MAXX55
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We took in an abandoned bunny in August 2005. Not knowing how attached we got to her, sheâs been the spotlight in our life for the past five years.
We never expected to get like this, maybe with a cat or dog but a bunny, never. Her name is Cuddles. Bunnies are so amazing. She is white with a few brown patches mixed about. One patch on her head looks like she is wearing headphones. We ran into a health problem with her at the end of June, 2010 and it has us a nervous wreck. We need some guidance.
One morning I noticed red urine as she was peeing. Not to panic, I checked on line about this condition and read not to panic, this happens, especially with greens in her diet. We took her to the vet with a urine sample.
He examined her, heart, lungs, and a few other things and being five years old had excellent vitals except she was one pound overweight for her size. The bad news was it was blood in her urine. We treated it as a urinary tract infection. Days later after being on antibiotics (Trimethoprim) there werenât any changes. Blood was still present. Then we had x-rays taken. Bladder and kidneys looked ok but the uterus was slightly enlarged. We then treated her with steroids (Prednisone) and a different antibiotic (Enrofloxin). The blood stopped for about a week. As we slowly backed off of the steroid, blood was present again. We kept bringing a urine sample weekly to monitor the blood and this time there was more then we expected. We needed to do something. We didnât want her to bleed to death.
Next step was surgery. We took a chance and apparently it was the right move. There were three larger lumps in her uterus. It was removed along with the ovaries. Weâre waiting for the biopsy report to see if the lumps are benign.
Itâs been 5 days since the operation and my bunny is totally opposite of how she was before the operation. Her incision healed up beautifully but she wonât come by us anymore. She sits in her pen facing the other way at times. She seems to want to come by us but she seems scared. We have to hand feed her. She will only eat a few strands of timothy hay. She wonât eat any of her pellets. We need to hold water in front of her to drink. We now have her on a Vitamin supplement. She will eat some home grown parsley and romaine lettuce but thatâs about all. Is this normal for a bunny thatâs been the happiest bunny in the world?
We never expected to get like this, maybe with a cat or dog but a bunny, never. Her name is Cuddles. Bunnies are so amazing. She is white with a few brown patches mixed about. One patch on her head looks like she is wearing headphones. We ran into a health problem with her at the end of June, 2010 and it has us a nervous wreck. We need some guidance. One morning I noticed red urine as she was peeing. Not to panic, I checked on line about this condition and read not to panic, this happens, especially with greens in her diet. We took her to the vet with a urine sample.
He examined her, heart, lungs, and a few other things and being five years old had excellent vitals except she was one pound overweight for her size. The bad news was it was blood in her urine. We treated it as a urinary tract infection. Days later after being on antibiotics (Trimethoprim) there werenât any changes. Blood was still present. Then we had x-rays taken. Bladder and kidneys looked ok but the uterus was slightly enlarged. We then treated her with steroids (Prednisone) and a different antibiotic (Enrofloxin). The blood stopped for about a week. As we slowly backed off of the steroid, blood was present again. We kept bringing a urine sample weekly to monitor the blood and this time there was more then we expected. We needed to do something. We didnât want her to bleed to death.
Next step was surgery. We took a chance and apparently it was the right move. There were three larger lumps in her uterus. It was removed along with the ovaries. Weâre waiting for the biopsy report to see if the lumps are benign.
Itâs been 5 days since the operation and my bunny is totally opposite of how she was before the operation. Her incision healed up beautifully but she wonât come by us anymore. She sits in her pen facing the other way at times. She seems to want to come by us but she seems scared. We have to hand feed her. She will only eat a few strands of timothy hay. She wonât eat any of her pellets. We need to hold water in front of her to drink. We now have her on a Vitamin supplement. She will eat some home grown parsley and romaine lettuce but thatâs about all. Is this normal for a bunny thatâs been the happiest bunny in the world?
