I've made a rather sad discovery today. Chumly seems to be blind, or at least almost blind.
I've been noticing some strange behavior since we got him several months ago, but it was mostly just little things. Now, especially in the last 2 months or so, those behaviors have gotten worse.
He has trouble finding his food bowl unless I set it down right in front of him.
When we brought him downstairs (he lives in my bedroom) to try to make friends with Chili, he would constantly stay by the walls, and he was just really scared of all of his surroundings.
He will also never walk through open doorways.
Today, when I gave him his morning vegetables, he looked at the bowl, but he didn't see it. He followed me instead. As I said, he's always had trouble finding his bowl. But it had never been that bad. That's when I realized there might be something wrong with his vision. So, I picked him up and waved my hand in front of his eyes. He didn't blink at all.
I looked up how to tell if a rabbit is blind, and all the things he's been doing fit with the symptoms. I also read that walking slower, which he does, is a sign. He also touches everything with his nose, which blind rabbits do too.
It makes me really sad that he can't see anymore. But he seems to be managing okay. I just have to be more conscious about what I do around him. I'm also going to be keeping him as a single bunny, because I think moving downstairs and being with Chili, who is very energetic and crazy, will be too much for him.
