R6/19 Hamish

R6/19 Hamish

Hamish

Hamish was a big steel lionlop buck born in 2013. He came to us in May 2019 because he has infected tear ducts that require constant treatment. When he arrived his face was scalded and sore but it soon cleared up with proper management. His coat was also exceedingly thick and difficult to keep in check. He really needed us. But he had no intention of being grateful and co-operative. Hamish was a very independent minded creature and Hamish did what Hamish wanted and Hamish did not want to share his food with another rabbit! We thought we had him bonded a couple of times and Hamish was curious about the idea. He seemed to take his time considering the idea, weighing up the pros and cons… face washing – good, being admired – good, snuggling – tolerable,  sharing food – definitely undesirable, being humped – No, No, No, just No. It has to be said that Robin did get a wee bit carried away with that last one. He really really really really loved Hamish! He gave Hamish a lifetime’s worth of loving in the week they were together until Hamish was quite certain he wanted no more. We tried to bond him again but he had clearly decided that the best defence is a good offense and he went into immediate attack mode. So he  lived outside with neighbours to grump at but who couldn’t get at him or his food and it seemed to suit him well until Butter came along. Butter was as big a character as Hamish and then some. She whipped into line and left him with a bemused expression as he wondered how she did it. He learned that she got first dibs and that was just how it was. She did love him a bit but not too much, and she was forever rearranging things. We ere just grateful that he wasn’t alone anymore especially when he became unwell with a toothroot abcess and was no longer his bouncy old self. She mothered him a bit then which he needed and was there for him at the end when the treatment didn’t work as we hoped. He wasn’t with us as long as we would have liked but he made a big impression while he was here.