Maya: Left to Starve with a Wounded Foot

This post contains some graphic and potentially upsetting images below. On Tuesday night, we welcomed Maya into our care. We regularly see rabbits that have been casually neglected entering the rescue – rabbits that are underweight, overweight, stained in their own urine, caked in their own faeces, front teeth extending half-way up their face, riddled…

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Left Outside Alone

At Fairly Beloved Rabbit Care, we are strong believers that rabbits need to be kept in pairs or small groups.  As sociable animals, constant company of their own species is not only beneficial, but essential. The PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report 2016 indicates as many as 52% of pet rabbits in the UK are still…

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Coccidiosis Parasite

Have you heard about Coccidiosis? Did you know this common but often overlooked parasite could be living in most pet rabbits in the UK, and in some cases can become fatal? We recently took in an elderly pair of rabbits in to the rescue, each aged around the 8/9 year mark. They were actually ex-FBRC…

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Rabbit Rescue: It’s A Way Of Life

I’ve seen a few posts and questions raised on social media platforms over the past couple of weeks or so from people asking for advice about starting a rabbit rescue.  I love to see people’s enthusiasm for the cause, and we always welcome more support.  But these questions leave me torn between wanting to encourage…

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Successful Weight Gain For Thin Rabbits

As a bunny owner and foster parent, I have cared for a lot of different bunnies. One of the main indicators of illness in rabbits is weight loss; this can be due to dental disease, spurs, EC or stress. Whatever the cause, once the cause has been resolved with a trip to the vet, it’s…

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Splitting Bonds For A Quick Fix?

There’s nothing more frustrating than managing a waiting list! As most rescues do, we operate a waiting list for those who are looking for our help to rescue and rehome their unwanted pet rabbits.  Realistically I can’t see a time when we will be able to get rid of such a list, as the number of…

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I Had A Rabbit, It Died!

David with one of his first Giant Continentals, Pepper.

David with one of his first Giant Continentals, Pepper. Standing in the rabbit pen at an event, its often how people introduce themselves to us: “I had a rabbit once.  It died”. At first, it struck me as such an unusual, and perhaps uncaring, thing to say about their once loved pet.  But as it…

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Bonding Pre-Requisites

Following on from our Busting Bonding Myths, we thought we’d cover some basic bonding per-requisites. Before you begin it is very important to ensure you are ready to bond. All Rabbits Must Be NeuteredIt is possible, in some cases, to bond rabbits that are not neutered.  However it is usually very difficult and can often…

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