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Fluffsri said:
Pads fell ill last night, off food, not dropping beanies and pee'd all over the carpet. I think the lightening spooked him as I'm sure this happened before. Vik wasn't convinced and stayed up with him till half 4. He seemed livelier to me this morning but Vik was not happy. He went to the vets for his op and they have turned the op off and kept in him in for obs and meds today. I'm still not convinced he is ill but better safe than sorry.
Definitely better safe than sorry. He may not have been ill but if getting spooked stopped him eating, he would get ill. Right call made. 
Currently moving house so the buns have taken up residence at my parents place which means they have to be locked away when we are out or in bed which I don't like but it's our only option at the moment other than transporting them 40 miles by car every couple of days.
Frank is making himself comfy anyway...
Frank is making himself comfy anyway...
Just re-posting here - I forgot there was a specific rabbit thrread...
About 4 weeks ago we got Bramble a friend - Poppy, a Netherland Dwarf:
I guess it's obvious who became the boss...
At the time we got her, I noticed a small hard lump on her back, but didn't think much of it.
This evening I had a closer look, and it actually appers to be a red sore and something like an old wound:
Any ideas what it is?
We've not officially adopted her yet - she was on trial from the rescue centre to see if they got on. I assumed the centre gave all pets for adoption a health check. She seems fine despite this.
Thanks!
About 4 weeks ago we got Bramble a friend - Poppy, a Netherland Dwarf:
I guess it's obvious who became the boss...
At the time we got her, I noticed a small hard lump on her back, but didn't think much of it.
This evening I had a closer look, and it actually appers to be a red sore and something like an old wound:
Any ideas what it is?
We've not officially adopted her yet - she was on trial from the rescue centre to see if they got on. I assumed the centre gave all pets for adoption a health check. She seems fine despite this.
Thanks!
dr_gn said:
Just re-posting here - I forgot there was a specific rabbit thrread...
About 4 weeks ago we got Bramble a friend - Poppy, a Netherland Dwarf:
I guess it's obvious who became the boss...
At the time we got her, I noticed a small hard lump on her back, but didn't think much of it.
This evening I had a closer look, and it actually appers to be a red sore and something like an old wound:
Any ideas what it is?
We've not officially adopted her yet - she was on trial from the rescue centre to see if they got on. I assumed the centre gave all pets for adoption a health check. She seems fine despite this.
Thanks!
I hope it doesn't means your not going to adopt her as that seems a bit harsh. Not sure what it is but I'd be taking her to vets for a check up. About 4 weeks ago we got Bramble a friend - Poppy, a Netherland Dwarf:
I guess it's obvious who became the boss...
At the time we got her, I noticed a small hard lump on her back, but didn't think much of it.
This evening I had a closer look, and it actually appers to be a red sore and something like an old wound:
Any ideas what it is?
We've not officially adopted her yet - she was on trial from the rescue centre to see if they got on. I assumed the centre gave all pets for adoption a health check. She seems fine despite this.
Thanks!
I am guessing my reply to your post was not satisfactory, fair enough. There are knowledgeable people on here who may have suggestions/thoughts (as do I) but imo the photos are too vague to diagnose a specific condition unfortunately. As a vet nurse I still advise a vet check, failing that, clean with a saline solution two or three times a day.
Cute bunnies, good to see they are bonding. I would be tempted to question the breed of Poppy (only if of interest to you though) is she definitely a pure Netherland? They usually have very tiny ears.
Cute bunnies, good to see they are bonding. I would be tempted to question the breed of Poppy (only if of interest to you though) is she definitely a pure Netherland? They usually have very tiny ears.
Edited by bexVN on Sunday 27th August 21:07
richatnort said:
dr_gn said:
Just re-posting here - I forgot there was a specific rabbit thrread...
About 4 weeks ago we got Bramble a friend - Poppy, a Netherland Dwarf:
I guess it's obvious who became the boss...
At the time we got her, I noticed a small hard lump on her back, but didn't think much of it.
This evening I had a closer look, and it actually appers to be a red sore and something like an old wound:
Any ideas what it is?
We've not officially adopted her yet - she was on trial from the rescue centre to see if they got on. I assumed the centre gave all pets for adoption a health check. She seems fine despite this.
Thanks!
I hope it doesn't means your not going to adopt her as that seems a bit harsh. Not sure what it is but I'd be taking her to vets for a check up. About 4 weeks ago we got Bramble a friend - Poppy, a Netherland Dwarf:
I guess it's obvious who became the boss...
