Bunjamin broke his dew claw when he was a baby. It was already clotted when I found it but I had vet appointment already so I showed it to her and she said since it showed no sign of infection it was okay. She also felt the new nail growing in. So she'll probably be okay as long as it clotted and she is walking fine.What wires was she digging at when it broke?

Frankie, I interpreted it as the bars of her cage, but maybe I'm wrong...

Lilly isn't litter trained but she always goes in one corner of her cage so instead of not covering her wired bottom cage at all, i covered it everywhere other than that corner and she loves to dig there but I don't get how her dew claw can break off like that

Put a litter box in that corner, and cover the rest of the floor. Wire is not good for their feet at all.

well the thing is that her cage is way too small for a litter box and my mom keeps on saying that the cage is too big for her even though my whole family agrees that the cage is too small

also I gave Lilly her first apple stick yesterday and today her front tooth on the top is missing please!!! HEEEELLLLPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going  vet hunting right away

Vet time again!

You should save up all your money and either make her or buy her a better cage. If you buy it then your mum can't complain! In Belle's cage just now I have plant trays, you know the kind you plant seeds in? It's not too big but she still has room. I'll admit she pees over the edge sometimes because the pan is too shallow but I let her get away with it and it would be better than her hurting her paws? Sounds like you're fighting a loosing battle in terms of bunny vs fam. I hope you can get it all sorted out. You should show her some pictures of the bunny condos on here and maybe she'll realise that actually your cage is too small?

I did and my mom keeps on saying, "a CONDO for a BUNNY? ha! your bunny isn't THAT special" ugh its so annoying! sometimes my mom can get very unreasonable

Where do you have your bunny atm? seeing that your mom is saying that she doesn't want to have a bigger cage i take is your bunny is placed somewhere in the house, maybe the kitcen/livingroom? But what if you had it in you room, your mom couldn't complaint about a bigger cage then, seing that it would be in your room?

And you don't have to buy a brand new cage, you could buy a used one for 1/3 of the money

aaahhh why is that post multiplying

It sounds like you are fighting a bit of a loosing battle with your mum at the moment. Maybe you should show her some of the posts on here to try and get her to change her mind. When she is restricting what you can and can't do with your bunny she is - to a degree - limiting the health of your bunny. Bunnies need the room and when it comes to not being able to fit littler pans - which is in turn damaging your bunnies nails - well that is just ridiculous. It's not like they need a huge space (which a lot of the people on here provide). I certainly don't have a bunny mansion (as much as I wish I did ). Belle has a small dog crate with some plain (non coloured or treated) base wall paper along the bottom so she isn't standing on the metal and while it isn't huge it is better than your conventional rabbit cage. Maybe you could suggest getting one of those? I hope your mum comes to her senses and realises that maybe she has the wrong opinion when it comes to what a rabbit needs. I'm sure she wouldn't like to think of herself as someone who is in essence showing neglect to her animals by not providing the correct care.

I convinced my mom to let me build a bigger cage in my room and we scheduled an appointment at a new place bc the old place wasn't answering the phone. I'm excited that lilly is finally going to the vet bc its free and rock solid this time oh yeah and i forgot to mention, now that its free, I have a ton of money left over for meds. i guess all that saving up and stress was for nothing

$55 is i think quite reasonable and the longer you leave it the more likely it is that a small problem can become more serious which would mean a much larger vert bill. Bunnies are not cheap pets and you will need to be prepared for the possibility of other vet expenses in the future. My last vet bill was around $160 when Parsley was unwell with gut stasis. A checkup is about $60-70 where i am. Just keep in mind that vet expenses are something that comes with the responsibility of owning a pet, i understand its harder when you're younger (i'm a poor uni student myself), maybe make a 'bunny fund' which you can put a little bit of money in every so often to save for those unexpected expenses in the future

Posted By Lillydahungrybunny on 08/05/2012 01:06 AM
I convinced my mom to let me build a bigger cage in my room and we scheduled an appointment at a new place bc the old place wasn't answering the phone. I'm excited that lilly is finally going to the vet bc its free and rock solid this time oh yeah and i forgot to mention, now that its free, I have a ton of money left over for meds. i guess all that saving up and stress was for nothing

I'm so happy for you and Lilly!  Glad your mum came round .  Any ideas on what kind of cage you'll build?

a 2 by 2 or a 2 by 3 nic cage with 2 floors

ugh those dumb vet people wasted my whole sunday!!!!!!!!!!! when i went to the office, they said that they dont treat rabbits and in my mind i was like, then why did you say you did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! god, im so mad i feel like punching something

update: almost ripped my moms pillow XD

How frustrating, bloody idiots... The least they could do is make sure they note any exclusions before people go there. Sorry they ruined your day and little Lilly couldn't get treatment. Don't lose hope.

Is it possible to negotiate with your Mum, trade off some extra chores for the vet costs ? Or work out a repayment plan ? I know the first part is convincing her of the importance of the vet visit and that must be so very hard trying to negotiate with someone who is not ready to listen and you certainly don't want to create conflict between you and your Mum... But fair, reasonable and NON Nagging negotiation based on sound fact and research often helps with parents especially when they can see you have put a lot of work into it and are approaching them with respect.

That's awful that they made you go there for nothing. Is there any other vets you can try?

i think theres one near my neighborhood that i can try

but I have to wait until sunday again BC we have dinner parties RIGHT after my parents get of from work. I'm just glad that today is thursday night

ugg can't find a vet thats open ANYWHERE

Can you only go on a Sunday? Vets aren't typically open on the weekend, unless they are an emergency vet, in which case their fee will be much higher.