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No more cleaning! I wish! lol
Both my buns were super cuddly after their operation, then, as soon as they were able to get back up and play, they seemed a bit off. My younger boy definitely did the “pet me don’t pet me” mood, coming to me, bumping my hand like he wants petting, then running as soon as I tried. It was so cute but also agrevating! He luckily got right back to his normal playing, binkys, etc! My older girl definitely took longer to get back to normal. She did seem to have some mood swings, one moment begging for loves and cuddles, the next making her little piggy noises at us like she was upset. As my older one has had problems with her feet since she was just a baby, she never really did do full on binkies or flops. It did take her a couple weeks to do her little half-binkies and her fun runs and her giant stretches! She did seem back to “normal” at about the week 4 point
cooking – my rabbit hates when I cook any type of meat. especially beef and veal. My younger one has no problem with it, but, as soon as my older one smells any type of meat, bam, hidey-house! She actually got worse with it after being fixed! Its like she now has super-senses. Garlic, same thing, hates the smell of it, usually doesn’t hide though. Ive gotten to the point where, if I know I’m cooking, I let her free so she can go straight to her hidey house.
bored/sad/lonely/etc – Your bun likely isn’t upset at you for the operation. Buns do have some crazy hormones after their Operation. My older girl had some crazy mood swings! I learned with my girl that keeping routine is the one thing that seemed to kept her happy. Similar feeding times, cage times, out times, treat times, etc. As soon as there was a slight schedule change, she would try to eat through her cage, then, as soon as she came out, would go and hide as if mad. Didn’t want any pets or loves or anything. If you do believe your bun is bored, you could get some toys. All buns are a little different on their favorites so you may have to experiment. My boy loves anything cardboard. Tubes, rolls, anything he can sink his teeth into. My girl likes noises. Keys, crunchy snacks, bottles with little rocks inside, that stuff.
hot – I’m really unsure what the temperature change could be. My buns do seem a little warmer after a deep sleep but not very noticeable. Make sure you keep your house at a steady temperature if you can! It could just be all the sleeping she seems to be doing, but I would say keep an eye on her, and if it gets worse, then possibly see the vet. I use the frozen water bottle method myself for when my buns venture outside on a hot day and need some cooling off. I actually get both a large soda bottle(2 liter) and a regular sized water bottle (I only fill the water bottle about half way) and freeze both. I put a cloth over the big bottle. My little one loves to snuggle up to the big bottle for short bursts of time. My older one will cuddle the little bottle, but once the ice starts melting abit, she uses it as a throw toy! wooh! two in one! lol
I hope your bun levels out back to normal soon and that she gets to feeling better
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the mox is doing so much better. today she did a full on bunny flop. the ones that she was so out, I thought she was dead. Luckily, I’ve read about it sometime in the past and so I was prepare for it.
Her stretches are long and perfect. she is jumping and running and being all adorable and stuff.
We live in alaska on the top floor, the rainy fall season is here so people below us must be turning up their heat a little more. So, we got her couple of fans and placed them where she can go if needed. I also, come home for lunch and do a sock bath. She enjoys her frozen water bottle too!.
We are definitely going to focus on keeping her daily routine up to part. M-F we are good on the feeding times but on weekends she def makes sure we are up on time! hahaha – that’s another thing different about her. In the past she’d jump on the bed around 3Am and 5AM but now she only does it once at 6 which that is the time we get up M-F
Games, she likes picking up things and throwing them. so we have these old skate wheels and we stack them up to create a pyramid for her to destroy.
Smells and noises, I baby her way to much and I think I need to find a balance. When we watch tv and has loud sounds she does the eyes and ears thing or hopes away scare. so I play up and down with the volume. Cooking – I’m going to send her to our bedroom, like we do when we vacuum and turn on the dishwasher; she has all she needs in our bedroom.
lonely, I would like to buy her a bunny or other cute friend. but we live in a 1 bedroom apartment and I’m not sure it’s the best thing to do. we try to pay her as much attention as possible so she doesn’t feel sad or lonely. I am worry about leaving her alone for a long periods of time so I am pretty stressed about our upcoming 7 vacation to mexico. My boyfriends friend will be staying in our apartment for that time.
Thank you very much for your response. it made me realize that my bun is ok.
how i miss seeing her running. She only goes around nudging me to pet her.- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.