Every rabbit needs hay - it's the most important part of their diet. It's also their bedding, it goes in their litter trays and it encourages natural behaviours such as digging. Chilli says it's also lots of fun!! (No plastic was nibbled).
This is Peanuts & Maddie who we've just bonded and are now on their way home together 🤎🤎
Tomorrow we have four rabbits coming in to ARC . . . the number of rabbits needing a foster space never slows down 😢. It's a constant worry trying to help the more urgent cases first, but knowing there are others who will not get a space.
We will update our website over the next few days with pictures and information about the new bunnies we have taken in, so do hop over to have a look - https://animalrescueandcare.org.uk/adopt-a-rabbit/ 🐰🐇
#adoptdontshop
Don't mind the rain!! 🌧🎄🎅
Come and see us at the @cabbagepatchpub Christmas Fair today, 12pm-5pm!!
We've got a lovely range of pet AND human items for everything you want and could possibly need for Christmas!
We hope to see you there!
In honour of the #paralympics in Paris, here is Willow 🍃!
Willow has been through the wars since she was adopted from ARC. She had a jumping accident and broke her front right leg, and unfortunately, there was no option except amputation.
Then, when she got back home, Faith attacked her, so we had to separate them.
Luckily, Mr Nibbles was a proper gentleman and helped her. Even grooming the right side of her face continuously for half an hour!
Throughout the rebonding process, Mr Nibbles was a knight in shining armour! Whenever it looked like a scuffle might take place, he rushed in between the two of them and broke it up.
It took about two weeks to get everyone fully re-bonded, but they are all best buddies again ❤️
Willow has made an excellent recovery and quickly adapted to life on three legs. She can run and jump just as before and has figured out how to groom herself fully!
We wish you luck, Willow ♡
#rabbits #adoptdontshop
Another hot spell for our furries. Rabbits in the wild would retreat down cool burrows when the temperatute rises. Our bunnies often dig out a bit of cool soil for a flop. A rabbit's cooling mechanism is its ears which work like an air conditioning unit, with blood vessels dilating if they get too hot. River is demonstrating the soil flop and a small ear twitch to catch the breeze! He's still available for adoption.
This is Iris being affectionate and showing how calm of a cat she is!
Iris came to ARC over a year ago when her owner moved into a rental flat that wouldn't allow pets. Since then there has been very little interest in her despite how beautiful and sweet she is.
While she was originally a little timid and quiet, she has gotten very comfortable with her fosterers and will cuddle up and chat at them for attention.
She has struggled in a home with many cats before so would prefer to be the sole cat of the house.
Could you give Iris her new forever home? ♡
Many rabbits will need medicine at some point. The bunny 'burrito' method (with towel wrapping) makes it easier to keep them calm and to syringe meds into the side of their mouth. This is best done with the rabbit facing away from you and held in firmly against your body. But some rabbits quickly learn to take meds directly from a syringe when it's a nice-tasting one! Look at Star, lapping up her Metacam pain relief after her spay! What a good girl!
Today on Rabbit Awareness Week Lily & Luca want to tell you how important a good diet is for their teeth and tummies . . .
Our pet rabbits are fundamentally the same as their wild cousins, so just as their homes should allow them to display their natural behaviours, their diet should mimic what wild rabbits eat as closely as possible. A rabbit’s diet should be made up of:
🐰 85% hay or grass
🐰 10% leafy green veg
🐰 5% extruded pellets or nuggets (about an egg-cup full)
https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/hay-the-grass-roots/ 🐰
