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Mama Doe
My 11 year old boy, Mr Bubble has a cataract in his eye and a greying of his cornea which the vet said was fatty or mineral deposits, and is blind. He also has huge ulcers in both eyes which cause him a lot of pain.
The vet has said that if we can't get on top of the ulcers/pain, he should remove the eyes, one at a time.
I am worried that this would be too much for Bubble, especially at his age. He has just been treated for an active ec infection and I am struggling to keep weight on him. Blood tests came back ok, but another vet was told by the lab that the ec has damaged his kidneys. I have no idea why they said that, unless it was the blood titre levels, which were 1200.
Just wondered what others thought?
The vet has said that if we can't get on top of the ulcers/pain, he should remove the eyes, one at a time.
I am worried that this would be too much for Bubble, especially at his age. He has just been treated for an active ec infection and I am struggling to keep weight on him. Blood tests came back ok, but another vet was told by the lab that the ec has damaged his kidneys. I have no idea why they said that, unless it was the blood titre levels, which were 1200.
Just wondered what others thought?
I dont feel able to say what is the 'right' thing to do as each Rabbit's situation will be unique. All I will say is that I would not only take Mr B's age into account. I'd want to know if he does have any renal impairment from EC. I would struggle to agree to an 11 year old Rabbit in CRF having a bilateral enucleation. The fact that two separate GAs would be needed would further complicate things. I'd also look at the recovery time and how well Mr B copes with a lot of hands on care/Vet visits etc.
