Elijah is in surgery for a blockage U/D got through surgery... He's home !!

[Bunny Buddy]

He's home!!

He's settling in well and looked very much back to his normal lively self - I'm glad I left him for another day of TLC.

Erin is pleased to see him and has washed his eyes ...then lowered her head and got ignored :roll:

I visited them 5 minutes after settling him down and he ran over begging, so he's obviously feeling much better

Oh and, the vet bill was about 4 or 5 times what my car's worth A lot of the stuff on the itemised bill is to do with the intensive care and the specialised after care - a lot of the stuff that makes the difference between survival and not. Thank goodness for Pet Plan ... the receptionist joked with me that Pet Plan will probably bar me from getting any more rabbits I'm so, so glad I got insurance - I pay about £1K a year in premiums but I've probably claimed back double that this year and last :shock:

 

[ripminnie]

Fab news!!! yes petplan is a godsend!!! :wave:

 

[KarenM]

It must be good to have him home.

 

[Bunny Buddy]

Well, the little guy went for his stitches out today - or should we say 'stitch' as he had taken the rest out himself :shock: I knew he'd been having a little nibble but that the scar itself looked okay, but the little monkey had unstitched.

I also got to see the x-rays of his run up to surgery - 11.00 am when things started to happen, ie the build up of gas and obvious that there was something not right and then 4.00 pm when his stomach was huge - it took a lot of room up! Then I also saw the photograph of his intestines and the pressure in the small intestine behind the blockage and how clear the mass was filling the width of his gut. It was really interesting to see it all in pictures. I did intend to ask for the pictures e-mailing so I could share with RU but after all the time FHB put in to talking me through what you can see on the x-rays etc and the implications etc it just felt too cheeky to ask to have it e-mailed as well. I so wish I wasn't so squeamish and was more hands-on I would love to be involved in this kind of stuff for a career.

 

[weedug]

I've been wondering how he is doing. I hope he leaves the wound alone now, cheeky little boy!

Give him a nose rub from me.