Congrats on finding a vet you are happy with! Yeah. They sound great!

There is nothing wrong with finding a new vet and the previous vet or vets office should not be upset about it. It happens all the time. I would just call your old vet’s office (you don’t have to speak the vet) and let them know that you have decided to establish a new vet and you need the records faxed over. It’s not like you need to explain the details. If they ask why and if you want to say something you could just say it’s a personal preference,  that;s all. No biggie.

If you would rather them know why you are leaving so that they could hear your complaint or benefit by learning from it, then you can go into more detail, but otherwise, I doubt they will really even ask.

BB gave good advice, and you shouldn’t worry. You are under no obligation. I’ve had to leave vets I’ve loved because I had to relocate, so it isn’t assumed that you are gone because they were not good enough.
Unless they were scary terrible (and I remember you complaining, and maybe they were, so I’m not sure you should take my next statement to heart) they can remain as a backup vet to call in case of emergency. Find out what your new vet (I like how they sound, too) does in case of emergency. If they can be reached, or have a referral by phone to someone they trust, you can say bye bye to the old vet for good.

Yikes..that is scary that there is only ONE emergency vet who may not know much about rabbits and you have to have him sign a paper if he does! I would ask your new vet what s/he would do if sh/e had a rabbit and was in an emegency situation – get her/his advice about this situation.

That is disconcerting regarding the ER vet. You might want to do some further research and see if there’s an ER vet in a nearby city… depending on the situation, it MIGHT make more sense to drive 20-30 minutes away, and get better care geared directly towards rabbits. This might not work in all situations b/c some emergencies are more “time-sensitive” than others, but this is a call you’d need to be able to make.

I am very happy you like this new vet! It’s so important to feel comfortable with a vet. Like BB said, it is not necessary to go into details regarding why you are leaving if you don’t want to, and by no means would I recommend you “burn bridges” with the old vet. It might be necessary that you’ll need to contact him at some future point. If you have a real concern that you want to share, I’d suggest that you schedule a time to speak with the vet directly so it does not get “lost in translation” from receptionist to vet. Make it clear that it’s not an attack on him…

And some emergencies would need to be seen as soon as possible… profuse bleeding, unresponsiveness, etc… A regular ER vet could stabilize the bunny, but chances are the treatment options may not be as simple. For some things however, like the onset of stasis, if you didn’t dilly-dally around, it would be possible to drive out a bit further for better, rabbit-specific care. It doesn’t hurt to check them out at least.