At the time we got her, I noticed a small hard lump on her back, but didn't think much of it.
This evening I had a closer look, and it actually appers to be a red sore and something like an old wound:
Any ideas what it is?
We've not officially adopted her yet - she was on trial from the rescue centre to see if they got on. I assumed the centre gave all pets for adoption a health check. She seems fine despite this.
Thanks!
bexVN said:
I am guessing my reply to your post was not satisfactory, fair enough. There are knowledgeable people on here who may have suggestions/thoughts (as do I) but imo the photos are too vague to diagnose a specific condition unfortunately. As a vet nurse I still advise a vet check, failing that, clean with a saline solution two or three times a day.
Cute bunnies, good to see they are bonding. I would be tempted to question the breed of Poppy (only if of interest to you though) is she definitely a pure Netherland? They usually have very tiny ears.
I appreciate your answer on the other thread, and should have thanked you before re-posting here so I apologise. I guessed you might be a Vetenary Nurse from your username.Cute bunnies, good to see they are bonding. I would be tempted to question the breed of Poppy (only if of interest to you though) is she definitely a pure Netherland? They usually have very tiny ears.
Edited by bexVN on Sunday 27th August 21:07
I was told Netherlands Dwarf, but she is pretty....big:
It doesn't really matter to
me though whatever she is!
I was hoping someone might have seen this condition before, that's all. I'm unable to take her to the vet for another week, which is why I re-posted in this thread as soon as I remembered it.
Thanks.
TheLordJohn said:
dr_gn said:
It's got no better or worse in 4 weeks, so...dunno.
Does the adoption centre have a vet? I'd recommend a trip to the vets, anyway. Wherever you use. dr_gn said:
I appreciate your answer on the other thread, and should have thanked you before re-posting here so I apologise. I guessed you might be a Vetenary Nurse from your username.
I was told Netherlands Dwarf, but she is pretty....big:
Thanks.
I love that rabbit pose. When they're almost flat against the floor I was told Netherlands Dwarf, but she is pretty....big:
Thanks.
Roger looks like we've poured him into the corner sometimes, the way he sits.
This is an update and also i noticed the lump in your pic is very similar to what Paddy had. We had tests carried out and the results were not conlclusive but his white blood cell was low so the Vet suspected a tumour. He was booked in for an op to remove it but we had lightening the night before and it scared the hell out of him. Vets looked after him for the day and wouldnt operate as he was stressed enough. We were told to keep an eye on him, anyway the lump turned into a sort of donut shape and shrunk up untill i pulled it off last week. It was loose, i didnt just rip it off lol. Hes been very happy recently and all seems very good.
Things we have learnt over the years is that when it comes to the bunnys health you cant be quick enough. That lump needs to be seen by a Vet doon as.
Nice pair though
Things we have learnt over the years is that when it comes to the bunnys health you cant be quick enough. That lump needs to be seen by a Vet doon as.
Nice pair though
Quick update on the lump/thing on Poppy's back: After returning from a couple of days holiday, I thought I'd see how it was. Daft as it sounds, it's completely gone. I've had a good rummage round, but can't see anything but a slight discolouration of the skin in the vicinity of where I thought it was.
I can only assume it was a small wound that was scabbing over, and the scab has now gone (as per a previous answer). The wound could, I guess, have been from when she was introduced to Bramble, as there were a few scuffles.
I'll monitor it carefully. Thanks for the replies and advice all.
I can only assume it was a small wound that was scabbing over, and the scab has now gone (as per a previous answer). The wound could, I guess, have been from when she was introduced to Bramble, as there were a few scuffles.
I'll monitor it carefully. Thanks for the replies and advice all.
Another question: Bramble was litter trained when we got him, and always goes in his tray. Poppy isn't, and the urine is causing a nasty smell after a few days. She goes in the large plastic cage tray (hay covered floor) in random places.
Today I tried putting litter in the bottom of the large tray to hopefully soak up the urine, but that'll get expensive!
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Today I tried putting litter in the bottom of the large tray to hopefully soak up the urine, but that'll get expensive!
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Edited by dr_gn on Friday 1st September 22:30
I've not been around for a while as i've been moving house, the lucky buns now have their own room and access to a garden.
They got quite settled at my mum and Dads during the move:
Not much has changed here, Frank still loves being anywhere that is higher than ground level!
I have now gotten rid of the cage and run altogether, no point using it when they can just use the whole room I guess
Getting comfy on my bed
Frank has found his fav spot, no ide what he is going to do what it gets taken away to be used for the PS3 haha
They got quite settled at my mum and Dads during the move:
Not much has changed here, Frank still loves being anywhere that is higher than ground level!
