PEZ NEEDS YOUR PRAYER'S!

[Greta]

Have you seen his face yet? or still just butt? I'm so glad to hear he's home.

 

[irishmist]

**UPDATE**

Pez seems to be back sliding a little bit. He is drooling terribly again. He is still taking the force feeds though, so I am wondering if the abscess has filled again. Poor little guy he is such a mess right now. Will let you know if anything further happens with the vet today.

 

[naturestee]

Poor Pez. This isn't a good day for recuperating bunnies is it? Is he still on pain meds?

Lots of vibes!

ray:ray:ray:

 

[irishmist]

Pez is back in the hospital again. The infection in the back of his throat spread the baytril did not even touch it. This is something that he has never seen before, and he has sent Pez's file to a doctor in Indianapolis who has written books on rabbit diseases of the mouth. Her name is Dr. Angela Lennox, and supposedly she is world re known in this field. We get a free consultation from her ... whoopee lol. So for now he is being put on penicillin IM which lucky me gets to learn how to do!Other than that it is a matter of waiting to find out what to do. They will either get rid of the infection or they will have to remove teeth because it has spread along the jawline. You now know as much as I do!

Susan

 

[chrisl1976]

Giving the IM meds isn't that tough.....had to do it with Bayrtil for one of our Rabbits until another Vet just gave us the Pills to cruch up and force feed.

Just remember, you may be causing pain, but its for the health of your bun....I think It hurt me more giving it then I really think it bothered Chester.

Prayer are with you!!!!!

I have heard good things about the specialist vet in Indiana.....

 

[Pipp]

ACK!! What's going on with our little Dutch boys?

Poor Pez!:carrot And again, poor Susan!! inkpansy:

Hopefully they'll get this thing licked quickly with the new antibiotics and hecan come home and playpainfree and carefree like every bunny should.

He seems to be ingood hands at least.

I REALLY don't like this week!:grumpy



sas :expressionless

 

[naturestee]

I really hope the penicillin does the trick. Poor Pez. I'm glad you've been sent to a good specialist. Hopefully she can get this knocked out.

:hug2:

 

[Pipp]

Let us know as soon as you hear anything more re: Pez... ray:

(Btw, the other little ailing Dutch boy I was referring to was Haley'sMax,he's got bronchitis).



sas and the warren

 

[irishmist]

Pez is still at the Vet's and will be for a couple more days, they are still waiting for the specialist to contact them. All his files and xrays were sent to her office. He is a very sick bunny, and will probably have to get surgery to fix this problem. If they have to for some reason remove the molar he has to go in every few months to have his top molar filed down as he wont be able to do it naturally ...IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM!

I do have a question for anyone who may know something about bugs. In Indiana they have a common bug that is everywhere...they call them water bugs but to me they look like beetles, I have seen them up to 1 inch long they are reddish brown with sort of flatheads. I have looked everywhere to find a pic of this bug but no luck.

The reason I am asking is that Pez kills these bugs... he does not ingest them but rather bites them in half. So I am wonderig if they could be poisonous?

 

[naturestee]

Pez the Bug Killer? Do they look like this?

http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/sjasper/beetles/bug.gif

They're called water bugs or water beetles and yes, they are actually in the beetle family. I've never heard of them being poisonous and a Google search didn't bring anything up.Although maybe his stomach is sensitive to bug guts. :dunno:

 

[Pipp]

oh poor Pez. :saddened

Is it a roach-like bug? The big water bugs are usually the ones with little fangs that can deliver a good bite (like toe-biters). Could he have gotten bitten while biting? Or is this a totally different bug?

Have you checked whatsthatbug.com? Maybe email a pic and mark it 'emergency' and they'll take a look at it right away.

We're all pulling for Pez.



sas

 

[Pipp]

I asked on Etherbun, and Kim over there had a ferret that was bitten on the neck by some kind of a brown waterbugwith "almost crab like front apendages", and the bite caused an abscess.

So maybe the bug did manage to bite Pez?

Please let us know how he's doing. We're all very worried.



sas

 

[irishmist]

Well he is home.. the first thing he did is went to his water bowl and drank half of it lol

The doctor said the main infection was at least 90% gone, but the abscess is still there and we will be looking at surgery next week to get rid of it. And he will probably have to go back and have it drained every few months. He has not heard back from the specialist yet, and the cultures have not fully grown yet so we will know our course of action by Saturday. I asked the Doctor if he thinks the bug may have been the problem he said they won't really know until they are able to read the results.

He is still not eating on his own but is showing more interest in what is offered him.

OMG... I had to learn how to give him shots, I was so nervous I was shaking. You have to be really careful to put your fingers in the right position on his hind leg and in the right place or you can accidentally hit his sciatic nerve. That even made memore nervous! I must have tried 8 times before I said there was no way that I could do it (considering I was practicing on Pez with saline). They said I could bring him in daily and have them do it but he would not get his shot on Sunday. So, there was no choice I had to do it. Poor Pez got 3 shots for nothing. He was such a good boy!

He is glad to be home and much more spunky than he was when he left. Let's hope and pray that he stays well!

Thanks to all for your suggestions and advice it was much appreciated. I will keep you updated as to how he is

Susan

 

[cheryl]

It's good that he's home,that's less stress on him,it's also good to hear that Pez is improving,that's just wonderful , but i guess we just have to wait and see what the results are when they come back, i'm hoping everything is good

It's also good to hear that he is eating a little bit, that's better than nothing at all

Ohh my,i just don't know how i would go if i had to give my bunnies an injection, i would be just as nervous and terrified!



cheryl

 

[naturestee]

How's Pez doing?

 

[Pipp]

Any word on Pez's progress?

sas :expressionless

 

[irishmist]

Just back from the vets.

Pez's culture said that he had two different kinds of infections in his mouth, both of which i can't pronounce or spell. The penicillin and baytril are working at getting rid of them, so he is continuing on with that regimen.The inside of his mouth hasimproved greately.So back to giving needles once more.

He lost more weight his weight when last there was 4.1 and is now 3.6so I have to increase his feedings to try and get his weight upbefore Monday.

They will be taking him back on Monday to prepare him for surgery on Tuesday. The doctors decided that this is the best course of action. They will be removing his bottom molar, scraping out the abscess, sewing the wound open to the sides of the teeth and cheek then letting it drain that way.

That is all I know till they open him up on Tuesday

 

[naturestee]

ray:ray:ray:

 

[LuvaBun]

Oh goodness - poor Pez sounds like he has a rough time ahead. I hope that this treatment will put an end to his problems. He is such a little fighter, I'm sure things will work out. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Jan

 

[tracyplayle]

Definite fingers crossed for Tuesday!