Nicole Mok
Young Bun
I understand the bills can be hugh. Even if I have savings, this will be used up very quickly. Also, even the funding are come donations, but I can't rely on this since it's unstable... Sigh... Think I still need to have at least a part time job to maintain the rescue.Very basic advice to start thinking about
Yes you need financial back up..one rabbit can end up with a £800 vet bill out of the blue on top of others needing neuters and vacs ect. Out of hours vets are hugely expensive. We had a bun rushed to one the other night £210 bill for small re stitch but couldn't be left til morning. We put a lot of our own money into it.
Set yourself a sensible starting number and stick to it. Say 4 rabbits max. If you take all those you are offered you will end up in trouble.
You need people who can cover if you are ill. Again this can happen very suddenly so people you can rely on.
You also need to find a good rabbit vet near you who you can get to easily and will hopefully work with you re giving a discount. BUt be prepared some vets will not discount at all or not until you have been running a while and are able to put a good amount of work their way.
Forget days off..no really forget them. Christmas Day you will be feeding, cleaning litter trays and maybe giving meds to animals..and again boxing Day and New Years Eve..the novelty of it soon wears thin
BUT if you can do all this and more then helping those little creatures who need it is great. Just remember most of the work is dealing with people, so people skills a must ( although I'm known for being quite blunt! lol )
I have been using the same vet in the past 7 years, she is really good but it takes at least 20 mins to drive there - more than that if the road is busy... There is another one very close to where I live, but as you say, I need to build up the relationship in order to get some discount which I know they do that.
Completely forgot about the holiday. I do need to go back to my home town since my family/ relatives are there.... So I do need a cover who I can trust with to manage the rescue, but I still prefer to do it myself - which I think I can only start this rescue after 10 years...
Need to think about a good cover if I am ill. I dont know many people who know about rabbits unfortunately, think I need to join some community in order to meet more people who love rabbit as well...
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