Recent content by Bunny Buddy

I was going to comment on this as well. Also the question about if age affects anaesthetic risk, giving the answer in percentage risk - are we talking 6 years or 12 years? My answer would be very different.

Our retired rabbit specialist vet recommended using Calpol during a series of lectures for owners, about seven/eight years ago. Amongst other dialogue, she also said, if you need to use a painkiller and it's out of hours, going to a supermarket and buying Calpol may be preferable to paying an...

If the ages were reversed and the female was six months old your options would be better. My rabbit savvy vet prefers not to neuter females earlier than six months, others will spay a lot younger. The male could be done now but will be fertile for 6+ weeks after the op. I have kept litter mates...

Thank you to everyone who helped me find Eloise 11.5 years ago, and for sharing my joy of having been able to adopt her. Eloise has been with me longer than any other rabbit and was losing weight rapidly over the last few weeks, though still had an amazing spark and zest. Due to arthritis in...

When you have done the shopping around, did you try Agria? They don't actively shout about it but last time I spoke to them, they had no upper age limit for new policies.

Is there quick way to go to the first new post on a thread that you have read previously? We used to be able to click a symbol to the left of the thread title. Also, I have just been reading a thread that had new replies but I didn't realise for a while that it was a few months old. I am...

I am so sorry to read of your loss. I know how close your bond was and how you dreaded this day. Sending hugs. I am sure it still feels quite raw.

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I am so sorry. I was concerned that you were having to deal with more issues when there was no news yesterday. I really hope these three will be okay.

I completely agree with how important it is to get a PM. I know someone who took in a stray rabbit last year and the rabbit had a little of 6 shortly after. The first one died at about six weeks and the others followed week by week. The symptoms (mainly lack of) were more suggestive RHD but the...

I remember early on mentioning to you a group called Bunny Angels that operates via Facebook. They are a network that works with independent rescues and some RSPCA branches to take in urgently in need rabbits (often strays etc) and moves them around the country to reputable rescues that have...

In my defence with regard to my replies - I was reading it on my mobile phone and I only read the text in the post, I did not see the link to the thread so didn't read it/gain any more context.

But it says OP wonders why vets are scared of handling rabbits. Have any vets said they are scared or is this just the OP's perception? How reliable is that? Based on the rest of that they say. I have had quite a few rabbits that were terrified of being picked up. Ruben was completely...

If that perception stops people buying on a whim, it's fine by me!

This hasn't been my experience. Yes,I have had some horrors. I have had some quite challenging spayed does too. But one of my closest bonds ever was with an unneutered doe (before I had the confidence to have them spayed). Scrabble was the only doe I have owned that I didn't get spayed. She was...