Hugo's There
Wise Old Thumper
I thought it would be nice to do an update about Taz. He has so many issues and it has been a real team effort to get him to the condition is now, although sadly he still has some serious ongoing problems. If it wasn't for KarenM, her daughter, Wylies vets and William Lewis (vet) Taz would not be here now. Since he has come to us he has 3 highly experienced vets looking after him plus a whole lot of attention from us ( whether we want to give it on not, demanding boy!)
For those that didn't see his original thread this is what was written about him -
He's underweight, has suspected EC - slight head tilt, weak back legs - and a bad mite infestation as well as ear mites. His face was thick, crusty and matted and his bum was matted too so they had to shave a lot of fur off & gave his tear ducts a flush. They also suspected he was blind although, now we've had him home for a couple of days, we think he has at least some vision as he's not bumping into everything like we'd have expected. His eyes bulge slightly though, and the third eyelids are visible, even more so when he's stressed.
He had a seizure last night so has now also been to see a lovely exotics vet who's giving him a course of steroids which should help with all his issues & he's been stable since then. He's got ear drops for the mites and is also on panacur for the ec. Despite all he's been through he's quite bright and is eating really well so we're hopeful he has a fighting chance.
This is how he looked - taken by KarenM
After around 6 weeks of excellent care Taz moved to us and became a Rainbow Rabbit
Within days of arrival his hormones woke up and we had no choice but to get him neutered. We left it two weeks to give him time to settle and he had a complete health check first. Despite that he stopped breathing during the op and we were so so close to losing him
I have never been more grateful to have such an experienced bunny vet operating! He also had x-rays taken of his tooth roots which were good. Plus a biopsy of some of his lumps which came back as harmless cysts.
His little tail.......
Once Taz had recovered from the op his condition really started to improve. We thought we had turned a corner and his future was rosie. His personality really started to shine. We have had some amazing rabbits in the past, Timmy, Humphrey, Trevor but this little lad is like all of them roled into one. He is more like a toddler trapped in a bunny body needing constant love and attention.
So we were completely gutted when 10 days ago while we were having a cuddle I felt an abscess at the base of his ear. He went straight to the vets where it turned out to not be a normal abscess. So we had some fluid taken and sent to the lab. It took 7 very long days to get the results back but he is now finally on antibiotics. He cannot have another GA so I clean his ear daily, he also has his eyes bathed daily. Despite not liking it he never complains and choses to come straight on my lap as soon as it is done for a cuddle. He really is amazing.
This is him today. He looks so much better, not only is his fur growing back he has built up some of his wasted muscles and his legs are getting stronger. I haven't weighed him for awhile but I am sure he must have put on weight too.
His bad eye and good ear
His bad ear and good eye
It is frightening to think that if Karen and her daughter hadn't stepped in this huge bunny personality would now be dead. Gosh it makes me cry just typing that. I also can't thank them enough for trusting me to take over his care and giving me the privileged of sharing my life with this special boy. I just hope we can get back on top of his latest problems and he still has that lovely long future ahead of him.
For those that didn't see his original thread this is what was written about him -
He's underweight, has suspected EC - slight head tilt, weak back legs - and a bad mite infestation as well as ear mites. His face was thick, crusty and matted and his bum was matted too so they had to shave a lot of fur off & gave his tear ducts a flush. They also suspected he was blind although, now we've had him home for a couple of days, we think he has at least some vision as he's not bumping into everything like we'd have expected. His eyes bulge slightly though, and the third eyelids are visible, even more so when he's stressed.
He had a seizure last night so has now also been to see a lovely exotics vet who's giving him a course of steroids which should help with all his issues & he's been stable since then. He's got ear drops for the mites and is also on panacur for the ec. Despite all he's been through he's quite bright and is eating really well so we're hopeful he has a fighting chance.
This is how he looked - taken by KarenM
After around 6 weeks of excellent care Taz moved to us and became a Rainbow Rabbit
Within days of arrival his hormones woke up and we had no choice but to get him neutered. We left it two weeks to give him time to settle and he had a complete health check first. Despite that he stopped breathing during the op and we were so so close to losing him
I have never been more grateful to have such an experienced bunny vet operating! He also had x-rays taken of his tooth roots which were good. Plus a biopsy of some of his lumps which came back as harmless cysts.
His little tail.......
Once Taz had recovered from the op his condition really started to improve. We thought we had turned a corner and his future was rosie. His personality really started to shine. We have had some amazing rabbits in the past, Timmy, Humphrey, Trevor but this little lad is like all of them roled into one. He is more like a toddler trapped in a bunny body needing constant love and attention.
So we were completely gutted when 10 days ago while we were having a cuddle I felt an abscess at the base of his ear. He went straight to the vets where it turned out to not be a normal abscess. So we had some fluid taken and sent to the lab. It took 7 very long days to get the results back but he is now finally on antibiotics. He cannot have another GA so I clean his ear daily, he also has his eyes bathed daily. Despite not liking it he never complains and choses to come straight on my lap as soon as it is done for a cuddle. He really is amazing.
This is him today. He looks so much better, not only is his fur growing back he has built up some of his wasted muscles and his legs are getting stronger. I haven't weighed him for awhile but I am sure he must have put on weight too.
His bad eye and good ear
His bad ear and good eye
It is frightening to think that if Karen and her daughter hadn't stepped in this huge bunny personality would now be dead. Gosh it makes me cry just typing that. I also can't thank them enough for trusting me to take over his care and giving me the privileged of sharing my life with this special boy. I just hope we can get back on top of his latest problems and he still has that lovely long future ahead of him.
