He's Now Neutered! (And Terrified of Dogs)

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- 12/18/2011 at 4:52 PM
  Morgan Bun
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  Mr. Morgan was neutered today! He did well, came home and is eating, drinking, pottying all normal. Hopped right out of his carrier, bopped the welcoming committee (cats) on the noses and hopped on into his cage. He really has had no undesirable behaviors, aside from leaving pellets here and there (ok, EVERYWHERE) and peeing occassionally outside of the cage. I’m hoping this will help with that, but if it doesn’t, I’m ok with that.
  
  My concern is, as good as he is with the cats, kid, people, everybody….. I never even really thought about testing him with dogs. Our dog is a 10 year old chihuahua that isn’t allowed upstairs (and can’t do the steps by herself anyway) so he’s not been exposed to dogs here……. until the other day, when we adopted a puppy. The puppy’s a calm pug mix, only weighing in at 8 pounds….. but she walked into the bun’s room and Morgan went completely nuts. I honestly thought I had just killed the rabbit.
  
  I’m really worried he’s gonna end up in a home with dogs, and am wondering if easing him into some rabbit/dog introductions while he’s here might do him some good, or if it is a lost cause, and unnecessary torture to the bun? What do you all think?
  
  He really is well rounded, otherwise….. and loves his kitty friends…..
- 12/18/2011 at 5:06 PM
  Sarita
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  I know there are some ideas for that but you can suggest to the rescue you are fostering for that perhaps the best home for him would be a home without dogs – they need to know that.
  
  He’s darn adorable.
- 12/18/2011 at 5:36 PM
  bunnyfriend
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  I think that also today might not have been the best indicator of how he’ll react forever around dogs, he was just neutered today which was probably very stressful. If you give him positive experiences around dogs (who don’t try to go after him) he should learn not to be afraid. Does your dog have a prey drive?
- 12/18/2011 at 5:47 PM
  Elrohwen
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  I think you can totally try to introduce him to dogs over time – it might just be that his was terrified in his first encounter but will get used to it with another couple of sessions. If he doesn’t get used to having a dog around, then you’ll have some very valuable information for the rescue when they’re trying to place him.
  
  He’s a cutie, by the way! I love his coloring and big ears.
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