annafauna
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- Anna
I agree with the others. It's honorable to want to rescue a bunny with issues, but it's bound to be a lot of work, expense, and heartache. It's not wrong to try to avoid that when it's possible.
I love my bunny boys, but they've put me off ever having rabbits again in the future. I think it would have been different if I'd had some sort of hardy (as much as bunnies can be hardy) breed, but I've had a lot of issues with my guys. I spent a LOT of money on Cedar, who developed an abscess on his hock and eventually needed the leg amputated (despite an intense level of care to try to correct the problem). Oakie gave me a big scare a couple of years ago, when he was cold and not eating suddenly one day. (Gas drops and meloxicam got him eating again, and he was fine after a round of antibiotics.) And my bunny Linden just upped and died one day last spring. I know I take good care of them, so I'm not causing the issues -- they're just such an over-bred and fragile breed, at least this genetic line. I know the bunny you were considering isn't an Angora, but my point is that bunnies with problems are likely to be bunnies who consistently have problems and cause you a lot of angst.
I love my bunny boys, but they've put me off ever having rabbits again in the future. I think it would have been different if I'd had some sort of hardy (as much as bunnies can be hardy) breed, but I've had a lot of issues with my guys. I spent a LOT of money on Cedar, who developed an abscess on his hock and eventually needed the leg amputated (despite an intense level of care to try to correct the problem). Oakie gave me a big scare a couple of years ago, when he was cold and not eating suddenly one day. (Gas drops and meloxicam got him eating again, and he was fine after a round of antibiotics.) And my bunny Linden just upped and died one day last spring. I know I take good care of them, so I'm not causing the issues -- they're just such an over-bred and fragile breed, at least this genetic line. I know the bunny you were considering isn't an Angora, but my point is that bunnies with problems are likely to be bunnies who consistently have problems and cause you a lot of angst.