Windwhistle Warren

Clarence & Jasmine

Clarence and Jasmine came into the rescue as strays viavet.No one at the vet was very clear as to where they had actually come from, so we assume they were left there. The only thing the vet nurse did say is that they thought they had been together at one stage.

It was clear from the start they did indeed know and care for each other.As much as possible they were put outside each day in adjoining runsthey were able to talk andJasmine was particularly nervous of being handled; flinching each time she thought she was going to be picked up.We have seen this before in ex breeding rabbits when they have been roughly handled and their ears have been used as a means to help 'grab' the rabbit.

In view of their obvious love for each other we decided to allow the true course to run smoothly for a change and when they were both neutered they were bonded.


Initially they were thought to be in reasonable health and were due to be rehomed. So off they went to their foster home while their forever home was prepared. Their foster Mum felt that something was not quite right; they were drinking excessively and leaving a lot of caecotrophs. So just to be on the safe side they were taken to our Vet for a check up. Following tests and x-rays it was discovered that Clarence was suffering from quite advanced Spondylosis.

Our Vet feels that Clarence probably won’t live for very long and felt that he shouldn’t be rehomed. So both of them will now spend the rest of their lives, however long that may be, with their foster parents. Clarence & Jasmine are very happy together and seem quite content with their lot. Jasmine is happy to bounce around while Clarence watches from the comfort of his cosy bed.
Clarence is currently on a high dose of pain relief which he has twice a day.
Could you sponsor him and help towards the cost of his medication.

Lottie

Lottie originally came into rescue with her sister Lola. Always the much more timid rabbit, she tended to be behind Lola. They found a lovely home, however when first introduced to their new territory Lottie decided she wished to move a rung up the ladder in her role and they fell out big time. Their new owner re bonded them and they were fine.

Sadly their owner was unable to give them the care she felt they needed and she made the very hard decision to return them here for re homing.

Initially they were fine and then I moved them into a larger hutch. I noticed that Lottie spent a lot of time upstairs, but I thought this was due to her timid nature and she needed time to get used to the larger space outside. However, I now know a change in territory reawakened the dominance battle between them. Lottie was, in fact, keeping away from her sister.

Regrettably the inevitable happened, they had an almighty fight, poor Lottie coming off worse and needing an operation on her leg. I am sure due to the stress of this, and the stress of being separated from her sister she developed pasturella. We have tried different anti-biotics and hospitalisation on a nebuliser for a week. But, we have been unable to cure her.

So, Lottie is now a house bunny. She is rather a pampered miss but any change to her routine and the pasturella gets a hold.She does not like going outside her safe environment and I am wary to push it as her breathingto rattle.

So, if you feel Lottie is the bunny you wish to sponsor please do. She loves different things to eat, and as I feel her time is borrowed now I do tend to allow her naughty extras the other buns do not get their paws on!

Lola has gone to live in a stable with a very handsome chap named Star. She is much loved in a smashing home, lots of space and all that she needs. And although I hated making the decision to split them I could not take the risk of Lottie getting into a spat again.

Raphael

Sadly we have had to say goodbye to Raphael. His eye was looking very sore and the eye drops were having little effect so Raphael went off to the Vet for further investigations. The Vet put him under a general anaesthetic and decided the state of his back molars had become considerably worse. She knew even if the problem was rectified it would be a very temporary period of relief and he would be in extreme pain and discomfort again. It was agreed that it would be better for him if he was allowed to go to the bridge.


Raphael is an older rabbit, in the region of 7/8 years old. He is a very gentle red eyed white boy and so deserves a peaceful retirement!

He was rescued by a lovely lady who ran a rabbit sanctuary in Dorset. She bought him from a farmer for £5. Apparently the farmer held this dear rabbit up by the scruff of his neck and said he was 'An awkward bugger shortly due for the pot'. I am sure we would all be jolly awkward if we were terrified and hurt so insensitively.

Sadly, the lady became very ill and was unable to care for all her rabbits as she was bed ridden most of the time. Raphael was offered another home in a local rabbit sanctuary.They bonded him with a blue eyed blonde named Estelle, a very nervous bun. However, the sanctuary moved and they did not have space for all of the rabbits, so they chose to take the most sick with them. I offered to take Raphael and his little lady.

Raphael has a problem in that the roots of his teeth on the one side of his upper jaw have grown thereby blocking one of his tear ducts. Due to the length of the root it is not always possible for the vet to clear the duct.

Raphael requires regular eye drops, otherwise his duct becomes infected and very sore. There is nothing more medically we can do for him, however he is very happy with his beloved Estelle, although it is clear that Estelle eats most of the pies!

Are you able to help us to continue to provide Raphael with his medical treatment by sponsoring him please?