Duckmomma Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Hi I bought my sixteen year old daughter a dutch rabbit on saturday. We first went to the local childrens farm (which cost a fortune in fares and entrance) But they had nothing that she wanted, so we went into town to a pet shop, where we found a lovley little dutch female. I asked what I thought were all the relevant questions age, sex, temperament etc, and could see the bunny was bright eyed and alert, the pen was clean and there was no sign of runny poo. On getting home we discovered the rabbit had a hard boney lump on one side of her back. I certainly can't afford to take on a pet that is going to have health issues right from the start, so I phoned the vet this morning for advice. It would cost me £25 just for the vet to look at the rabbit and tell me if it is likely to need treatment. I have decided to return the rabbit to the pet shop, My daughter will be upset but I don't see I have any choice. What I don't understand is , they told me in the shop they had the bunny for three weeks and handled her on a regular basis. How come they didn't notice it? So just a word to the wise if you are going out to buy a pet of any kind Apart from the normal checks you would do, check for lumps or bites/scratches that can become abcess's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 thanks for the advice, good job you found the lump, like you said i cant understand why the pet shop staff/breeder didnt notice it before. Hope your daughter isnt too upset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Hi Chelsea I spoke to the woman at the shop and she has agreed to take it back. She has some more rabbits coming in on thursday, so will have a look at those. She says they are not dutch tho, they are dwarf lops, she says dwarf lops are very placid which is what we are looking for My friend had a dwarf lionhead that attacked me It actually leapted at me and bit me on the knee, it was growling too It was like something possesed, So I have always been wary of rabbits since, Which begs the question why am I letting my daughter have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicano Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 To be honest, I'd be wary of that shop if they are selling animals that have health problems, even if they did agree to take the rabbit back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicano Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Forgot to say, have you thought about rescuing at all? Am just thinking that you are a bit worried about aggression etc. Good rescues neuter bunnies before rehoming, and will advise you of their personalities. That way you don't take a gamble on having a cute baby bunny that then becomes a demon when the hormones set in! I've got 2 girls, and their personalities became much nicer after they were spayed, but it isn't absolutely guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 We finally found a replacement bunny for the dutch. A lovely little ginger rex + lop, but we couldn't leave her sister behind so we now have a little grey Rex +lop too http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg17/duckmomma0/?action=view¤t=dizziesmall.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 How cute are they? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 what cute pics, they look really happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 How cute. I love their colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 They are lovely. Pity about the other one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...