Anyone here from Kansas City?

[dlscanne]

Either Missouri or Kansas side….I’m moving their in August, and I’m just wondering about who you guys go to for vets.  I checked out the Missouri House Rabbit site and they have some recommendations.

Also, this is probably going to sound ridiculous, but do you have trouble with your bunnies and the heat in the summer down there?  I’ve lived in the North East my whole life and have never had AC.  Although I guess everyone has it down there.  I’m like the opposite of someone from the South not understanding how people survive in the cold lol. 

[kralspace]

Hi discanne,

I’m further south than Kansas, central Texas, but I have a older home that’s not very well insulated so it can get pretty warm in the summer. Rather than kill the AC (and my wallet) by running the central air 24/7 and it still be pretty warm, I bought 2 small window air conditioners and put one in the bunny’s room. It was only $89 dollars and I know the buns are cool, as well as the cats who like to hang out in there.

[Sarita]

I have a friend in Shawnee, Kansas with many rabbits – I’ll email her to see if she has any recommendations.

[Thearina]

I live in southeast missouri close to arkansas, so I’m a little more down south than kansas city. Down here in southeastern part of missouri it is pretty common for the heat to often get in the high 80s and low 90s. I have both rabbits and ferrets in different rooms of my house and with those temperatures it is VERY important that all the rooms in my house are around the 65-70 range to keep everyone happy and comfortable. But winter is also a big problem as well. Missouri is kinda if the middle with temperature ranges so we kinda deal with fairly hot temperature in the summer and cold lower teens in the winter. So you need to make sure you rabbits stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

As for vets, I’m sorry I can’t really give any advice in that area since I live so far away. But what I would do if it was me is to call different vets and ask them questions about their experience with rabbits with general and emergency care and kinda see who you kinda get a feel for who would be good.

Good luck!

[RabbitPam]

 

Is this the same list you have? The House Rabbit Society’s website has a list of recommended rabbit vets you can search by location. I’ve cut and pasted their list here.

 

The following is a list of rabbit veterinarians located in the Kansas City Metropolitan area.

Dr. Brock Exline
and
Dr. Paul Diehl

Kansas City Veterinary Care
Formerly Hecker Animal Clinic
7240 Wornall Rd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64114
816-333-4330

Dr. Jill Sandler
Heartland Animal Clinic
7821 Marty
Overland Park, Kansas
913-648-1662

Dr. Pam Truman
Metcalf South Animal Hospital
7280 West 105th St.
Overland Park, Kansas
913-381-9100
Acupuncture only

Dr. Susan Keil
Mission MedVet
5501 Johnson Dr.
Mission, Kansas 66202
913-722-5566
Ophthalmology only

EMERGENCY CARE 6-11 pm:
Belton Animal Clinic and Exotic Care Center
Teresa Bradley Bays, DVM (owner)
Melissa Freeman, DVM
Vanessa Vandersande, DVM
Katie Nordhus, DVM
Alan Baldridge, DVM
1308 N. Scott Ave.
Belton, Missouri 64012
816-331-3120

 

[dlscanne]

yep that’s the one! not like its a hug list but I guess I’m just really attached to my vet in New York…She’s a great exotics vet who owns rabbits herself, and I feel that she really cares about me, my boyfriend, AND my bunnies. And on top of that for a reasonable price. Of course I never want my bunnies to be ill but I love to visit with her! I’ve had not the greatest experiences with other vets. I was just wondering if anyone here had a vet they personally really loved in Kansas City. I’m sure any of those choices from the house rabbit society are great though.

[jerseygirl]

Run some of the names past your current vet. She may have a recommendation for you.

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