Kittycat
Young Bun
I'm asking because so many of them just don't seem to know the basics, and it amazes me that they are allowed to practice with the deficit of knowledge some seem to have. :roll:
I've just been to my used-to-be-brilliant vets and got the new guy. Was told he was experienced with bunnies, so was full of hope that he might be a good replacement for my wonderful rabbit savvy vet who retired recently.
The appointment was for Bella who had produced smaller than normal poo (utterly unheard of from my golden nugget girl!) overnight, and who looked a little hunched.
He tried. He really did.
The alarm bells started ringing when he started prescribing zantac for her tum before even looking in her mouth! Was taken aback when I suggested that it might be teeth...:roll:
That was bad enough, but when I told him I'd be back if her poos get any smaller/dont return to normal size, he said not to worry about that because " rabbits do smaller pellets anyway, and eat them".
My daughter and I both looked at him incredulously and chorused "those aren't cecotropes!"
Dear God. A vet who cannot tell the difference between a small hard pellet and a cecotrope. How on earth does that happen?
Another one for my "Never again" List.
I've just been to my used-to-be-brilliant vets and got the new guy. Was told he was experienced with bunnies, so was full of hope that he might be a good replacement for my wonderful rabbit savvy vet who retired recently.
The appointment was for Bella who had produced smaller than normal poo (utterly unheard of from my golden nugget girl!) overnight, and who looked a little hunched.
He tried. He really did.
The alarm bells started ringing when he started prescribing zantac for her tum before even looking in her mouth! Was taken aback when I suggested that it might be teeth...:roll:
That was bad enough, but when I told him I'd be back if her poos get any smaller/dont return to normal size, he said not to worry about that because " rabbits do smaller pellets anyway, and eat them".
My daughter and I both looked at him incredulously and chorused "those aren't cecotropes!"
Dear God. A vet who cannot tell the difference between a small hard pellet and a cecotrope. How on earth does that happen?
Another one for my "Never again" List.