Hi everyone,
I posted this at another forums but have not yet received the answersto some of my questions. There's simply not enough time (I think), soquick answers/suggestions might even save my pet bun. Thank you so muchin advance!
This is what I posted (it has all the info):
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I'd first like to start off saying that my bunny has been the greatestpet ever. Even though my bunny is still alive, I think it's days alivemay be numbered... I do have some questions, so if you could dedicatesome time to answer them we would be greatly thankful.
Some history of my rabbit:
It is 7 years old and has lived a healthy life in a very healthyenvironment. She would get around 2-4 hours of exercise in the backyard and indoors. She has been fed different types of greens, carrots,and hay has been available for her almost 100% of the time. She hasreceived the utmost attention any rabbit could get. The bunny has in noway been harmed on mistreated.
Just about 5 days ago, we had noticed our bunny "wobbling" as she movedaround, and we grew concerned. She also produced very small and harddroppings. We took her to a vet, they did an Xray on her, yet theycould not determine what the problem was at the time. At the time itlooked like it may have something to do with obstruction in theintestines, so they gave us some medicine for that and told us to feedher lots of greens and hay. They also said that it may have somethingto do with her reproductive system. The vet said to keep doing this forthree days, and if the condition doesn't get any better, we should calland notify them. It didn't get any better, so we they told us that theproblem was in the reproductory system. . . . The biggest mistake wedid was not spay our rabbit, since we did not know much at all aboutthem at the time. The vet suggested surgery, which would cost us about$1,300. Unfortunately, that is not possible for us to do...
That being said, I went and did some research on my own, to see ifthere is anything else that I can do. I googled "rabbit diseases" andall the reproductory diseases had something to do with the bunnyurinating blood. Our bunny did/does not do that. She also has a verynormal appetite, which just doesn't quite add up.
Again, her symptoms are:
inactivity (except when asking for food)
When moving, she doesn't keep her balance very well
Produces small droppings in small quantities (for how much food she is eating)
I read about how uterine cancer affects around 80% of all unspayedfemale rabbits. But the symptoms of this disease just don't add up withthe symptoms of our rabbit (the way I perceive it).
Symptoms of uterine cancer:
"Blood at the end of urination usually appears in a pool in the middle of the urine. It is not evenly mixed with the urine."
"Blood around the vaginal area"
Our bunny does not exhibit any of those symptoms.
That being said, here are my questions:
Is it still possible to get a regular spay for my bunny and keep heralive if she does indeed have a reproductory disease? (She has beenshowing symptoms for around 5 days)
Note: I also read about how spaying the rabbit before the cancer spreads may still save the rabbit's life.
Could you please provide us with some other possible diseases that match my bunny's symptoms?
Any other information would be GREATLY appreciated.
If any additional information needs to be added please ask!
Thank you very much for your time.
AugB.
I posted this at another forums but have not yet received the answersto some of my questions. There's simply not enough time (I think), soquick answers/suggestions might even save my pet bun. Thank you so muchin advance!
This is what I posted (it has all the info):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'd first like to start off saying that my bunny has been the greatestpet ever. Even though my bunny is still alive, I think it's days alivemay be numbered... I do have some questions, so if you could dedicatesome time to answer them we would be greatly thankful.
Some history of my rabbit:
It is 7 years old and has lived a healthy life in a very healthyenvironment. She would get around 2-4 hours of exercise in the backyard and indoors. She has been fed different types of greens, carrots,and hay has been available for her almost 100% of the time. She hasreceived the utmost attention any rabbit could get. The bunny has in noway been harmed on mistreated.
Just about 5 days ago, we had noticed our bunny "wobbling" as she movedaround, and we grew concerned. She also produced very small and harddroppings. We took her to a vet, they did an Xray on her, yet theycould not determine what the problem was at the time. At the time itlooked like it may have something to do with obstruction in theintestines, so they gave us some medicine for that and told us to feedher lots of greens and hay. They also said that it may have somethingto do with her reproductive system. The vet said to keep doing this forthree days, and if the condition doesn't get any better, we should calland notify them. It didn't get any better, so we they told us that theproblem was in the reproductory system. . . . The biggest mistake wedid was not spay our rabbit, since we did not know much at all aboutthem at the time. The vet suggested surgery, which would cost us about$1,300. Unfortunately, that is not possible for us to do...
That being said, I went and did some research on my own, to see ifthere is anything else that I can do. I googled "rabbit diseases" andall the reproductory diseases had something to do with the bunnyurinating blood. Our bunny did/does not do that. She also has a verynormal appetite, which just doesn't quite add up.
Again, her symptoms are:
inactivity (except when asking for food)
When moving, she doesn't keep her balance very well
Produces small droppings in small quantities (for how much food she is eating)
I read about how uterine cancer affects around 80% of all unspayedfemale rabbits. But the symptoms of this disease just don't add up withthe symptoms of our rabbit (the way I perceive it).
Symptoms of uterine cancer:
"Blood at the end of urination usually appears in a pool in the middle of the urine. It is not evenly mixed with the urine."
"Blood around the vaginal area"
Our bunny does not exhibit any of those symptoms.
That being said, here are my questions:
Is it still possible to get a regular spay for my bunny and keep heralive if she does indeed have a reproductory disease? (She has beenshowing symptoms for around 5 days)
Note: I also read about how spaying the rabbit before the cancer spreads may still save the rabbit's life.
Could you please provide us with some other possible diseases that match my bunny's symptoms?
Any other information would be GREATLY appreciated.
If any additional information needs to be added please ask!
Thank you very much for your time.
AugB.
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