chloemurray
Warren Veteran
Someone in a Facebook group I'm in just asked if insurance is worth it for rabbits. She said she's worried about vet bills, although she 'knows that if you look after them, they don't get ill.'
I wrote her a comment saying that insurance personally gives me peace of mind (though I know lots of people choose not to insure, which is obviously fine) and that bunnies can be susceptible to several common ailments such as snuffles, stasis, EC etc etc and that it was worth reading into. I posted my comment, and someone above had written:
'My vet told me it wasn't worth it, as rabbits don't need regular vet trips. He said that with bunnies, their only illnesses are normally quite serious, and the kindest thing to do is put them to sleep.'
It's like banging your head against a wall! I've politely pointed out that this actually isn't true, there's loads of treatments for bunny illnesses both simple and complex, but I suspect I'll get the typical 'my vet obviously knows better than you' response :lol:
I wrote her a comment saying that insurance personally gives me peace of mind (though I know lots of people choose not to insure, which is obviously fine) and that bunnies can be susceptible to several common ailments such as snuffles, stasis, EC etc etc and that it was worth reading into. I posted my comment, and someone above had written:
'My vet told me it wasn't worth it, as rabbits don't need regular vet trips. He said that with bunnies, their only illnesses are normally quite serious, and the kindest thing to do is put them to sleep.'
It's like banging your head against a wall! I've politely pointed out that this actually isn't true, there's loads of treatments for bunny illnesses both simple and complex, but I suspect I'll get the typical 'my vet obviously knows better than you' response :lol: