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Thank you. She's not having a good day today, just sitting and breathing badly. when she's like this I feel bad waiting until Monday but I think it would overall be a mistake to make any decisions without seeing the specialist and checking the state of her mass/lungs as I personally always try to get an answer
She's been to our regular vets twice this week and didn't improve on oxygen. She's going back tomorrow morning too although not sure what else for, luckily she doesn't stress at the regular trips. She's no longer abdominal breathing/increased effort, but she will sit usually with her head up and her nostrils will be flaring. She's coughing a lot but often she makes no sound now, I asked the specialist and he said coughing in rabbits often happens with no noise.
Thanks all. I really appreciate the vibes
Surgery would certainly be a major issue. I hope that the Xrays give some more useful information. Sending lots of vibes for her x
Thank you xx Surprisingly her X ray looked better, the vet said he was very surprised as he agrees her breathing is very poor and laboured. We have little options, to try steroids or up the medication she is on but we feel we have watched her struggle all last week and are unsure trialing medication will be of any use when ultimately she will be PTS. We can have a few days/week with her but it's been very difficult to watch her breathe the way she is, over the weekend she was spoilt with all her favourite foods but nearing the end she was struggling. We are having a think
Whatever you decide, I hope Bigwig will be as comfortable as she can be right now..
Thank you all xx I spoke with the vet face to face and went into more detail about the X rays, her heart wasn't enlarged but her lungs were which showed how much effort she'd had to put into breathing. He advised it's rare in rabbits but often seen in cats with asthma. She could have a tumour further up which was not seen on X ray but would be inoperable. Steroids could improve her breathing but make an infection worse. When I saw her I decided it would be kindest to let her go, she passed while I held her within a second. It was the most peaceful put to sleep of any of my pets which I am grateful for. 
