So, my boyfriend has a little brother (I think he’s 9) he has emotional issues.. I don’t know. He throws tantrums, they call it bipolar… whatever.
He comes over our house, and likes the rabbits. They take him to the SPCA and adopt a rabbit. An 8 year old female.
First off… I’ve given them a lot of information. My boyfriend says I’m rude, and trying to dictate things so I back off. I know they got her after May, so they haven’t had her for a while.
We rarely go up there, but my boyfriend went up on Tuesday night. Apparently they asked him how to give it a bath. It’s in it’s own room in the basement. Rarely sees people. They use a dog crate as the cage. I do not know the specific set up.
The poor thing has such severe urine scald! It’s missing fur all over the inside of her legs. His mother says it wasn’t like that a week ago, but no one but the 9yo picks her up or plays with her.
I assumed incontinence. Boyfriend texts me, I’m at work, he brings it home. I do not want to risk infecting my four boys, so it’s in the basement (I feel awful about this) he and I give it a bath, I researched it before doing it I swear.
It’s seriously covered in urine, and pooping profusely as we are trying to care for her.
She is hopping around, doing fine. I have metacam and antibiotics I’ve been giving her. She desperately needs to see a vet. We live an hour away from his family.
Gave another bath tonight, she’s stained with urine Teeth look fine, has crusty stuff around one eye, no discharge though. Eating a lot of hay, I am limiting her pellets and greens because I was not sure exactly what she was fed, just giving her some romaine for now.
I’m disgusted. It’s a severe case of neglect. I took photos and asked my vet tech friend what to do, she’s been helpful. Said to put desitin on her legs though, and I need to find out if that is okay.
Boyfriend is angry at me for being so upset and disgusted. I think they should tell the kid she died, and give her to a rabbit rescue. She deserves a good home. Financially and space wise, we just cannot do it. Not at all. We also leave for vacation for a week on friday, and we have this poor thing in our care now. Omg. I’m at a loss
I even had to set up a rabbit vet appointment for them!! They couldn’t even do that. It’s a vet near them that is on the HRS website. There is renal failure fear, but after observing her for two days, I see no incontinence… I think she was literally in her own pee for over a week at least. I’m just so… I’ve never seen abuse up front before. I am apparently a beotch for calling it this.
They should *not* have this rabbit at all. This is the EXACT reason parents who do not have time or want to care for a pet, should not give one to a freaking child.
I don’t know what to do. I’m at a loss. Boyfriend wants to take it to the vet ourselves, we probably won’t be reimbursed. He just bought a new car, and we didn’t even have the money for that but his was breaking down so he went and just got a new one. I’m not happy at all.
I can’t put it on the HRS FB because his parents are friends with me on there, why the heck is that group public?! I wish they would make it a closed group!
I’ll try to post pictures, they are graphic though