Bunny Quarantine?

[Jenk]

I'm wondering if/how it's possible to quarantine a new bun from existing ones in a household. Or do most airborne contaminants likely circulate through the house, making per-stringent quarantine practices moot?

Thank you,

Jenk

 

[JadeIcing]

No idea I have never done it.

 

[Spring]

In the past I usually just keep them on the second floor when the buns are on the main floor, then washed hands with interactions for the first little bit. Just so I could check for any fleas, mites, mushy poo, that kind of thing that could be passed on through direct contact/close contact. I think most airborne stuff rabbits are already exposed to anyways, aren't they?

I didn't do that with Georgie though, since Pebbles had already been on bunny dates to the shelter multiple times, and would have been exposed to anything already and spread it to my other three. I am at the shelter enough that I was confident the rabbits were healthy, so I didn't worry too much - and never had a problem .

 

[Maureen Las]

I think that in a house it is acceptable to just keep the new one in a separate room or possibly on a separate floor of the house . Technically there would still be air circulation but even at the shelter the sick animals are kept in separate rooms with a lot of washing and disinfecting in going from one room to another.
In a hospital isolation would be more refined but a set-up like that just isn't practical when adopting a new animal.

 

[Jenk]

I am insane for even starting this thread, and my hubby might strangle me if he knew what what's cookin' in my head.

See, I've met a young Californian male (one of my dream bunnies) the other day. He's estimated to be under 6 months old (not a prerequisite of mine, but a plus in some ways) and was recently neutered. And he and I had the best time together. I just sweet-talked to him and rubbed his nose until he nearly passed out.

I want to bring him home soooo badly, but my hubby is somewhat against the idea (due to the fact that I'm not yet working and all of our previous vet bills). I'm thinking of valid reasons that I can give to sway him (e.g., I'll take any temp. job available, the new boy will be my entire feeding/cleaning responsibility, etc.).

All I know is that despite the tougher times right now, I envision this boy being the giant mush of a house rabbit that he could be (and, preferably, in our house). I saw a volunteer cradle "my" bunner like ababy, and I was beyond smitten....I'm hopeless....And I fear that I'll have major withdrawal issues if I don't bring him home and will likely even cry if I learn that he's been adopted by someone else....:tears2:

Jenk

 

[JadeIcing]

I can understand. I will tell you this. As you know I have one who is always sick and several have come since he got sick. I have lucked out that bun wise they have been healthy but one of the last two guinea pigs has not been. I at sometimes have had to choose who went to vet first who needed more.

Weeks when I have to take Ringo in to the vets or get him meds they don't get veggies.

At times Ringos care is so much that when he is ok on his own again I have to rebond with the others. I loose ground with them when Ringos health is bad. When you have multiple singles they do at times suffer lack of attention. We at times only have enough time to feed, water and change litterpans. Elvis is one who I don't know how many times we have had to rebond with him. It hurts when I have to more or less ignore them to care for Ringo.

I adore Ringo, I adore them all, they are mylifeand I won't change it but sometimes I feel like I did wrong by bringing everyone after Teresa. Because alittle over a month after she came he became sick. Shortly after Connor did too. I knew what I would have to do to keep Ringo healthy and I still took on others. I sometimes feel like I short change them.

Now the plus side. I have more to love. I have some that I never see sick and can just enjoy.

The last thing I will say is that my mind is always open to thefactthat anyone of them can become as ill as he is.


I do have more to say but Ringo is in a bad place again and we are giving him more room.

 

[Jenk]

JadeIcing wrote:

I at sometimes have had to choose who went to vet first who needed more.

Weeks when I have to take Ringo in to the vets or get him meds they don't get veggies.

These facts I can understand. It saddens me that vet care costs so much in this country (probably in any country, though) that people are forced to make such choices.

At times Ringos care is so much that when he is ok on his own again I have to rebond with the others. I loose ground with them when Ringos health is bad. When you have multiple singles they do at times suffer lack of attention. We at times only have enough time to feed, water and change litterpans.

This shouldn't become the case for us, although who can say for sure?

On the plus side, our two girls are technically bonded. We choose to keep them separated (by an NIC panel divider) in order to keep a closer eye on who's is eating/drinkingwhat amounts. Also, I like to keep an eye on how much urine Emma's producing, which has been excessive at times (despite test results being "normal").

But they are bonded and come out to play together at night. So a third bun would be like having a second bun, in the sense that he'd need his own time out until I could work on trying to bond him to the girls. (If that doesn't work, I certainly wouldn't push for another bun.)

I knew what I would have to do to keep Ringo healthy and I still took on others. I sometimes feel like I short change them.

I'm coming to grips moreso in terms of Zoe's care. I gotmyself worked into afrenzy over her issues. (It didn't help that the vet to whom I was taking her didn'tadmit that her issue was chronic and, instead, played on my fears and had me making a follow-up visit for every regular visit that I initiated.)

Now the plus side. I have more to love. I have some that I never see sick and can just enjoy.

That's what I want, too: A house bun who doesn't exhibit issues (esp. stasis issues) every 3-5weeks.

The last thing I will say is that my mind is always open to thefactthat anyone of them can become as ill as he is.

True. For this boy, though, I'm willing to take the risk.

 

[JadeIcing]

Right now Ringo is on my lap....acting like he is dying. Till I wiggle my finger and he goes nuts thinking it is food. He manged to get up on the desk, and run all over the keyboard.

 

[JadeIcing]

Than I put him in his pen and he is rolling. Gah I will be posting soon ina thread for him.

 

[Jenk]

JadeIcing wrote:

Right now Ringo is on my lap....acting like he is dying. Till I wiggle my finger and he goes nuts thinking it is food. He manged to get up on the desk, and run all over the keyboard.

ray: I'm sending the most positive of positive thoughts for sweet Ringo. ray:

 

[mouse_chalk]

JadeIcing wrote:

Than I put him in his pen and he is rolling. Gah I will be posting soon ina thread for him.

Oh no, Ali?? :?

 

[JadeIcing]

mouse_chalk wrote:

JadeIcing wrote:

Than I put him in his pen and he is rolling. Gah I will be posting soon ina thread for him.

Oh no, Ali?? :?

I have been avoiding it but I will be posting tomorrow.