Hazel at RabTowers
Warren Scout
Just before Christmas I went to collect a beautiful black mini rex rabbit from a rescue.
I wanted to bond her with my other three and posted a thread here asking for advice, which I got - thanks all.
Unfortunately the bonding didn't really work out, but then I had to stop it as the vet thought the new girl might have the snuffles and told me to isolate her whilst she was treated.
The baytril did not cure her noisy breathing and the vet has now stopped it saying it might just be down to her being overweight - (we are working on this with diet and Excel Lite.)
The problem now is that I am concerned she has very poor vision and may be blind. The vet checked again yesterday and says she thinks she has cataracts and that nothing can really be done.
I think with hindsight this could be one reason why we struggled to bond her, she seemed so nervous, which I put down to her being new etc etc. I am thinking that if she can't see them coming up to her when she suddenly smells or feels thier touch, she is frightened, panics and that reaction comes across to them as aggression - she is NEVER in the least aggressive with us.
i am also worried that she is actually a LOT older than i was lead to believe:?
I am committed to keeping her now of course, but I am sad at her quality of life if she can't see and if she can not be bonded. We really cannot take any more rabbits to bond her into a pair. Poor Ruby - this isn't waht I wanted for her
I wanted to bond her with my other three and posted a thread here asking for advice, which I got - thanks all.
Unfortunately the bonding didn't really work out, but then I had to stop it as the vet thought the new girl might have the snuffles and told me to isolate her whilst she was treated.
The baytril did not cure her noisy breathing and the vet has now stopped it saying it might just be down to her being overweight - (we are working on this with diet and Excel Lite.)
The problem now is that I am concerned she has very poor vision and may be blind. The vet checked again yesterday and says she thinks she has cataracts and that nothing can really be done.
I think with hindsight this could be one reason why we struggled to bond her, she seemed so nervous, which I put down to her being new etc etc. I am thinking that if she can't see them coming up to her when she suddenly smells or feels thier touch, she is frightened, panics and that reaction comes across to them as aggression - she is NEVER in the least aggressive with us.
i am also worried that she is actually a LOT older than i was lead to believe:?
I am committed to keeping her now of course, but I am sad at her quality of life if she can't see and if she can not be bonded. We really cannot take any more rabbits to bond her into a pair. Poor Ruby - this isn't waht I wanted for her