OK sounds a bit more dramatic than it actually is but basically .......OH's dad has had a heart attack, he's in his 70's, has prostate cancer also and lost his partner of 30 years in March so really he's in a bit of a state and the heart attack (apparently a silent one !?!?) has left him very unsteady on his feet and quite confused (they're hoping it wont be permanent but only time will tell).
He may be coming to stay with us next week as none of the other relatives have any spare room at the inn!
If he does come to live with us for a while, there's no way I can have the bunnies in their current set up as he just won't be able to cope. (just in case you don't know they've just been brought indoors for the winter and are currently living in our smallest spare room with the run of the landing).
He's really really unsteady on his feet and having two rabbits bombing up and down the landing will just be too much for him. Also, with him being confused I don't want to leave him with them all day as anything could happen (he could leave a door open, accidentally stand on them, have a fall if they're round his feet etc etc).
So, if he does come to stay (we should know for def in the next couple of days) it looks like my ickle sweetie pies will have to go back outside again!! :shock:
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The room they've been staying in is the coldest in the house and we've also had the window open and the heating off in there so luckily they haven't started moulting yet and still have their full winter coats.
However, they're having their mixy jab on Saturday and I was a bit worried about putting them back outside immediately afterwards just in case it makes them feel a bit off colour.
So, if needs must .....am I best to put them back out now so they get used to the cold again before Sat and just put them straight out again after their jab??
Put them out now but keep them in for a few hours on Sat after their jab??
Or wait til Monday to put them out so they can recover indoors for a day or so after the jab??
If I wait til Monday to put them out, it gives us time to weatherproof the aviary a bit better, get some tarp secured up, some perspex on the hutch, carpet lining the hutch floor & walls etc etc .... but in the meantime do I let them out for an hour or so each day so they don't get too used to the warmth of the house (cos even though its the coldest room, its warmer than being outside)!
I'm absolutely gutted that I may have to put them back outside, especially as they're just warming to me a bit (no pun intended there)...... but I can't risk my Father in Law having a fall or something (if they're jumping round his legs) and I don't want to confine them to just the bedroom (8ft x 7ft) when they've been used to their 15ft x 6ft aviary until just recently!
Sorry for the long ramble but my heads a bit mashed thinking about it all ....I don't know what to do for the best!!
Any advice??
Jo x
He may be coming to stay with us next week as none of the other relatives have any spare room at the inn!
If he does come to live with us for a while, there's no way I can have the bunnies in their current set up as he just won't be able to cope. (just in case you don't know they've just been brought indoors for the winter and are currently living in our smallest spare room with the run of the landing).
He's really really unsteady on his feet and having two rabbits bombing up and down the landing will just be too much for him. Also, with him being confused I don't want to leave him with them all day as anything could happen (he could leave a door open, accidentally stand on them, have a fall if they're round his feet etc etc).
So, if he does come to stay (we should know for def in the next couple of days) it looks like my ickle sweetie pies will have to go back outside again!! :shock:
:shock: The room they've been staying in is the coldest in the house and we've also had the window open and the heating off in there so luckily they haven't started moulting yet and still have their full winter coats.
However, they're having their mixy jab on Saturday and I was a bit worried about putting them back outside immediately afterwards just in case it makes them feel a bit off colour.
So, if needs must .....am I best to put them back out now so they get used to the cold again before Sat and just put them straight out again after their jab??
Put them out now but keep them in for a few hours on Sat after their jab??
Or wait til Monday to put them out so they can recover indoors for a day or so after the jab??
If I wait til Monday to put them out, it gives us time to weatherproof the aviary a bit better, get some tarp secured up, some perspex on the hutch, carpet lining the hutch floor & walls etc etc .... but in the meantime do I let them out for an hour or so each day so they don't get too used to the warmth of the house (cos even though its the coldest room, its warmer than being outside)!
I'm absolutely gutted that I may have to put them back outside, especially as they're just warming to me a bit (no pun intended there)...... but I can't risk my Father in Law having a fall or something (if they're jumping round his legs) and I don't want to confine them to just the bedroom (8ft x 7ft) when they've been used to their 15ft x 6ft aviary until just recently!
Sorry for the long ramble but my heads a bit mashed thinking about it all ....I don't know what to do for the best!!
Any advice??
Jo x
