chloe34510
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Hi all, looking for some advice. We have a male lop 4 yrs ( rescue) when he was approx 8months we got him a female companion ( rescue) same age. They instantly bonded and have lived very happily for last 3 years ( although she has had lots of health problems ). A few weeks ago very sadly for us we made the decision to have her put down as her quality of life was poor. After about a week,( our male grieved for a few days then was back to his usual playful affectionate self ) we went to a rescue centre and found a young 1yr female lop. We took the advice from the vet and rescue centre on pairing and their initial meeting in a neutral place was great, he humped her and they groomed each other. This continued in their hutch and they flopped together, after 10 mins they started fighting so we separated them. We have tried putting them back together for short periods but they instantly start aggressively fighting and this evening we discovered our male has a few deep cuts ( started healing ) so taking him to vet tomorrow. Independently they are both loving and gentle and curious, so I'm sure it's not an environmental stressor. We really don't want to have to take her back, as we have bonded with her and she's part of the family, but we are getting a bit anxious that this might not work out. Anyone got any more tips/ advice? When we hold them separately, if they get close they don't try and attack but they are clearly uncomfortable, her teeth chatter and he doesn't move so we move them away. They both seem terrified of each other so don't know if it's an attack/defence situation as opposed to them actually hating one another?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance