27/02/2025
Hi Everybunny!
Here are a few updates from the last few weeks π₯°
Duchess successfully had her spay operation and recovered very well (though she took a scary amount of time to start pooping properly post-op). Unfortunately, however, her eye is still sore. The scratch seems to be healing but she's developed a little conjunctivitis so will need to go back to the vet tomorrow for different drops.
Smore and Dill both had their teeth burred again and it's been decided that neither bunny requires incisor removal just yet.
Dill only needs burring every few months and tolerates it really well so we will continue to do this for the foreseeable.
Smore tolerates his burring super well too and never loses his appetite even when the teeth are becoming unruly again so it's not worth it to put him through such a traumatic procedure at this point. It's not off the table, however, should there be complications further down the road. It's quite sad to realise, given the condition he arrived in, that he actually wasn't so malnutritioned and unwell due to his teeth but due to sheer neglect and inappropriate diet. He is happy now, though and will be remaining with us as a sanctuary bunny so will never go hungry again β€οΈπ
Romeo has fully recovered from his recent procedure and is now eating with his old enthusiasm, regaining weight and there is no more drooling π₯°β€οΈ
Although we intended to not take in any more rehab bunnies ahead of our transition to sanctuary, two urgent rescues had to be brought in. It had come to our attention that some young bunnies were roaming free in a local backstreet and onto a busy road so CrazyRabbitLady went to assess the situation. 2 bunnies approximately a mere 5 months old were discovered roaming among fly tipped waste, burnt out fire pits, brambles and broken glass. Neighbours reported that they had been loose for a couple of weeks evading all capture attempts by members of the public. We located the owner who, after a brief discussion on how dangerous it was for these bunnies to be left out, said "if you can catch them you can have them". CrazyRabbitLady was given access to their living arrangements which was a bare concrete garage floor with no food or water visibly provided. Of course, the decision was made then to rescue these poor babies.
The intention had been to send them straight into fostering but on catching the first bunny, after 2 hours of trying, it became evident that he needed rehab for fear of humans as well as fattening up quite a bit. On capture he screamed and screamed. CrazyRabbitLady has heard the rabbit "death scream" before but never like that! It's a wonder he didn't have a heart attack right there!
At this point, it was getting dark and the other bunny had taken shelter somewhere CrazyRabbitLady wasn't able to access so she reluctantly decided to return first thing in the morning with an extra pair of hands.
The next morning, CrazyRabbitLady and CrazyRabbitLadyJunior returned and quite quickly located the other bunny but capture wasn't going to be simple when the bunny decided amongst the brambles and old mattresses was a good place to hide. The cheeky bunny didn't count on the tenacity, though of our team so CrazyRabbitLadyJunior came out of the fray full of cuts and mud but with bunny number 2 finally safe! We immediately checked and found that this bunny was a girl so also had to come in for monitoring. She is now on pregnancy watch for a total of 30 days to be sure π€π€π€
She too was very thin and had thorns stuck in her fur around her face. We have therefore named her Thorn and her brother is now called Robin.
Both youngsters are making amazing progress and starting to trust the team already. They seem extremely grateful for a safe warm bed and a full belly.
Unfortunately, it's that moment again where we have to ask for your help. The vet visits this month have completely wiped us out and now we have yet more bunnies to provide with medical care, neutering, etc. If you can help with any amount at all please consider a contribution via PayPal or bank transfer π€β€οΈ
Thank you so much for all your ongoing support!
P.S. Tomorrow is CrazyRabbitLadys birthday so it would be excellent if she could start the day knowing some of our emergency funds have been recovered, Duchess's antibiotic drops are paid or even that we can book in another much needed neuter surgery πππ
Thank youuu xx
https://www.paypal.me/BinkyFlopsRescue
Account name: Caroline Hudson
Sort code: 09-01-29
Account number: 10009040