Sayuri
Well-Known Member
Well we have been wanting to get a friend for Gracie for a month or so now and today I cracked and bought home a little boy!I was watching Grace last night trying to play with the cats but the bunny/cat communications werent to great and they thought she was trying to attack them so I decided that I would have another look at trying to get her a friend a little quicker than I had first thought.
Piccies at the end.
Bringing him home was fine, he was a good traveler and when I bought him in he was bright and wanted to explore. Grace had a look at him through her bars but just ignored him and then I opened her door and she still ignored him but then came for a little sniff before bouncing off about her buisness
I knew it wasnt a good idea for her to get too close so I put him on the sofa and she was on the floor, she doesnt come on the sofa because she knows she isnt allowed; mainly because she pees on it. He was there for a while and she was sleeping in her favorite spot then suddenly out of nowhere she had lept onto the sofa grabbed the baby and pulled him under it. I could here the bangs and the sofa was jumping but I couldnt get to him. He ran out and I just scooped him up. On examination I realised that he had a huge wound...the size of a 2p/quatre on his rump and it was bleeding but not too badly. I cleaned it and found the peice of skin she had ripped off on the floor -- you could see right through to his muscle!!
I called the vet but they said I would have to take him to this emergancy vets and so I called them. They were really sulkey about treating him but eventually agreed at a cost of £97!!!!!! ($180) all because it is a saturday
I got in the first cab I could get rushed him to the vets and then sat in the empty waiting room for half an hour!!!! -- at £97 I would expect a fast service -- I took him in and the vet had a look at him and said that he needed stiching and it would cost another £100/$200!! I told her I just didnt have the money, which I dont, and she said that she could staple the wound but it might not meet up very well but it wouldonly cost £15; I decided to go for it not just because of the finances but also because he had had a traumatic day enough, re-homed, attacked, taxi, vets - I also think that at 8 weeks old a general anasthetic should be avoided if possible.
She bought him back in, stapled, and the wound looks HUGE but it has come together well by the look of it. She said to take him to the vet in 10 days and get them to remove the staples unless he doesnt eat or poo overnight and then I had to take him back tomorrow...at another £97 cost.
Since he has been home he has pooed and had a little run around and although not interested in rabbit food he likes carrot tops so he has had thoughs...she said that she didnt care what he ate today as long as he ate.
At the moment he is sleepy but keeps bouncing over to me for, I think, reassurance. He will sleep in the cat box tonight...partly because he cant go in with Grace and partly because I dont want him moving around too much unsupervised.
He doesnt have a name yet....suggestions are always good....at the moment my main concern is getting him better
These were taken before the attack....he is a lop cross breed, crossed with what they dont know but his ears are up and his snout quite square. I think he's beautiful
stripey side
Piccies at the end.
Bringing him home was fine, he was a good traveler and when I bought him in he was bright and wanted to explore. Grace had a look at him through her bars but just ignored him and then I opened her door and she still ignored him but then came for a little sniff before bouncing off about her buisness
I knew it wasnt a good idea for her to get too close so I put him on the sofa and she was on the floor, she doesnt come on the sofa because she knows she isnt allowed; mainly because she pees on it. He was there for a while and she was sleeping in her favorite spot then suddenly out of nowhere she had lept onto the sofa grabbed the baby and pulled him under it. I could here the bangs and the sofa was jumping but I couldnt get to him. He ran out and I just scooped him up. On examination I realised that he had a huge wound...the size of a 2p/quatre on his rump and it was bleeding but not too badly. I cleaned it and found the peice of skin she had ripped off on the floor -- you could see right through to his muscle!!
I called the vet but they said I would have to take him to this emergancy vets and so I called them. They were really sulkey about treating him but eventually agreed at a cost of £97!!!!!! ($180) all because it is a saturday
I got in the first cab I could get rushed him to the vets and then sat in the empty waiting room for half an hour!!!! -- at £97 I would expect a fast service -- I took him in and the vet had a look at him and said that he needed stiching and it would cost another £100/$200!! I told her I just didnt have the money, which I dont, and she said that she could staple the wound but it might not meet up very well but it wouldonly cost £15; I decided to go for it not just because of the finances but also because he had had a traumatic day enough, re-homed, attacked, taxi, vets - I also think that at 8 weeks old a general anasthetic should be avoided if possible.
She bought him back in, stapled, and the wound looks HUGE but it has come together well by the look of it. She said to take him to the vet in 10 days and get them to remove the staples unless he doesnt eat or poo overnight and then I had to take him back tomorrow...at another £97 cost.
Since he has been home he has pooed and had a little run around and although not interested in rabbit food he likes carrot tops so he has had thoughs...she said that she didnt care what he ate today as long as he ate.
At the moment he is sleepy but keeps bouncing over to me for, I think, reassurance. He will sleep in the cat box tonight...partly because he cant go in with Grace and partly because I dont want him moving around too much unsupervised.
He doesnt have a name yet....suggestions are always good....at the moment my main concern is getting him better
These were taken before the attack....he is a lop cross breed, crossed with what they dont know but his ears are up and his snout quite square. I think he's beautiful
stripey side
Make sure that you give them playtimes seperately. (I'm sure you have figured that out!)
