Thumperina
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She is 5 yo unspayed female. Never been sick in her life.
I can't understand if her behavior is due to being in heat or if she got sick.
She eats very little, refusing her favorite snacks. For example I offer raisins that she loves, she takes a few and then just doesn't take another one. Or banana - starts eating and doesn't finish her piece. My other female refuses treats as well when in heat. In general, they do eat less when in heat.
She is housed with 2 other rabbits, they spend a day in the yard and come inside the garage for the night. I visit them but I don't see them all the time. Fed all together so it's hard for me to say who ate what. Same for the poop. At night, they have litter boxes but they go potty all together.
I need to install camera to see who is eating.
When FooFoo breathes, her whole body moves with it (you can see her breathing). She now looks very sad but this can be due to having no male to mate.
She allows me to pet her when she is lying down. She doesn't like to be picked up and she won't let me flip her over to see her privates (my another female doesnt mind a flipped over position). Usually FooFoo is cleaning herself rather well so there is no need for me to check her butt.
Tonight I picked her up as I wanted to see her privates just in case. Tried to wrap her in a towel, flipped her and then she screamed. Never heard rabbit screaming before. Of course, this prompted me to stop and let her go. I hope she screamed just in protest.
She has been checked by the vet not long ago. But I havent found a vet that I fully like and trust. They are not rabbit experts.
If I have to take her to the a vet, what should I suggest for them to check? Teeth, of course. Can a mosquito bite cause problems? ticks? I saw ticks at the beginning of summer and would occasionally remove them from buns' ears but havent see any for a long time.
How long can female stay in heat?
I can't understand if her behavior is due to being in heat or if she got sick.
She eats very little, refusing her favorite snacks. For example I offer raisins that she loves, she takes a few and then just doesn't take another one. Or banana - starts eating and doesn't finish her piece. My other female refuses treats as well when in heat. In general, they do eat less when in heat.
She is housed with 2 other rabbits, they spend a day in the yard and come inside the garage for the night. I visit them but I don't see them all the time. Fed all together so it's hard for me to say who ate what. Same for the poop. At night, they have litter boxes but they go potty all together.
I need to install camera to see who is eating.
When FooFoo breathes, her whole body moves with it (you can see her breathing). She now looks very sad but this can be due to having no male to mate.
She allows me to pet her when she is lying down. She doesn't like to be picked up and she won't let me flip her over to see her privates (my another female doesnt mind a flipped over position). Usually FooFoo is cleaning herself rather well so there is no need for me to check her butt.
Tonight I picked her up as I wanted to see her privates just in case. Tried to wrap her in a towel, flipped her and then she screamed. Never heard rabbit screaming before. Of course, this prompted me to stop and let her go. I hope she screamed just in protest.
She has been checked by the vet not long ago. But I havent found a vet that I fully like and trust. They are not rabbit experts.
If I have to take her to the a vet, what should I suggest for them to check? Teeth, of course. Can a mosquito bite cause problems? ticks? I saw ticks at the beginning of summer and would occasionally remove them from buns' ears but havent see any for a long time.
How long can female stay in heat?
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