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Trip to new vet

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Ivor/Anna

Warren Scout
Ive taken Anna, my skinny rabbit, to my new vet today, the previous one has closed down. While my previous vets told me Anna was just 'petite' when i rasied my concerns over her weight my new vet has suggested some worrying things. He said she may have ulcers, intestinal bleeding or disorders but gave me treatment for worms just to make sure! At the same time she had to have an iron injection as she is anaemic she also is on antibiotics because of a possible chest infection!
Im just disgusted that my previous vet missed all of these things despite the amount of times ive been to see him since ive had Anna and every time he still charged me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not happy :evil:

Just to let you nkow ive been given panacur rabbit for the worms, i dont know much about it-any info?
 
Thats shocking, Lucky he closed then and you can speak to someone who hopefully knows what there talking about, I changed vets when i got my bunnys. my vet was more of a dog/cat vet. I looked for a new vet they are more expensive but know what thier talking about.
 
I'm really glad that you have managed to get Anna to a decent vet now and I hope that she is just petite and nothing more serious.

I had to changes vets too - I just didn't get the feeling that he was very well informed about rabbits. To be quite honest he seemed to be an old school dogs and cats vet to me. I used to leave the surgery time after time feeling like a mad bunny mummy (after paying for the priviledge!)
The new place we go to is much better and I've found that the younger vets seem much more clued up on rabbits and their needs. We got Loki spayed a couple of weeks ago and it all went well - I don't think I would have been as confident having the operation done at the old vets we went to.
 
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