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Mama Doe
... so, obviously, tonight no doubt there will be millions running riot through my dreams. Eeek.
On a serious note:
I've been searching for a number of weeks for a friend for my two year old neutered Dutch male bunny. Ideally I wanted/want a Dutch doe, purely because I really like the breed. However, all the rescue centres I have contacted or visited have perhaps 3/4 male rabbits, and 1/4 female. So far, the only Dutch doe I saw and was allowed to reserve was discovered to be pregnant and won't be rehomed for the next 10 weeks. I HAVE considered waiting this long... it's just that I had wanted to get a new rabbit now, when I have perhaps a month or so of free time to help her settle in and to bond them. I have two more places to visit in my area.
Today I was out and about looking at the hutch I intend to buy this week. I also found a new run, which got me rather excited. And, of course, there are baby rabbits in these places. I've already had my parents telling me how, if I cannot find what I want at a rescue centre, I could always buy a baby rabbit from one of these places and have her spayed and vaccinated myself. Vaccinating would be easy, but getting her spayed... The idea terrifies me. I mean, obviously I'd get it done. But the nice thing about getting a rabbit from a rescue centre - apart from helping the rabbit, and the people - was the idea that this had been done, the rabbit had recovered and I had not been all stressed and worrying myself sick. I, um, tend to do this. I have certain issues with anxiety...
I s'pose what I'm looking for is experiences of people who have had their does spayed. It's just an option I'm now coming to seriously consider... I also sincerely doubt my local vets is experienced in dealing with rabbits. We have one vet who is quite good, but the evil of a woman before him happily admitted she knew nothing about rabbits and so never quite knew what to do with a previous rabbit of mine... It was so reassuring. I've had a complex over vet trips ever since.
On a serious note:
I've been searching for a number of weeks for a friend for my two year old neutered Dutch male bunny. Ideally I wanted/want a Dutch doe, purely because I really like the breed. However, all the rescue centres I have contacted or visited have perhaps 3/4 male rabbits, and 1/4 female. So far, the only Dutch doe I saw and was allowed to reserve was discovered to be pregnant and won't be rehomed for the next 10 weeks. I HAVE considered waiting this long... it's just that I had wanted to get a new rabbit now, when I have perhaps a month or so of free time to help her settle in and to bond them. I have two more places to visit in my area.
Today I was out and about looking at the hutch I intend to buy this week. I also found a new run, which got me rather excited. And, of course, there are baby rabbits in these places. I've already had my parents telling me how, if I cannot find what I want at a rescue centre, I could always buy a baby rabbit from one of these places and have her spayed and vaccinated myself. Vaccinating would be easy, but getting her spayed... The idea terrifies me. I mean, obviously I'd get it done. But the nice thing about getting a rabbit from a rescue centre - apart from helping the rabbit, and the people - was the idea that this had been done, the rabbit had recovered and I had not been all stressed and worrying myself sick. I, um, tend to do this. I have certain issues with anxiety...
I s'pose what I'm looking for is experiences of people who have had their does spayed. It's just an option I'm now coming to seriously consider... I also sincerely doubt my local vets is experienced in dealing with rabbits. We have one vet who is quite good, but the evil of a woman before him happily admitted she knew nothing about rabbits and so never quite knew what to do with a previous rabbit of mine... It was so reassuring. I've had a complex over vet trips ever since.