Oslo was a blue-eyed white lop buck born in 2015 who came to us via the Blue Cross in June 2018 because they don’t rehome rabbits with dental problems and he has trouble with both his front and back teeth, has a sore mouth from dribbling, an excessively thick and matt prone coat and has quite an attitude on top of all that and pounces on you whenever you put a hand near him. He was neutered about a month after and had to have a testicle removed from his abdomen as it hadn’t dropped. That extensive surgery probably didn’t improve his temper and taxed his previous owner’s ability to cope with him to breaking point. He was very difficult to handle.
Despite all his troubles Oslo quickly looked very happy here. I groomed him and treated his sore skin and his front teeth were sorted. I was reluctant to send him off for a full dental so soon after his surgery and amid all the changes going on in his life so we put that off for a while and let him settle. He was certainly keen enough on his food although it took him longer to chew than is normal. I gave him chopped and grated veg to make it easier for him in the meantime. Later he had a full dental and had his front teeth removed and so permanently needed his veg chopped or grated. Unfortunately he was never well. He had snuffles, ear abscesses and had repeated occurrences of sore skin on feet, mouth, tail, back etc and had to spend time in a stable while the weather was particularly soggy to avoid the worst.
Unfortunately Oslo was separated from his companions before coming here. In order to stop him missing them and possibly pining I quickly started bonding him with Jess and Harp. It wasn’t the smoothest of bondings but shows signs of improving. His habit of pouncing on everything that moved did not make for a good start. Harp was very dominant and had been grumping at Jess even more than usual because of his presence but did not targeted Oslo although she impressed him enough that he stopped the ninja jumping that he was doing at first whenever she went near him and started showing signs of respect instead.
Oops mea culpa! Sorry Oslo. Carrots will be grated in future I promise.
Well that bonding didn’t last very long. Oslo thought a lot of himself but he was no match for the girls. They were just too much for him. He was much better suited by his subsequent partner Phyllis. She was a funny little character and hadn’t fitted in very well previously but she and Oslo seem to suit each other.
