Hello everyone. A lot has been going on at my house, causing a lot of stress for my boyfriend and me. Someone is supposed to be moving in and there are a lot of bad things about it that I won’t talk about, but our bunny has been affected too. He has had to move into another room because of this and I know it has caused him stress too. We haven’t been able to let him out to play for a week because we’ve been extremely busy and trying to figure everything out.
The room he has to be in is not set up for him to run around in and I don’t think he’d feel safe because he lived in the same room since he was a baby. Hopefully we will get this figured out soon. I am going to let him out to play tomorrow in a safer place and hope he doesn’t get too scared. He’s always been pretty relaxed and besides not liking being held, is really friendly and sweet. He has been acting a little weird though as to be expected from being moved into a new place. He has been hiding in his box and he never did that before.
The past couple of days he seems to have been settling down and has still been eating normally and getting excited over treats and carrots. We are spending as much time with him as possible. He is acting normal now for the most part.
The thing I am most concerned about at the moment is something I just noticed a few minutes ago. Both of his eyes seem to have a little discharge. His eyes don’t look red, but there is a little bit of noticeable wetness in the corners. I read a little bit about possible causes and it looks like I might have to take him to the vet. Do any of you have any experience with this? I am going to call the vet tomorrow and tell them about it. The best vet clinic I know of that specializes in rabbits is a 45 minute to an hour drive away. It is where I took him to be neutered. There is a closer vet I brought him to before, but they aren’t as knowledgeable. I might call there first so I won’t have to make him sit in the car for a long time. He never seemed to mind car rides, but I want to avoid it as much as possible if I can. Could stress have something to do with this? Is there anything I should do in the meantime? Like I said, his eyes don’t look red or infected, but I don’t know for sure.
Edit: I just thought of something else. The person who is supposed to move in has extreme OCD and sprayed Lysol all over the house upstairs… (This whole situation is crazy!!) We kept our bunny in a (Lysol-free) room downstairs with the door closed and aired it out (there is a big sliding door in the room leading outside so we opened it and left the screen door closed for fresh air). The room was far away from the “cleaning”. I remember the vet telling me not to use scented things around him (because his blood tests showed he could be allergic?) and the smell of Lysol was so strong that even we couldn’t stand it! This is terrible. I don’t know if that could have affected him at all since the room was blocked off from everything. It still makes me worry.
His cage has also been fairly close to an air conditioner vent. I blocked it off to make sure it isn’t blowing directly towards him. It’s still been pretty hot here so I know he wasn’t freezing or anything. He also has shelter from his box.
I’m also concerned that dust could have gotten in his eyes somehow. Maybe that could have irritated them a little.
I just want the best for him especially during this whole mess.
Any advice is appreciated!
Thank you!!