Hi I am new to this forum and really need some help and advice. I did a silly thing and that's to take on 3 young rabbits (born 10/04). They were pretty poorly with scours and eye infections initially. This cleared up but I noticed ulcerations appearing on the eyes of 1 rabbit, both eyes. This then happened to another and then the last. After many different eye treatments my vet tells me that it is a corneal apasty? Not sure how you spell it. Either way it is a genetic disorder where the eye lids are deformed.
I could see a specialist costing £84 plus vat and then pay for all 3 to have specialist operations but I can not afford that. I have tried my own vets and that would be about £350 plus aftercare. I have spent out a lot already on these rabbits. All 3 rabbits have some ulceration which is not responding to any form of treatment they are really cute and I feel so cruel in not knowing what to do. The operations may not be successful so I've been told.
I have tried many rescue organisations and all they can offer is a waiting list. In the meantime these will suffer. I am considering having them put to sleep and have discussed this with my vet. Please can anyone help me and give me some advice. There is no option of paying installments and even then I won't be able to justify this cost. I am after someone to give these animals the chance that I can't offer, someone who can get some money back through rehoming.
I could not keep all of these rabbits anyway due to my own neutered french lop buck being cruelly decapitated at the beginning of January during broad daylight. The police are investigating. It means that I can not even leave my rabbits in a run during the day which is pretty sick.
Please if you can help me.
Thanks
Angela
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I could see a specialist costing £84 plus vat and then pay for all 3 to have specialist operations but I can not afford that. I have tried my own vets and that would be about £350 plus aftercare. I have spent out a lot already on these rabbits. All 3 rabbits have some ulceration which is not responding to any form of treatment they are really cute and I feel so cruel in not knowing what to do. The operations may not be successful so I've been told.
I have tried many rescue organisations and all they can offer is a waiting list. In the meantime these will suffer. I am considering having them put to sleep and have discussed this with my vet. Please can anyone help me and give me some advice. There is no option of paying installments and even then I won't be able to justify this cost. I am after someone to give these animals the chance that I can't offer, someone who can get some money back through rehoming.
I could not keep all of these rabbits anyway due to my own neutered french lop buck being cruelly decapitated at the beginning of January during broad daylight. The police are investigating. It means that I can not even leave my rabbits in a run during the day which is pretty sick.
Please if you can help me.
Thanks
Angela
What I do need to know