knowltons…how would adopting a bunny from CA work out? Should I contact them? Tippy looks so sweet too!

Thanks everyone for your input. Dave’s a little iffy on a new bunny-especially since Rupert and Kahlua are free range now (it’s literally soooo awesome!! they go in their cage alot but they also spend tonnes of time with us-Rupert even woke Dave up with kisses yesterday morning awww)

Awww and bad news…Able-Angel was adopted a long time ago, guess the site wasn’t updates *sigh* whoever emailed me back said they might know just the bunny for me and would look into it and let me know. Darn she was such a cutie-pie

Well I did find a couple in Vancouver;

Chuck

Chuck is a handsome, Lop rabbit who has a sad past. He was taken from the porch of a crack house by a little girl who could not bear his suffering. He was stuffed in a hamster cage and left outside in the freezing weather. The kind man who took him in at the girl’s request took him to the veterinarian. At first they thought he would die. He had been eating the cedar chips in the cage and had terrible eye infections. But Chuck is a survivor and he now has a lovely, shiny coat and plump figure. The eye infections were severe and Chuck has lost his right eye and is blind in the left. He does very well and will move around feeling out his area. He needs a safe place where he cannot fall down stairs or similar drops. Chuck is affectionate, loves to be petted and talked to and knows his name. He is a very clean bunny and always uses his litter box faithfully going back to it to relieve himself. He loves other bunnies and would be a good mate for a kind, lonely rabbit.

Tyler

Tyler is a young, boy rabbit who was thrown out to fend for himself behind a strip mall in Richmond. Luckily, a kind man in one of the businesses fed him and looked out for him and called us when the weather turned cold. Tyler is a dutch/dwarf cross with blue/grey eyes. He is curious and friendly – a very lively boy. Tyler will be ready for adoption once neutered.

And Posey

Posey is a very pretty, sweet natured girl. Her left hind leg has nerve damage and she cannot use it properly. However, she gets around very well and doesn’t let it bother her. Posey is a normal little rabbit in every other way and would enjoy a loving home. She loves to be out and active and objects to being confined. She is a clean bunny and uses her litter box.

I sent in my application and hopefully we’ll see. I’d love a lop eared and Charlie looks so cute…We have no stairs so he’d do well with us. I’ll keep you all posted (and no telling Dave!!)

I’m a firm believer that any bunny can bond with enough time. And now that rupert has a sister, he seems way calmer. I guess my plan would be once everyones settled, Let Kahlua and the new bunny bond (Kahlua can bond with anyone) and then introduce to Rupert…. I guess we’ll see!! I really like Chuck…

Thanks Knowltons….So I’m not exactly sure from this site…Is Tippy ready for adoption yet, or they are hoping to keep him a bit longer? Do you have Marcy’s email addy-I can only see a general email form Thanks for all the help!

I was looking and it’s a 26H drive…Fine for me, I’m the long distance driving queen, but I’m not so sure that’d be easy on a rabbit…

So, I got a response from a small animal rescue group in BC (less then 15H driving distance and a beautiful drive at that) and they have several special needs…One that sounds like Rupert, with an old fracture, one who sounds like he may be splay-legged but I asked for some clarification; And she said she has several with head tilt (some from abuse…). I asked if I could head out next weekend to meet them and adopt…

*Fingers crossed*

*ears crossed* <-the bunnies

You know I was thinking I might bring them. Annette showed me this seat cover she bought that’s for pets, and it’s sort of plastic underneath (the part that’s on the seat) so if they pee on it, it’s sort of trapped. I thought I might pick one of those up and take them for a roadtrip-just cuz I’ll miss them and BC has beautiful parks I’m sure they’d love to go for a ‘walk’ and eat some nice grass!

So I heard back from the lady and I’ll probably (all things going well a) getting paid on time b) Dave not leaving me) be going next weekend to meet them!! She said the one who has the leg problem isn’t splayed legs and looks like a mini-Rupert

Awww that’s soo sad!! Was the one who had a seizure part lionhead at all? That freaks me out that they are prone to them!! That’s soo sad. I think I will give up on Tippy as it sounds like they want to hold on to him right now. What a sweet little beautiful guy he is though. Gosh I wish we had a strictly rabbit rescue here! I have some people that I’ve been sort of loosely talking about starting up a rabbit rescue here. It’d be under the House rabbit society and another rescue group (so we could get under the charity number right away). Just looking into things and seeing how serious everyone is…
Anyways

I think I’ve actually found quite a few that I’m quite interested in, in BC (so about 12-14H drive). I finally heard back about Chuck but I already sort of made arrangement with another shelter out there, they have LOTS of special needs rabbits (I guess the lady I was talking to basically keeps them as they never get adopted so it sounds quite promising).

I broke the news to Dave last night. First slowly I told him how his entire weekend was accounted for umn, so Saturday I need you out to do fencing, Saturday night we have a birthday, Sunday we are having bunny friends over (Scooter and Annette ) and uh, we’re getting another rabbit next weekend! LOL He was not exactly impressed but he didn’t pack his stuff and leave (partly because our house is such a mess right now he probably couldn’t find his stuff )

I was wanting to go next weekend but it might be the weekend after. I’ll have to firm things up with him, once he cools down a little! He wants to wait a few weeks so Kahlua and Rupert are more firmly bonded, which I agree with (although I’m sure he thinks waiting will make me forget and that’s his true motivation!!), but at the same time-a special bunny could be coming home with me darn it and I want that!

I think I will take Kahlua and Rupert, because they’d be fine on their own, but if it gets hot I’d be worried. So I think we’ll come home from work on a friday and sleep for a few hours, probably leave at one or two am and drive strait through. Get a hotel Saturday morning and then do the adoption/viewing Saturday afternoon. Then travel back Sunday morning and have the evening to get everything set up and ready for the week. I really can’t wait!! Garrrrr I need to harass Dave some more tonight!!