KirstiRobinson
Warren Scout
Hi All,
My bunny Mojo was six last week. On Friday he showed early signs of stasis and we rushed him to the Vets, after a stressful few days he seemed to be over the worst and was acting and behaving almost like his normal self.
Yesterday it was obvious he'd done something to his front paw. Mojo lives in a large two tier hutch but it's actually indoors so he only goes in there at night to sleep or when we aren't around. He's previously had some issues with this particular leg and I presume he's hurt it again coming down the stairs in his house.
We've been given him loxicom and he seems generally bright in himself though reluctant to do much.
The problem I've now got is that Mojo uses his litter tray upstairs and because he can't get up and down there very well, I've taken the stairs out and moved the litter downstairs until the leg heals. However, he categorically refuses to use it and he won't go the toilet anywhere else! He keeps looking for the stairs and coming over me as if to say "what have you done with them woman?" I tried putting them back in last night because I was worried he wasn't relieving himself, he got upstairs ok(ish) but fell down on the way back!
Do you think if I persevere he will eventually realise he's got to go in the tray downstairs? He did seem to go in there a little bit last night, but seems anxious today to get upstairs again so I know he needs to go!
Anyone got any advice or tips? I know the sprained paw will heal and normally
I wouldn't worry so much, but it's because we are only just getting over gut stasis.
Do you think 6 is too old for a bun to go up and down stairs? He's a big rabbit weighing 4Kilos.
Any help would be appreciated! The stress of poorly bunny is too much!!
My bunny Mojo was six last week. On Friday he showed early signs of stasis and we rushed him to the Vets, after a stressful few days he seemed to be over the worst and was acting and behaving almost like his normal self.
Yesterday it was obvious he'd done something to his front paw. Mojo lives in a large two tier hutch but it's actually indoors so he only goes in there at night to sleep or when we aren't around. He's previously had some issues with this particular leg and I presume he's hurt it again coming down the stairs in his house.
We've been given him loxicom and he seems generally bright in himself though reluctant to do much.
The problem I've now got is that Mojo uses his litter tray upstairs and because he can't get up and down there very well, I've taken the stairs out and moved the litter downstairs until the leg heals. However, he categorically refuses to use it and he won't go the toilet anywhere else! He keeps looking for the stairs and coming over me as if to say "what have you done with them woman?" I tried putting them back in last night because I was worried he wasn't relieving himself, he got upstairs ok(ish) but fell down on the way back!
Do you think if I persevere he will eventually realise he's got to go in the tray downstairs? He did seem to go in there a little bit last night, but seems anxious today to get upstairs again so I know he needs to go!
Anyone got any advice or tips? I know the sprained paw will heal and normally
I wouldn't worry so much, but it's because we are only just getting over gut stasis.
Do you think 6 is too old for a bun to go up and down stairs? He's a big rabbit weighing 4Kilos.
Any help would be appreciated! The stress of poorly bunny is too much!!
