Hey Everyone, its been a long time since Ive posted! Im still in awe over all of the compassion from everyone.
As you can see from my video, she is doing alot better. Those legs just keep getting better. Every time I say to myself, that she will probably not get any better than this, she does.
I want everyone to know that I really thought the DR. opinion was a good one. He never said you MUST put her to sleep, but from the info I gave him, it was his best opinion. The only reason I didnt was because I saw a little flinch in her one leg the morning I was going to take her to be put to sleep, so I decided to wait a few days. That was a tough decision, because if she wasnt drinking or eating, which she wasnt, that could have made her miserable..she wasnt in any pain over the injury but the other stuff could have been VERY painful.
I really liked the place I went to,and I think its unfair if anyone would avoid the place because of the 'mis-diagnosis", which was NOT a mis diagnosis at all. He did say it was possible, but highly unlikely, and in the mean time, we would watch her suffer. I felt at the time that any effort to save her would have been selfish. But when I saw the flinch, then I realized I owed it to her to give her a few more days. By then, her eating and pooping/peeing had dramatically improved, so that part was out of danger.
This place I went to is really awesome, in fact, you can stay with your pet at any time, even when under surgery, you can be there to watch!!
Stephanie and I both agreed we didnt want Coco to live her life like this, so we were still unsure of what to do. Its very hard to figure out where the fine line is between Hope and selfishness!
Its now obvious that coco deserved the second chance.
She is NOT really totally out of the woods, but about 90% is. The only concern anymore is the grooming/bathing we must do, but Im starting to see her groom her back leg now a little. Weve been able to clean her better too.
At this point, there only slim chance of not keeping her would be if we decide she needs further care that we cant provide, but Im really feeling that is not going to be the case.
Im almost starting to think she may make a full recovery, where she can hop again!
Im not sure. I feel like she would have done that by now. Im going to continue to do PT with her and see if more recovery comes to those back legs. This video was the first time she did not Drag her legs behind her.
Thanks everone, and I am thinking of getting a Rabbit of my own now, there are some logistics that have to be taken care of, I work on computers, and there are TONS of wires all over. my room must be rabbit proofed first.
Take care everyone!
Nick
