VikkiVet
Mama Doe
hi, i have a bit of a dilemma. a friend, and vet nurse, has a lovely neutered male 4yo dwarf lop called Bo Jangles. I know she really loves him, but he lives in a 4ft x 18" x 18" hutch with no run attached, tho he does have a 3ft x 4ft run on the grass which he occasionally get to use. He spends most of his days bored and lonely in his hutch, with not enough hay, and is overweight so cant quite groom himself properly (and is too large to be able to do this well in his hutch). myself and her housemates (they are also good friends of mine) have tried hinting that he needs more space, exercise, a diet and a friend, but she's not really interested (esp now she has a new OH). She is buying a house soon with said OH and i've hinted that if she gets a new house so should Bo!
How else do i convince her than he needs a better life? esp as she's a nurse and i'm a student so feel she knows more than me and is more experienced. I dont know her all that well, and dont see her that often, so a really frank conversation would be really difficult. i dont think she'd want to give him up or anything as she really does love him (tho if she did i'd have him in a second coz he's really gorgeous and cuddly!). i just feel so sorry for him.
any advice or tips? i'm sure other people have been in the same situation? thanks
How else do i convince her than he needs a better life? esp as she's a nurse and i'm a student so feel she knows more than me and is more experienced. I dont know her all that well, and dont see her that often, so a really frank conversation would be really difficult. i dont think she'd want to give him up or anything as she really does love him (tho if she did i'd have him in a second coz he's really gorgeous and cuddly!). i just feel so sorry for him.
any advice or tips? i'm sure other people have been in the same situation? thanks