Obviously, all three of these species are very different, and there are major breed differences within each of them. And it is harder to find high quality, affordable veterinary care or even knowledgeable pet sitters for bunnies. But are your rabbits as integrated into your family as cats and dogs? Do you pursue the same level of medical care for them? Do you spend as much time with them and as much time thinking about them when away from them?
This question brought to you by my asking for routine blood/ urine/ fecal testing for my rabbit at my vet’s office, where my cat is also seen and gets all of these tests annually, and where I believe my childhood dogs were also seen, and a (really nice/ highly skilled) vet tech explaining that they needed extra time to order those tests because “most people don’t bother” getting routine tests for bunnies since they’re expensive and “most people don’t pursue the same level of care for zoological species” as for cats and dogs. And by the fact that every time I remember that interaction, I start crying and repeating to myself/ anyone who will listen over and over “but he’s the same.”
Note: The same vet sees my cat and my rabbit, and she is experienced and skilled in rabbit care- she’s just the only vet at the practice who treats rabbits. She and the vet tech who works with her are wonderful… it’s just jarring realizing how much lower the expectations are about the kind of care people would want for their bunnies vs. cats and dogs.
by ahhdecisions7577
