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Livia Rabideau

Livia Rabideau

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I am sitting here at a play place for my kids. There is a vet room with a live bunny. It looks so pitiful. No hay only pellets. He barely moves. He is in a glass enclosed case in a tiny pet store cage. He also appears unsteady with a bit of a head tilt. With my previous experience with my bunnies he may have e cunuculi. I went through it with my two bunnies. Anyone have experience in reporting this? I got some pictures and plan to report it when I leave, but not sure exactly how to handle it. Other Moms we're disturbed too.
 

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Oh, that’s so sad. I would definitely report it, no hay, that’s just totally unacceptable and on his own in that tiny cage, poor little guy x
 
I agree that you do need to report this.
What an awful way to treat a rabbit and not a good experience for people to see.

Let us know how you get on
 
piggieminder said:
Poor bunny, I would report it too but I don't know how you go about it where you are.
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I will research online. Maybe humane society? It was just nibbling on some food, so at least it is eating. The way it moves is super slow and wobbly. Makes me sick.
 
I got caught snapping pictures. 😳. I was informed that he is 15 years old and has arthritis. She said he has been off medication for a couple of weeks 🤔. 🙄. It was just a young girl who works here.
 
Yea , i know how i would deal with it. Open the cage and take it. I dont see it as theft when its clearly being abused. This is just me though. So dont do it and please dont slap me hand. I'm just in a mood right now 😜
 
SkyPipDotBernie said:
Yea , i know how i would deal with it. Open the cage and take it. I dont see it as theft when its clearly being abused. This is just me though. So dont do it and please dont slap me hand. I'm just in a mood right now 😜
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If I had room I would. Why would they take it off medication? It's barely getting around 😠
 
Livia Rabideau said:
If I had room I would. Why would they take it off medication? It's barely getting around 😠
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I dont knoe if rabbits can live to 15. But i eould have thought it needs painkiller until end of life. Unless there is long term effects in rabbits, i dont know. But a glucosamine supplement can really help arthiritis. The reviews on amazon for glucoasmine is 5 star everytime for rabbits, which is much easier to get in the u.s.a because of it being oxbow.

If this rabbit has beem jammed in that cage for 15 years, then I'm not surprised it has stiff joints. Poor thing.
 
Poor thing 😢 what an awful way to treat it... doesnt matter how old it is - it still deserves a good life! The young girl has probably been told to tell people that .... well done for reporting x
 
That is terrible and needs reporting officially to the Humane Society.
Even if he is 15 (highly, highly unlikely) he still deserves to be kept in species appropriate conditions with deep comfortable bedding, large piles of hay, and a couple of hides and tunnels.
Plus if he has mobility issues he definetly needs to be reciving appropriate medical care.
That poor, poor rabbit.

Well done for photographing him - please do report it officially too.
 
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