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Disappointing vet visit

Clarekg

Clarekg

Young Bun
So today was Acorns first trip to the vet, I am so disappointed the receptionist was really nice but that's where it ends. I am not going to name and shame but I felt like we were on a conveyor belt we were called in and I gave the vet a brief history. I asked for her nails to be cut and a general check up was she the correct weight could they do anything with her little eye (scar tissue) and should I have her spayed. The vet said she would take her to one of her to one of her colleagues who was better at handling rabbits, wildlife and rushed off saying you can either wait here or sit in the waiting room. We sat and waited in the waiting room I just assumed I would be able to stay with my pet whilst she was being seen and maybe ask a few more questions. When the vet returned she swept into the waiting room gave me the carrier and said that they couldn't do anything with her eye as it would just scar up again and that as there was some sound on her chest she must have scarring on her lungs due to the myxomatosis so she wouldn't advise spaying as the anaesthetic could be dangerous. I asked if she thought I could still try and bond her with a neutered male she said she thought not turned on her heels and went. I never did get any information about her weight and I also wanted to ask if she would now be immune to myxomatosis or should I still get her immunised against this or anything else rabbits can catch. I left with the impression that the vet thought Acorn was a wild rabbit that should have been pts from the start and that all of this was just ridiculous, how could i possibly be attached to this vermin and treat it as a pet. Well I am and I do, she doesn't know how tame she is, she comes running over for fuss purrs and binky's, she eats like a horse and is happy and relaxed. But now I can't help doubting myself am I being cruel, should I have put her to sleep....?
 
Clarekg said:
So today was Acorns first trip to the vet, I am so disappointed the receptionist was really nice but that's where it ends. I am not going to name and shame but I felt like we were on a conveyor belt we were called in and I gave the vet a brief history. I asked for her nails to be cut and a general check up was she the correct weight could they do anything with her little eye (scar tissue) and should I have her spayed. The vet said she would take her to one of her to one of her colleagues who was better at handling rabbits, wildlife and rushed off saying you can either wait here or sit in the waiting room. We sat and waited in the waiting room I just assumed I would be able to stay with my pet whilst she was being seen and maybe ask a few more questions. When the vet returned she swept into the waiting room gave me the carrier and said that they couldn't do anything with her eye as it would just scar up again and that as there was some sound on her chest she must have scarring on her lungs due to the myxomatosis so she wouldn't advise spaying as the anaesthetic could be dangerous. I asked if she thought I could still try and bond her with a neutered male she said she thought not turned on her heels and went. I never did get any information about her weight and I also wanted to ask if she would now be immune to myxomatosis or should I still get her immunised against this or anything else rabbits can catch. I left with the impression that the vet thought Acorn was a wild rabbit that should have been pts from the start and that all of this was just ridiculous, how could i possibly be attached to this vermin and treat it as a pet. Well I am and I do, she doesn't know how tame she is, she comes running over for fuss purrs and binky's, she eats like a horse and is happy and relaxed. But now I can't help doubting myself am I being cruel, should I have put her to sleep....?
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How dreadful :shock:

I would do some research and go to another vet. They're not all like that.
 
That is appalling!!! We have wildies (from orphans hand reared) and they are treated by our vet with just as much care as any domestic - if not more because they are so very precious.

She does need vaccinating as she will not be immune to myxi for more than a couple of months after having it - and also she needs the vaccine as it has VHD1 as part of the vaccine.

She can be spayed and tbh I would try another vet looking at her eye and chest.

They may also want to take bloods before giving her a GA for spaying as myxi can harm internal organs making GA riskier. In fact I would request it if I were you.

Please post another thread asking for a good vet near to where you are!

Actually I see you are in Northants - there is a good rabbit vet apparently at the Cat and Rabbt vets (called Simon) I ave never been there but friends have - or if you are the east/south side of northants I can highly recommend my own vets - Cambridge Vet Group - on the south west side of Cambridge so come in off the A14/M11 - ask for Iain Cope and specify she is a wildie. He is a trained exotics/rabbit vet who sees wildlife as well. He sees our wildies.
 
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Omi said:
How dreadful :shock:

I would do some research and go to another vet. They're not all like that.
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Thanks I am feeling like I can't face another vet at the moment but I know I must find her a good vet that I can trust, she was so stressed out afterwards she was shaking like a leaf I want to wait for a while before I subject us both to this again. Will do more research and hopefully find a vet we can trust.
 
parsnipbun said:
That is appalling!!! We have wildies (from orphans hand reared) and they are treated by our vet with just as much care as any domestic - if not more because they are so very precious.

