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