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Any questions for first time at vets?

xSmeffy123x

xSmeffy123x

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Hiya everyone,
i am taking my two 11 week old babies Polly and Matilda to the vets for a first check up this week. Are there any particular questions i need to be asking? I am taking them for their VHD and Myx jabs spread over two weeks

any advice will be appreciated, thank you!
 
Are you planning on getting them neutered eventually? If so I would ask your vet at what age they would be willing to do this, cost, how confident they are etc

Maybe ask about their out of hours facilities so that you know what happens in an emergency
 
A very useful thread - I need to know this information as well so I'll keep my eye on this! Are you going to a regular vet or an exotic one? There isn't much choice in my area so I'm going to have to go to a regular one I think
 
I'd also ask about their policy with big unexpected bills - how soon you are expected to pay them etc.
It's always good to know what happens if treatment goes high. if it got into the thousands I would struggle with a vet that expected it that day there and then lol

(although if you have that sort of money or insurance, that isn't an issue :))
 
yeah i will be going to my local one who had looked after all my pets over the years but yeah this is the first time i personally have owned rabbits since i was really young so yeh keep an eye out! share the knowledge.
i will definately ask the vet to make sure of their sexes as pet centres are notorious for getting it wrong.
:)
 
xx-snowball-xx said:
I'd also ask about their policy with big unexpected bills - how soon you are expected to pay them etc.
It's always good to know what happens if treatment goes high. if it got into the thousands I would struggle with a vet that expected it that day there and then lol

(although if you have that sort of money or insurance, that isn't an issue :))
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Yeh that is true, i did consider getting rabbit insurance because you never know, extortionate prices sometimes eh...
i have had other pets go previously and they have allowed to deffer payment before
Thanks though that is always worthwhile asking about
 
Hi :wave:

There are some questions on the link below designed to check your vet's knowledge of, and experience of, treating rabbits.

http://www.mybunny.org/info/vet_questionnaire.htm



Not suggesting that your vet is incompetent, it's jsut nice to check these things sometimes - there are some practices out there who are great with commoner pets but not so good with rabbits - they are classed as "exotic" pets and need very different treatment to cats and dogs.
 
clutterydrawer said:
Hi :wave:

There are some questions on the link below designed to check your vet's knowledge of, and experience of, treating rabbits.

http://www.mybunny.org/info/vet_questionnaire.htm



Not suggesting that your vet is incompetent, it's jsut nice to check these things sometimes - there are some practices out there who are great with commoner pets but not so good with rabbits - they are classed as "exotic" pets and need very different treatment to cats and dogs.
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that is true i will ask them questions :) thanks
 
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