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Thank you everyone. It’s very strange coming in from work and not seeing his little face. :( will take a while to get used to it I think. But I know it was the right thing for him, so that does make it a little easier.

My brave little Alfie died peacefully this evening. I could write for hours on him; his quirks, the way he would nip at your ankles to hurry up his dinner, or fall asleep when you stroked his forehead, or even the little bunny on his face. But I'll keep it short, for everyone's sake... Every...

ha - thank you! I knew there was a word for it, but my brain's all over the place today. I have retreated to bed with a bag of Malteasers :lol: He is very well in himself, the only issues being a slightly weepy eye and sneezing. But neither seem to bother him particularly. You couldn't really...

Thanks for all the advice, everyone :) Alf is home and seems fine. He's eaten some pellets and had a drink, but has mainly been sleeping :) I'm glad I changed my mind now re. antibiotics. We don't have the pre-filled syringes, we have to draw it up ourselves. The vet did actually shave a bit of...

Yes, that’s definitely it! I’m not great with needles :lol: I’m sure I’ll get used to it though. Now it’s like a pharmacy in our house - copious needles, sharps bin, penicillin, eye drops, ranitidine and metacam! :roll:

Have gone for the penicillin in the end. I decided the stress of having a horrible drug forced into his mouth is pro ably worse than having a novice stab you a few times until she gets the hang of it :lol: the vet did actually point out that the mass could be a tumour and not an abscess, which I...

I’m gutted. He has been sneezing and had weepy eyes for a while, so today he went in for an anaesthetic, skull x ray and possible dental. I didn’t expect the vet to ring so soon, but she managed to do him after I left and it’s not good news :( He has severe dental disease, bone erosion and his...

I use exotics specialist Sarah Pellett, who's based at Animates in Thurlby, Lincolnshire. I can't recommend her enough, she's brilliant :)

I've never seen Alf moult so much, either! Just the slightest tug on his fur (he likes it - I'm not hurting him :lol: ) results in handfuls of tufts. But his fur is so soft, it almost feels like there's nothing in your hands!

I guess it depends what books their suppliers have. There is obviously a demand for books on rabbit care and they need to have some in. I work in a bookshop and was looking to order one for stock, but from what our database was showing there was no way to tell if it would be a decent book or not...

Wow! I too read through the whole thread - it sounds like it's been a huge project, but well worth it in the end. Did you end up keeping the other non-bunny sections as planned, i.e offices/studios?

Hello :) Yes, Sarah Pellett is Alf's vet and has been for at least 4 years, probably more. In that time I've never had any problems with her, and she's always done everything she can for my bunnies. You're right in thinking she's Gold standard. Not only that, but Animates - where she...

If only she was closer! 1hr15 is a bit far for us :( but I'm currently paying the vets £20 a day for their boarding so I'd much rather pay £5 a day...

Bumping this up as I don't know what to do with it! (no rescues nearby, or else I'd donate it)

Bump :wave:

I wasn't sure where to put this, so if it's in the wrong place mods I apologise! I've been given a 10kg bag of Supreme Selective by a friend but I won't give it to Alf, so it's going begging! It's currently sat in my carport, it's not been opened and I wouldn't want anything for it, BUT as I...

My vets will often give Alfie a little bit if he hasn't eaten after a few hours, but they give him chance to eat first with both pellets and greens/veg. I don't mind this in the slightest - I'd rather they did than they didn't if it would save me doing it once he's home!

Not dark at all. It has no colour - usually it's darker, but it looks like water effectively!

He's a bit brighter again today. Not 100% recovered, but improving every day. He's still sleeping a lot, spending most of his time in the back corner of his den in his tunnel. The bath wasn't as bad as I thought - he relaxed during the actual bath, but hated the drying. I daren't use the...

He's a bit brighter this morning. Still doesn't really want to come out of his hideyhole but took his meds better and has been eating kale and dandelion leaves. I don't want to give him loads, as his tummy is obviously sensitive, but I want him to keep eating enough for his gut to keep...