Rebonding needed?

[rayray]

I’m at the end of my rope.   Hopefully someone else has experienced this and can offer some advise.  My 2yo male was neutered almost 3 weeks ago.  When he first go home he was the same, spunky little man.  But as the days/weeks have moved on, he’s gotten less and less active and friendly.  He’s not unfriendly, but he doesn’t come near me for pets and usually hangs out in my bedroom alone (where it’s quiet).  He’s eating and pooping and if I offer him a craisin he can’t run fast enough. 

Sorry for the novel, but I just hate seeing him lonely (or is he? how can i tell?) and I’m not sure what I can do to remedy the situation.  I really don’t want to get another bun (financial reasons).  But I would rather be poor than see Ziggy miserable.

Should I remove his litter box, hay and water from the bedroom so he’ll be in the living room more?  His cage is in the living room and I usually put him in it during the day when I’m at work.  At night, when I sleep, I either put him in the cage or leave him in the bedroom with me and close the door.  I’ve given him a lot more freedom now since the marking/spraying stopped.  He’s practically free roaming now.

[Megabunny]

As the hormones drop, my males became less amorous as well, though they did improve over time and my Gus is running under my feet again. So don’t lose hope that he may rebound. Pretty sure what you’re seeing is normal. Doesn’t mean it will stay this way. He knows who his buddy is.

[rayray]

Thanks for the reassurance. It’s just so sad coming home and waking up now. He would always binky as soon as he saw me. Now he just ignores more, or worse yet, hides. He still plays with his fav toys (slinky and a plastic coat hanger), but not me. I really hope this is a faze because I miss him so much. He was/is my little Indiana Jones, climbing all the furniture and investigating any box in sight. lol!

[manic_muncher]

I know EXACTLY how you feel! Bumpy was just starting to warm up to me when his hormones starting kicking in, then he LOVED ME. haha It’s been almost 3 months of being pretty much ignored unless food is involved. He is JUST now starting to follow me around and play with the dogs again, and back to being extra curious, instead of sitting in his pen all day and ignoring the world.

Ziggy will come around!!

[rayray]

Phew!!! I have no choice but to wait it out, I guess. If this is the attitude after a neuter, I’d hate to see after a spay. Geez.

[Deleted User]

Hey rayray I totally get what your saying/describing – my Henry before being neutered was so in our faces (actually, ON our bed) and every time, we cringed and couldn’t kick him off fast enough cause for us, it meant a SPRAYING! Since then he hardly ever gets ON the bed (now he’s not spraying we WANT him on the bed) doh – can’t win/get it right? But as the months (sorry, yes months) went by he is interacting with us more and more. His ON the bed time with us now is very brief (just enough to wake me) and at around 4 am in the morning, like a kid saying “I’m awake – wake up EVERYONE”! But, on the positive side we stopped having to defend ourselves with our ‘pillow’ shields. Even though is he not ‘on’ the bed he sleeps under my bed every night (I always wanted bunk beds) and before we go to sleep, he lays and stares (should I be worried?) at me from the doorway. I have also noticed he is more inclined (even if he is having a lazy day) to be in the same room with us. Before he literally hung out where ever – but as the months have slowly gone by he has become more sociable, he even comes into the kitchen now if he thinks I am preparing dinner/his veggies and will hang around till he gets them. I know Henry (I’m sure I was given a dud bunny) has never been as playful as Ziggy, (ok, who am I kidding, he has never been playful) but he has improved remarkably for such an overly ignorant bun, I reckon (HOPE) that your Zigster will too – it’s just gonna take time…… (sorry). I also ‘think’ when Ziggy is ready for a friend again – it will be YOU! (please, don’t let it be the snake?) ha ha ha hah!

[Roberta]

I got the cold shoulder from Pascal for a while… He didn’t have any interest in cuddles for a long time but he is slowly becoming interactive again… He had the added distraction of Starsky moving into the lounge room which gave him a complete dose of the wibblies…..

[rayray]

I’m starting to think Ziggy has access to this forum. But how with no thumbs?! Early this morning, I was suddenly his best friend again (it won’t last). I felt him on my bed early this morning and then he actually came into the living room doing a couple binkies for me. He even jumped on his spot on the back of the couch. I guess I just need to relax and take his moods as they come. I’m thinking it may have something to do with me ignoring him. Maybe he’s just playing hard to get. Weirdo.
Don’t worry, AndHenry. Roscoe is too small to eat Ziggy. Ziggy would have better luck being friends with Peppy our budgie. But I don’t think the other budgie, Pedro, would let that happen. He’s a jerkface.

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