Bobby
* After being in foster care for almost a whole year, Bobby finally found his forever home! And he totally hit the jackpot!
You can follow Bobby’s adventures in his forever home by following @liser_mac on Instagram!
Hamilton Animal Control received a call from a member of the public about a rabbit abandoned in a box in a park. Animal Control picked the rabbit up and discovered he had a very large lump in his neck/shoulder area. It wasn’t easily detected, as it somewhat blended in to his dewlap (neck fat) when he sat a certain way. This abscess was likely the reason his owners abandoned him in the park. As if that weren’t enough to deal with, Bobby’s nails were extremely overgrown and his coat was in awful shape as he was not able to groom himself properly because of the abscess.
We were happy to rescue Bobby from HAC, and we took him straight to our small animal specialist vet, Dr. Stubbs at Spencer Creek Animal Hospital. After an exam, it was decided that it was possible to remove the lump and have Bobby neutered at the same time. Bobby came through the surgery very well, and the lump was only fatty tissue and not cancerous (thank goodness!). Bobby recovered from his surgery and now he’s ready to find his forever home!
Here’s a note from Bobby’s foster home:
“Bobby is a fantastic bunny, full of personality. He is such a relaxed boy, and he will happily sit on your lap for cuddles. He absolutely adores side and belly scratches, and constantly gives kisses while you massage him. He really does love spending time with people – we think he might be a dog trapped in a rabbit’s body.
Bobby also enjoys exploring and finding new places to hide. He loves hanging out in boxes and tunnels! He’s not very big into toys, but every once and a while we catch him throwing his balls around or nibbling on his chews. Bobby gets along very well with our cat and dog, and he has no fear of cozying up beside them.
For the most part Bobby is litter trained, and has never had an accident outside of his pen. He always pees in his litter box, but sometimes he will poop on the floor. We are still working with him, and imagine with a little more practice he will be just fine!
As you can probably tell from his size, Bobby *loves* to eat. When we first got Bobby his poops were a bit mushy, so we started him on a new diet, which has helped immensely. Because he is a bit of a glutton, we limit his amount of pellets and give them as meals. Throughout the day he loves to munch on fresh hay and different greens – especially romaine and broccoli leaves. He’s also a fanatic for bananas, and will stand up as tall as he can on his hind legs to get a nibble. At meals times he gets very excited and dances in circles, or will follow us around the house waiting for his dinner. He’s so much fun, and has such a sweet personality, it’s impossible not to fall in love with him.”
Our fostered rabbits are housed in x-pens or similar enclosures so they have lots of room to move around when they aren’t out for floor time. Commercially made pet store rabbit cages are far too small to allow rabbits to stretch out and move around with ease.
Here are some great websites outlining alternative rabbit housing using x pens and similar enclosures. These can be retrofitted to accommodate bedding for a bunny who isn’t litter box trained.
sandiegorabbits.org
hopperhome.com
therabbithouse.com
Pinterest- Rabbit home ideas