sarahbarnsley
Mama Doe
long post sorry
a while ago i posted about a 6 year old bunny that my friends dad keeps for the grandkids
the background basically is kids had the bunny - parents split up and their dad moved back in with his parents - took bunny with him for when the kids visited
now grand-dad is the only one that feeds the bunny. kids arent really bothered about her and the adult son & grandma dont feed it or even check on it
i nagged my friend to take her to the vets as i suspected she had mites from description i was given. anyway she did have mites. but not only did she have mites - she had a huge wad of poo stuck to her bum with maggots in it - can only assume she avoided flystrike due to the cold
i've had countless conversations with friend about this bunny - shes not been fed hay for the past 18mths since it moved to this house - and is only fed a cheap mix and a bit of veg (hence the squidgy poos). shes still not getting much attention. i have sent over SS (told them how to change food over gradually), a bag of hay and some toys etc. but i know that once they run out no-one will bother to get anymore. it turns out that rabbit only has newspaper in her hutch and sits in her waste for ages.
i really really dont know what to do anymore. i have begged my friend to ask the dad to give her to a rescue and he wont - he says the kids would be upset. i just feel that the bunny is suffering. my friend reckons that her dad looks after the bunny properly and its obviously not true.
they keep on asking me to go over on sundays and clean her bum - as she is in a mess again - so far i havent as i know they wont make any changes but then i feel awful for not helping her. i cant take her myself - i have no room indoors and i cant keep her outside (we are moving in a few weeks).
should i go over on sunday to clean her up and then have strong words with the grand-dad?? it sounds like he will never change.
if i can persuade them to give her up - could anyone take her??
thanks
a while ago i posted about a 6 year old bunny that my friends dad keeps for the grandkids
the background basically is kids had the bunny - parents split up and their dad moved back in with his parents - took bunny with him for when the kids visited
now grand-dad is the only one that feeds the bunny. kids arent really bothered about her and the adult son & grandma dont feed it or even check on it
i nagged my friend to take her to the vets as i suspected she had mites from description i was given. anyway she did have mites. but not only did she have mites - she had a huge wad of poo stuck to her bum with maggots in it - can only assume she avoided flystrike due to the cold
i've had countless conversations with friend about this bunny - shes not been fed hay for the past 18mths since it moved to this house - and is only fed a cheap mix and a bit of veg (hence the squidgy poos). shes still not getting much attention. i have sent over SS (told them how to change food over gradually), a bag of hay and some toys etc. but i know that once they run out no-one will bother to get anymore. it turns out that rabbit only has newspaper in her hutch and sits in her waste for ages.
i really really dont know what to do anymore. i have begged my friend to ask the dad to give her to a rescue and he wont - he says the kids would be upset. i just feel that the bunny is suffering. my friend reckons that her dad looks after the bunny properly and its obviously not true.
they keep on asking me to go over on sundays and clean her bum - as she is in a mess again - so far i havent as i know they wont make any changes but then i feel awful for not helping her. i cant take her myself - i have no room indoors and i cant keep her outside (we are moving in a few weeks).
should i go over on sunday to clean her up and then have strong words with the grand-dad?? it sounds like he will never change.
if i can persuade them to give her up - could anyone take her??
thanks