I bought a new bunny last week, a girlfriend for Snoopy. Sadly, after only four days, she died. I named her Peanut. Unlike Snoopy, it took me awhile to finally decide on a name for Peanut.
Before I took her home with me, she looked really timid unlike Snoopy when I first got him. She didn't look well as her poop was not in pellet form, hardly ate or even move. I thought she was just really timid at first and thought that the diarrhea problem will go away after awhile. It was really hard to judge whether she was unwell as I have just gotten her and was unfamiliar with her characteristics. I thought, give her time to adjust and for me to observe her. But the time she gave me was just four days. Oh and I've also learned that rabbits do not show their illness when they get sick. They do that to avoid detection by animals of prey. Ofcourse, this survival tactic only works in the wild.
I was sad but not that sad as my affection with her did not grow at all. Maybe just a tiny little bit. I love animals in general so if I see any lifeless creature, I'll be really upset. Anyways, all she did was sit in a corner all day. I tried to lift her up several times for her to roam around but she'll rather hop back into the cage, back to her corner.
So, Snoopy was alone all over again until today. I got him two new girlfriends! :)
Before I go further to that part, Snoopy fell sick yesterday. Whatever Peanut had, could have possibly passed over to Snoopy.
Snoopy had been with me for about two months now. Any slight change to his movement and lifestyle, I will be able to tell that something could be wrong with him. Snoopy is a super hyperactive bunny. He would drive me nuts whenever I let him out of the cage. That is how hyperactive he is. He started moving lesser last night. Kept hiding himself and didn't eat much. He stopped eating his hay and food, stopped jumping and running around and biting things. He stopped greeting me too. As sick as he looked, he still managed to move about but for a very short while. He would then return to sitting against a wall and not move for hours. He kept pooping too in non pellet form. So obviously, he is sick.
He looked fine today and thought maybe his stomach was just a little upset. In the evening, he grew even more quieter and I didn't want to take the risk of waiting to see what happens. So I took him to a vet. May I remind you that Snoopy is a very hyper bunny even for a sick bunny. Ofcourse, I had to explain that to doctor as well. I placed Snoopy in a box and brought it over to the vet. I didn't want to bring my whole cage over as I have two other bunnies. I laid Snoopy in his box on the vet surgery table and explained to the doctor about the sudden change of Snoopy's behavior and etc. As the doctor explains to me the problem that Snoopy could be facing and such, all of the sudden Snoopy jumped out of the box, as high as ever, over my head and landed on the floor! I was so embarrassed! A sick bunny jumping out like that! Thank god he was not hurt.
The doctor said he could be down with an infection which is very common for rabbits. He gave me alot of advices on what to do and better proper care for him. Snoopy got an antibiotics jab. For the next 48 hours, an observation is required to see if he returns to his normal behavior and etc. Looking at him now, I guess it is working. He started back all his nonsense again. I really hope he gets well soon.
R.I.P. Peanut.
You shall be missed.
As I've mentioned earlier, I bought two new girlfriends for Snoopy. I will leave that for my next blog post. Till then, toodles!
