Digger is home! His surgery went well and he is now munching on parsley. :0)

I didn’t have to ask for the vet to look at his teeth, that’s part of the overall exam they do while the bunny is knocked out. I didn’t talk to the vet but I did get my post op care from a very savvy tech, who talked to me as though I knew nothing about rabbits. I thought that was awesome that they just assume you don’t know much and give you so much information. I was also offered a bunch of online information but I forgot to leave my email address.

I didn’t tell the tech I’m a member of this site or that I volunteer with a rescue. I wanted to see what info she would give me and all of it was excellent. I didn’t learn anything new but I was very happy with everything I was told.

The vet who normally does the neuters was out today and the one who did Digger used sutures instead of glue so he’ll have to go back in 10 days for suture removal. That’s a pain for me because the vet isn’t convenient to get to but it’s not terribly far.

While we were checking out an emergency came in. A cat got attacked by a dog and I was VERY impressed with how they handle emergencies. It was given priority but at the same time they had enough staff on hand to still take care of those of us who were already in line for routine checkout stuff.

On top of THAT the “exam” charge was $1, the pain injection was included in the price, and the grand total was $110. AND they took my carecredit card, which is the only way I was able to get this done. And it’s how I’ll get the bunny boys done. And probably Thumper too but I’m doing her last since she’s female and doesn’t have aggression, marking issues. (I know it’s good for her but I’m hesitent to put her through it if it’s not going to change anything behaviorally and she can’t get pregnant.)

Oh! And no malocclusion! And the vet estimates his age to be between 2 and 3 years. His adoption paperwork has him at a year and a half but we are his third family so there’s really no telling.

I’m seriously considering switching my dogs to this vet practice as well. There’s a sign on the front desk that’s kind of a joke but not really…it says “Low Prices Every Day”. The owners of the practice don’t believe in padding the bills, they believe that pet owners should have access to good, affordable vet care. Plus they’re very rescue friendly. I think they do stuff for most of the rescues around here.

I’m a very happy customer. Digger will be too when he’s feeling better.

I went to this vet because the Bunny Lu rescue lady I volunteer for was adamant that they are THE. BEST. She’s been using them for over 10 years. She also told me they’re the most reasonably priced. I called three other vets when I first got the babies and they all wanted $250 MINIMUM per bunny. I’m so glad I took ME’s advice and went to this vet.

When I sat down for my post op instructions they had a checklist of things they looked at, including teeth and ears and each of those things was discussed. It took a full 20 minutes to get all of that info.

We gave Digger some parsley and then some spring mix and a couple of rasins and he snarfed it all down! I haven’t seen him eat any hay but I have seen him drink water so I’m pretty happy with how he’s doing. And…when I put my hand in his cage he still comes up for head rubs. I was ready for bunny butt or stink eye but he really suprised me by being very forgiving. Maybe he’s just happy that I came back for him after I dropped him off someplace strange? Poor guy has lost two families that we know of. I’m glad we’re his forever family.