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Important, please read: Before you think about getting a rabbit My Bunny Has Just Had Babies, what should I do? Myxomatosis and VHD information Neutering: Spaying and Castration Your First Houserabbit: useful information for first time owners
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Hunny Bunny: Touched by Love and Tenderness Contact us by sending an e-mail to: jim-addison at btconnect.com (replace the 'at' with @ , we've had to change this due to the amount of annoying and stupid spam we've been receiving in our mail box)
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A very warm welcome to our site!
VHD confirmed in the Perth area!!! - And if it's in the Perth area, it could easily spread over a huge radius, if it hasn't already! - Please make sure your rabbit(s) is(are) up to date with their VHD vaccinations - VHD is very hard to catch early and can kill within hours, and it's not a pleasant death - VHD can be contracted by both indoor and outdoor rabbits - See here for more details
Very Very Important!!! There is an outbreak of Myxomatosis in the Carnoustie/Angus area, please make sure your rabbit(s) are vaccinated against this horrible (usually fatal) disease. Outdoor and indoor rabbits need to vaccinated. Your rabbit doesn't have to come into contact with a wild rabbit to contract myxomatosis. Myxomatosis is transmitted through biting insects such as flies, midges, mosquitoes, fleas, all these insects can and do come into your house, you can inadvertently carry fleas indoors on your shoes and clothing. It's been said that, due to the rise in the number of reported cases of myxomatosis, the RCVS are now recommending that all pet rabbits are vaccinated against this disease every 6 months regardless of geographical location.... Vaccinated rabbits stand more chance of recovering from myxomatosis if they catch it, unvaccinated rabbits usually die a slow and painful death. Please, please have your rabbit vaccinated, before it's too late!
Good News!!! Supreme Science Selective rabbit food is now available to buy at: The Pet & Garden Centre, High Street, Carnoustie!!!
What C.A.R.R.O.T. is all about... C.A.R.R.O.T. (Care And Rehoming Rabbits Of Tayside) is a non-profit, all volunteer rehoming and educational centre, entirely supported by donations. We limit our intake to no more than ten at any one time, as we believe in quality care and attention for all rabbits in our premises. We both have other commitments and Jim is also a DJ, therefore in order to spend quality time with all the buns we limit our number of 'inmates'! Holidays are also a rarity as we don't like to impose the responsibility of the rabbits on other people, although we do have some reliable experienced bunny owners who are willing to board or foster buns for a short time. If anyone else would like to offer boarding or fostering services, please get in touch. Should there be anyone who is having problems rehoming their rabbit, although we may not be able to take the rabbit into our care, we will advise on advertising and rehoming. On this site, you will find adoptable bunnies looking for loving homes (all prospective adopters will be home checked), as well as links for care, health, toys, litterbox training, and loads more! C.A.R.R.O.T. is based in Arbroath, Scotland. Our main aim is to rehome unwanted pet rabbits (both houserabbits and outdoor ones). C.A.R.R.O.T. is dedicated to helping homeless bunnies, educating owners to prevent abandonment and improving the lives of companion rabbits. Most people are unaware of the problem of abandoned/unwanted pet rabbits, or how to properly care for pet rabbits. According to statistics:
When someone adopts a rabbit from us, we normally ask for a donation. The money raised from donations goes towards helping with the costs of medical care for the rabbits. As you can imagine, very few of the buns we receive have been neutered or vaccinated. We usually have to have this done when they come into our care. The costs are: Spay for a female rabbit - £70.00 Castration for a male rabbit - £45.00 Myxomatosis vaccination - £16.00 VHD vaccination - £15.00 which means that for each bun we take in, it costs us in the region of £95 (doe) and £70 (buck). Sometimes the buns may already be vaccinated and/or neutered before they come in, but not often. Other general treatment ie. mite problems, eye problems, check ups, teeth problems, xrays, blood tests etc. anything from £5.00 to £100.00 sometimes more. We therefore respectfully ask for a minimum donation of £30.00, although any amount is appreciated. However, if you win the lottery - please remember us! We are also constantly looking for people to assist by fundraising. We have a large amount of 'boot sale' items stored but we have been unable to afford the time to go and sell the stuff. If you live in or near Arbroath and feel you would like to assist us, please get in touch. Anyone who would like to compile and distribute quiz sheets would be appreciated. Anyone who would like to do a sponsored hike or silence or cycle or anything else for us, please get in touch! We always need funds, help us to keep our doors open to neglected and unwanted bunnies.
This site is updated regularly (by me who's only just learning how to operate the damn thing!) so if there's any errors or a page can't be found, have patience, I'll try and get it sorted as soon as possible. Please visit again.
We hope you will help spread the word about C.A.R.R.O.T. and adopting bunnies!
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