ra7751
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
It is with sadness that I must report that one of our paralyzed bunnies has crossed the bridge. Peanut Bis a Jersey Wooley. He suffered a severe spinal injury while being groomed by his breeders for the State Fair. He is one of two that came to us. Thesepeoplehave been doing breeding and rescuing for years so they knew both of these rabbits were in severe trouble. They asked if we could attempt to treat them. Peanut Bsuffered a partial spinalluxation at L4. It did not sever the spinal cord but did cause some soft tissue injury that was inflammed and putting pressure on his spinal cord. He had started regaining some use in his legs and could do small hops. It became apparent that something was amiss with him yesterday afternoon. He seemed to have given up and lost his will to live. I treated him as we would for shock. He lost his fight late Friday evening. Without going into too many details, I suspect it was caused by some type of vascular problem....maybe a heart attack or a "stroke" (rabbits don't really have specific strokes but something similar). The stress of the injury, transport and treatment were possiblytoo much. I just wish we could have done more for him. He earned a special place with his breeders and withus and he will be remembered. Binky free little friend.
Randy
It is with sadness that I must report that one of our paralyzed bunnies has crossed the bridge. Peanut Bis a Jersey Wooley. He suffered a severe spinal injury while being groomed by his breeders for the State Fair. He is one of two that came to us. Thesepeoplehave been doing breeding and rescuing for years so they knew both of these rabbits were in severe trouble. They asked if we could attempt to treat them. Peanut Bsuffered a partial spinalluxation at L4. It did not sever the spinal cord but did cause some soft tissue injury that was inflammed and putting pressure on his spinal cord. He had started regaining some use in his legs and could do small hops. It became apparent that something was amiss with him yesterday afternoon. He seemed to have given up and lost his will to live. I treated him as we would for shock. He lost his fight late Friday evening. Without going into too many details, I suspect it was caused by some type of vascular problem....maybe a heart attack or a "stroke" (rabbits don't really have specific strokes but something similar). The stress of the injury, transport and treatment were possiblytoo much. I just wish we could have done more for him. He earned a special place with his breeders and withus and he will be remembered. Binky free little friend.
Randy
