Rabbit woes

[Paradigm]

Rabbit woes

I do love George but I’ll admit we’re reaching breaking point. It seems cruel to shut her away and we have no room for increased secured run space.

I’m hopeful that her litter habits will improve after spaying but at the moment they’re driving us mad – she clearly knows what the tray is for and will only leave a few pellets outside of it. Despite this, she’s intent on marking our bed. Short of shutting her in her cage or constantly supervising her we can’t keep her from toileting on our bed.

This means we’re constantly in a cycle of taking the sheets off the bed for a wash and have to put our pillows and duvet out of reach whenever we go anywhere.

We don’t have enough sheets for the amount we go through – so some of the time we just have to spray on white vinegar and leave it to dry.

It might improve once she’s spayed but I’m not sure we would cope with the mess from all the marking from bonding rabbits and it seems cruel to keep her alone. Our flat seems constantly dirty and smelly.

Mr Roger seemed content with being alone, but ever since Fred passed George has been really clingy.

We are very near rehoming her, and I feel terrible about it (if only we had a separate room for her). I think one of the main things holding me back, aside from the fact she’s adorable, is that I don’t think I could ensure she was housed in bigger living conditions and bonded to a friend.

The positives are she’s a very loving bunny, she’s naughty but we knew she would be and until January my schedule is very light, so she could be out of lots of the time.

But something just seems wrong. I don’t know. I don’t even like being pet-less and I feel like I should have pre-empted this.

[RabbitPam]

It is very hard to get through this period pre-spay, but it really won’t last much longer. If you think of it as a few more weeks with many years when she is better, it may help. Consider getting a high sided (48″) exercise pen to keep her in when you can’t be there. With a litter pan, she may like it as her special safe place. Make the spay appt. soon. Also, put a litter pan on the bedroom floor in case she just needs to go.

[Gina.Jenny]

How long til the spay?

[Paradigm]

She’s 5 months at the moment, so one more I think.

[RabbitPam]

you can take her to your vet and book the appt. ahead. It depends as much on her size and the vet,s comfort with the procedure a sit does her exact age. It may be ok sooner.

[Paradigm]

We might have to consider an x pen. Maybe we could put one up in the kitchen area.

I’ve read that wet hay can really stink. Any suggestions for a hay rack that doesn’t drop hay every where?

We do clean but it’s got to the point where our whole flat just stinks. I think she needs an entirely new rug (to stop her digging our carpet) (but she’ll just pee on the new one I suppose).

Our best duvet needs to go to the dry cleaners, I don’t even know what to do with our pillows.

She’s been eating everything too – which I suppose is to be expected. But the smell is the worst.

[Paradigm]

I’ll call around tomorrow. She’s not a tiny bun but I’m not sure she’s medium either.

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