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Wise Old Thumper
As you all know Peanut is going in for his surgery on tuesday. and im making myself ill thinking about it. As im sure all of you know he has a recurring abcess which keeps coming back, and he has gone under G.A twice for it already. He has had this abcess since november ish 2008.
It came back worse this time and i had a choice. Metacam + Septrin for the foreseeable future, possibly life. or a make or break operation. I have chosen the operation because Peanut hates meds time. If it was jelly i probably wouldnt because she will eat meds of any food, so she doesnt notice.
Peanut wont, and he struggles and grunts and bits the syringes he gets so stressed and misrable. Our bond is destroyed, he runs away and lunges if i so much as try to stroke him, so i know the meds make him stressed.
I have opted for the op because i think, i would rather give him a chance at a happy life, and if it doesnt work then at least i know he isnt going to be pulled about for meds every day.
But i am beating myself up thinking "if it goes wrong it was my decision to do this"
The surgery has alot of risks. she said the risk of the GA is very low seeing as he has been under GA three times in his life, neuter,, flushing the abcess , and removing it. But there is a risk she could get his nerve and its high. She explained you cant see the nerve and while she will try as best as she can for her to get to the bit she is takingout, it is practically on the nerve.
There are many scenarious, but i just feel so awful for him.
I wont change my mind as no matter how scared i am its what i want to do for him, but what would you do, if he was your rabbit?
It came back worse this time and i had a choice. Metacam + Septrin for the foreseeable future, possibly life. or a make or break operation. I have chosen the operation because Peanut hates meds time. If it was jelly i probably wouldnt because she will eat meds of any food, so she doesnt notice.
Peanut wont, and he struggles and grunts and bits the syringes he gets so stressed and misrable. Our bond is destroyed, he runs away and lunges if i so much as try to stroke him, so i know the meds make him stressed.
I have opted for the op because i think, i would rather give him a chance at a happy life, and if it doesnt work then at least i know he isnt going to be pulled about for meds every day.
But i am beating myself up thinking "if it goes wrong it was my decision to do this"
The surgery has alot of risks. she said the risk of the GA is very low seeing as he has been under GA three times in his life, neuter,, flushing the abcess , and removing it. But there is a risk she could get his nerve and its high. She explained you cant see the nerve and while she will try as best as she can for her to get to the bit she is takingout, it is practically on the nerve.
There are many scenarious, but i just feel so awful for him.
I wont change my mind as no matter how scared i am its what i want to do for him, but what would you do, if he was your rabbit?