Hi, haven't been here in a very long time!
Thought I'd ask some opinions really.
Currently I have two house rabbits, neutered male, Peter and neutered female, Peta.
Peta has fluid on her lungs, she on treatment, but the vet didn't think it would improve very much, after a week on treatment (baytril and septrin) she was seen by a different vet at the same practice and said she couldn't hear any crackling in her lungs that the first vet could hear and she put on 1lb which is good as she was a little under weight.
She's due back this thursday to see how she's improving or if there's no change (the first vet warned she may have to be put down, but I insisted on getting baytril and septrin instead of just baytril.)
I understand this will be a life long treatment, but I fear she has less then a year, if that. She'll be 10 years in May.
The problem being is that she'll be leaving her boyfriend behind. He's 8 years this year and is on the same medication, except he's got a snuffly nose, his lungs are clear and he's overweight
I think he'll be on medication for life too as he's had this off and on.
I'm going to uni this year and my plans are to get a council house so I can take my pets with me. My mum said she'll look after them if I can't get one straight away, but we've had the conversation of what will I do if Peter's left alone and she doesn't want me to get another rabbit if she has to look after him.
I personally don't want any more rabbits, at least not young rabbits. He's a nervous rabbit with people anyway and doesn't seek attention from me, unlike Peta, but he was a lone rabbit for a year before I got him, was very nervous, he's a lot better then he was though.
So any suggestions or thoughts? Should I look for any elderly buns looking for a home or rehome him to be partnered up with another, (bearing in mind he may have a respiration disease which might be contagious? I WILL NOT put him in rescue, I'd rather he goes straight to a home I can trust then be stuck unwanted. There's too many younger rabbits out there looking for a home. He won't ever find one)
The vet was very surprised how old they were and how well they looked considering. Most of the rabbits she has treated don't make it past 7 years! I'm expecting Peter to live to at least another 2 years! So it may be impossible to find an old rabbit to live with him. (I wouldn't want to go less then his age or else I'll be stuck in the same position when he goes and (selfish as it sounds) I'm hoping that I'll be petless in the next 3-5 years...
.... or one thing I don't want to do... put him to sleep with her? I loath this option mainly because it could be this Thursday we say goodbye to her.... even though she's eating and drinking and acting completely like her self, when before the treatment she became very quiet and not acting like herself.
Thought I'd ask some opinions really.
Currently I have two house rabbits, neutered male, Peter and neutered female, Peta.
Peta has fluid on her lungs, she on treatment, but the vet didn't think it would improve very much, after a week on treatment (baytril and septrin) she was seen by a different vet at the same practice and said she couldn't hear any crackling in her lungs that the first vet could hear and she put on 1lb which is good as she was a little under weight.
She's due back this thursday to see how she's improving or if there's no change (the first vet warned she may have to be put down, but I insisted on getting baytril and septrin instead of just baytril.)
I understand this will be a life long treatment, but I fear she has less then a year, if that. She'll be 10 years in May.
The problem being is that she'll be leaving her boyfriend behind. He's 8 years this year and is on the same medication, except he's got a snuffly nose, his lungs are clear and he's overweight
I think he'll be on medication for life too as he's had this off and on.
I'm going to uni this year and my plans are to get a council house so I can take my pets with me. My mum said she'll look after them if I can't get one straight away, but we've had the conversation of what will I do if Peter's left alone and she doesn't want me to get another rabbit if she has to look after him.
I personally don't want any more rabbits, at least not young rabbits. He's a nervous rabbit with people anyway and doesn't seek attention from me, unlike Peta, but he was a lone rabbit for a year before I got him, was very nervous, he's a lot better then he was though.
So any suggestions or thoughts? Should I look for any elderly buns looking for a home or rehome him to be partnered up with another, (bearing in mind he may have a respiration disease which might be contagious? I WILL NOT put him in rescue, I'd rather he goes straight to a home I can trust then be stuck unwanted. There's too many younger rabbits out there looking for a home. He won't ever find one)
The vet was very surprised how old they were and how well they looked considering. Most of the rabbits she has treated don't make it past 7 years! I'm expecting Peter to live to at least another 2 years! So it may be impossible to find an old rabbit to live with him. (I wouldn't want to go less then his age or else I'll be stuck in the same position when he goes and (selfish as it sounds) I'm hoping that I'll be petless in the next 3-5 years...
.... or one thing I don't want to do... put him to sleep with her? I loath this option mainly because it could be this Thursday we say goodbye to her.... even though she's eating and drinking and acting completely like her self, when before the treatment she became very quiet and not acting like herself.