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Intestinal tumpour or abscess?

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elizabethH

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Our 7 yr old German Lop has gone into stasis several times recently but recovered ok. It was the same on Friday but our vet was a bit concerned about something he could feel by his intestine. He was OK over the weekend but not eating this morning so we went back but our regular vet is away. An xray and ultrasound showed a tumour or abscess in or on his intestine but without our regular vet they did not feel able to proceed with an OP. We are now on our way to Cambridge Vets though we know Iain Cope is no longer there. Anyone any ideas or advice pl? Thank you.
 
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Our 7 yr old German Lop has gone into stasis several times recently but recovered ok. It was the same on Friday but our vet was a bit concerned about something he could feel by his intestine. He was OK over the weekend but not eating this morning g so we went back but our regular vet is away. An xray and ultrasound showed a tumour or abcess in our on his intestine but without our regular vet they did not feel able to proceed with an OP. We are now on our way to Cambridge Vets though we know Iain Cope is no longer there. Anyone any ideas or advice pl? Thank you.
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I am sorry to hear about your poorly Rabbit. You will get excellent advice from Cambridge Vets. Obviously surgery will be risky, but the Vets at Cambridge are highly skilled and I am sure they will do all they can to help your Rabbit.

I really hope that he can recover xx
 
I'm really sorry to hear your Bun isn't feeling too well. You are definitely on it though, which will give him the best chance possible.

Thinking of him, and hoping for the best
 
Alfie has been admitted for hydration, bloods and more xrays. We will discuss surgery with them tomorrow morning. It seems that any surgery that involves the intestine itself is risky, if outside but adjacent to it possibly not so much so. Paws crossed for our gentle and brave bun.
 
Sending loads of positive vibes for your Alfie. Thinking of him and hoping that the vets can make him better.
 
elizabethH said:
Our 7 yr old German Lop has gone into stasis several times recently but recovered ok. It was the same on Friday but our vet was a bit concerned about something he could feel by his intestine. He was OK over the weekend but not eating this morning so we went back but our regular vet is away. An xray and ultrasound showed a tumour or abscess in or on his intestine but without our regular vet they did not feel able to proceed with an OP. We are now on our way to Cambridge Vets though we know Iain Cope is no longer there. Anyone any ideas or advice pl? Thank you.
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I really hope the Cambridge vets will be able to help. They have an excellent reputation, so I am sure that your rabbit will be in very good hands :D

Good luck xx
 
Alfie ate a bit last night on his own and the vets thought he was a bit better. He also did some poo of sorts. We agree that the plan was to encourage the eating, pain meds, fluids, recovery if necessary etc and then tomorrow morning decide if to go for sedation and xrays. There is still concern that something can be felt in the intestinal area.
 
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