Hi,
My rabbit Nancy was diagnosed about two months ago with an adrenal tumour and has subsequently lost most of her fur. Her skin has also become a little fragile and scaley in places. Despite this she has been doing well, she moved with her hutch mate into the house and seemed to be very happy. About a week ago I noticed she was limping so we went to the vets. It turns out she has necrosing pressure sores on all of her feet as a result of her fur loss. The vet felt the prognosis was poor, especially given her under lying condition but I wanted to try and manage the pain while she still seemed to be enjoying life (eating, playing with toys, snuggling with her hutch mate etc). Over the course of the week she has become less mobile, her feet are clearly bothering her, while still eating she's not scoffing her treats anymore (she's been having too many treats, given he situation I wanted her to have lots of nice things) and she doesn't move around very much.
I think I need to start thinking about what is fair to her as we can not expect this condition to heal. How do you know when its the right time to let them go?
My rabbit Nancy was diagnosed about two months ago with an adrenal tumour and has subsequently lost most of her fur. Her skin has also become a little fragile and scaley in places. Despite this she has been doing well, she moved with her hutch mate into the house and seemed to be very happy. About a week ago I noticed she was limping so we went to the vets. It turns out she has necrosing pressure sores on all of her feet as a result of her fur loss. The vet felt the prognosis was poor, especially given her under lying condition but I wanted to try and manage the pain while she still seemed to be enjoying life (eating, playing with toys, snuggling with her hutch mate etc). Over the course of the week she has become less mobile, her feet are clearly bothering her, while still eating she's not scoffing her treats anymore (she's been having too many treats, given he situation I wanted her to have lots of nice things) and she doesn't move around very much.
I think I need to start thinking about what is fair to her as we can not expect this condition to heal. How do you know when its the right time to let them go?