InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Just taken these two pics 
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John-Joe + Roisin U/D 4th May
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Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
I'm really pleased both Roisin and John Joe are doing a lot better today. I hope you and your vet will be able to come up with a plan to help JJ avoid another really bad episode. Personally I always feel a sense of trepidation when the bunnies start to go through a moult as that always seems to be the danger period for stasis episodes!
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
It was nice to read your update. They look so much better in today's photoes.
Sending extra vibes for all of your bunnies and you too!
Sending extra vibes for all of your bunnies and you too!
So happy. X
MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
D'aww Roisin any bats in the cave? (C used to say that when we'd get a nostril shot of the bunnies.)
They're both looking really good, Jane. I was wondering if you'd used Judith's remedy for her bunny, Thumper, for John Joe by giving him hawthorn for his gut issues. I'd wanted to suggest it before but had no idea if you could acquire any.
I'm hoping their improvement will continue. xxxxx
any bats in the cave? (C used to say that when we'd get a nostril shot of the bunnies.)They're both looking really good, Jane.
I was wondering if you'd used Judith's remedy for her bunny, Thumper, for John Joe by giving him hawthorn for his gut issues. I'd wanted to suggest it before but had no idea if you could acquire any. I'm hoping their improvement will continue. xxxxx
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
D'aww Roisin
They're both looking really good, Jane.
I'm hoping their improvement will continue. xxxxx
I didn’t specifically give him the hawthorn for his guts, but I do remember Judy’s thread about managing Thumper’s chronic gut problems focusing very much on natural forages. Because I live in an urban area access to wild forage is very limited, especially now that I cannot travel. But there is a place where I can obtain some hawthorn at this time of year
I didn’t specifically give him the hawthorn for his guts, but I do remember Judy’s thread about managing Thumper’s chronic gut problems focusing very much on natural forages. Because I live in an urban area access to wild forage is very limited, especially now that I cannot travel. But there is a place where I can obtain some hawthorn at this time of year
Judy managed Thumper's gut issues by feeding him Blackthorn leaves, but she found they were only beneficial at a certain time of year, early Autumn I think. So to help him cope the rest of the year, she used to dry large quantities of them. Several supportive RU members used to send her ones they had foraged.
From memory I think the Blackthorn leaves were used only when he had a flare-up, not day-to-day. There is a very long thread about it all
Blackthorn also is controversial as a feed for rabbits as it's a member of the Prunus family (Sloes).
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Today our Vet visited to review Roisin. She is still snotty, but improving. Her lungs are not great, that is likely to be due to scaring from previous infections including the most recent one. She has gained weight and is well within herself. She had her nasolacrimal ducts flushed and she was so good. No sedation, just local anaesthetic. Our Vet said that she hasn’t known a Rabbit to be so co-operative. Roisin will remain on systemic abx for at least another 14 days. She is on a different eye ointment. Although her symptoms are likely to be chronic she is coping well at the moment. So we will take things one day at a time.
JJ is doing very well. He is currently off all medication. Let’s hope me posting that isn’t tempting fate ……
JJ is doing very well. He is currently off all medication. Let’s hope me posting that isn’t tempting fate ……
kattymieoww
Warren Veteran
Good news.
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Thanks all, let’s hope that we can get through the Bank Holiday weekend without any more Bunny Health crisis.
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
You did a fabulous job of nursing care. They are such lucky bunnies to be loved by you.
Sending vibes the post did not tempt fate.
Sending vibes the post did not tempt fate.
InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
All I did was follow the instructions given by my Vet.She’s the one with all the knowledge and skill x
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
While I certainly value a great vet, you need the skill and dedication to identify the issue, then follow the instructions. You also have the trust of your bunnies. You have a great bond with them. If you ever test your DNA you could be the missing link between humans and bunnies!:lol:
