parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
Just took Parsley to the vet to have his staples out along his broken leg (plates and pins inside are obviously being left in, this is just the external stapling of the skin).
Anyway - we have been checking his leg daily but what with Teasal now having an appaling time with his bladder at present we have not been watching Parsley every minute of the day.
Anyway - got to vets and looked at leg and he has obviously pulled out at least 2 of the tiny staples in the last day. She said that he may have eaten them!!!!
I have searched everywhere and cannot find them in his bedding back here (though we did clean out his cage this morning and he has been on a small 'run' on lawn).
Vet seemed to think that if he had eaten them they would pass through him ok and there was no need for an x-ray - but when she took the others out of his leg they looked horrid and pointy and sharp and large and just the sort of thing to puncture a rabbits intestine!!!!
Has anyone had this happen to them??? PLEASE reassure me that he will be ok. The broken leg and surgery was bad enough - but now staples!
Anyway - we have been checking his leg daily but what with Teasal now having an appaling time with his bladder at present we have not been watching Parsley every minute of the day.
Anyway - got to vets and looked at leg and he has obviously pulled out at least 2 of the tiny staples in the last day. She said that he may have eaten them!!!!
I have searched everywhere and cannot find them in his bedding back here (though we did clean out his cage this morning and he has been on a small 'run' on lawn).
Vet seemed to think that if he had eaten them they would pass through him ok and there was no need for an x-ray - but when she took the others out of his leg they looked horrid and pointy and sharp and large and just the sort of thing to puncture a rabbits intestine!!!!
Has anyone had this happen to them??? PLEASE reassure me that he will be ok. The broken leg and surgery was bad enough - but now staples!
