catherine09
Mama Doe
As title really. I am terrified of any of my buns getting poorly as I work full time, and cannot just get time off at short notice to nurse. Last time, when Sweep was poorly, Rhianna very kindly drove over and syringe fed him at lunchtime until I could get home and do another feed, but who knows next time more intensive nursing may be needed and I'd be completely stuck.
When Sweep went to Vets Now, I specifically asked what would happen if he needed to be admitted. They said he could be admitted overnight but that he would have to transfer back to normal vets in the morning, and I would have to do this (drive to emergency vet 10 miles away, drive to my normal vets, drive to work) which just isn't practical.
I have been looking for nearby animal hospitals with linked surgeries, and have found one about a 10 minute drive from me. This would mean if I woke up to a poorly bunny/found a poorly bun at 10pm on Sunday night, I could take them to their own emergency vets service, and if necessary they could be transferred to the animal hospital to be admitted 24/7. It also means that if I found a poorly bun on a work morning, I could take them straight to vets early rather than having to wait til 8:30 when 'daytime' vets open. This seems ideal for me, but I just wondered how everyone else coped. I found it really difficult to find a vet that even did their own out of hours stuff, let alone that was linked to a hospital for admissions!
This is even more important to me also as in 2014 I have plans to (finally!) set up my own boarding facility. I need to be totally comfortable with my vet and how emergencies would operate in a practical sense so that I know exactly the plan of action if a boarder was to ever be poorly.
Just wondered your thoughts/experiences?
When Sweep went to Vets Now, I specifically asked what would happen if he needed to be admitted. They said he could be admitted overnight but that he would have to transfer back to normal vets in the morning, and I would have to do this (drive to emergency vet 10 miles away, drive to my normal vets, drive to work) which just isn't practical.
I have been looking for nearby animal hospitals with linked surgeries, and have found one about a 10 minute drive from me. This would mean if I woke up to a poorly bunny/found a poorly bun at 10pm on Sunday night, I could take them to their own emergency vets service, and if necessary they could be transferred to the animal hospital to be admitted 24/7. It also means that if I found a poorly bun on a work morning, I could take them straight to vets early rather than having to wait til 8:30 when 'daytime' vets open. This seems ideal for me, but I just wondered how everyone else coped. I found it really difficult to find a vet that even did their own out of hours stuff, let alone that was linked to a hospital for admissions!
This is even more important to me also as in 2014 I have plans to (finally!) set up my own boarding facility. I need to be totally comfortable with my vet and how emergencies would operate in a practical sense so that I know exactly the plan of action if a boarder was to ever be poorly.
Just wondered your thoughts/experiences?