BB Mommy
Warren Veteran
I haven't posted much about Hopper Haven on here for a while, mainly due to the workload and lack of time, but since 2013 has started off with several awful neglect cases I thought I'd share a few with you.....starting with Fidget
Meet Fidget, a 1 year old female lionheadx with a story to tell………
Fidget was bred by someone who “liked baby rabbits” and who continually bred amongst her 19 rabbits. Fidget was given away at only 4 weeks old – far too early for a kit to leave its mother and litter mates. She was given to a family with young children who thought it was great fun to put her on the trampoline whilst they played on it, and Fidget was bounced around like a rag doll. As if that wasn’t traumatic enough for her, one of the children actually sat on her…..veterinary treatment was never sought….
The owner bought another of her rabbits to us (whose story will follow) who was severely matted – she preferred to hand him to us rather than seek any veterinary treatment. Luckily, during a conversation with the owner we heard about Fidget who was suffering “with a cold” – we asked her to sign the rabbit over to us as she was reluctant to see a vet, and along came Fidget.
On admission Fidget was suffering from pneumonia, seizures, a facial abscess and poor skeletal formation….things looked bleak as she struggled to even breathe……
Over the last three weeks Louise has nursed Fidget through the pneumonia and anorexia, and she looks a very different rabbit today from the poor little scrap that arrived three weeks ago.
She will need a lifetime of care to manage her seizures, improve her body condition by giving her space to exercise (she was kept in a tiny hutch), and to manage the facial abcesses that she will be prone to. Today the vet confirmed that in her short life she has suffered a fractured skull, which has now healed, but has changed the shape of her eye sockets and mouth, and will result in her having dental problems as her back teeth have been forced into the opposite direction.
At Hopper Haven we rely on sponsorship in order to keep doing what we do. If anyone feels able to sponsor Fidget take a look at our sponsorship page www.hopperhaven.org.uk or contact me for info....thanks for reading.
Meet Fidget, a 1 year old female lionheadx with a story to tell………
Fidget was bred by someone who “liked baby rabbits” and who continually bred amongst her 19 rabbits. Fidget was given away at only 4 weeks old – far too early for a kit to leave its mother and litter mates. She was given to a family with young children who thought it was great fun to put her on the trampoline whilst they played on it, and Fidget was bounced around like a rag doll. As if that wasn’t traumatic enough for her, one of the children actually sat on her…..veterinary treatment was never sought….
The owner bought another of her rabbits to us (whose story will follow) who was severely matted – she preferred to hand him to us rather than seek any veterinary treatment. Luckily, during a conversation with the owner we heard about Fidget who was suffering “with a cold” – we asked her to sign the rabbit over to us as she was reluctant to see a vet, and along came Fidget.
On admission Fidget was suffering from pneumonia, seizures, a facial abscess and poor skeletal formation….things looked bleak as she struggled to even breathe……
Over the last three weeks Louise has nursed Fidget through the pneumonia and anorexia, and she looks a very different rabbit today from the poor little scrap that arrived three weeks ago.
She will need a lifetime of care to manage her seizures, improve her body condition by giving her space to exercise (she was kept in a tiny hutch), and to manage the facial abcesses that she will be prone to. Today the vet confirmed that in her short life she has suffered a fractured skull, which has now healed, but has changed the shape of her eye sockets and mouth, and will result in her having dental problems as her back teeth have been forced into the opposite direction.
At Hopper Haven we rely on sponsorship in order to keep doing what we do. If anyone feels able to sponsor Fidget take a look at our sponsorship page www.hopperhaven.org.uk or contact me for info....thanks for reading.
