While Babette was getting private duty nursing care from me and I was throwing the other 6 rabbits greens and checking them quickly to see if they were OK ; Gabriel was getting sick and I didn't notice.The day she was PTS I picked him up and noted fairly severe urine scald on his genitals ( from sitting in one place) but since he had the mega-colon problem and didn't use the litterbox well I attributed much of this to being calmer after his neuter last spring. I started to treat him myself with neosporin and desitin and after a few weeks the redness was resolved but the lethargy didn't. About 1 and a half weeks ago I noted that he was eating a lot yet losing wt and attributed thatto eliminating his greens due to diarrhea from his mega-colon.
Several days ago I took a good hard look at him and thought "he looks like he's dying"
Today he spent the entire day at the vet"s getting tests and I never expected that I wouldn't take him home.
When the vet told me that he had severe irreversible renal failure I was shocked but really not shocked. Within the span of a few day he really looked sick.
I had him PTS today and to be perfectly honest I was not prepared for this and I don't think that hewas either ..from such a non -perfect mother
The vet had no idea why a young rabbit would get renal failure at the age of 1 and a half
I posted On EB ; maybe it had to do from before he came to the shelter.
I am not even here anymore ..................
Several days ago I took a good hard look at him and thought "he looks like he's dying"
Today he spent the entire day at the vet"s getting tests and I never expected that I wouldn't take him home.
When the vet told me that he had severe irreversible renal failure I was shocked but really not shocked. Within the span of a few day he really looked sick.
I had him PTS today and to be perfectly honest I was not prepared for this and I don't think that hewas either ..from such a non -perfect mother
The vet had no idea why a young rabbit would get renal failure at the age of 1 and a half
I posted On EB ; maybe it had to do from before he came to the shelter.
I am not even here anymore ..................
