Our First Bunny Rabbit Is Coming Home Tomorrow!

[Poka_Doodle]

Exciting news my kitten got spayed this week. My mind is too focused on the upcoming show and sleep that it took me a minute using process of elimination to say that she had the surgery Monday.

 

[babsbag]

I had no idea that they would spay a rabbit.

My very first bunny years and years ago was a black and white Dutch bunny, looked a lot like Cutie, but black. She lived with my Guinea Pig and did quite well. Later we had big bunnies that we raised for meat but never got to the butchering part before I traded them all for a pet rat for my son. My husband would like to do rabbits again but I think that the goat dairy we are building will be enough for a while.

 

[Nifty]

If it were my choice, I wouldn't have gotten it spayed, but it's policy at the shelter that all animals leaving / adopted must be spayed / neutered.

 

[Latestarter]

I agree with you Nifty... I don't really care for "all or nothing" policies as a general rule. I understand why the shelters insist and their thought/rational behind it, but it's NOT always in the best interest of the animal or it's potential new forever owner.

Much as I feel for shelter animals, this is one of the primary reasons I will never adopt from one. The second reason is due to being treated like some sort of deviant/criminal/animal abuser in advance and having to go through background checks to rescue an animal. The third is the price point normally works out to being about the same (or sometimes more) than what it would cost to just buy a good quality purebred.

 

[babsbag]

@Latestarter I am a cat person and have 4 of them; only one is allowed outside. All of them are strays that found me and one is a rescued bottle baby kitten. The last stray that showed up here pregnant ended up costing me $$$$ for an emergency c-section and then mastitis, go figure. I also have two dogs that live in the house with the cats. I wanted to get a young cat from a rescue so my kitten would have another cat his age, but no, I can't have a cat as I own dogs. What the heck.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Yeah, shelters are a bit annoying. I'm lucky that my dad has a vet friend four hours away that would do it for a donation. Now, that is just for us the family of a vet, someone trusting that we know the right pet situation and will take care of our pets. The drive is the hard part but we are often atleast two hours away or sometimes closer. @Latestarter if you stay in Colorado and want to know the place I can send you the website link.

 

[Latestarter]

Would do it for donation... I assume you're talking about spaying/neutering? I was speaking out AGAINST "automatic/no choice" spaying and neutering. Because the shelters require it is the primary reason I will never buy/own a shelter animal. I will be leaving CO this coming summer if all goes as I wish.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

They do require it but they have a different reason, they rescue wild animals too.

 

[Nifty]

Here she is in her new home:

 

[Southern by choice]

and and and and

Congrats on your new "CUTIE" Bunny!