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/ 🐰
How can you tell if your rabbit is happy and relaxed . . . when they do a 'bunny flop' which turns into a 'bunny roll over' 😍
This is baby Petal feeling much more relaxed than when she first arrived at ARC with her Mum Iris. They were both completely terrified but their foster Mum has worked wonders, gently showing them that life is going to be ok 🥰
Our fosterers are amazing and we couldn't rehome half the animals we do without the dedication and love they give to the often terrified animals who come through our door 💚
If you would like to foster for ARC, have a look on our website to see what it entails - https://animalrescueandcare.org.uk/foster/
#nationalpetday
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On the 1st January we posted about two rabbits who had been dumped. As you can see, they have settled in well and are such an adorable pair of boys, we've called them Charlie & Peanut 💙🩵.
They are both now neutered and booked for vaccination so will be ready to find their forever home together very soon 💚
(in our original post we thought three had been dumped but we believe one of the rabbits was spotted twice from different sides)
https://animalrescueandcare.org.uk/adopt-a-rabbit/ 🐰 #adoptdontshop
A Little over seven weeks ago, we took beautiful Autumn into rescue. As always, female rabbits go on pregnancy watch. Six weeks ago Autumn had five beautiful kits. Here they are enjoying life with our wonderful Foster mum.
Autumn and her babies will be ready for rehoming in the coming months.
