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Penelope injured leg :(
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joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
She has loads of pulled tufts on her sides.. Idk what to do really my gut says Apricot is bullying her. Idk what to do tbh
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Can you leave Penelope at the top & put Apricot in the downstairs bit til you get a chance to observe them. Horribly stressful for you
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Yes, I would do that as Penelope won’t be able to defend herself atm and she does not need competition for food either x
I totally can, but I'm worried about breaking their bond
plus what if its not even that.. Penelope relies on Apricot so much.. I wish I could know for sure.. But fur pulls only could mean one thing? Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk
Well there's just hay everywhere, anything else is fed individually and evenly so there's no worry there.. I'm just worried about Apricot injuring her
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So I took some dill out, which they ate together, no aggression, and then they ate some hay next to each other... They seem fine.. But there's so much fur pulled I don't understand it..
I've checked Penelope's leg a few times, all looks clean and good, she's not putting any weight on it though and is very unsteady on her feet.
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I've checked Penelope's leg a few times, all looks clean and good, she's not putting any weight on it though and is very unsteady on her feet.
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I think I'd split them, even if only for 24 hours or so. If you're seeing more tufts today, then it would appear that it must be Apricot that is causing this. If so, then that will be stressful in itself for Penelope. I wouldn't worry too much about their bond at the moment as I think that once Penelope gets back to her normal self there will not be an issue with them being together again.
Cuthbert&Dillon
Mama Doe
Yea this exact thing happened with Atticus and Clementine and they've never got back together
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Sorry you are going through this, hope all works well for you. x
The only other possibility I was considering is whether Penelope would have been held in some sort of brace? while they performed the op. I've really no idea whether that is how the op is done, but it could explain tufts. What it probably wouldn't explain though is if there is an increase today in the tufts from yesterday.
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
Sending more vibes. I understand why you do not want to separate, yet that does not mean they can not ever be together again. Is Penelope normally the dominent bun? Your white bunnies seem so evenly matched when they are not ill.
You said they had a strong bond before the op and separation may just be temporary. Hugs.
You said they had a strong bond before the op and separation may just be temporary. Hugs.
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CarelessSquid07
Mama Doe
Could you pop them together but separate?
Bit like the first stage of slow bonding so they can see and comfort each other but out of reach for nips.
Could it be the result of a poor shaving at the vets and now it's being groomed out?
This happened to Rodney when he was shaved for his blood tests. Tufts all around it once he started trying to clean himself up.
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Bit like the first stage of slow bonding so they can see and comfort each other but out of reach for nips.
Could it be the result of a poor shaving at the vets and now it's being groomed out?
This happened to Rodney when he was shaved for his blood tests. Tufts all around it once he started trying to clean himself up.
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions
I think the only way would be to put Apricot downstairs tbh, she'd then have run access too. We'll see.
Penelope seems brighter this morning but can barely move still. I saw her giving a few grooms to Apricot not sure if that's a good sign or not, Apricot basically ignored them, never seen Penelope groom Apricot before tbh.. At first I was happy but then I wondered if its because there's tension between them Idk. Anyone have any idea about bun behaviour? It's really not my strong point unfortunately
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I think the only way would be to put Apricot downstairs tbh, she'd then have run access too. We'll see.
Penelope seems brighter this morning but can barely move still. I saw her giving a few grooms to Apricot not sure if that's a good sign or not, Apricot basically ignored them, never seen Penelope groom Apricot before tbh.. At first I was happy but then I wondered if its because there's tension between them Idk. Anyone have any idea about bun behaviour? It's really not my strong point unfortunately
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Thanks everyone for the suggestions
I think the only way would be to put Apricot downstairs tbh, she'd then have run access too. We'll see.
Penelope seems brighter this morning but can barely move still. I saw her giving a few grooms to Apricot not sure if that's a good sign or not, Apricot basically ignored them, never seen Penelope groom Apricot before tbh.. At first I was happy but then I wondered if its because there's tension between them Idk. Anyone have any idea about bun behaviour? It's really not my strong point unfortunately
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Penelope grooming Apricot will make Apricot feel superior and it will be less likely that she will feel the need to assert her authority. I hope that Penelope has coped as well as possible today, sorry I missed your update til now x
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
Sending healing vibes for your girl. Her being brighter is positive.
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