Hey bunny lovers We recently adopted a lovely little girl, Lily, from the RSPCA as a companion for our bunny Len. They bonded really quickly and it was a joy to watch them snuggle up and groom each other.
When we got Lily we were made aware that at some point she had had a break in her leg, which had been left untreated and had fused at an odd angle, but she was still very mobile and able to groom herself.
About a week ago we came home to find her hanging her head. After several trips to the vet and an overnight stay with a bunny specialist 60 miles away for x-rays we're still no closer to finding out what's wrong. There are no visible breaks or fractures so we decided to bring her home and give her a chance to see if she would recover. Over the past few days we've had her on her own in a nice comfy crate (she usually has free range of out dining room), been syringe feeding her and giving her lots of TLC and she's regained a lot of strength. She still has a long way to go, but she's eating well, grooming herself and toileting normally too so we're hopeful she's just pulled a muscle on the sode where she has the weak paw and she'll make a full recovery.
The issue we have is that she's clearly missing Len. Tonight she jumped out of her crate to go and share supper with Len. Although it was great to see her with so much strength back, she's still quite weak on her right side and hanging her head. She clearly doesn't want to be cooped up in the crate anymore but I'm afraid that Len will hump her (as he sometimes does) while she's too weak to run away and will really hurt her. Does anyone have any tips on how we can let them spend time together (which they both clearly want) without risking further injury to her?
Sorry for the long post but it's heartbreaking to keep her caged up when clearly she wants to be out
When we got Lily we were made aware that at some point she had had a break in her leg, which had been left untreated and had fused at an odd angle, but she was still very mobile and able to groom herself.
About a week ago we came home to find her hanging her head. After several trips to the vet and an overnight stay with a bunny specialist 60 miles away for x-rays we're still no closer to finding out what's wrong. There are no visible breaks or fractures so we decided to bring her home and give her a chance to see if she would recover. Over the past few days we've had her on her own in a nice comfy crate (she usually has free range of out dining room), been syringe feeding her and giving her lots of TLC and she's regained a lot of strength. She still has a long way to go, but she's eating well, grooming herself and toileting normally too so we're hopeful she's just pulled a muscle on the sode where she has the weak paw and she'll make a full recovery.
The issue we have is that she's clearly missing Len. Tonight she jumped out of her crate to go and share supper with Len. Although it was great to see her with so much strength back, she's still quite weak on her right side and hanging her head. She clearly doesn't want to be cooped up in the crate anymore but I'm afraid that Len will hump her (as he sometimes does) while she's too weak to run away and will really hurt her. Does anyone have any tips on how we can let them spend time together (which they both clearly want) without risking further injury to her?
Sorry for the long post but it's heartbreaking to keep her caged up when clearly she wants to be out