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[stargazerLily]

I am new here, and new to bunny ownership. I have a lot of questions, but I'm posting those in the general area since I'm not sure where else to put them. Anyway, here is my new bunny. He is a mini lop (I believe) and I think I figured his color to be black tort. He's about a year old, and neutered, and came from a house where a 3 yr old threw him down the stairs multiple times. The owners are clients at the vet hospital I work at, and my coworkers convinced me to take him (even though I have an almost 3 yr old human little girl). My child is better accquainted with how to properly handle animals though (except for the cats, she knows I won't let her handle anything unless she is sitting on the floor). His name is Mister, but I want to change that and thought about Orion. Here are a couple pictures of him.

 

[Flashy]

Hi there,

Welcome to the forum.

It sounds like you have rescued this bunny from a nasty situation, so well done to you. It also sounds like you are bringing your daughter up to be respectful to other living things, and that's a great thing too

Your bun is beautiful, he looks really soppy.

I hope that the forum can help you, and remember that you can ask as many questions are you want

I look forward to seeing you around.

Take care

Tracy

 

[Raspberry82]

Hello and welcome!

Your bunny looks like an absolute sweetie-pie! I love lops . How good of you to rescue this little guy like that, I'm sure he is very grateful you did, too. My bunny was also rescued from a child that mistreated it a while back.
Everyone on here is very nice and more than happy to help with any questions you have. What is it you do in the vet clinic you work at, if you don't mind me asking? (i'm curious)
Hope to see you around the forum.


Athena & Max :bunnydance:

 

[missyscove]

Welcome! It's always good to see new faces.

 

[Raspberry82]

Orion sounds like a very good name (imo)

 

[stargazerLily]

Raspberry82 wrote:

Hello and welcome!

Your bunny looks like an absolute sweetie-pie! I love lops . How good of you to rescue this little guy like that, I'm sure he is very grateful you did, too. My bunny was also rescued from a child that mistreated it a while back.
Everyone on here is very nice and more than happy to help with any questions you have. What is it you do in the vet clinic you work at, if you don't mind me asking? (i'm curious)
Hope to see you around the forum.


Athena & Max :bunnydance:

I am a vet tech, or soon to be vet tech. I'm in the middle of taking classes for my degree, but the program I'm in is distance learning which means I can do almost anything a real tech can do while I'm enrolled. I also do a little bit of everything from working in the kennels to working as receptionist.

 

[Raspberry82]

How cool is that?! So am I . I'm still working on my pre-reqs and also starting work at a clinic/kennel to prep for acceptance to my local vet tech program.
:highfive:


Athena

 

[EiuGirl316]

Welcome!

He is an adorable bun, and I like the name Orion quite a bit. You're awesome for A) rescuing him from that situation and B) teaching your daughter how to respect animals.

I also work at a vet clinic so I see many people come in with children whom they have taught to be extremely disrespectful of animals. It's just sad really.

Anyways, I'd love to hear your stories from work if you want to share. I always like to hear other peoples experiences!

Leah :biggrin2:

 

[MsBinky]

Hi there

I am new here too I am so happy you rescued that lil bun. Orion sounds like a great name. My bun's name was Rocky when I adopted him but I swtiched it to Bam-Bam, a name that suits him much more. He had no problem adapting to his new name so I definitely think you should go for it too.

I think it is great that you let your daughter handle animals respectfully. Some people don't care, others don't do it the right way. I always say that if you refuse to let the child get to respect an animal, the child will try to pick it up when your back is turned, not knowing the injuries they can both sustain.

I find it awesome that you can do the vet tech training by distance... I'd love to do that since I would love to open a rabbit shelter one day. Anyway, I'm chatting away too much so I'll end it here but it's surenice to meet you.

 

[Spring]

Hi there! Welcome to the forum!

Your little guy is such a sweetie! I thank you for rescuing him from such a terrible situation, poor thing!

Ask any questions that might pop into your head, we'll be more than happy to help!

Enjoy the forum, and can't wait to see and hear more about your little guy!

 

[Michaela]

Welcome to RO!! :wave:

Poor bunny, that is crazy that somebody would allow that to happen:shock:, my little brother Ryanis 4 and he is great with the buns, so gentle (the cat isn't fond of him though but Ryan would never hurt him.)

But so lucky that you saved him, sounds like he's gonna have a perfect life with you. He's so cute too! Beautiful colouring.

Hope you enjoy the forum, there is always somebody willing to help, even if it's just a tiny thing. :biggrin2:

~Michaela, Ebony, Pebble, Madison & Angel Bunny Berri~