Rowan
Well-Known Member
I am SO glad I rescued that rabbit on Friday. Hewas being kept in dreadful conditions, it just makes me so sad thatpeople don't know better 
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Those who read my other post may have noticed the 'he' he's definitelya boy I had a good check, though he only has one testicle. We stillhaven't thought of a name that suits him yet, so he'sgotatemporary one of Cuddlebun.
The weather here is awful at the moment, just one long freezing howling gale of hail and snow and wind.
But today instead of freezing and starving in an outsidehutchmy new boy is in the dry and relativelywarmand I think he thinks he's gone to heaven.
The first few hoursI got him he went through a pint and ahalf of water, so guess how dehydrated that poor bun must have been.
He was ravenous too, but I've been very careful not to give him toomuch all at once because he has been quite literally starved. He wasnothing but fur and bone when I examined him andhis fur is interrible condition :X.
I've started by mixing in a few oats with the junk food that came withhim. I tried adding a few pellets yesterday morning but he got instantsoft stools so slowly slowly..
His water intake has slowed to what I'd expect so I'm hoping he has nokidney problems. He has one really long tooth sticking out like a tuskat the front, but it doesn't seem to be bothering him and he's going tothe vet tomorrow to get it seen to and have the rest of him checked. Ican't see any obvious problems apart from his starvation.
That poor little boy is the most loving cuddly sweet natured rabbitimagineable, and he gets SO excited by the smallest things that myspoiled lot take for granted, affection, toys, food, room to move.. andtreats LOL.
He needs his nails cutting of course but since he's been here he's beenspending a lot of time carefully grooming himself so the terriblestench he gave off on first arrival is lessening hourly. I can't tellyou how badly that poor boy smelled, it was vile. But then theconditions he was kept in make that hardly surprising.
When he's back to full condition I think he's going to be a veryhandsome boy, he's got lovely coloured fur. I'm hoping that tomorrow afriend is going to take some pictures and email them to me so I canpost some up of him - and the rest of my herd.
He's a lop as I mentioned in my first post about him.
Kate
.Those who read my other post may have noticed the 'he' he's definitelya boy I had a good check, though he only has one testicle. We stillhaven't thought of a name that suits him yet, so he'sgotatemporary one of Cuddlebun
.The weather here is awful at the moment, just one long freezing howling gale of hail and snow and wind.
But today instead of freezing and starving in an outsidehutchmy new boy is in the dry and relativelywarmand I think he thinks he's gone to heaven.
The first few hoursI got him he went through a pint and ahalf of water, so guess how dehydrated that poor bun must have been
.He was ravenous too, but I've been very careful not to give him toomuch all at once because he has been quite literally starved. He wasnothing but fur and bone when I examined him andhis fur is interrible condition :X.
I've started by mixing in a few oats with the junk food that came withhim. I tried adding a few pellets yesterday morning but he got instantsoft stools so slowly slowly..
His water intake has slowed to what I'd expect so I'm hoping he has nokidney problems. He has one really long tooth sticking out like a tuskat the front, but it doesn't seem to be bothering him and he's going tothe vet tomorrow to get it seen to and have the rest of him checked. Ican't see any obvious problems apart from his starvation.
That poor little boy is the most loving cuddly sweet natured rabbitimagineable, and he gets SO excited by the smallest things that myspoiled lot take for granted, affection, toys, food, room to move.. andtreats LOL.
He needs his nails cutting of course but since he's been here he's beenspending a lot of time carefully grooming himself so the terriblestench he gave off on first arrival is lessening hourly. I can't tellyou how badly that poor boy smelled, it was vile. But then theconditions he was kept in make that hardly surprising.
When he's back to full condition I think he's going to be a veryhandsome boy, he's got lovely coloured fur. I'm hoping that tomorrow afriend is going to take some pictures and email them to me so I canpost some up of him - and the rest of my herd.
He's a lop as I mentioned in my first post about him.
Kate
