Liz47
Wise Old Thumper
Does anyone have any bunnies which get very stressed at the vets and any tips on calming them?
Gordon has been to the vets a lot of times over the past few months, and is on three different oral medications at the moment but they don't seem to be having the effect we were hoping for so I will be taking him back this week. The carrier is in their bedroom and I put hay in it and they both go in it every now and again for a munch and it's in front of my wardrobe so I move it regularly and neither of them are bothered by this so they are used to the carrier. I have a blanket which I cover the carrier with so it's dark for them and don't move it to check on them so I'm not unsettling them.
When I get to the vets Gordon is shaking sometimes and looks terrified Even if he has nothing done when I get back he won't eat, won't want to move and will lunge and go for me which he never does unless poorly. He will start eating again within a few hours if I leave him alone but won't finish all his food and will be really miserable and off for several days, he won't groom or sit with Beano and will be generally a grump with me and her. His breathing will get worse too since he has heart failure and the stress isn't good for him but I don't know what else I can be doing to calm him.
Gordon has been to the vets a lot of times over the past few months, and is on three different oral medications at the moment but they don't seem to be having the effect we were hoping for so I will be taking him back this week. The carrier is in their bedroom and I put hay in it and they both go in it every now and again for a munch and it's in front of my wardrobe so I move it regularly and neither of them are bothered by this so they are used to the carrier. I have a blanket which I cover the carrier with so it's dark for them and don't move it to check on them so I'm not unsettling them.
When I get to the vets Gordon is shaking sometimes and looks terrified Even if he has nothing done when I get back he won't eat, won't want to move and will lunge and go for me which he never does unless poorly. He will start eating again within a few hours if I leave him alone but won't finish all his food and will be really miserable and off for several days, he won't groom or sit with Beano and will be generally a grump with me and her. His breathing will get worse too since he has heart failure and the stress isn't good for him but I don't know what else I can be doing to calm him.