SnowyShiloh
Well-Known Member
Okay, I know this isn't really the right subforum for this thread, but I want the Infirmary mods and those with experience with head tilt to read this since your opinions are the ones I'm most looking for!
Backstory of what's going on: I am trying to bond some of my bunnies and it's going terribly, everyone seems to hate each other. Ya know how the car ride is supposed to stress them and make them snuggle together? Yeah. My guys will duke it out in the carrier while in the car! Does not bode well for bonding.
Now to the actual issue at hand. I have not attempted to bond Ned since 2 summers ago, when I tried bonding him and Phoebe. There were a couple little scuffles, but it was far and away the most promising bonding experience I've had so far. Had to throw in the towel that summer (we can really only do bonding in the summer for space issues- trust me on this) because of our sick baby birds and our wedding, and weren't able to do it the next summer because Ned got sick with head tilt. It took him 2 months to recover. No relapses since, but he definitely seems more feeble since he got sick. I know relapses can occur when a rabbit is stressed, so we decided not to try to bond him with Phoebe since it would undoubtedly be stressful. Now though that things are going so terribly with bonding our other rabbits, we are thinking again about Ned and Phoebe.
What do you guys think? Would trying to bond them put Ned at risk of another ear infection? Could he be carrying something that he could give to Phoebe Mae, and could HE be carrying something that he could give to her? Ever since his ear infection, I've been neurotic about hand washing and the like before and after handling Ned and his accoutrements to avoid passing anything. My husband thinks I should just go for it and try to bond them, but I don't want Ned to get an ear infection again or give anything to Phoebe Mae (or her give him anything). Thoughts from the experts?
Thanks!
Backstory of what's going on: I am trying to bond some of my bunnies and it's going terribly, everyone seems to hate each other. Ya know how the car ride is supposed to stress them and make them snuggle together? Yeah. My guys will duke it out in the carrier while in the car! Does not bode well for bonding.
Now to the actual issue at hand. I have not attempted to bond Ned since 2 summers ago, when I tried bonding him and Phoebe. There were a couple little scuffles, but it was far and away the most promising bonding experience I've had so far. Had to throw in the towel that summer (we can really only do bonding in the summer for space issues- trust me on this) because of our sick baby birds and our wedding, and weren't able to do it the next summer because Ned got sick with head tilt. It took him 2 months to recover. No relapses since, but he definitely seems more feeble since he got sick. I know relapses can occur when a rabbit is stressed, so we decided not to try to bond him with Phoebe since it would undoubtedly be stressful. Now though that things are going so terribly with bonding our other rabbits, we are thinking again about Ned and Phoebe.
What do you guys think? Would trying to bond them put Ned at risk of another ear infection? Could he be carrying something that he could give to Phoebe Mae, and could HE be carrying something that he could give to her? Ever since his ear infection, I've been neurotic about hand washing and the like before and after handling Ned and his accoutrements to avoid passing anything. My husband thinks I should just go for it and try to bond them, but I don't want Ned to get an ear infection again or give anything to Phoebe Mae (or her give him anything). Thoughts from the experts?
Thanks!