Rex's_Mummy
Young Bun
HI guys,
I have just signed up.
I have a 10 month old Rex male called Rex.
He is totally gorgeous! but i feel so bad right now.
Since we have had him i have kept him as a house bunny, he is litter trained so we let him have full run of the kitchen and utility room. both have hard tiled flooring. He had his own Dog crate which i put his toys food water etc in, he used to hop in and out when he wanted.
I thought he was happy, he is very friendly and easy to handle.
The past 2 weeks i have noticed his back legs have been getting sore and yesterday they started to bleed. After much research online i have discovered he has sore hocks, a condition that is prone to Rex rabbits. From what i have read hard flooring and incorrect bedding has caused this, namely my hard floors!
So today, after feeling so bad, i took the advise on the internet, bathed his feet in antiseptic solution, put cream on and bandaged them up, i also put him in a large chicken coop out in my back garden, on soft grass, i put lots of sawdust and straw/hay in the sleeping/enclosed part for him so he has soft flooring.
But now i feel so guilty that he is living outdoors in the dark and cold on his own!! i dont know what to do
I caused him this by keeping him indoors and now i have possibly made him sad by putting him outdoors.
If his heals dont get any better by the weekend then i will be taking him to the vets.
Sorry for the long post, esp as its my first, but i feel so guilty for him
From all your experience, will he be ok living outdoors after being inside for so long? will be get lonely?
Thanks
x
I have just signed up.
I have a 10 month old Rex male called Rex.
He is totally gorgeous! but i feel so bad right now.
Since we have had him i have kept him as a house bunny, he is litter trained so we let him have full run of the kitchen and utility room. both have hard tiled flooring. He had his own Dog crate which i put his toys food water etc in, he used to hop in and out when he wanted.
I thought he was happy, he is very friendly and easy to handle.
The past 2 weeks i have noticed his back legs have been getting sore and yesterday they started to bleed. After much research online i have discovered he has sore hocks, a condition that is prone to Rex rabbits. From what i have read hard flooring and incorrect bedding has caused this, namely my hard floors!
So today, after feeling so bad, i took the advise on the internet, bathed his feet in antiseptic solution, put cream on and bandaged them up, i also put him in a large chicken coop out in my back garden, on soft grass, i put lots of sawdust and straw/hay in the sleeping/enclosed part for him so he has soft flooring.
But now i feel so guilty that he is living outdoors in the dark and cold on his own!! i dont know what to do
I caused him this by keeping him indoors and now i have possibly made him sad by putting him outdoors.
If his heals dont get any better by the weekend then i will be taking him to the vets.
Sorry for the long post, esp as its my first, but i feel so guilty for him
From all your experience, will he be ok living outdoors after being inside for so long? will be get lonely?
Thanks
x