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Is it ok to register buns at another vets? Whats ur vets like?Anyone use inglis?

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My other half took our buns to get their first ever dose of vaccines today. He came back and said he doesnt like the vet that much. I sort of had the same feel last week when there. Posters and stock for sale in waiting area were only for cats and dogs, nothing for buns. I was expecting to see science selective etc everyone talks about on forums. Is this the norm? I sort of get the feel that they dont think much of buns. Vet not very friendly, you just get a feel for a person and we aren't feeling her. Get the feeling(without a long story of she said this,blah blah blah..)that they dont rate buns that highly, more cat and dog interested. So im thinking, once they have had there next set of jags in 2 weeks time should i look else where for booking in their spays, and is this ok? Do i have to tell them im registering elsewhere? I'm thinking of registering at Inglis vets in dunfermline, further away but looks better, anyone go to them? Also how does it work for further vaccines as new place do the 2 in 1 jag, and im on the old style seperate jags. I'm a bun newbie so i absorb lots of advice;) Could others tell me what their vets are like regarding bunnies? Thanks in advance x
 
It's very important to have a vet who knows what they're doing with rabbits. I would definitely change vets. :wave:
Especially if you get them spayed you need to talk to the vet and make sure they know what they're doing. Grim is registered at 3 different vets. I went to one, the rabbit specialist vet left so I moved to another, both the good rabbit vets there left so I followed one to her new practice.

There's a sticky here (in the health section) that has a list of questions to ask vets to see how rabbit savvy they are.

If you have the vaccination books just keep hold of those as they'll have the dates in or just write down when they had them. They should be able to have the combined one next time which will probably be in six months as the myxi is given every six months, but that one will last for a year. It's also something to talk to the new vet about.
 
My girls are registered at 2 different vets :wave: One spayed them, and will be used for any ops, as I don't trust my other vet to do operations. The other vet, I will let him do vaccines/routine stuff as he is closer.
 
Thanks very much for the replies. :thumb: Will go ahead and discuss spay with other vet then and register them there. x
 
Unfortunately most vets are more geared towards cats and dogs because those are the animals they will see the most, and the ones that owners will happily spend more on. Unfortunately a lot of irresponsible owners do not want to pay for vet treatment, vaccinations etc for their small animals. It can be hard to find a good rabbit vet.

If your buns have been ill etc you need to get your previous vet to forward the rabbits' notes to the new vet. If your rabbits are insured I'd do it too.

It sounds like your vet didnt care that much about rabbits and so perhaps it is best moving, but remember that a likeable vet with a good bedside manner may not be the same thing as a good vet and vice versa. The nicest vet at my practice doesnt know much at all about rabbits, whereas the vet that has borderline accused me of not looking after the rabbits properly is the best vet there, so I try to see him when I go. So when you go to investigate vets, ask lots of questions and make sure you are aware of why you are liking or not liking them.

Dont be afraid to ask them questions that you know the answers to, to suss them out. Ask them all about vaccinations, neutering, and what the best diet is, and see if their answers match up with what you know is right. Also ask them about common problems you may be worried about, like EC, snuffles and dental problems.

Also, I'd check the new vet out by going for a checkup or vaccs or nail clipping or something else small so you can investigate them, before switching, as just because one is bad doesnt mean the other will be good.
 
My vets seem rather bunny savvy as they were very informative when my girls had their spays and were very knowledgeable about the whys and wherefores about the problems that a spay can cause.

There are a few bunny posters up on the walls in the waiting rooms as well.

It was our vet who said that rabbits are the third most popular pet, with dogs and cats joint first.

I can't see a problem in you changing vets; I don't see how they would find out if you simply stopped going to them (and just went elsewhere instead).

Go with your gut feeling :)
 
We use Baildon vets and they seem to be good with bunnies. They told us they do male neutering twice a week and spaying at least once a week. They have been great with Pebble and when we had our other buns they were great with them as well. They were even recommend to us buy the bunny breeder we got Pebble and Flint from. They told us they won't spay Pebble yet as she is still a bit on the skinny side. :D:D

I would change vets personally, would want to make sure they know what there doing with the bunnies. :)
 
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