Orenoko
Mama Doe
As some of you may have read, Lilac is a nightmare to handle, which is a problem as she currently needs eye drops. We've had a few stressful days to say the least!
I've been giving her a fenugreek crunchie after every medication time to try and get her to associate it with something positive. I decided that rather than chase her around I'd see if I could encourage her on to a chair using said treats. Gave it a few goes over the weekend, put a big cushion in front of the armchair, which she happily hopped onto, but she wouldn't go as far the armchair itself.
Then suddenly yesterday afternoon I turned round and she's sitting up on the armchair by herself. I quickly grabbed a treat and gave it to her, which she took and ran off. Five minutes later she's back again! So I gave her another one, and again a couple more times (she would never normally get all these treats, I just wanted to encourage her).
I got up this morning, and she must've heard me moving as when I came into the living room she was already there on the chair, so I quickly grabbed the eye drops and we had such a pleasant experience for a change!
I've replaced the fenugreek with dried beetroot pieces as they're much smaller and I don't want her eating too many treats, but I'm hoping we have a breakthrough. All in all, I think I have a very clever, not to mention greedy, bunny!
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I've been giving her a fenugreek crunchie after every medication time to try and get her to associate it with something positive. I decided that rather than chase her around I'd see if I could encourage her on to a chair using said treats. Gave it a few goes over the weekend, put a big cushion in front of the armchair, which she happily hopped onto, but she wouldn't go as far the armchair itself.
Then suddenly yesterday afternoon I turned round and she's sitting up on the armchair by herself. I quickly grabbed a treat and gave it to her, which she took and ran off. Five minutes later she's back again! So I gave her another one, and again a couple more times (she would never normally get all these treats, I just wanted to encourage her).
I got up this morning, and she must've heard me moving as when I came into the living room she was already there on the chair, so I quickly grabbed the eye drops and we had such a pleasant experience for a change!
I've replaced the fenugreek with dried beetroot pieces as they're much smaller and I don't want her eating too many treats, but I'm hoping we have a breakthrough. All in all, I think I have a very clever, not to mention greedy, bunny!
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