bunnylover1995
Alpha Buck
Two days ago my little sweetheart Angelica (Jelly) passed away.
However now I fear for Mercedes, she has had a full health check since then and is fine, but she is so depressed. She just spends all day hiding in a cardboard box, fearful of everyone and everything.
She will eat tiny amounts of hay at a time, whereas before she was always so greedy and would just be constantly eating, she doesn't seem bothered by her pellets or even carrot peelings! I gave her some bunny treats (awful I know, but I was desperate) which she ate, and this prompted her to drink some, but she's not drinking much.
I left her for a while with Jelly's body so she could say goodbye etc. and I've removed as much as I can which might carry Angelica's scent.
I've given Mercedes a cuddly toy on the vets advice, which she will nuzzle occasionally but that's about it.
She perks up a little when she sits by my dog, as he'll often groom her a little, but he gets bored of her easily and I can't leave them even for a second as he's prone to falling over.
Mercedes just sits there hunched up ears back all the time, she won't hop anywhere unless she has to. She's always been the lively one, who'd bite if you held her too long, now she sits on my lap in a blanket, unmoving for hours. She's like a broken bunny.
I don't know what to do!
How can I get her to eat more? And how can I cheer her up? I'm afraid she'll either starve herself to death or die of a broken heart
I know she might never be the same, but she's not living at the moment, she's just going through the motions, and even when I see a spark of her old self, it's like she remembers again and goes and hides in her box.
However now I fear for Mercedes, she has had a full health check since then and is fine, but she is so depressed. She just spends all day hiding in a cardboard box, fearful of everyone and everything.
She will eat tiny amounts of hay at a time, whereas before she was always so greedy and would just be constantly eating, she doesn't seem bothered by her pellets or even carrot peelings! I gave her some bunny treats (awful I know, but I was desperate) which she ate, and this prompted her to drink some, but she's not drinking much.
I left her for a while with Jelly's body so she could say goodbye etc. and I've removed as much as I can which might carry Angelica's scent.
I've given Mercedes a cuddly toy on the vets advice, which she will nuzzle occasionally but that's about it.
She perks up a little when she sits by my dog, as he'll often groom her a little, but he gets bored of her easily and I can't leave them even for a second as he's prone to falling over.
Mercedes just sits there hunched up ears back all the time, she won't hop anywhere unless she has to. She's always been the lively one, who'd bite if you held her too long, now she sits on my lap in a blanket, unmoving for hours. She's like a broken bunny.
I don't know what to do!
How can I get her to eat more? And how can I cheer her up? I'm afraid she'll either starve herself to death or die of a broken heart
I know she might never be the same, but she's not living at the moment, she's just going through the motions, and even when I see a spark of her old self, it's like she remembers again and goes and hides in her box.
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