runnybabbit
Alpha Buck
I have just had the most horrible experience. Candy as I have posted before is a house rabbit and when were at home is out of her cage most of the time. This week thought, I am working full time hours which means that candy is in her cage for about 10 hours and again when we go to bed she is in her cage as she is a chewer and digger and cant be trusted if not supervised.
Anyway tonight when I got home although she did come to the front of the cage to greet me she wasn't her normal self and didn't sem to want to come out, so I thought we can have tea first then get her out and give her full attention. After we'd finished tea I noticed candy was lying on her side at the oporsite side of her cage to normal, with her eyes closed and her water bowl on top of her head. I called her and she didn't respond so I put my hand in to stroke her and her fur felt cold and she didn't move or open her eyes, so I gave her quite a firm shake and she still didn't respond, I thought she was either dying or dead and rushed to the phone to call the vet, as I came back into the room she had just started to come round and jumped out of her cage and into her litter tray (I will explain about this in a moment). The vet said I could take her down stright away, which I did once she had finished in her tray.
The vet can find nothing wrong with her tummy was soft, bladder was empty temp was normal, eyes nice and bright but she did agree with me that this was some kind of episode and said I was to take her stright back if it was to happen again.
Now the litter tray bit.
Since candys phantom pregnancy she wont go to the toilet in her cage and is holding herself until she is let out then will run as fast as she can to her litter tray and sit in the for ages and do loads and loads of poo's and massive wee's. Now I'm sure this isn't normal and will do her harm. The vet agrees but said there is very little either her or I can do about it. Candy has her litter tray out of her cage and one in there with her, both have exactly the same things in them, its just the one inside her cage is smaller, the big one wont fit.
So the upshot of this is, candy didn't go to the toilet for over 10 hours today, frightened me to death, got checked over by the vet and given the all clear and is now racing around the house like a mad thing.... normal behaviour for candy.
I am just so scared, was it this toilet thing, how am I going to overcome it and is candy going to kill herself in the meantime by doing this. I wish I didn't have to go to work and leave her but it's just not an option. What on earth have I done wrong to make her think she can only go outside her cage.
Anyway tonight when I got home although she did come to the front of the cage to greet me she wasn't her normal self and didn't sem to want to come out, so I thought we can have tea first then get her out and give her full attention. After we'd finished tea I noticed candy was lying on her side at the oporsite side of her cage to normal, with her eyes closed and her water bowl on top of her head. I called her and she didn't respond so I put my hand in to stroke her and her fur felt cold and she didn't move or open her eyes, so I gave her quite a firm shake and she still didn't respond, I thought she was either dying or dead and rushed to the phone to call the vet, as I came back into the room she had just started to come round and jumped out of her cage and into her litter tray (I will explain about this in a moment). The vet said I could take her down stright away, which I did once she had finished in her tray.
The vet can find nothing wrong with her tummy was soft, bladder was empty temp was normal, eyes nice and bright but she did agree with me that this was some kind of episode and said I was to take her stright back if it was to happen again.
Now the litter tray bit.
Since candys phantom pregnancy she wont go to the toilet in her cage and is holding herself until she is let out then will run as fast as she can to her litter tray and sit in the for ages and do loads and loads of poo's and massive wee's. Now I'm sure this isn't normal and will do her harm. The vet agrees but said there is very little either her or I can do about it. Candy has her litter tray out of her cage and one in there with her, both have exactly the same things in them, its just the one inside her cage is smaller, the big one wont fit.
So the upshot of this is, candy didn't go to the toilet for over 10 hours today, frightened me to death, got checked over by the vet and given the all clear and is now racing around the house like a mad thing.... normal behaviour for candy.
I am just so scared, was it this toilet thing, how am I going to overcome it and is candy going to kill herself in the meantime by doing this. I wish I didn't have to go to work and leave her but it's just not an option. What on earth have I done wrong to make her think she can only go outside her cage.