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Forum THE LOUNGE GGRRRR!!! Needing to vent!!

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    • HatterBunny
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        So, my nephew lives a couple doors down from where my husband and I do. He stopped by and started trying to play with Hatter…to much of Hatter’s disdain. Anyway, he has a rabbit of his own (a neutered male) and has been wanting to see how Hatter and his rabbit would get along. I told him that I didn’t think this was a good idea due to the fact that we aren’t properly set up for an encounter. Also, because Hatter is a free ranger who spends his time in the living room, he considers that his “territory.”

        Well, go figure my nephew (whom my husband thinks was probably drunk) went over to get his rabbit and brought him in. Once again I told him how I didn’t want his rabbit in our house but too late…he already dropped his rabbit in front of Hatter!!  Hatter briefly sniffed his rabbit and immediately attacked him. My nephew thought this was funny and I yelled he better grab his rabbit. My nephew said “well my rabbit can’t hurt yours because his teeth are pulled.”  I told him that didn’t matter because Hatter could still hurt him!

        I was so upset that I started crying and ran into my husband and I’s bedroom. By then my husband came back into the house told my nephew he had to leave and asked him what he was thinking.

        Another thing that pissed me off is the fact that he said my rabbit should have his teeth pulled because “all” house rabbits don’t eat proper food to keep their teeth down. I told him he was full of it and that if you offer the proper things their teeth will wear down fine! Also, I just checked Hatter’s teeth early last month when I also clipped his nails. They were perfect.

        Well, thanks for letting me vent. I just couldn’t believe that he wouldn’t listen to me!


      • Andi
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          Wow… how old is this kid? Is he handicap or something?
          I’m so sorry you had to go through that, how awful!
          I can tell you someone like that would never be invited back to my house. My house my rules, don’t like em, then get out!

          I did have something similar at a family party at my house, someone had brought me a ton of paper tubes for my rodents, and my little cousin took a long real hard one and was playing with it. 10 mins later my mother shows up with the tube in hand and says “Do you knwo what ur cosuisn was doing with this?” apparently my mother caught her POKING my rabbits through the bars of the cage with the tube. I do not allow kids in my house unless their parents are watching them and they are well behaved now.

          *HUGS* Hope you buns is ok, and hope that poor other bun is to. Did he really get the rabbits front teeth removed? or he is just full of %^$*? Would a vet do that?


        • Beka27
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            That is awful! I’m so sorry you had to deal with that! Does Hatter seem okay?

            I also really feel for his bunny too. Does he routinely treat his rabbit like garbage?


          • HatterBunny
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              My nephew is older than me (my husband was a “late” child)!!! He is in his 40’s!!! 

              Both Hatter and his bun are ok….. I just felt bad that Hatter was nipping at his rabbit because his rabbit is much older, and again, couldn’t defend himself.

              And yes, his rabbit has his front teeth removed but supposedly it was because they were miss-alighned (sorry for spelling). But still, that doesn’t mean that ALL rabbits need their teeth pulled!  GGRRRRR!!!!


            • Andi
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                40? *COUGH* … oh wow.
                What a jerk. I know lady who allowed her adult brother and his dog stay with her when they were between homes/jobs, she had 1 rule, the dog is NEVER allowed in the rabbit room, no matter how nice he is. She came home one day to the brother & the dog in her rabbit room, one rabbit died of shock later that night at the vets. She is no longer on speaking terms with that brother.


              • LizzieKnittyBun
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                  TEETH PULLED?? How does the poor little guy eat hay??

                  Oh gosh, HB, that sounds like a seriously upsetting experience. I’d be crying too. What a JERK for waltzing over to your house and having absolutely no respect for you, your wishes, or poor Hatter, who probably didn’t know what to think of the situation and wigged out.

                  This is not how you treat buns, and he is obviously oblivious.


                • jerseygirl
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                    TEETH PULLED?? How does the poor little guy eat hay??

                    Lizzy, it was just his front teeth by the sounds. Buns without incisors can manage eating quite well.

                    Vent away HatterBunny – seriously annoying that your nephew did this! At 40, this guy should have a clue. You and he could go on about the shoulds and should nots regarding bunnies. I wouldn’t even bother going into the specifics of why you didn’t want this to happen. Not unless he’s genuinely interesed. What should be made clear to him is he should have respected your wishes and rules of your home.

                    He really put both buns at risk. Also, it can really upset things in your household. Hatter could become territorial and start littering everywhere. Or just be stressed from the event. Hope this doesn’t happen and all is well.


                  • babybunsmum
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                      well i would need a good vent too! wouldnt even know where to begin. the misinformation this guy is trying to push, that he totally disrespected your rule in your own house, his blatent disregard for his own pet and your pet’s safety. good grief. vent away!


                    • Lunar~Atticus
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                        let it all out HB! we are the ears you need to listening! we are hear for ya and hatter!


                      • HatterBunny
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                          Thanks everyone for your comments!  So far it seems that Hatter has been acting normal and both he and the other rabbit are fine. Thank goodness he hasn’t been marking anywhere in the living room, and his attitude is also normal.

                          To clear something up….yes, it is only the front teeth of the other rabbit that have been pulled. But again, all the more reason to not just throw him in front of a rabbit who DOES have all his teeth.

                          The sad thing is, is that I was thinking about adopting his rabbit from him eventually and properaly introducing them. Now though I don’t think Hatter would want to get a long with his rabbit.

                          People just don’t get it. Even my husband made a comment that it is only a rabbit. I asked him if he would put two dogs that weren’t used to other dogs together and he said NO. I told him it is the same difference! I also explained that now Hatter could possibly start marking in the living room.  To give my wonderful hubby credit though, when he told our nephew to leave (while I was crying in the bedroom) he did give Hatter a couple of cranberries and told him he was ok. I thought that was very sweet!

                          Thanks again everyone!

                           

                           


                        • LizzieKnittyBun
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                            Awww, husband sounds sweet and willing to learn about the *wonderful* *magnificent* aspects of bunny crazitude.

                            : D

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