Sugarbunny
Warren Scout
My attempted bonding between Angel and my new boy Barley could not have gone more wrong and I feel absolutely terrible about even trying to get them together. Yesterday we put them in their wire runs on the grass really close to each other and they lay near each other for hours. Taking this a good sign we removed one panel and attached the runs together. Barley approached Angel with his head lowered as if to say he was being submissive, and Angel just flew at him. Basically my husband could not get in quick enough and she ripped his ear open. I have read bout them 'chasing and nipping' being normal, but this was horrendous.
We had to ring the emergency vet, and took a shaken Barley to be checked out. Luckily the vet said he was ok apart from his ear and that this would heal. We could have it stitched for £500(!), but would only be for cosmetic reasons. I would also mean him having a general anaesthetic which would be another risk, so we decided against it. She gave us some antibiotics to stop infections and relieved us of £100.
I am absolutely devastated about this and feel so terribly guilty about Barley as he's such a sweet boy. I'm finding it hard to look at Angel in the same way after this, but I know it's not her fault.
Sorry to pour all this out, but I am so upset, I could not stop crying.
We had to ring the emergency vet, and took a shaken Barley to be checked out. Luckily the vet said he was ok apart from his ear and that this would heal. We could have it stitched for £500(!), but would only be for cosmetic reasons. I would also mean him having a general anaesthetic which would be another risk, so we decided against it. She gave us some antibiotics to stop infections and relieved us of £100.
I am absolutely devastated about this and feel so terribly guilty about Barley as he's such a sweet boy. I'm finding it hard to look at Angel in the same way after this, but I know it's not her fault.
Sorry to pour all this out, but I am so upset, I could not stop crying.