I am having a few difficulties setting this up. Over the next few days, I would like to introduce myself, my rescue and what I do. I have tried to figure this out enough this morning and will try again tomorrow.
I just came in from being with the bunnies. I have 12 bunnies here at the rescue and 3 on a waiting list. The two who have been here the longest, came in together in July 2009. They had been turned loose along with 3 other bunnies. They were both very young.Lightening is a Florida White . She came in at 2 7/8 pounds. I'm not sure what breed Moonbeam is. He's beautiful though and came in with another bunny that looked just like him. I figure they are brothers. He looks like a cross between a Florida White and a Himalayan. They were each spayed/neutered. These two bunnies are very shy, and I knew they would most likely never be adopted. The only thing really to do was bond them. Their bonding was very easy, maybe because they already knew each other from the wild. Moonbeam weighed 3 1/4 pounds. Moonbeam started using the litter box immediately. Moonbeam is the friendliest. He looks at me from behind his house. Sometimes, he'll take a treat from my hand. Lightening always hides in the back. She thinks that if she can't see me, I can't see her. It's cold out. It's 3 pm and it's 34 degrees. All of their water was frozen. I replaced their water, filled their pellets which most had not really eaten because yesterday they received giant salads, and gave them lots of local timothy hay to keep them warm and to eat.
I spent several hours with the bunnies today. I cleaned cages and litter boxes. That sure is a chore. Their treat today was apples, cut into little chunks. Thunder, Hobo and Puzzle were placed in runs for hours so they could play. Puzzle really made me laugh as she would go in her plastic igloo and lift it up. She would do this over and over again, moving it little by little, inch by inch. She was adorable. Theodore went out today too. Dave cleaned his home area and we both worked on Tribble's too. Tribble and Theodore are my bunnies. I have been working on bonding them. Tribble will clean Theodore's eyes and Theo just puts his head down, but a few minutes later, he will attack Tribble. I believe Tribble really wants a friend and Theo is thinking about it. However, it is odd that when I come in from being with Tribble, Theo is there by the door looking at me.
Two nights ago, I received a call from a local pet shop. They asked me to come pick up a bunny that was dropped off. This is one of those cases that really make you hate people. The bunny has maloclusion so bad, that one of her teeth was over 1 1/2 inches long. She could not eat or drink and therefore was extremely thin. If you are familiar with the scale on scoring a rabbits body...1 is the worst and 10 is perfect health. This poor little girl was a 1. It was after hours at my veterinarian's office. It was up to me to start the treatment for this bunny. Dave and I searched through our bunny medical supplies. I still had a bag of Sodium Chloride that was in date. I had a new butterfly needle and some line to hook it up with. I didn't have the rest of the needed tools. My husband and I rigged up something that would hopefully work. It did, but very slowly. I went to pull up skin to start a sub Q treatment (under the skin - sub-cutaneous). I couldn't find a place to put it. She was so dehydrated that I was frustrated. I asked Dave for help and he was able to pull a little skin on her mid back. I inserted the needle and was hoping she was getting fluid. It really was moving very slowly. 20 minutes later she still had received very little. She was so good. She just stayed in my arms without moving. Dave and I looked up on U-tube on how to clip her teeth. Dave held her while I clipped with wire cutters. I've kept the tooth for educational purposes. I was afraid that she would swallow a piece, or I would hurt her. I didn't cut it to close to the base of the other teeth because I knew I would be going to the vet the next morning. She immediately started eating and drinking. She drank an entire bowl of water. I refilled it and she started drinking more. Then she started eating pellets. She left the cut up greens and the hay that was in the cage. That was ok. She was eating and drinking and we were satisfied. We knew she was going to live.
The next morning we took her to the vet. The tooth nerve to the eye had damaged the eye. She was placed on antibiotics, rest and all the hay, pellets and water she could consume. Within a few days she started performing binkies in her cage. She would jump across the cage in happiness while twisting and turning her body. But sadly, it became very obvious that she had lost sight in the one eye. Today, she is a beautiful bunny. I plan on having her spayed in a few weeks. While she is under the anesthesia, we will have an x-ray taken of her teeth and eye and see how else we can help her. She deserves it. Lately, when I hold her, she nestles up under my chin and I think she knows that we are both very happy.
