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Staphylococcus Aureus.Barlie has a new abscess.Post52
- Thread starter Maizey
- Start date
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
No-one and I mean NO-ONE has any right to judge you as the know
all about what you have been through.If only more people were prepared to go to do so much for sick Rabbits.
I am so very sorry Sarah and I just wish I could take your hurt away
Oh hun, Im so so so so sorry to hear this. I cant believe it
Binky free together beautiful bunnies.
You were much loved xxxx
Snowy
Wise Old Thumper
I know for CERTAIN that you and your Vet have done absolutely everything possible for your Buns.
No-one and I mean NO-ONE has any right to judge you as the know
If only more people were prepared to go to do so much for sick Rabbits.
I am so very sorry Sarah and I just wish I could take your hurt away
100% agree
I am so very sorry Sarah that you are going through this and I wish there was something I could do to ease the pain
I am thinking of you xx
VikkiVet
Mama Doe
i am hoping Norbert has now left the forum, but still in my defence of my chosen future profession i hope that no-one else here things that this is true! i'd be the first to say that we often get things wrong, dont think of all the treatments possible or simply dont know enough, but i am pretty certain that most if not all vets DO care and do NOT make decisions purely on a financial basis, both in terms of the vet and the owner. as i have said on other posts, it is sad, sad fact that vet students right now get taught almost nothing about rabbits and other rodents and small animals. unless they are a specialist in the field or have completed certificates after graduation, chances are most vets in general pratice know only the "essential basics". several RU members demonstrate a FAR greater knowledge than most vets i know.
In this case Maisey sought out the advice of the top experts in the country, she could do no better. i admit in reading the posts today i did wonder whether euthanasia of all the rabbits would be an inevitable consequence, desperately sad as that may be, but i agree that you have to try to start with to see what will work and learn for the future. i think its very brave of owners to be prepared to try therapies that may not work simply in the hope that there may be some improvement. i am sure the abscesses were painful and distressing but not unduly and the right decision was made in the end.
i will try to look this up in college and ask a few clinicians but it is likely that they will not know any more than the vets at langford.
