Vets for pets

The importance of veterinarians in a rabbit's life is crucial. It is a fact that it requires a great deal of effort just to find an experienced vet for pets. Hopefully, in a few years from now, veterinary schools will start prioritizing rabbit care in order for them to understand the anatomy and physiology of rabbits. Furthermore, the holistic approach at understanding them will also provide them with the appropriate training for the welfare of every rabbit that goes in their clinic. Another thing is that it is important to ask the vet whether they are trained in treating rabbits. If not, it is their responsibility to refer you to another vet that can cater to your needs. Most veterinarians now fail to do referrals for variety of reasons, which can either for profit, or for the experience. Either way, it is important that you have a clue on the level of expertise of the vet before anything else.

In searching for a veterinarian, it is always great to start with the recommended list of vets in your place. There are various organizations for rabbits like the House Rabbit Society which is a good resource for the names of vets in the area you are in. Aside from that, you can also search for veterinarians in the yellow pages. Most often, they are advertised as those who accept exotic pets like rodents and rabbits. But, it's always best to keep a few numbers for those who doesn't advertise exotic pets. There is also a comprehensive list of vets in the United States online.

Once you gather the numbers, call them up one by one, and inquire about their referral systems, especially for rabbit care. Gather all their responses, and if they have all recommended the same vet, then ask for the contact details. If not, then get their contact numbers, and call around 3 of them that is near you. Do the same process, and ask for the recommended vets that can cater a rabbit.

By this time, it's either you have the expert rabbit vet within 50 miles from you, or a fewer vets as alternative. If it is the first, then start by calling the clinic. Tell them that you are in need for the appropriate veterinarian with training that can care for your pet rabbit, and that you want to talk to the doctor directly. Leave your name and contact details, along with the convenient time you can be called up.

But before deciding to have your rabbit treated in that specific clinic, make sure to screen the vet first. For more ideas, here are some questions to ask:

- How many rabbits visit the clinic every month? - Are there rabbits being spayed and neutered? If so, how many? - What are the medications that are harmful for rabbits? - Can hairballs be prevented? If so, how? - During the night before the scheduled procedure (spay or neuter), is it important to remove the food from rabbits? (The answer should be "No." since rabbits do not fast.)

David D. Warren enjoys writing for The Rabbit Hutch Shop which sells rabbit hutch and rabbit hutches as well as a host of additional products.

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