Bunny Boo.
Warren Scout
Ok, so I will try and turn a very long story into a reasonably short one!
I decided that My may needs a companion, So after weeks of discussions with my other half I decided that i would like to get a conti buck as they are one of my favourite breeds, I purchased a new set up for him as I want to get him neutered before i try and bonded them. So already to go! Off i go yesterday to a breeder that i did research on really liked the bunny that he had left (only saw pictures), all the other kits had been sold. He is 4 months old which is great as i wanted an older baby as May is nearly 8 Months now . Arrived at his house, received a very warm welcome, lots of rabbits to been seen, then i spot him!! He got him out of his SMALL run carried him over to the grass and put him down, my face dropped, my big conti boy looked awful! he says to me I'm not sure if he's lazy or not well!!!!!
He said he has always been a very laid back boy so he couldn't tell if he was ill or just his way!!! He looked very ill. Ive not seen a rabbit look so thin, he is emaciated ( i can count all his ribs and feel all his spine right down to his hips). His coat is rotten, his bum dirty and he had a funny smell. At this point I'm ready to cry. He then proceeds to tell me that he's not bothered if i take him as he will keep him and breed from him!!:evil: This rabbit can barely move. He says i can take him and not pay anything for him and if he dies then i can go back and he will sort me out with something else but if in a few days he looks better then i can forward on a cheque. At this point my head is telling me to leave but my heart didn't. So the heart won!!! I scoped him up put him in my carrier drove him home, settled him in at home and watched him like a hawk for the next 12 hrs and decided first thing this morning to take him straight to my emergency vet. That is where he is now! Waiting for a call to tell me how he is, the vet was shocked at how thin he is, She said his stomach felt doughy which is good although on listening very little movement, his teeth will need attention by the looks of things because he hasn't been eating properly for a while, will sort this when he is better. His temperature was sky high, she did it twice as she didn't believe it the first time!:shock: So as it stands he has an infection, not sure how long he has had it, some time i think, this would explain the lethargic manner he has and the lack of interest in food, i told them to keep him in give him what ever he needs. I've fallen in love with him already! The breeder would not have taken him to the vets, otherwise he would have done so already, he would have left him to get on with it! He already informed me on my way out the door that he hadn't vaccinated him, infact he hadn't vaccinated any of his rabbits as this would be far to exspensive!!! This is not how i imagined my weekend was going to be I am gratefully in the fact that i found him and i will do my best for him, he is so sweet and if i can get him better he will be a stunner. We have named him Custard. So everyone please cross your fingers for him.
I decided that My may needs a companion, So after weeks of discussions with my other half I decided that i would like to get a conti buck as they are one of my favourite breeds, I purchased a new set up for him as I want to get him neutered before i try and bonded them. So already to go! Off i go yesterday to a breeder that i did research on really liked the bunny that he had left (only saw pictures), all the other kits had been sold. He is 4 months old which is great as i wanted an older baby as May is nearly 8 Months now . Arrived at his house, received a very warm welcome, lots of rabbits to been seen, then i spot him!! He got him out of his SMALL run carried him over to the grass and put him down, my face dropped, my big conti boy looked awful! he says to me I'm not sure if he's lazy or not well!!!!!
He said he has always been a very laid back boy so he couldn't tell if he was ill or just his way!!! He looked very ill. Ive not seen a rabbit look so thin, he is emaciated ( i can count all his ribs and feel all his spine right down to his hips). His coat is rotten, his bum dirty and he had a funny smell. At this point I'm ready to cry. He then proceeds to tell me that he's not bothered if i take him as he will keep him and breed from him!!:evil: This rabbit can barely move. He says i can take him and not pay anything for him and if he dies then i can go back and he will sort me out with something else but if in a few days he looks better then i can forward on a cheque. At this point my head is telling me to leave but my heart didn't. So the heart won!!! I scoped him up put him in my carrier drove him home, settled him in at home and watched him like a hawk for the next 12 hrs and decided first thing this morning to take him straight to my emergency vet. That is where he is now! Waiting for a call to tell me how he is, the vet was shocked at how thin he is, She said his stomach felt doughy which is good although on listening very little movement, his teeth will need attention by the looks of things because he hasn't been eating properly for a while, will sort this when he is better. His temperature was sky high, she did it twice as she didn't believe it the first time!:shock: So as it stands he has an infection, not sure how long he has had it, some time i think, this would explain the lethargic manner he has and the lack of interest in food, i told them to keep him in give him what ever he needs. I've fallen in love with him already! The breeder would not have taken him to the vets, otherwise he would have done so already, he would have left him to get on with it! He already informed me on my way out the door that he hadn't vaccinated him, infact he hadn't vaccinated any of his rabbits as this would be far to exspensive!!! This is not how i imagined my weekend was going to be I am gratefully in the fact that i found him and i will do my best for him, he is so sweet and if i can get him better he will be a stunner. We have named him Custard. So everyone please cross your fingers for him.