I am having a few difficulties setting this up. Over the next few days, I would like to introduce myself, my rescue and what I do. I have tried to figure this out enough this morning and will try again tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI just came in from being with the bunnies. I have 12 bunnies here at the rescue and 3 on a waiting list. The two who have been here the longest, came in together in July 2009. They had been turned loose along with 3 other bunnies. They were both very young.Lightening is a Florida White . She came in at 2 7/8 pounds. I'm not sure what breed Moonbeam is. He's beautiful though and came in with another bunny that looked just like him. I figure they are brothers. He looks like a cross between a Florida White and a Himalayan. They were each spayed/neutered. These two bunnies are very shy, and I knew they would most likely never be adopted. The only thing really to do was bond them. Their bonding was very easy, maybe because they already knew each other from the wild. Moonbeam weighed 3 1/4 pounds. Moonbeam started using the litter box immediately. Moonbeam is the friendliest. He looks at me from behind his house. Sometimes, he'll take a treat from my hand. Lightening always hides in the back. She thinks that if she can't see me, I can't see her.
ReplyDeleteIt's cold out. It's 3 pm and it's 34 degrees. All of their water was frozen. I replaced their water, filled their pellets which most had not really eaten because yesterday they received giant salads, and gave them lots of local timothy hay to keep them warm and to eat.
I spent several hours with the bunnies today. I cleaned cages and litter boxes. That sure is a chore. Their treat today was apples, cut into little chunks.
ReplyDeleteThunder, Hobo and Puzzle were placed in runs for hours so they could play. Puzzle really made me laugh as she would go in her plastic igloo and lift it up. She would do this over and over again, moving it little by little, inch by inch. She was adorable.
Theodore went out today too. Dave cleaned his home area and we both worked on Tribble's too. Tribble and Theodore are my bunnies. I have been working on bonding them. Tribble will clean Theodore's eyes and Theo just puts his head down, but a few minutes later, he will attack Tribble. I believe Tribble really wants a friend and Theo is thinking about it. However, it is odd that when I come in from being with Tribble, Theo is there by the door looking at me.
Two nights ago, I received a call from a local pet shop. They asked me to come pick up a bunny that was dropped off. This is one of those cases that really make you hate people.
ReplyDeleteThe bunny has maloclusion so bad, that one of her teeth was over 1 1/2 inches long. She could not eat or drink and therefore was extremely thin. If you are familiar with the scale on scoring a rabbits body...1 is the worst and 10 is perfect health. This poor little girl was a 1. It was after hours at my veterinarian's office. It was up to me to start the treatment for this bunny.
Dave and I searched through our bunny medical supplies. I still had a bag of Sodium Chloride that was in date. I had a new butterfly needle and some line to hook it up with. I didn't have the rest of the needed tools. My husband and I rigged up something that would hopefully work. It did, but very slowly. I went to pull up skin to start a sub Q treatment (under the skin - sub-cutaneous). I couldn't find a place to put it. She was so dehydrated that I was frustrated. I asked Dave for help and he was able to pull a little skin on her mid back. I inserted the needle and was hoping she was getting fluid. It really was moving very slowly. 20 minutes later she still had received very little. She was so good. She just stayed in my arms without moving. Dave and I looked up on U-tube on how to clip her teeth. Dave held her while I clipped with wire cutters. I've kept the tooth for educational purposes. I was afraid that she would swallow a piece, or I would hurt her. I didn't cut it to close to the base of the other teeth because I knew I would be going to the vet the next morning. She immediately started eating and drinking. She drank an entire bowl of water. I refilled it and she started drinking more. Then she started eating pellets. She left the cut up greens and the hay that was in the cage. That was ok. She was eating and drinking and we were satisfied. We knew she was going to live.
The next morning we took her to the vet. The tooth nerve to the eye had damaged the eye. She was placed on antibiotics, rest and all the hay, pellets and water she could consume. Within a few days she started performing binkies in her cage. She would jump across the cage in happiness while twisting and turning her body. But sadly, it became very obvious that she had lost sight in the one eye.
ReplyDeleteToday, she is a beautiful bunny. I plan on having her spayed in a few weeks. While she is under the anesthesia, we will have an x-ray taken of her teeth and eye and see how else we can help her. She deserves it. Lately, when I hold her, she nestles up under my chin and I think she knows that we are both very happy.