I have now gotten rid of the cage and run altogether, no point using it when they can just use the whole room I guess
Getting comfy on my bed
Frank has found his fav spot, no ide what he is going to do what it gets taken away to be used for the PS3 haha
Hi All,
Sorry it's been a long time since posting. with Abigail passing away, my final exams at uni and unfortunately the passing of my other youngest bun in June, time has gotten away from me.
After Abigail passed away in May I held off adding another bunny to the group. I had hoped to adopt another bun around 6 years of age as I was mindful that my oldest two are 8 years old so Sam would probably outlive them. I went to a new rabbit savvy vet a bit of a distance away. She did the usual health check and consciously burred Sam's teeth for him. Sam has always been a dental bunny, but his teeth were very bad earlier this year and my old vet clipped his teeth instead of burring them, which caused his front teeth to shatter and fall out. The new vet wanted to see him 3 weeks after his burr to see how they were. The decision was made to remove his front teeth as he'd have a better quality of life rather than me making a 20 odd mile round trip every few weeks for burring. I know the vet and this is something she has done plenty of times before so I wasn't worried.
Unfortunately after surgery Sam struggled to eat and was going downhill. He had an infection in the soft tissue of his lower jaw (probably there from the earlier tooth clipping incident as the vet has removed some fragments when removing his teeth). We started in injecting antibiotics daily, recovery feeding, fruit and veggie purees etc, but unfortunately the little fluffball just wasn't strong enough and on a Sunday afternoon he was sat in the garden but didn't come in when it started to rain. I picked him up and he was floppy and warbling so I rushed him to the local vets 10 minutes away. The vet confirmed nothing could be done so the best thing was to help him across rainbow bridge. I spoke to my vet and she thinks it was most likely sceptacaemia.
I've felt incredibly guilty for the past few months and really miss the two little ones. My older pair are fine, definitely slowing down in their old age and prefer to spend most of the say snoozing in their wendy house, only coming out at dusk to start mowing the lawn and then refusing to come in when it's dark. Evie had suffered from a nasty ear infection which caused the nerves and muscles in her face to tighten so it looked like she had a stroke and her face is now lopsided. The old vet failed to pick up that it was an ear infection - I worked it out within 5 minutes of googling. This is also what prompted me to seek out a new vet. Straight away she could see Evie had an ear infection, which then led to a number of months of daily ear drops and squeezing puss out of her ear - Not an easy task with Evie as she's quite a git, but strangely in boarding she was a little angel when it came to them cleaning her ears and administering ear drops !
Axgizmo as requested i've got a picture of the hooligans from L-R - Billy, samson, Evie (tan lop) and Abigail (the grey and white lop).
If you plan on keeping Rabbits for the foreseeable I would get another now but if you intend on making the group smaller maybe wait until you get another
Fluffsri: How is the patient?
Sorry it's been a long time since posting. with Abigail passing away, my final exams at uni and unfortunately the passing of my other youngest bun in June, time has gotten away from me.
After Abigail passed away in May I held off adding another bunny to the group. I had hoped to adopt another bun around 6 years of age as I was mindful that my oldest two are 8 years old so Sam would probably outlive them. I went to a new rabbit savvy vet a bit of a distance away. She did the usual health check and consciously burred Sam's teeth for him. Sam has always been a dental bunny, but his teeth were very bad earlier this year and my old vet clipped his teeth instead of burring them, which caused his front teeth to shatter and fall out. The new vet wanted to see him 3 weeks after his burr to see how they were. The decision was made to remove his front teeth as he'd have a better quality of life rather than me making a 20 odd mile round trip every few weeks for burring. I know the vet and this is something she has done plenty of times before so I wasn't worried.
Unfortunately after surgery Sam struggled to eat and was going downhill. He had an infection in the soft tissue of his lower jaw (probably there from the earlier tooth clipping incident as the vet has removed some fragments when removing his teeth). We started in injecting antibiotics daily, recovery feeding, fruit and veggie purees etc, but unfortunately the little fluffball just wasn't strong enough and on a Sunday afternoon he was sat in the garden but didn't come in when it started to rain. I picked him up and he was floppy and warbling so I rushed him to the local vets 10 minutes away. The vet confirmed nothing could be done so the best thing was to help him across rainbow bridge. I spoke to my vet and she thinks it was most likely sceptacaemia.