She does need vaccinating as she will not be immune to myxi for more than a couple of months after having it - and also she needs the vaccine as it has VHD1 as part of the vaccine.

She can be spayed and tbh I would try another vet looking at her eye and chest.

They may also want to take bloods before giving her a GA for spaying as myxi can harm internal organs making GA riskier. In fact I would request it if I were you.

Please post another thread asking for a good vet near to where you are!

Actually I see you are in Northants - there is a good rabbit vet apparently at the Cat and Rabbt vets (called Simon) I ave never been there but friends have - or if you are the east/south side of northants I can highly recommend my own vets - Cambridge Vet Group - on the south west side of Cambridge so come in off the A14/M11 - ask for Iain Cope and specify she is a wildie. He is a trained exotics/rabbit vet who sees wildlife as well. He sees our wildies.
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Thanks Parsnipbun very helpful and made me feel better about keeping her and not giving up on her :D
 
We have 3 wildies and a half wildie -they are all wonderful! Our vets are very understanding about then being more nervous. When we had them neutered my partner was allowed to hold them to make them feel re-assured whilst they had the very initial pre-med - and we also collected them sooner than you normally would after the ops so that they did not have to find themselves in strange places with other animals.
 
I tried to find the closest to home that dealt with wildlife and rabbits but I guess sometimes a longer car journey is the lesser of two evils she was quite relaxed on the car journey over but was not happy after seeing the vet :cry:
 
I have never been here but friends recommend it www.catandrabbit.co.uk/ Northampton

Or as I say Cambridge Veterinary Group is the one I ALWAYS go to - despite being 45 mins from me in good traffic! (just dont ask about bad traffic!) 89A Cherry Hinton Rd Cambridge, CB1 7BS 01223 249331 Vet Iain Cope is exotics specialist.
 
Thanks for all the help everyone think I will get in touch with the cat and rabbit vets as they are the closest
 
I am sorry you came out of the vets feeling like that :( My sister uses the cat & rabbit vets for her guinea pigs. It is quite a big drive from here but she is so happy with the service and the staff that she highly recommends them and always goes there now. I am sure you will love them too :)
 
newbabybuns said:
I am sorry you came out of the vets feeling like that :( My sister uses the cat & rabbit vets for her guinea pigs. It is quite a big drive from here but she is so happy with the service and the staff that she highly recommends them and always goes there now. I am sure you will love them too :)
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Oh I do hope so, it will be quite a car journey for her and I will have to try and convince my husband that it's worth the journey as he is now a vet hater. After yesterday and as no vet would see her when she was poorly he thinks all vets are evil :evil:
 
Urgh what a rubbish experience :( There's nothing worse than feeling like someone can't wait to get rid of you and you come away with lots of unanswered questions. Hope you get treated better in future x
 
:( its lucky you found out that vet was rubbish before any emergency / health crisis. i've seen poor vets & a couple of amazing rabbit savvy vets & the difference is unbelievable. Get your husband to go to the Rabbit & Cat vet with you & there'll be no looking back- worked for me anyway. Good luck
 
Clarekg said:
Thanks Parsnipbun very helpful and made me feel better about keeping her and not giving up on her :D
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Why would you give up on her? Just because you have unfortunately come across one idiot vet?
I once came across an idiot vet as well, who misdiagnosed rabbit syphilis for myxo, luckily I had looked up images on the internet and knew there was a strong possibility it was not myxo.
The vet insisted to pts my rabbit, I refused. That was 6yrs ago and she still is one strong healthy rabbit.

If you give up on her she dies. She only has you to rely on, you can't let her down.

As you know there are lots of people who have wildies or half wildies.
My own vet has got domestic rabbits and a wildie that someone found at the side of a road and brought into the surgery.

Parnipbun has made some excellent suggestions, which will help your rabbit.

Always advocate for your rabbit ;)
 
Thanks everyone for all the support, and hoopla I will never give up on my bunny Queen ♕ but I was made to feel that I should have put her to sleep and I was wrong for keeping her, and yes joey and boo thank goodness it was just a check up, and don't worry about the husband he will do anything for his bunny girl xxx
 
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