I went to see a german lop that was advertised for sale at the weekend.
The woman told me he had been dumped on a friend of hers (whom breeds rabbits) doorstep sometime last year. Apparently, he was skin and bone and close to death. The lady who has him now also breeds rabbits on a small scale.
I picked him up and he was extremely light and I could feel his spine. His chin was very wet which prompted me to suspect tooth problems. I said to the woman he's got a very wet chin and that it could be an indication of tooth problems but she said he had already had his teeth checked by a vet and they were fine. I mentioned again about the chin as it was wet and matted and she said it was where he had been drinking from a water bottle and rolling in the mud. He also stank of urine. So much so that when I left my clothes stank aswell where I'd picked him up. I asked her where he was living and she just pointed and said oh, he lives in a hutch behind the shed over there.
I told her I would have a think about it, but of course me being me I've been thinking about the poor little bun. I don't want to take on a bunny with tooth problems as it's an expense I can't really afford at the moment but on the other hand I'm worried that if he does have tooth problems and he's left he will be suffering. Also why would a rabbit smell so badly of urine.
I did think about asking the woman if she would mind if I took the rabbit to be checked over by my vet but I'm not sure if she would let me do that or take offense so I don't know what to do.
Nicky x x x
The woman told me he had been dumped on a friend of hers (whom breeds rabbits) doorstep sometime last year. Apparently, he was skin and bone and close to death. The lady who has him now also breeds rabbits on a small scale.
I picked him up and he was extremely light and I could feel his spine. His chin was very wet which prompted me to suspect tooth problems. I said to the woman he's got a very wet chin and that it could be an indication of tooth problems but she said he had already had his teeth checked by a vet and they were fine. I mentioned again about the chin as it was wet and matted and she said it was where he had been drinking from a water bottle and rolling in the mud. He also stank of urine. So much so that when I left my clothes stank aswell where I'd picked him up. I asked her where he was living and she just pointed and said oh, he lives in a hutch behind the shed over there.
I told her I would have a think about it, but of course me being me I've been thinking about the poor little bun. I don't want to take on a bunny with tooth problems as it's an expense I can't really afford at the moment but on the other hand I'm worried that if he does have tooth problems and he's left he will be suffering. Also why would a rabbit smell so badly of urine.
I did think about asking the woman if she would mind if I took the rabbit to be checked over by my vet but I'm not sure if she would let me do that or take offense so I don't know what to do.
Nicky x x x