With the RHD virus potentially in our area, there are few options for people who stumble upon sick rabbits. But turning down critically ill babies is beyond difficult, so we enlisted the help of a friend with biosecurity awareness, a huge heart and no rabbits of her own. Laura-Leah Shaw dropped everything she was doing to go pick up this little guy after Kevin from Kanata Blankets in Richmond called us about a street baby that wasn’t running away from him. It turns out he was suffering from injuries and a terrible case of flystrike. It’s apparent he was picked up by a bird and dropped on his face given the tell-tale talon marks — and the lack of front teeth. We have to give huge kudos to the Terra Nova Veterinary Clinic in west Richmond for seeing him so late and doing so much. (They’re a great clinic, we’ve always liked them). So far the little guy is hanging in there. He’s hungry and trying to eat, but that’s not working well given the lack of teeth. Deanna Hamm is heading over to Laura-Leah’s with some Critical Care and Wombaroo rabbit milk. Wish him luck!!
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UPDATE: We were unable to save the harlequin boy's leg, so he'll be a tripod. The black girl was a mess with some type of bug infestation, tons of gunk in her ears, bites and other issues. 💔 She was cleaned up and treated and will be assessed again in a week. We're hoping some compassionate fosters in a calm household can step up after their quarantine. rabbitats.org/foster
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We were about to put out an alert to look for a rabbit with a broken leg spotted in Richmond, but our awesome team found and caught the bunny right away. But with a catch. (Literally). The broken leg harlequin boy was with a badly tilted black girl, so they picked up her as well. We're challenged for vets atm, but they have to get in asap. The head tilt girl is falling over and the boy's foot is broken and floppy at the ankle. Thanks so much to Laura-Leah, Keely, Deanna and Chad for answering the call so quickly, and to Amy for sending in the report. ❤ We really need donations for this one, we've only had $125 in donations come into our Sick Bunny Fund since April 1st! 😮😧 (Our vet bills in that same time frame were over $3500). If the 'Donate' button doesn't work, try the direct link, here: paypal.com/ca/fundraiser/charity/3764772
Donations are also gratefully accepted through our website, rabbitats.org/donate . We can't rescue bunnies like this without your support. ❤