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cost of clipping fur

honey

Alpha Buck
does anyone know roughly how much a vet would charge to clip an extremely matted long haired rabbit and would it need to be done under anaesthetic?
 
thanks for replying :) i think this particular rabbit would need to go under it is in a shocking state. the people concerned told me their vets quote and i thought maybe it was excessive but seems not. the problem is they won't pay it :cry:
 
Unfortunately you pay for the time they are under and cutting a coat would be very time consuming.

It is possible to do it by hand if you know what you are doing. Fuzzy was matted solid when he arrived and it took me 5 days to get it all off but at least it avoided a GA :)
 
i'm trying to help them, managed to get quite a bit off yesterday and have left them brushing and snipping what becomes free then will help them again in a few days-it is completely matted and apparently has been like this for over a year :cry:. if they do not help me help them i feel my only option will be to report them. i would have liked to have taken it to my vets and paid to have it done but have my own bunnies to think of and it would take a big chunk out of my own bunny fund
 
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