Hi guys,
I went to the vets this morning to get the rabbit I just got neutered, and took my guinea pigs to be treated for mites.
As Ive mentioned in another post I have 3 rabbits. I also have 4 female guinea pigs living together and a pair of males.
When I was at the vet's, the nurse who checked us in was really snide with me, saying 'I thought one rabbit would be enough' and shooting me lots of disapproving looks. The vet then came in and was nicer but asked if I would make appointments earlier (which we should have been told on the phone when we made the appointment in my opinion, but there you go). we often have to make appointments on the night for the next day, as I get my rota one week at a time, and we don't know when we will need to go into university.
The vet was really nice after this, but the nurse continued to be snide and disapproving, and the receptionist was like this as well. I got the feeling they weren't rabbit/piggie fans, and annoyed we hadn't given them much notice, but my partner said they thought we had too many animals (an opinion he shares, the rabbits/piggies are very much mine).
As the vet is obviously aware, the animals get all the treatment they need, and the rabbits are all neutered. Another vet I saw a week or so ago commented on how well looked after they are and how rare this is to see in rabbits.
The vets have no idea about my set up but I'll tell you anyway - the 4 guineas live in a run and the 2 guineas in a large cage, and I swap them over so that everyone is getting enough exercise. The rabbits are all living separately but will be bonded once everyone has recovered from being neutered. I feed pellets and hay on a morning, and veg on an afternoon. Everyone gets cleaned out once/twice a week depending on how messy they are looking, and soiled bedding is removed every day. I handle them all often, although I have to admit the rabbits get a bit more attention than the piggies. I ordered the largest run I could find two days ago and waiting for it to arrive now.
Does this sound like I have too many animals? Or do you think the nurse/receptionist were just not massive rabbit fans/annoyed at our late booking? Please be honest. And if you do think I have too many, what would you recommend that I do?
I went to the vets this morning to get the rabbit I just got neutered, and took my guinea pigs to be treated for mites.
As Ive mentioned in another post I have 3 rabbits. I also have 4 female guinea pigs living together and a pair of males.
When I was at the vet's, the nurse who checked us in was really snide with me, saying 'I thought one rabbit would be enough' and shooting me lots of disapproving looks. The vet then came in and was nicer but asked if I would make appointments earlier (which we should have been told on the phone when we made the appointment in my opinion, but there you go). we often have to make appointments on the night for the next day, as I get my rota one week at a time, and we don't know when we will need to go into university.
The vet was really nice after this, but the nurse continued to be snide and disapproving, and the receptionist was like this as well. I got the feeling they weren't rabbit/piggie fans, and annoyed we hadn't given them much notice, but my partner said they thought we had too many animals (an opinion he shares, the rabbits/piggies are very much mine).
As the vet is obviously aware, the animals get all the treatment they need, and the rabbits are all neutered. Another vet I saw a week or so ago commented on how well looked after they are and how rare this is to see in rabbits.
The vets have no idea about my set up but I'll tell you anyway - the 4 guineas live in a run and the 2 guineas in a large cage, and I swap them over so that everyone is getting enough exercise. The rabbits are all living separately but will be bonded once everyone has recovered from being neutered. I feed pellets and hay on a morning, and veg on an afternoon. Everyone gets cleaned out once/twice a week depending on how messy they are looking, and soiled bedding is removed every day. I handle them all often, although I have to admit the rabbits get a bit more attention than the piggies. I ordered the largest run I could find two days ago and waiting for it to arrive now.
Does this sound like I have too many animals? Or do you think the nurse/receptionist were just not massive rabbit fans/annoyed at our late booking? Please be honest. And if you do think I have too many, what would you recommend that I do?