karen&poppy
Warren Scout
This is such a hard message to write, but I wanted to turn to the forum to ask for some advice.
I posted a few months ago under a different name to avoid identifying a rescue that I was unhappy with, however I wanted to come back to my usual user name to ask for some advice.
My gorgeous REW minilop Poppy passed away last month after never quite recovering from her third dental under GA. She left behind her partner Arthur, a rescue bunny who resembles a nethie cross. I rescued Arthur in April 2011 after Poppy's previous partner passed away. I was told he was a neutered male bunny who was approx. 2 years old.
When Poppy was at the vets for her last dental, I of course took Arthur along. As Arthur had begun to develop which I suspected was a dewlap, I asked the vet to sex him for me and they told me he was a girl and may be younger than what I thought.
I was and still am so disappointed that I potentially could have caused such stress to the rabbits by putting 2 females, 1 being assumedly un-neutuered, together in addition to the fact that I was the owner of an un-neutered female now at risk of uterine cancer etc.
I contacted the rescue asking for some financial assistance towards spaying Arthur (now named Martha) but did not get a response.
Now that Poppy is no longer with us, I am left in such a predicament. I cannot afford to have Martha spayed nor to add another rabbit to the family due to a change in my work circumstances. Martha whilst healthy seems so lonely without Poppy and has lost that spring in her step.
I'm at a loss what to do - I'm assuming that rescue's are still in the same position in that they are over-crowded, but I also can't bare Martha to live potentially a number of years alone. My ideal situation would be knowing somebody with a neutered male who was willing to neuter Martha and provide her with a home.
What would you do in my situation? I can't stress enough about how upset I am having to even ask the question and think about possibly giving Martha up, but I have to prioritise her needs over my feelings.
Many thanks
Karen
(Manchester based)
I posted a few months ago under a different name to avoid identifying a rescue that I was unhappy with, however I wanted to come back to my usual user name to ask for some advice.
My gorgeous REW minilop Poppy passed away last month after never quite recovering from her third dental under GA. She left behind her partner Arthur, a rescue bunny who resembles a nethie cross. I rescued Arthur in April 2011 after Poppy's previous partner passed away. I was told he was a neutered male bunny who was approx. 2 years old.
When Poppy was at the vets for her last dental, I of course took Arthur along. As Arthur had begun to develop which I suspected was a dewlap, I asked the vet to sex him for me and they told me he was a girl and may be younger than what I thought.
I was and still am so disappointed that I potentially could have caused such stress to the rabbits by putting 2 females, 1 being assumedly un-neutuered, together in addition to the fact that I was the owner of an un-neutered female now at risk of uterine cancer etc.
I contacted the rescue asking for some financial assistance towards spaying Arthur (now named Martha) but did not get a response.
Now that Poppy is no longer with us, I am left in such a predicament. I cannot afford to have Martha spayed nor to add another rabbit to the family due to a change in my work circumstances. Martha whilst healthy seems so lonely without Poppy and has lost that spring in her step.
I'm at a loss what to do - I'm assuming that rescue's are still in the same position in that they are over-crowded, but I also can't bare Martha to live potentially a number of years alone. My ideal situation would be knowing somebody with a neutered male who was willing to neuter Martha and provide her with a home.
What would you do in my situation? I can't stress enough about how upset I am having to even ask the question and think about possibly giving Martha up, but I have to prioritise her needs over my feelings.
Many thanks
Karen
(Manchester based)