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Sympathy pains when one bun is ill? Been to vets

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Azraelm

Wise Old Thumper
I know this sounds a bit silly but has anyone else found that if one of a bonded pair is ill the other sometimes seems to act strangely in sympathy?

Audrey seems pretty much completely better, but now Rowan seems to be very quiet. I dont know if Im just being paranoid but he doesnt seem quite right. The vet checked his teeth the other day too and he was fine.

I didnt know if it was the sudden drop in the temperature if its not because of 'sympathy' with Audrey?

When I had Esmerelda and Hann, Esmerelda stopped eating like Audrey and it was her teeth also and then a couple of days later Hann did the same and had to have his done.

Any thoughts? I obviously will take him to the vets if it seems there is defiently something wrong.
 
When Rosie was was spayed the recovery didn't go very well, we had a number of vet trips then Leo, her husbun, stopped eating so we had to go the emergency vet for him. I don't know if it's true or not but I believe his problem was because he was 'worried' about her. I had also made the mistake of bringing her inside and leaving him out in the hutch so that didn''t help his situation.
 
Re: Sympathy pains when one bun is ill?

mandy said:
I know this sounds a bit silly but has anyone else found that if one of a bonded pair is ill the other sometimes seems to act strangely in sympathy?
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Yes!!! That has been the story of my life since September. Funnily enough, its has always been genuine conditions that the others have had. Like your other buns, mines needed dentals straight after one another. How strange isn't it.

Fiona x
 
Well Ive had to take him to the vets this morning.

His stomach started making gurgling noises last night, small poos and he was refusing most of the foods I gave him and usually he's really greedy so off to the vets we went.

Vet said he had tiny spurs on his teeth, but did them anyway.
And gave his metaclop stuff.

And I have to take him back in the morning, but might not do if he seems ok

AAaaagghhhhhhh!!!!!!
 
Bless wee bunny!

You have done the right thing by your little bunster. Hope he is on the mend soon

Fiona x
 
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