oh wow. first off, thank you for your service. that must be a difficult thing knowing you have to leave behind your bun.

i’m not sure how much luck you would have in finding fostering. i know it would in no way be ideal, but have you considered giving her up for adoption as a last resort? you could contact a local chapter of the House Rabbit Society and see if any of their members would be willing to foster, or if they know of a petsitter that could do a long-term deal in their own homes. some of them might already have sanctuary rabbits (rabbits unadoptable due to health, age or behavioral issues).

you might consider letting a friend keep the bunny. it’s likely that no home is going to be able to accomodate her the way she is now. if she goes to a home that already has rabbits, it’s unlikely she would be allowed free roam all day, just due to other buns needing to share the space. i’d rather she go to a home that had other rabbtis and receive less out time, than a home with no buns and she does not get proper care.

what kind of costs will you be able to provide for? i think in traditional fostering, housing and vet care is provided for, the fosterer pays for food and litter and toys, but you mght decide to cover those costs (or some of them), as well. do you know how you will be able to send money from overseas, or will you be able to give a lump sum ahead of time?

Alternatively, could you look into someone house sitting and looking after Bunny in your own home?

Edit: I just read your last post, so maybe not…

Would you consider taking Bunny down to Virginia too and having her fostered out there? Only member here from VA I can think off is TankandRangersMom. She’s involved animal care, rescues and fostering. She may have some contacts for you if taking Bunny to VA is an option. Unfortunately, she hasn’t been active on the forums of late but might be worth contacting her via email.

please keep us updated LionBunny! i’m interested to know which route you end up going. good luck!

SEND HER TOOO ME LOL!!!

I searched the House Rabbit Society for foster, and they had one person listed.

However, they also had a link to the MA chapter, so I am attaching it here

.http://www.mahouserabbit.org/

I’d suggest contacting them, letting them know where you live in MA, and asking if they know good foster parents you might contact.

i would like to foster .. but dunno if i can over here

Dear Lionbunny,

First off for me too, thank you so much for your service to our country. I would definitely follow up the leads with any available rabbit organization in your area for a foster home. Maybe they could help with a public appeal since you’re in the service for a suitable foster home.

I live close to Ft Hood here in Texas and when they began deployment all the surrounding towns went on TV, radio, newspaper, everywhere to find foster homes for all the pets that were in danger of being given up to shelters. I fostered several cats and a dog for different soldiers and it was the greatest day of my life to see this one dude, 6 ft 3 inch tall marine drive straight from the base to my house to pick up his big ol cat when he got back. He was crying like a baby when that cat jumped on his lap purring.

Let us know how it goes!

Me too, thank you for your service to our country   I would foster in a heart beat, but we don’t have any room right now and OH is kind of far.  Good luck and let us know if you find anyone!  I couldn’t imagine being away that long from my buns. 

I would contact all the local rescue groups near you, explain the situation and see if they can help. Foster homes are hard to find, but if they have an empty foster home they may be able to help you! Good luck!

Thank you so much for what you are doing for all of us! I used to go to school in Massachusetts, and I have a few friends through work out there, so I will see if there is anyone that I know that would be a suitable foster home. What was the name of the organization that you applied to that finds foster homes for those in the service?

Have you found anyone to foster your bunny? What part of VA will you be returning to? Norfolk?

There are a couple of options in Northern VA that I know of. BigSis7 is a teenager who is very good with animals. She really, really wants a bunny of her own but her mom has been less than receptive to that idea. It’s possible that her mom would let her foster your bunny though, since it’s for such a good reason. That way your bunny would be spoiled rotten while you’re gone and her mom would see that BigSis7 can take care of the bunny. I have 100% faith that she will do a fabulous job.

I could foster her for you but she won’t have free range. I have dogs and four bunnies myself. I can give her time out of her cage and lots of attention and all the greens she could possibly eat (thanks to this awesome new Asian supermarket that just opened up. Dandelion greens, anyone?).

Let me know!

Hi! Thanks TARM!!

Lionbunny, I am located in Northern VA!! I was wondering how long would you need someone to foster her? My mum might possibly let me care for her, but I’d have to check with her. I’ve pet sat two bunnies before, neither being cared for right. My mom was not impressed with the bunnies even though I tried to tell her it was the owners, but she wouldn’t listen. One problem is I am going on vacation from August 10th to September 9th. Maybe TARM could take care of her during that time and I could pick her up once I get back? Would there be a way to meet you guys first? Anyways I know you haven’t been active here, but let me know! My email is shayna10smith at yahoo dot com!

 ETA: Does anyone have Lionbunny’s email? I can’t seem to find anyway to contact her in her profile…

Arg double post!