Meg and Jas
Young Bun
A few months ago I was determined that I wanted to get a house bunny and was researching websites and reading info etc to find out more and I know a couple of you on here were helping me out by pm'ing me with info and answering my questions
When I started my new job at Easter which was back to being full time again the idea kind of fell by the wayside with everything else that was going on
Anyways today I just wandered into Pets at Home looking for some bits for the cats and they have a couple of pens which are part of their animal adoption scheme and they had the most beautiful rabbit who I thought looked like quite a youngster and really caught my eye
It just so happened a member of staff walked past and I asked about him as there was no info on his pen at all and basically the story is that he's not so much a rescue but one that they bought in at 8 weeks old to be sold but that he'd developed snuffles and had to be quarantined and have vet treatment (so I'm not really sure if he's classed as a rescue or not?!)
He's now about 12 weeks and the vet has cleared him to look for a home but he can't go with other buns as the virus can be passed on. He's had to have daily injections but as a result has been handled lots by humans and is v. friendly. She asked if I'd like a cuddle and to meet him so of course I did and of course I'm now in love
She thought he'd be an ideal house bun as he needs to be kept as a single rabbit due to the virus - which I think he might carry for the rest of his life but I need to research?! We went and spoke to the Companion Care vet to ask if it could be transmitted to cats and basically she's going to find out more as she said although she's never come across it in theory it could be?
He was just so lovely and I literally held him for 10 mins in a busy store and he just snuggled away and didn't try to wriggle or escape so he just seemed lovely
To be honest I reckon he'll be snapped up as he's so friendly and I couldn't make a decision on the spot as Chris is away this weekend (and I think he'll take some persuading) and I wanted to go away and research snuffles and the implications health wise and find out more about cage sizes etc. Rather bizarrely you can't seem to reserve their rescues but have to take them there and then (which I thought a bit odd as surely you won't have the right equipment or have done your research!!!) so I'm sure he'll be gone before I make a decision but my questions are:
a) does anyone know anything about snuffles and if I should be worried about it?
b) am I completely insane find that my journey for cat food has turned into one of potential rabbit ownership!!!!!
c) how can I persuade the other half?
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PS He's a dwarf lop so I think he'll get to about double the size he was today but I'm not really sure about rabbit sizes so again need to research
When I started my new job at Easter which was back to being full time again the idea kind of fell by the wayside with everything else that was going on
Anyways today I just wandered into Pets at Home looking for some bits for the cats and they have a couple of pens which are part of their animal adoption scheme and they had the most beautiful rabbit who I thought looked like quite a youngster and really caught my eye
It just so happened a member of staff walked past and I asked about him as there was no info on his pen at all and basically the story is that he's not so much a rescue but one that they bought in at 8 weeks old to be sold but that he'd developed snuffles and had to be quarantined and have vet treatment (so I'm not really sure if he's classed as a rescue or not?!)
He's now about 12 weeks and the vet has cleared him to look for a home but he can't go with other buns as the virus can be passed on. He's had to have daily injections but as a result has been handled lots by humans and is v. friendly. She asked if I'd like a cuddle and to meet him so of course I did and of course I'm now in love
She thought he'd be an ideal house bun as he needs to be kept as a single rabbit due to the virus - which I think he might carry for the rest of his life but I need to research?! We went and spoke to the Companion Care vet to ask if it could be transmitted to cats and basically she's going to find out more as she said although she's never come across it in theory it could be?
He was just so lovely and I literally held him for 10 mins in a busy store and he just snuggled away and didn't try to wriggle or escape so he just seemed lovely
To be honest I reckon he'll be snapped up as he's so friendly and I couldn't make a decision on the spot as Chris is away this weekend (and I think he'll take some persuading) and I wanted to go away and research snuffles and the implications health wise and find out more about cage sizes etc. Rather bizarrely you can't seem to reserve their rescues but have to take them there and then (which I thought a bit odd as surely you won't have the right equipment or have done your research!!!) so I'm sure he'll be gone before I make a decision but my questions are:
a) does anyone know anything about snuffles and if I should be worried about it?
b) am I completely insane find that my journey for cat food has turned into one of potential rabbit ownership!!!!!
c) how can I persuade the other half?
:thumb:
PS He's a dwarf lop so I think he'll get to about double the size he was today but I'm not really sure about rabbit sizes so again need to research