General Chat

I really hope he makes a recovery. Pets depend on us for their welfare and it's hard if we fail them.

Lynda,Your a sweetheart, all Animals however small are special and deserve our love and respect,your so right! And I know Lou feels the same as Me and you:-) xx Lou,I do hope he pulls through. xx

hi lou, he's a bit of a fighter, good for him, and good for you, for being so caring. ps, lou has a great website, i'm sure she will tell you the addy, if you pm her. bryan.

So sorry to hear about Bazil...hope he's doing ok :-( It annoys me when people say it's only a rabbit.......we had a rabbit when we were kids and it died when mixmatosis was put through the wild rabbits up here to keep them under control a lot of pet rabbits died after escaping and mixing with wild ones before they were caught :-( I was heart broken as it was me that found her in her hutch on my way to school like I always did I popped over the fence to see her before and after school and was inconsolable for days :-( I really hope your wee guy makes it.....he seems such a tough cookie to have got through so much already. Why do people let animals get into such a state.........why take one on if they can't look after it properly........all a pet is asking for is a loving safe home and unfortunately all some get is abuse or neglect :-( I'd take them all home with me if I had the space........keep us posted on how the wee guy is getting on....I'm sending him get well wishes and I'll not say what sort of wishes I'm sending the previous owners of the poor bunny. RDA.x.

LOL, it's me, multi-tasking, sorry Lynda, now i have re-read it i can see what you mean.....xxx LOU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX *rushes back to the hoovering...*

I didn't mean it like that either! A lot of our small domestic animals are quite small and insignificant, but I think I was just adding to the thread rather than the original topic. Certainly no offence taken, and hope I haven't offended you. It's a topic that deserves peoples attention. It's about caring, even if only for a rabbit! Lynda x

Linda, apologies sweetie, But i ment all the arguments on here of late seem so insignificant.. I would NEVER EVER call any creature, let alone one of my own animals insignificant..... Sorry if you thought i was. :-))) LOU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxx

I can understand why people have been so concerned about an insignificant thing like a rabbit. Many of us have a genuine love for Gods little creatures. We had a rabbit a few years ago, and he was great. He lived in the house, buit as we lived in the country he had the run of the whole garden and fields around. He used to sit by the gate, waiting for my husband to come home from work, and when I let him out in the mornings he used to run around our feet like a dog. Unfortunately, because he had so much freedom, we think one of the farm dogs chased him, because he had a heart attack, which we have heard is quite common in rabbits. Many tears were shed for that 'insignificant' rabbit. He was worth every one.Hope all is ok with this one. Lynda x

little guinea (Scamp) is looking after him today, they're curled up together...Baz made it through another night...Not sure how much fight he's got left in him though.... Thanks to all who have PM'd and posted to ask how he is, i didnt realise so many people on here would care so much.... Thankyou.. LOU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx

Poor littlle Bazil, sounds like he has been thru hell poor little mite. Good luck with him Lou and keep us updated on his progress. Marilyn

Oh bless his little cotton tail!! Hugs for ya all!! xx

Ooo poor little Bazil - I wish he knew everyone was rooting for him! He's really suffered the poor thing - hope he pulls through. Debby

Oh Lou so sorry to hear that. I'll keep my fingers crossed and keep sending positive, healing thoughts for Bazil.

Oh Lou only just see your thread. I hope he will be ok. fingers crossed that Basil makes a full recovery asap. catherine xx

No, it's not normal.. His previous 'owners' neglected him, he was left starving in a cage and hadnt been fed the correct diet from an early age...His back teeth are overgrown and havnt been able to ware down as they would if he'd been eating 'roughage'...Rabbits back teeth cannot be removed, they are connected to the jaw...His front teeth are diseased, again damage caused from an early age...His teeth have gotten so bad that the front have 'warped' ( the bottom teeth are infront of the top and both continually grow as he cant ware them down) They can be removed under GA but he is too poorly at the moment and wouldnt survive the op, he was under anesthetic too long the other day and they had to bring him round before they could do his teeth....The abcess is caused by the problems with his teeth.... LOUXXXXX

thinking of you caring for little basil, hope hes better soon, hugs to you

Hi Lou I don't know much about rabbits - never had one - but that doesn't sound good - is it normal for their teeth to do that?? Hope the vet can work some more magic xxx

2nd update - Poor little Bazil has taken a turn for the worse... His teeth have 'warped' so they dont meet and he is unable to eat by himself..The wound where the abcess was removed was checked by the vet today and we discovered the abcess wasnt completely removed and the infection is still there...He has had more pain relief today and will be back Friday...I am hoping to see him improve this week as i am due to go away to Cornwall on Saturday..If he doesnt improve i will be staying behind to care for him... LOU XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Hi Lou Glad to hear Bazil has made it through the night. Sending postitive, healing thoughts. ((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))) for you both Juliexx

well done lou, and basil, please keep us updated.