I've felt incredibly guilty for the past few months and really miss the two little ones. My older pair are fine, definitely slowing down in their old age and prefer to spend most of the say snoozing in their wendy house, only coming out at dusk to start mowing the lawn and then refusing to come in when it's dark. Evie had suffered from a nasty ear infection which caused the nerves and muscles in her face to tighten so it looked like she had a stroke and her face is now lopsided. The old vet failed to pick up that it was an ear infection - I worked it out within 5 minutes of googling. This is also what prompted me to seek out a new vet. Straight away she could see Evie had an ear infection, which then led to a number of months of daily ear drops and squeezing puss out of her ear - Not an easy task with Evie as she's quite a git, but strangely in boarding she was a little angel when it came to them cleaning her ears and administering ear drops !
Axgizmo as requested i've got a picture of the hooligans from L-R - Billy, samson, Evie (tan lop) and Abigail (the grey and white lop).
axgizmo said:
Lady_Beefmaster said:
May has been a horrible month 
On the 9th we lost Abigail to the Rainbow Bridge. it was completely unexpected and extremely sudden and traumatic. She was quieter than normal that day, but was still eating and drinking and generally sunning herself. Later in the day our older girl chased her around the garden and Abi just went lethargic and was unresponsive - she didn't even attempt to run off when I picked her up.
I rushed her to the vets who didn't have a clue what was wrong. They gave her some antibiotics and the gut motility jab. We took her home and about 30 minutes after she had the jabs she started convulsing, it was just awful to watch and she died whilst we tried to make her comfortable, gently stroking her and letting her know how much she was loved etc.
She is the first one of our mob of 4 fluffy hooligans to pass away, and as she was only around 5 years old it was definitely a shock. I'm now constantly watching the other three like a hawk and I have started to realised that my oldest boy, Bill, who is 8 years old now is definitely starting to show the signs of old age as he much prefers to slowly potter around the garden and snooze for most of the day, whereas last year he would still charge around like a nutter.
The question now is whether I look at adopting a new bunny bring the group back to a foursome as my oldest boy and girl are now 8 and the my other lad is 5. I'm just worried about my youngest eventually being left alone I guess, although i'm still adamant nothing will kill my oldest girls off as she seems indestructible with all the antics she's got up to. Also the youngest is going in for tooth extraction on Tuesday as his teeth have always been troublesome, but they're getting worse with age (he's the result of over-breeding, and possibly inbreeding, from a breeder.
I'm sorry for your loss, pics of said fluffy hooligans required please On the 9th we lost Abigail to the Rainbow Bridge. it was completely unexpected and extremely sudden and traumatic. She was quieter than normal that day, but was still eating and drinking and generally sunning herself. Later in the day our older girl chased her around the garden and Abi just went lethargic and was unresponsive - she didn't even attempt to run off when I picked her up.
I rushed her to the vets who didn't have a clue what was wrong. They gave her some antibiotics and the gut motility jab. We took her home and about 30 minutes after she had the jabs she started convulsing, it was just awful to watch and she died whilst we tried to make her comfortable, gently stroking her and letting her know how much she was loved etc.
She is the first one of our mob of 4 fluffy hooligans to pass away, and as she was only around 5 years old it was definitely a shock. I'm now constantly watching the other three like a hawk and I have started to realised that my oldest boy, Bill, who is 8 years old now is definitely starting to show the signs of old age as he much prefers to slowly potter around the garden and snooze for most of the day, whereas last year he would still charge around like a nutter.
The question now is whether I look at adopting a new bunny bring the group back to a foursome as my oldest boy and girl are now 8 and the my other lad is 5. I'm just worried about my youngest eventually being left alone I guess, although i'm still adamant nothing will kill my oldest girls off as she seems indestructible with all the antics she's got up to. Also the youngest is going in for tooth extraction on Tuesday as his teeth have always been troublesome, but they're getting worse with age (he's the result of over-breeding, and possibly inbreeding, from a breeder.
If you plan on keeping Rabbits for the foreseeable I would get another now but if you intend on making the group smaller maybe wait until you get another
Fluffsri: How is the patient?
Haven't looked at this bit before. We didn't have much luck with rabbits - rabbit one was a gentle creature but ran foul of the neighbour's dog. Rabbit two was "Daisy the pit bull rabbit" who bit and scratched everyone to the extent that my daughter had to go to hospital for a couple of stitches. I used to wear welding gloves to feed the rabbit and we eventually let her run free in the garden, which seemed to make her a bit more docile.
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