Ingleby Bunny Boarding

13/11/2024

🌟 2025 🌟
We are booking for 2025. Heres a guide to availability.

❄️ Feb Half Term - limited availability.

🐣 Easter Holidays - good availability.

☀️ May Half Term - limited availability.

🏖 Summer 6 Weeks - good availability.

We do tend to get a surge of bookings just after Christmas so if you already know your 2025 dates please get booked in ASAP.

13/11/2024

🎄🔔 Christmas & New Year.

🎄Fully booked between 23-28 Dec for INDOOR rabbits & guinea pigs.

🔔We do have INDOOR space available from 29th Dec onwards.

⛄️We still have OUTDOOR space available right over Christmas and New Year.

12/11/2024

Sarah will be in our Thornaby shop on Saturday and offers nail trims and dematting for rabbits and guinea pigs. Contact her direct to book an appointment.

09/11/2024

⚠️ Further information posted yesterday by the British Rabbit Council and sent to their members suggests a new vaccine will be available next month ⚠️

From Health & Welfare 8/11/2024

Rabbit Viral Haemorrhagic Disease

History
RVHD1 was first identified in this country in 1991. The viral infection had initially been seen in China and then spread across Europe, thought to have been passed on by the import of angora fur. Vaccines were developed and became available throughout Europe and the UK.
In 2015 large numbers of wild rabbits were found to be dying in Devon and Cornwall and it was discovered that the virus had mutated and was known as RVHD2. Whilst RVHD1 caused rabbits to haemorrhage from re**um and mouth, this was no longer the case with RVHD2, many animals just suddenly dying with no apparent symptoms. Some exhibitors have reported rabbits seeming of their food briefly before dying or fitting as they died.

Current Situation
A new virulent variant of RVHD2 has now been identified in Europe. The vaccines which have been available are no longer effective. We do not yet know whether any animals have been affected in the UK as testing is not yet carried out for this variant. HIPRA have developed a new vaccine, effective against RVHD 1&2 plus the new variant. This has been given Vet Medicine Directorate approval on September 27th and is licensed for use in this country. The drug company are manufacturing vaccine for use in the UK and hope to have it available within the next few weeks. As a prescription only medicine, it will only be available via Vet Practices in the UK. We have heard today (8th November) that the vaccine will be available for vets to order from the wholesaler from December 1st.
Action if you have any sudden deaths
There is no change to the advice or rules for previous variants. If you suddenly lose a previously fit rabbit – assume that it may be RVHD2. Wash hands and forearms thoroughly using the COVID guidelines. Change all clothes before touching another rabbit. Double bag the body and if possible, have a vet take a liver sample for testing. If testing is not easily accessible, please ensure that the body is incinerated. Burying the carcase will infect the area of ground where the body is buried. As far as we know at the moment, incubation remains between 2 and 9 days. If you go on to lose further animals within the next 10 days, this will be confirmation that you are likely to have a RVHD2 outbreak. You must report the presumed outbreak to the BRC office and put all of your stock in quarantine. You may not rehome any stock during the quarantine period of 4 months and should not bring any new stock in. New stock should be vaccinated before bringing into your shed after the quarantine period. Do not visit any other rabbitry or show.
Double bag any shavings and bedding removed from the dead rabbits’ hutches. Ensure that all dust and muck has been removed from the hutch. Disinfect hutches with a 1 in 10 bleach solution and follow up when dry with Virkon which is known to be effective against the virus.
If your rabbits are in separate sheds and you have a friend, relative or partner, have one person only feed in the shed where deaths have occurred. The second person should feed the stock in any unaffected shed. This will reduce the risk of spreading the infection. If you have no help, always feed rabbits in the affected shed last. Wear different footwear in the affected shed. Change and wash clothes daily. Do not share feeding bowls or bottles between stock. Once you have had 10 free days with no deaths, this outbreak can be assumed to be over, however any rabbit which has survived an infection, will shed the virus in their urine and faeces for up to 2 months. Good infection control measures remain very important.
Further help and advice can be requested from a member of the Health and Welfare Committee.

08/11/2024

Did you know, we also have a pet supplies shop in Thornaby! Pop in and say Hello! 👋

08/11/2024

🐹🐭

⭐ Small Animal Bedding ⭐

🐭 Paper Flake and Paper Strip bedding back in stock!!

🐭 Made from repurposed food grade paper it is safe, dust free, soft and odour controlling.

🐭 Suitable for all small furry pets including hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, degus, rabbits, chinchillas, mice and rats.

🐭 Environmentally friendly as it repurposes materials that would otherwise go to landfill, and is wrapped in 30% recycled polythene.

08/11/2024

🐰🐹

⭐ Re-stocked on all things small animal! ⭐

🐰 Hay, Straw, Shavings and Bedding. Pop in today and grab some while you can. 🐰

27/10/2024

Maki & Pippin making use of the sunbathing facilities this morning! 🐈 And a few more of our guests xx

27/10/2024

A few more from yesterday and this morning xx

27/10/2024

A few photos from yesterday xx

25/10/2024

These are our outdoor enclosures ready for guests 🐰 You are welcome to bring toys or enrichment items from home.

25/10/2024

❄️ Unheated Outdoor Accommodation.

Outside we have 6 x 6ft x 3ft walk in enclosures and 6 x 6ft x 2ft hutches.

We provide plenty of hay and straw to snuggle in plus litter trays, bowls and fresh veg 🥦

Customers are welcome to bring toys, hides, blankets or mats.

We also have garden runs for exercise weather permitting.

25/10/2024

This is one of our 5ft hutches set up for guinea pigs. We have hides and tunnels but you are welcome to bring your own to make your pets feel at home. Hutches are 5ft x 2ft. We provide hay, forage, veg.

25/10/2024

🔥 Indoor Accommodation.

We have 3 x 8ft hutches for rabbits and 5 x 5ft hutches for guinea pigs. Plus a spare Ferplast 120 for busy periods.

The indoor accommodation is heated over the winter months. We have a radio and night lights to make it feel more like a home environment for our guests.

23/10/2024

🎃 October Half Term 🎃
🍁We are fully booked this half term.
🍁Please check your booking confirmation emails for drop off / pick up, dates and times.
🍁 Please make sure all your pets belongings have your/their name on.
🍁 Please send enough dry food for the duration of their stay.
🍁 Please feel free to send treats, toys, litter trays, cosies etc...
🍁 Please add an emergency contact to your profile who is NOT a member of your household snd NOT travelling with you.
🍁 Please ensure your vet has your current name and address on their records and that matches our records!

We look forward to seeing you soon.

22/10/2024

Some photos from this morning xx

16/10/2024

Cute little Wilba ###

16/10/2024

Ollie is here for a little holiday xx