tigerlilyb84
Young Bun
Hi all,
I currently have four bonded house buns. Three are boys, Dexter, Thumper and Freddie, who are all around 2 years old. The fourth is an 8 year old girl. Daisey.
Recently Daisey has been losing weight and her breathing has become laboured. The vet is unsure what's wrong with her. They can't hear any crackling on her lungs so think it might be cancer but don't want to anaesthetise her for an xray.
Daisey tires a lot more quickly now but still eats lots. I now feed her separately so I can ensure that she gets enough. Thumper clearly senses her weakness and he now regularly growls and chases her. He does groom her sometimes too but I worry that it may be stressing her out.
Also, Freddie is a little bit of an outsider as Thumper and Dexter are like best buddies and Fred's never been that interested in attention from the other buns or from me.
So, I don't know what to do for the best. I could leave them together or keep her with Freddie and have the two boys together. And if Daisey doesn't make it I would then seek to adopt a friend for him.
Has anyone had similar experiences with a poorly bun in a group and what did you do?
I look forward to hearing your stories
I currently have four bonded house buns. Three are boys, Dexter, Thumper and Freddie, who are all around 2 years old. The fourth is an 8 year old girl. Daisey.
Recently Daisey has been losing weight and her breathing has become laboured. The vet is unsure what's wrong with her. They can't hear any crackling on her lungs so think it might be cancer but don't want to anaesthetise her for an xray.
Daisey tires a lot more quickly now but still eats lots. I now feed her separately so I can ensure that she gets enough. Thumper clearly senses her weakness and he now regularly growls and chases her. He does groom her sometimes too but I worry that it may be stressing her out.
Also, Freddie is a little bit of an outsider as Thumper and Dexter are like best buddies and Fred's never been that interested in attention from the other buns or from me.
So, I don't know what to do for the best. I could leave them together or keep her with Freddie and have the two boys together. And if Daisey doesn't make it I would then seek to adopt a friend for him.
Has anyone had similar experiences with a poorly bun in a group and what did you do?
I look forward to hearing your stories