Hello,

My bunny recently lost her companion, so I wanted to get a new baby bunny. However, she doesn't appreciate him much, which surprised me because she got along immediately with my late bunny.

She chases him, growls at him, and pulls out his fur. I'm not sure if this is normal, considering it's only been a week.

They're in separate enclosures, but only separated by a wire mesh. She pulls out little bits of his fur through it, though less and less often. The baby rabbit always tries to make contact with her. I've tried changing their scents with blankets and feeding them separately, but with visual contact, and nothing happens during these times.

Most of the time, she ignores him, but sometimes she chases him, runs along the wire mesh, or growls at him.

Is this normal? What should I do? My female bunny is neutered and a year and a half old, and the baby bunny is two months old.

Good morning,

I’m trying to see if anyone can help? I am currently fostering a bunny after I found it outside. Just a little bit of background, so yall know why I don’t know much about bunnies.

On Sunday night my bunny was acting lethargic was doing these weird stretches and was not eating so we decided to take her to the vet. At the vet they did x-rays and blood work, both came back negative or with no findings. They gave her pain medication when we first got there about four hours of being there she began to eat two pieces of hay. They sent us home with pain medication and G.I. meds. They diagnose her with G.I. intestinal hypermotility syndrome. When we got home, we gave her meds and within the hour she was eating and drinking water. I went to sleep after being up all night, but she began to act normal all throughout Monday and Tuesday. this morning(Wednesday) she began acting as she was on Sunday that led us to go to the ER. She is lethargic, doing stretches because she looks uncomfortable, and not eating.

I’ve called the one rabbit vet in the area and they can’t see her until Friday morning because they don’t do emergencies. I then called the ER vet and they recommended her coming in for Nause medication and fluids.

This has become a difficult situation because like I stated before this is just supposed to be a temporary situation. I never expected to ever get a bunny, i’ve tried giving her away to foster homes that foster bunny, but many that are by me either aren’t taking any bunnies or there’s just none available. I am an animal lover, so that’s why I decided to care for her instead of just dropping her off at a shelter. My partner spent $1000 on the previous ER visit and I don’t think we could do it again. We have critical care, gas relief drops, GI meds (metoclopramide), and pain meds (meloxicam). Could I just watch at home and wait until Friday for the appointment with the vet Or should I take her in to the vet ER now?