My rabbit's hurt :(

[Bunnij]

Hello, I have a small hotot rabbit who was on my couch today but when I picked him up he squiggled out of my hands and landed on his back, he seemed unharmed, he wouldn't really move or lick me though, and about a half-hour later he had red liquid leaking out of his eye, does anyone know what might be wrong?
Thanx!

 

[jcl_24]

I've read this post,but I'm sorry, I don't know what is wrong. Could you speak to a vet over the phone for advice if seeing one isn't possible right now?

Jo x

 

[jcottonl02]

A red liquid coming out his eye? Could this be blood? Did he hit his head on the floor? Perhaps the fall caused a haemorrhage, perhaps only in his eye from the pressure of the fall but maybe in his head.

I would definately get to a vet...urgently. Bleeding from the eye sounds serious to me.

How is he now? Has anything changed? Do his eyes and pupils look normal? Any "blood" anywhere else?

Good luck to you both

Jen

 

[Nela]

I can't help... But I'd be frantically searching for a vet to be honest. That sounds really scary! I hope your bunny will be okay. ray:

 

[NorthernAutumn]

Thirding the vet...
Here is a list of rabbit vets in Arizona:
http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=11588&forum_id=9

This one is highly recommended:
Dr. Alicia Ruiz (HRS, PetBunny)
Central Phoenix Animal Hospital
25 West Thomas Road
Phoenix , AZ
(602) 277-5155
Recommended by: Stacey Shirer and Brambley Hedge Rabbit Rescue

ray:

 

[Pipp]

Bunnij wrote:

... he seemed unharmed, he wouldn't really move or lick me though[/b]

This is an indication that he IS harmed even aside from the red seepage in the eye. You really need to keep him VERY still and not move him or let him hop around until you can get him to a vet.

How much red stuff is coming out of the eye and which part of the eye?


sas :clover:

 

[tonyshuman]

I'm glad you made a separate post. As I mentioned in the other post, this is an emergency situation. The not licking and moving may be a sign of spinal injury. With any injury to the spine, every minute counts in terms of getting a good outcome. He needs to see a vet ASAP.

 

[JimD]

Any updates?

I hope evrything is okay.

 

[Bunnij]

Hi everyone,

Good news. I think he may have just had a good shock. By the next day he had improved, and now he's back to normal. Thanks for your help and suggestions.

 

[Bunnij]

Hey! It turns out that he's 100% fine now, we think that he just broke a blood vessel, thank you all for the advice

 

[jcottonl02]

Thank goodness. Very glad to hear he is okay.

Jen