Is another rabbit a solution ?

[Dface]

So as some of you guys know, Yumi has recently enough lost her mate Sampras

He passed about two weeks ago and since then she’s lost about a third of her overall body weight. Medically, they cant find anything wrong with her, and they think she is simply mourning

She has lost all interest in her food-she used to rush in the morning to get fed, used to jump up on shelves to get it, would binky when the bags rustled.
Now I spend a lot of time coercing her into eating her food. We set up a camera that recorded her for 4 hours and in that time she drank and ate a few stalks of hay and slept the rest of the time. 
I watched it back with her in my lap, and she ate some food out of my hand.

She’s still peeing and pooping, although the poops are small and darker than usual.

I’ll be going back to college full time soon and I know she’ll spend more time alone because of that.

I’m not really sure what to do with her. She seems so lost and I amnt sure how to fix it.

I’ve thought about the possibility of getting her a new companion, it’s not something that suits me very well, which is why I hesitate but if it helps I’d figure out how to make it work. But I dont want to force another rabbit into her world if there’s something Im just not seeing. 

I dont really want to watch my rabbit continue to just pine away.

[Muchelle]

I don’t have any direct experience, but going by logic… would it be doable to let her have some dates with other buns and see how it goes?
Maybe she’ll be the one suggesting you what she wants… send her lots of rubs <3

[Blue Moon]

maybe try doing the speed dating thing at a shelter to find a good companion. one thing you could try is getting her a stuffie to cuddle with, it may encourage her to groom it and then to eat.

[Dface]

Yeah I tried the stuffed toy, worked for a while, but doesn’t prompt her to eat.

The last time I asked about speed dating (I’d hoped for three bonded buns) the place was very unhelpful. Although maybe it was just that member of staff!

[BanditCamp]

Bunnies are social creatures. She’s used to having that every present amount of social interaction such as cuddling and pets (grooming) and somebun to just be with 8f she feels alone. If you feel that you can give her that extra attention for a few weeks like sleeping next to her cage or her if she’s free roam and after try some speed dating maybe it can happen. But i think (opinion) that if my bun lost a partner and I’m considering a second when he gets older i would allow a few weeks for the bunny to realize that her partner isn’t coming back. Then after a few weeks of mourning maybe try speed dating because if you try anything too sop she might get agressive defending territory that she knows was her partners (end of opinion).

I would try to critical care your bunny to ensure that she’s eating.

[LBJ10]

Bunnies are different and, of course, they mourn in different ways. Some bunnies accept the loss of a companion fairly quickly, while others can take it really hard and actually make themselves sick. If you think Yumi really needs a companion (and some bunnies are simply that way), then there is nothing wrong with seeing if she would like to pick out a new friend. Perhaps you could explain the the shelter the situation and they will be more accommodating.

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