2 days ago I sent my boy bunny rabbit Oliver to his new home at the animal facility because of me being allergic to him. I called yesterday to check on him and the care taker said he is NOT eating. I'm so worried. I'm calling in a day or 2 to find out if he is eating yet. He's hopping around everywhere and drinking his water, but not eating. I hope he will be ok. The care taker said he just needs to settle in.
He is use to a quiet enviornment and there are birds squaking in the next room. I hope he can get use to the noise. He has a really nice place to live with lots of toys and a big room to hop around in every day next door. Bunny and Chinchilla neighbors are all in the same room with him and cows are in the back yard.
My girl bunny Bazoo keeps looking over at Oliver's empty cage. She keeps staring at it like if she stares at it long enough, then Oliver will suddenly appear. She has the saddest little look on her face. I set Oliver's cage up as Bazoo's extra play area with toys and a bath tub mat on the cage floor so she doesn't slip and fall down. I'm keeping both cage doors open sop she can hop in and out of there anytime she is out of her play pen.
I don't know what to do about Bazoo being so sad.
What do I do?
bunny,
i think it is adorable you are worried about your bunny--i sooo do ..but HOW ARE YOU DOING???? how have you been feeling???
i honestly think it is amazing you are very sensitive with animals, that shows how wonderful you are...now take that love and compassion you have for your bunny and turn it inside for YOU...
im sorry about you bunny --i am but you had to do what is best for you. ... i know it is hard...i know...
love
maureen
Hey Bunny,
I am so sorry you had to give oliver to a different home, but you did the right thing and bazoo will take time, but will adjust.
I think you are mourning a little through bazoo, and worrying about him. but sweetie how are you coping, i do understand how much oliver meant to you, just having him around.
Animals are wonderful loving creatures...and you are suffering a loss...I am so sorry hun.
Love to you
Moongal x
Awww Bunny, you did the right thing. Oliver will just take some time to adjust. Animals are very resiliant, you will see :)
As for Bazoo, have you decided to keep her or did you decide to spend the month then let her go as well?
maureen, I haven't been doing well. Binging constantly, every day and night. I'm so stuffed right now. I don't want to be this way with food. I wish I loved me as much as my bunnies. But I will try to turn love inward for myself like you said. I am feeling very sad and disappointed.
moongal, I don't seem to be able to cope any other way but with food. I don't know what to do about it. Nothing else seems to work, but food ends up not working at all.
I decided to give it a month. If the sensitivity I have with her fur is tolerable for me, then I'm keeping her. Isn't she cute with her little Santa Clause hat?
So how have all of you been. I haven't been able to be on much.
Sorry Lilac I forgot to type your name next to the 2nd last paragraph in my reply #4.
Hey Bunny,
Yes she is adorable with her little hat, all ready for Santa.
And bunny don't beat yourself about coping with food, and when you are ready you will start to cope just by feeling those emotions and letting them out, and it will be hard, but that's what we are here for...ok hun:)
I do hope you can keep bazoo.
Let us know how you are
Love to you
Moongal x
moongal, Looks like I will be keeping Bazoo. I just can't part from her. She wouldn't do well living in a cage, even though it is a very large cage at the facility. She is use to her own room and her may things. She would be so sad. I can't do that to her. Oliver is adjusting well. He is eating good now. He wasn't eating at first, but he did start eating a couple days later. He hops all around the facility and he gets lots of attention. I know Bazoo would not adjust well, so I'm keeping her. I'm vaccuming more often and making sure I use the lint roller on her after I brush her fur. I got the most expensive lint rollers. Those work well. I haven't been picking her up very often so my arms do not break out as much. But we are doing well.
Been binging every night. I can't seem to get a grip. I don't even want to binge but for some reason I am forcing myself to. I can't stop doing it. Everyday I promise myself that today will be different and it never is.
Im glad you found a way to keep Bazoo Bunny, I know how important that was to you. Perhaps your recent bingeing is more emotional eating?
Hey Bunny,
I am absolutely delighted you get to keep bazoo, I love that photo, she looks so set for santa :)
As for the binging, the important thing is you don't beat yourself up about it. Try and allow your body to calm and ask it what are you really feeling try and go into it deeply.
You may cry, without even knowing why you are crying, but you will get to the bottom of this. And it is really worth it. So be gentle with yourself, but tell yourself that you deserve to find out what's going on in your body, heart and soul...and just try to feel the feelings instead of trying to block them.
I am here for you hun
Moongal x
hey bunny,
i'm so happy you can keep bazoo. i'm gonna have to leave my doggy and bunny behind for a few months and i just dont know how to deal with it. they are what keeps me going, they are the only ones that make smile. but i guess inpatient comes first right now.
i know how you feel about the eating bit. i too feel like im just forcing myself to b/p, that i dont even want to but i simply have to. it feels awful. but in a way i see it as some progress cause i used to kind of enjoy it before. maybe it means we really have enough of this??? i hope so.
hugs to you and bazoo!!
Oh man, I didnt even think about leaving my little man when inpatient crossed my mind....my little dog is gonna be so lost when I leave..that makes me sad :/
sorry gina, that wasnt my intention.
who would look after him?
my hubby will stay here with them, but i'm still worried as he hardly takes Buster out. And Droopey (bunny) is already so old... it's scary.
Oh, due to my ED issues i live with my parents again at the moment, they would look after him.
im sure they'll take good care of him. and he'd be even happier to see you when you come back :-)