NEVER AGAIN!

[Deleted User]

Ok, So I haven’t been around a lot lately…busy busy busy! And just got back from vacation…but here’s the problem.

We left Boston w/ my boyfriend’s brother and sister (22 years old and 19 years old). We have left her there before, for a weekend, and things went just fine. Boston got fed, watered, hay, medicine, and plenty of play time.

Well this time, they decided to set up Boston’s play pen up in the laundry room rather than the living room in the basement where the brother spends his time. The laundry room has a door, so that way they could keep the dog from pestering the rabbit. We left her there from Friday night till Wednesday afternoon.

Not only was my poor little bunny locked up in a dark room for god knows how long, she was out of hay, and the floor of the playpen was so littered w/ poop and pee, its obviously no one paid any attention to her, let alone got down on the floor and played with her! Her litterbox was overflowing, literally and everything was just nasty and dirty, including Boston!

Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the free help from my boyfriend’s brother and sister, but seriously, if you don’t have the time or DON’T CARE about the bunny, then just tell me no and I’ll figure something else out. Of course when anything was mentioned to the sister about the situation (the sister who was sooooo excited to play with the bunny), she just said, “not my fault, Jorden was supposed to take care of the bunny”. HMMMPH! I’d love to treat her dog for a week, the way my bunny was treated!

Needless to say, Boston was very excited to see mommy and daddy and did multiple binkies once on her home turf!

[JamieM]

…this is exactly why I’m taking Layla with me on vacation!  I just don’t trust anybody to care for her like she needs to be!  Sorry you had to go through that!

[MarkBun]

I don’t know about anyone else, but my buns are in my will with instructions on what to do with them in the case of my untimely demise. Since I had Maryann, I haven’t taken a vacation away from home for more than 48 hours and don’t plan on it anytime soon.

[MimzMum]

Markus, that’s an excellent idea. I should think of doing something like that myself. I am not entirely sure the hubby knows what to do with the animals if something should happen to me, and honestly, I don’t even want to think of the prospect, but….

Poor Boston! Well, allenj, I bet I can guess you won’t be allowing them any time with Boston again soon. What attitude! Jeez, there’s someone who’d make a freight train take a dirt road! Da NOIVE!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

That’s why I share sitters…once my boyfriends mom told me story of how kokanee was out of water, when I have a continuous flow two litre water bottle-there should be no reason that could happen!! I was fuming….So last time I had to go away, I split the days between the boyfriend’s mom and my best friend. Between the two of them, they were very well looked after AND my house was clean when i got home!

 

I understand how you would feel the need to be nice since they did it for free, and are family. But I might say something anyways…Not exactly known as the ‘keeper of peace’ though

In case of my untimely death, Dave says they are getting euthanized and burried with me…little poop doesn’t know what a haunting he’d be in for!!

[kimberleyanddarren]

im the same as markusdark, frankly i just dont go on holiday i would spend the entire time worrying about what my dogs bunnys and gebils were doing that i wouldnt get to enjoy myself for one second, i have been camping because all my little guys can come with me but thats it. I go on day trips instead, to the beach or to a nice castle or something and i enjoy this much more. Im sorry your little guy was treated like that! at least he is home again and you can make it up to him with plenty of treats!
I have an understanding that if one of us dies the other will always keep the animals and care for them just the same, if we both die they will be given to a friend of ours who also keeps bunnys and in turn if anything were to happen to her we are going to take on hers.

[bunnytowne]

the will is a good idea. I shoudl do that too.

Noo I would take my buns with me on a trip. And yes they darn better well stay indoors where I sleep too. My Mom doesn’t want them in the house and I won’t have it any other way they are house bun. I would like to visit her but I can’t leave Cotton. He iss waaaaay too attached to me. So it doesnt’ look like I will be visiting my Mom. She can come visit me.

Gosh I would be upset about your bun’s care too. Thats rotten. Someone has to care for it. Can'[t just leave it cuz the person that was gona do it didn’t.  Gosh have a heart some one has to do the clean up and play time. Gee.

[Deleted User]

Thanks for letting me vent and understanding my frustration!

Man, if I ever passed, I dunno what my boyfriend would do! Obviously he knows how to take care of Boston, but he’s just not home enough! I know she’d be looked well after though! Thats a good idea w/ the will!!!

I have a friend who has been amazing w/ looking after Boston in our home. She would come by for an hour or so about twice a day, let Boston run, give her food etc. I think next time I’ll send Boston to her house. She has two cats, but we could set Boston up in her bedroom! =)

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