Rescue rabbit or guinea pig of the month

[Hunnybunny2007]

It's a hard decision this month with so many deserving cases x Thank you all for taking time to enter

[Foofy]

The Pledge a Pound Team have now chosen the winner of the Rescue Rabbit/Guinea Pig of the month for December and it is:-

Fritz from Marias Animal Shelter

He wins a £20.00 supermarket gift card for the Rescue to buy him and the other bunnies some supplies etc

[MariasAnimalShelter]

Thank you very much Pledge a pound and all supporters.
Fritz is still with us. I am not sure whether anyone will adopt Fritz as i think they would worry that there are going to be future vet fees. However Fritz is so lovably ( as long as you don't pick him up). Fingers crossed he find a home in the future.

[Foofy]

As we have now announced the winner of the Rescue Rabbit/Guinea Pig of the month for December - Fritz from Marias Animal Shelter, we are now opening up this thread for entries for the January Rescue Rabbit/Guinea Pig of the Month.

All our 21 Rescues are welcome to enter, even if you have won before. Your entry must include the animal/s story and at least 1 photo (but more is good), you have until midnight on 31st December to get your entries in here. Entries can only be accepted from the 21 Rescues/Sanctuaries that Pledge a Pound supports, and must be placed as a reply to this thread.

Your entry can be a single rabbit or guinea pig, or it can be a pair or group that live together.

The winner will be chosen by the Pledge a Pound Team at the beginning of January and will win a £20.00 supermarket gift card for the Rescue to buy greens, herbs, supplies etc for the winner and the other animals at their Rescue

[Becky]

We'd like to enter Henry. Henry arrived in foster care at Walsall RSPCA as an unwanted pet. On arrival it was clear something was seriously wrong. He was emaciated and in severe discomfort with his poor feet - they were red raw, furless and infected :'( We took Henry to our vet immediately who prescribed pain relief and antibiotics. One good thing was Henry loved medicine time, he would take the metacam straight from a syringe, such a clever boy. Gradually over the last few weeks Henry has gone from strength to strength. He has gained weight and eats hay like it's gone out of fashion, loves his readigrass and his feet are now healed and his fur has begun to grow back. He has now also been neutered. Hopefully he will be well enough to go to his new home after Christmas.








He truly is our little superstar

[chloaster]

Fat Fluffs would like to nominate Brownie as the “rescue rabbit of the month”! We have had Brownie at Fat Fluffs for over a year now and he will spend the rest of his life at the rescue with the rest of the sanctuary Fluffs. Since his time at Fat Fluffs, Brownie has had to have regular dentals and trips to the vet and he has always taken it all in his stride. His journey with us began when he was brought in by his previous owners who were unable to care for him any longer. Although a much loved pet, his previous owners had been ill advised to feed him on museli which caused weight problems, a dirty bottom and dental issues. In the weeks that followed it became quite clear that Brownie had terminal issues going on and that he wouldn't be well enough to be rehomed. Gradually his health began to deteriorated and he struggled to maintain a healthy weight. We didn't think he would make it, but he surprised us all and just kept going, with such an amazing zest for life! Brownie slowly began bouncing back and once well enough, he was bonded into our group of sanctuary rabbits, who love him dearly.
Poor Brownie, recently took a turn for the worst when his right eye began to bulge. Swiftly taken to the vets, we discovered that he had a tumour behind his eye resulting in surgery to remove his whole eye! Although he missed out on going to the Pet Show with all his friends, Gabby one of our Fat Fluffs elders, stayed behind to make sure he was behaving and getting some much needed rest to get better. Brownie is healing very nicely and is coping well since the surgery. He loves bumbling around in the garden and as you can see in the pictures below one of his favorite past time is sitting in the bowl just after breakfast!

[sdf76]

We'd like to enter Henry. Henry arrived in foster care at Walsall RSPCA as an unwanted pet. On arrival it was clear something was seriously wrong. He was emaciated and in severe discomfort with his poor feet - they were red raw, furless and infected :'( We took Henry to our vet immediately who prescribed pain relief and antibiotics. One good thing was Henry loved medicine time, he would take the metacam straight from a syringe, such a clever boy. Gradually over the last few weeks Henry has gone from strength to strength. He has gained weight and eats hay like it's gone out of fashion, loves his readigrass and his feet are now healed and his fur has begun to grow back. He has now also been neutered. Hopefully he will be well enough to go to his new home after Christmas.








He truly is our little superstar

The photo of Henry's feet is quite shocking!!. The nails are so long and the feet are clearly emaciated and the bone is showing on his right foot ! How could anyone not notice that!! The poor thing must have been in awful pain and I'm so glad he was immediately put on pain relief and abx by your vet. I'm so glad to hear his feet have healed and that the fur is growing back, and I hope he will find a new home in the New Year where he will be loved and cared for. Well done for looking after him.
sue

[sdf76]

Fat Fluffs would like to nominate Brownie as the “rescue rabbit of the month”! We have had Brownie at Fat Fluffs for over a year now and he will spend the rest of his life at the rescue with the rest of the sanctuary Fluffs. Since his time at Fat Fluffs, Brownie has had to have regular dentals and trips to the vet and he has always taken it all in his stride. His journey with us began when he was brought in by his previous owners who were unable to care for him any longer. Although a much loved pet, his previous owners had been ill advised to feed him on museli which caused weight problems, a dirty bottom and dental issues. In the weeks that followed it became quite clear that Brownie had terminal issues going on and that he wouldn't be well enough to be rehomed. Gradually his health began to deteriorated and he struggled to maintain a healthy weight. We didn't think he would make it, but he surprised us all and just kept going, with such an amazing zest for life! Brownie slowly began bouncing back and once well enough, he was bonded into our group of sanctuary rabbits, who love him dearly.
Poor Brownie, recently took a turn for the worst when his right eye began to bulge. Swiftly taken to the vets, we discovered that he had a tumour behind his eye resulting in surgery to remove his whole eye! Although he missed out on going to the Pet Show with all his friends, Gabby one of our Fat Fluffs elders, stayed behind to make sure he was behaving and getting some much needed rest to get better. Brownie is healing very nicely and is coping well since the surgery. He loves bumbling around in the garden and as you can see in the pictures below one of his favorite past time is sitting in the bowl just after breakfast!

I'm sorry to hear that Brownie lost his eye . It's good that he will be able to spend the rest of his life being cared for as santuary bunny at your rescue.
sue

[Foofy]

This entry is on behalf of Warwickshire Rabbit & Guinea Pig SOS

We would like to enter Marion into the Rescue Rabbit of the Month for January please. She came to Warwickshire rabbit and guinea pig sos
after spending much of her 2 years living in a cupboard under some stairs. She is a conti x
She had a broken tibia so we decided to giver her a chance and she had a 2 and a half hour operation to mend her broken leg and the photos show the metalwork that was put in place. She is now on cage rest for 14 days and then will have to have her space gradually increased for the next 4-6 weeks.
The Rescue has shared her story and photos to make people aware of the importance of feeding correct diet to rabbits and about how much space they need to keep them healthy.

[sdf76]

such beautiful rabbits - all of whom have suffered due to owners not knowing how to look after a rabbit

I hope the photos will make people find out about rabbit care from reputable sources , before they consider a rabbit as a pet.
sue