pudding777
Alpha Buck
Last Saturday I had a text from my friend to say her cousin had left instructions to look after their rabbit while they went away for a week. My frend has never had rabbits and had not even seen him before, just got a telephone call the day before with information. My friend couldnt say no as they were going away the next day and she was their last resort. My friend said she would do it but panicked and rang me. And seeing as they lived in the same village as me, my friend lives on the other side of town I couldnt wait to help out.
Last Saturday we had horible drizzly rain. So in the afternoon me and my girls found the house and went through the side gate to find Mr Bun, (we dont even know his name.) He was in a run in the middle of the lawn. The owners had made some effort by putting a few boards on top but the rain just swept in the sides. He had a handful of hay, very wet with flies hovering above and water bowl, damp museli food, an upside down plant pot and a football.
He was wet bless him. A hutch stood in the corner that looked like it hadnt been used since last winter. I contacted my friend to ask where his supply of hay was for the week? No, no more hay, apprantley she was told that would be plenty. The food was under a plantpot somewhere in the garden. I found it, in a plastic container full of water! My friend informed me that to make it easier for her they would leave him out in the run all week as he'd not used his hutch since last winter anyway and he will knock his water bowl over if left in the hutch.
So I went home, got a sack full of fresh hay and with help of my OH we cleaned his hutch, filled with hay, new water bottle, fresh food and with a little DIY got the run up to the hutch. I used my old hutch ramp as the one that was in had lost 5 treads with nails sticking up. I found some taupoline to keep the hutch dry. All week I've been up, 3 times a day. He sits on top of his plantpot and when he hears my voice he jumps off and starts chasing his ball and then humps it - bless him.
I've got a litter tray in there now and he's using it, and a hay rack which he finds great pleasure in throwing down the ramp.:roll:
Its my last day with him tomorrow. The cousin doent even know I've been looking after him. So really I've been trespassing. So she'll be suprised to find him the way he is.
I sense his loneiness tonight, and wished he had a friend to binky with, I also cried when I knew I wouldnt see him after tomorrow. I didnt think it would get to me like this:? I'm feeling rather emotional tonight.
Last Saturday we had horible drizzly rain. So in the afternoon me and my girls found the house and went through the side gate to find Mr Bun, (we dont even know his name.) He was in a run in the middle of the lawn. The owners had made some effort by putting a few boards on top but the rain just swept in the sides. He had a handful of hay, very wet with flies hovering above and water bowl, damp museli food, an upside down plant pot and a football.
He was wet bless him. A hutch stood in the corner that looked like it hadnt been used since last winter. I contacted my friend to ask where his supply of hay was for the week? No, no more hay, apprantley she was told that would be plenty. The food was under a plantpot somewhere in the garden. I found it, in a plastic container full of water! My friend informed me that to make it easier for her they would leave him out in the run all week as he'd not used his hutch since last winter anyway and he will knock his water bowl over if left in the hutch.
So I went home, got a sack full of fresh hay and with help of my OH we cleaned his hutch, filled with hay, new water bottle, fresh food and with a little DIY got the run up to the hutch. I used my old hutch ramp as the one that was in had lost 5 treads with nails sticking up. I found some taupoline to keep the hutch dry. All week I've been up, 3 times a day. He sits on top of his plantpot and when he hears my voice he jumps off and starts chasing his ball and then humps it - bless him.
I've got a litter tray in there now and he's using it, and a hay rack which he finds great pleasure in throwing down the ramp.:roll:
Its my last day with him tomorrow. The cousin doent even know I've been looking after him. So really I've been trespassing. So she'll be suprised to find him the way he is.
I sense his loneiness tonight, and wished he had a friend to binky with, I also cried when I knew I wouldnt see him after tomorrow. I didnt think it would get to me like this:? I'm feeling rather emotional tonight.