Thanks for the reassurance, Bam & Vienna. Yeah I know he will be fine with the in-laws. I’d be much happier leaving him with my parents as he visits them at least once a month for the weekend (with me & my husband too) and Mum has had to help me medicate him with simethicone before and she’s able to lift him and handle him quite well. The reason Theo’s staying with the in-laws instead is really as a trial run as my husband and I are going to Prague with my parents next year and Theo will stay with them then.

We’re not out of the country this time at least – we can go to their house if it’s an absolute emergency. They just have no experience with rabbits and I kind of get the impression that they think rabbits are pointless pets. He won’t get out of his pen all weekend due to them being very house proud – which I know won’t kill him – but Theo is so spoiled that he’ll not be too happy about that! The pen we set up for him at the in-laws is large so he’ll be fine, grumpy, but fine! lol

I never thought about preventative simethicone but that’s such a good idea Bam! He hates it but I will see if he could be tricked into eating it voluntarily.

Vienna, I know they will be good to him and give him the care he needs but I’m not so sure about giving lots of love – they’re more dog people and don’t understand Theo’s personality or value. And I feel like Theo will only run from them if they tried to massage him. He generally will only let me touch his tummy, he won’t even let my husband do it (mammy’s boy lol). And yes you’re right, I think they are petrified about having him especially given his recent medical history!!

I think these 2 pictures sum up why I’m not worried about leaving him with my parents – ha! Lord of the Manor taking up the whole sofa and getting spoiled with pets sitting on my Dad’s knee 

Thanks for checking in, Vienna  

Theo is back home with us. He seems to have actually really enjoyed his time with the in-laws! I’ll be honest and say I did get up at 6am on Sunday morning to check on him at their house – all was well the only complaint was that there wasn’t any hay in his litter box which I rectified. He was allowed to have pretty much the entire run of their house, which I’m shocked about! and he was spoiled rotten by all accounts. 

All in all it was a huge success – so comforting to know that that’s an option if we are ever going away again. Here he is chilling out in their living room – they sent this through on Saturday night which eased my nerves a lot!

Thanks all such a relief. He looks a little chubby in that pic, I’m just gonna blame the floof