@licia
Well-Known Member
I do not even know where to begin. This all seems like just a very long nightmare that has been on going since Tuesday night. It all started when my family and I noticed Marmalade (OUR bunny we rescued from "Rabbit Rescue" no more than 1 month ago), having possible vision issues going on. It seemed as if everytime we gave her bowl of vegetables to her that she could not see it. She would always bang her head off the dish or only know we had food by the sounds of our footsteps coming into the room or the smell of the food. She also did not blinkas asudden reactionout ofher one eye when we put our finger up close to it. As we noticed this more and more, we continuecontacting her "foster mother" and lettingher know what was going on with Marmalade (she actually knew about this problem as she was visiting Marmalade a few weeks prior and thought nothing of it. It could just be how bunnies cannot see directly infront of them as it is so "common" she said).
It wasn't until about the 2nd time ofus mentioning this (this time through e-mail)that she decided to act on it. She had replied to my e-mail stating that she contacted a registered vet tech asking if this could be possibly triggered from the bunny syphlis that Marmalade once suffered from prior to being adopted by us or if it was just some sort of secondary condition. Either way she assured me by saying this "Don't worry, I told her in no way are you looking to re-home Marmy or anything thing of that sort. I made it very clear there are no accusations here either. (you would be amazed at what people can be like)". Later on the vet tech had e-mailed her stating that it is recommended that Marmalade have an immediate vet check-up as this could be a number of things such as EC (e. cunniculi), or something as simple as an eye infection or abscess. We of course became even more worried thinking it was something so serious that required a costly surgery of some sort. We told the rescue that we wouldnot be able to pay for it if it had to do with the syphlis she suffered from (before adopting her) as we were assured that Marmalade was not being affected by it anymore and it was all cleared up. We said we would be able to pay if it was not related to the illness she suffered from before adopting her as that would be our responsibilty to do so.
With that being said, they clearly stated that we would not have to pay for the check-up at all and that they were going to do so themselves at no cost to us by saying "just to be clear, yes, Rabbit Rescue will be paying for her visit with our vet". We felt assured with what they stated and therefore they said they would send a driver to pick Marmalade up at 7:00pm ASAP to have her at the vet's overnight.
When the driver finally came to pick Marmalade up, we proceeded to explain Marmalade's issues and what we would like to have looked at. She did not seem interested at all or even very friendly and just scooped Marmalade in the carrier. We asked her how long Marmalade would be in their vet's care and if she lived far but she did not look us in the eye and all she said was "...Not far XXXXXXXXXXX road", and scurried off with her.
As time went on we became more worried as we were not being contacted by anyone what so ever. Where were our updates? we all thought. We e-mailed and e-mailed and finally we got a reply late last night from a member of Rabbit Rescue. "Im a bit confused by this email. re Marm coming back to you tonight. Marm was returned to the rescue due to lack of funds for vet care. Not to be treated and returned to you. We do not provide vet care for owners, only for fosters. Its Rabbit Rescue policy not to provide the contact info of the foster home where the returned rabbit will be as there are privacy issues to maintain for the foster homes. However I have spoken to them and Marm is doing ok."
I am sorry but there is no way my family indicated what so ever that we were returning Marmalade nor did they state themselves they were coming to pick Marmalade up DUE TO lack to funds, etc., etc. We never said we could not provide for her, only if it had to do with the syphlis which would lay on them as she was to be cleared of it before being adopted out. We offered to pay whatever the vet bill cost was once seeing and and to have Marmalade returned to us.
For some reason I know Marmalade is not even going to get looked at and that we were conned by their sneaky ways. I assure you that this does not end here. My family and I are taking this further and if that means court, then so be it. We want our rabbit back, and that is what we are getting!
PS - I am so upset over this whole ordeal that I do not know if I will be posting on here much let alone logging in. My birthday is this Monday and with the holidays coming (Marmalade was my gift), I am certainly not in the spirit at all. Hope you all can understand.
It wasn't until about the 2nd time ofus mentioning this (this time through e-mail)that she decided to act on it. She had replied to my e-mail stating that she contacted a registered vet tech asking if this could be possibly triggered from the bunny syphlis that Marmalade once suffered from prior to being adopted by us or if it was just some sort of secondary condition. Either way she assured me by saying this "Don't worry, I told her in no way are you looking to re-home Marmy or anything thing of that sort. I made it very clear there are no accusations here either. (you would be amazed at what people can be like)". Later on the vet tech had e-mailed her stating that it is recommended that Marmalade have an immediate vet check-up as this could be a number of things such as EC (e. cunniculi), or something as simple as an eye infection or abscess. We of course became even more worried thinking it was something so serious that required a costly surgery of some sort. We told the rescue that we wouldnot be able to pay for it if it had to do with the syphlis she suffered from (before adopting her) as we were assured that Marmalade was not being affected by it anymore and it was all cleared up. We said we would be able to pay if it was not related to the illness she suffered from before adopting her as that would be our responsibilty to do so.
With that being said, they clearly stated that we would not have to pay for the check-up at all and that they were going to do so themselves at no cost to us by saying "just to be clear, yes, Rabbit Rescue will be paying for her visit with our vet". We felt assured with what they stated and therefore they said they would send a driver to pick Marmalade up at 7:00pm ASAP to have her at the vet's overnight.
When the driver finally came to pick Marmalade up, we proceeded to explain Marmalade's issues and what we would like to have looked at. She did not seem interested at all or even very friendly and just scooped Marmalade in the carrier. We asked her how long Marmalade would be in their vet's care and if she lived far but she did not look us in the eye and all she said was "...Not far XXXXXXXXXXX road", and scurried off with her.
As time went on we became more worried as we were not being contacted by anyone what so ever. Where were our updates? we all thought. We e-mailed and e-mailed and finally we got a reply late last night from a member of Rabbit Rescue. "Im a bit confused by this email. re Marm coming back to you tonight. Marm was returned to the rescue due to lack of funds for vet care. Not to be treated and returned to you. We do not provide vet care for owners, only for fosters. Its Rabbit Rescue policy not to provide the contact info of the foster home where the returned rabbit will be as there are privacy issues to maintain for the foster homes. However I have spoken to them and Marm is doing ok."
I am sorry but there is no way my family indicated what so ever that we were returning Marmalade nor did they state themselves they were coming to pick Marmalade up DUE TO lack to funds, etc., etc. We never said we could not provide for her, only if it had to do with the syphlis which would lay on them as she was to be cleared of it before being adopted out. We offered to pay whatever the vet bill cost was once seeing and and to have Marmalade returned to us.
For some reason I know Marmalade is not even going to get looked at and that we were conned by their sneaky ways. I assure you that this does not end here. My family and I are taking this further and if that means court, then so be it. We want our rabbit back, and that is what we are getting!
PS - I am so upset over this whole ordeal that I do not know if I will be posting on here much let alone logging in. My birthday is this Monday and with the holidays coming (Marmalade was my gift), I am certainly not in the spirit at all. Hope you all can understand.
