Jiallombardo
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Hello,
First of all, I'd like to note that I live in Ukraine with my bunny, so the situation is kind of stressful as it is, and it might be a factor. She is presently 3 years old, spayed and properly vaccinated. Recently she has been flopping a lot, so I figured that she finally got used to the new home we settled in after leaving our old one due to... well, war. We moved in with a cat, male, 5 years old, neutered. The relationship between the bun and the cat is cautious -- sometimes they sniff each other, but mostly the cat flees whenever the bun charges him.
Anyway, today I observed a very weird behaviour pattern from my bun. She would start running around quickly (which I assumed was good, since it's something rabbits do to have fun), but then she also started thumping. Then she went under the table in the kitchen (that's where she lives, it's a one-room apartment in a small building), where she proceeded to thump more (albeit not as loudly), and also making a screeching noise (sorry, I don't know the proper term -- it's similar in volume to a human sigh, but more vocal, also similar to a human groan). So she would make those noises and thump. She would not run towards me when I offered treats, and would, in fact, run in the opposite direction while flicking me.
I didn't really do anything to her before this triggered, or during the whole process, I was just conversing with my wife in the kitchen. This behaviour kind of frightened me, though, as I don't recall her ever thumping so much for no obvious reason (usually she thumped in my old apartment after running below a certain sofa, which I could never really explain too).
She also grunts a lot recently -- even when we take the greenery (which she loves to eat, especially dill) out of the freezer, she would run around and grunt until given the said greenery. I thought that grunting was a sign of annoyance, and so this behaviour is completely baffling to me.
Hope someone can share their experience on this matter. Thank you.
First of all, I'd like to note that I live in Ukraine with my bunny, so the situation is kind of stressful as it is, and it might be a factor. She is presently 3 years old, spayed and properly vaccinated. Recently she has been flopping a lot, so I figured that she finally got used to the new home we settled in after leaving our old one due to... well, war. We moved in with a cat, male, 5 years old, neutered. The relationship between the bun and the cat is cautious -- sometimes they sniff each other, but mostly the cat flees whenever the bun charges him.
Anyway, today I observed a very weird behaviour pattern from my bun. She would start running around quickly (which I assumed was good, since it's something rabbits do to have fun), but then she also started thumping. Then she went under the table in the kitchen (that's where she lives, it's a one-room apartment in a small building), where she proceeded to thump more (albeit not as loudly), and also making a screeching noise (sorry, I don't know the proper term -- it's similar in volume to a human sigh, but more vocal, also similar to a human groan). So she would make those noises and thump. She would not run towards me when I offered treats, and would, in fact, run in the opposite direction while flicking me.
I didn't really do anything to her before this triggered, or during the whole process, I was just conversing with my wife in the kitchen. This behaviour kind of frightened me, though, as I don't recall her ever thumping so much for no obvious reason (usually she thumped in my old apartment after running below a certain sofa, which I could never really explain too).
She also grunts a lot recently -- even when we take the greenery (which she loves to eat, especially dill) out of the freezer, she would run around and grunt until given the said greenery. I thought that grunting was a sign of annoyance, and so this behaviour is completely baffling to me.
Hope someone can share their experience on this matter. Thank you.
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