What do you do when your 'FAULTY PRODUCT' is alive??

[KittyletteItBe]

eHt,iya

I posted this in pets but no response.

I bought a Rabbit on saturday.

It hasnt eaten or pooped since.

I took it to the vets yesterday who said its 'underweight'

and gave him an injection to make him eat.

He ate some carrot and hay and did 2 sloppy poos.

Vet says it isnt right and to bring himin again,

but i cant afford to take on an ill animal.

the pet shoip have told me to take the rabbit to their vets (paid for by them) to have him checked out.

I really dont want a refund as i think they will just give me my £26 and have the rabbit put down.

Am really stuck

He is on a junior 'one pellet' food, not the rainbow stuff.

Ill see what the vet says.

Would it be possible for me to ask them for a refund,but rehome the rabbit myself?

I mean i dont know what they will do with it IYKWIM.

Though I dont know who would take an ill rabbit in.

Bloody hell, why do I always end up in situations like this??

pets at home are like an animal warehouse, and were on watchdog a couple of years back with regard to the questionable way in which they dealt with sick animals .

Not all petshops are wrong, ut I would stick with little more local types that look as if they actually care about their animals.

That really surprises me wannabe. That must've given them the kick up the arse they obviously deserved, because the one dd chose had a cloudy eye and we weren't allowed to take it home until it had been treated and cleared up, some 3 weeks later.

you should keep the rabbit. If the illness is serious then it will probably need to be put to sleep anyway, but if not a serious illness then it may recover and give you years of happy pet ownership. You did intend to get a rabbit after all didn't you?

there are some very depressed looking animals in our local pets at home, including a beautiful giant rabbit for £125. i wish those stores would just keep to selling cages and accessories rather than live animals.

it could just be he is unsettled after being given too many greens.

how long do u have to return him to the pet shop?

give him the pellet food and make sure he has plenty of fresh water, and some hay to gnaw on.

'Nutrition
The rabbit's digestive system is adapted to coping with high fibre foods such as hay, grass, root vegetables and herbage. Feeding a varied diet which takes some effort to eat helps relieve boredom, a factor that is especially important for hutched rabbits, and keeps their teeth in trim. As far as rabbits are concerned, the essential thing to remember is that good quality meadow hay should always be available.

There is choice of dry rabbit mixes or nuggets on the market. To keep the ingredients fresh they should be stored in an airtight container. Rabbits benefit from small helpings of fresh fruit and vegetables and these should be offered at least three or four times a week. '

It was Pets at Home which sold us 2 "male" rats to put in with the 2 we already had. Several weeks down the line we had 27 babies

They are renowned for not knowing their stuff apparently (but do sound knowledgeable - wouldn't be so bad if they admitted they are crap!)

You need to know what the rabbit was eating before it came to you. In the petshop it probably had the 'muesli' looking stuff, in which case you should continue with that and gradually wean him onto better stuff, making sure he has lots of hay or grass as that's good for their stomachs. Excel is what most vets recommend, but you need to make any change gradually.

ww. what did you do with the babies?

I put a notice on freecycle and luckily someone on there is a rat fanatic and notified the woman who runs a local Rodent Rescue - we'd be overrun otherwise!

god, i just bought a rabbit from pets at home on saturday, the guy selling them did not have a clue but luckily ours seems to be fine.

my friend recently bought a hamster from a well known chain of pet shops

hamster cost a few £s

hamster was seriosuly sick within a few days and vets bill was nearer £100... she took the vets bill into the 'large pet store' and they gave her the £ back for the vets bill

Well, i paid £30 out of my own picket too so Ill see if I can get that back.

Bunny is still in vets care and refusing to eat, hes being force fed and will be kept in over night again.