Trufflesmum
Young Bun
I'm thinking about adopting a rabbit a male rabbit for husbun to Nala. I saw this lovely rabbit on the RSPCA website who was then taken off. I rang them up and they told me he has a blocked tear duct and felt they couldn't rehome at the moment. I spoke to their vet. He (Cloud) has had a course of antibiotics and daily flushing the tear duct out with a catheter, which apparently he tolerated without GA and without fidgeting (which makes me like him even more). Apparently he has a lovely temperament. Unfortunately this has had no effect and they are now just cleaning it daily. He has had an x-ray and has some decalcification of his teeth which they attribute to a previous poor diet. He was a stray, looks like an angora, and was found with a show ring on. He has a good quality of life at the moment and tolerates his eye cleaning well, but the vet said he will be pre-disposed to abscesses and if this was the case he would probably need to be euthanised. If he isn't re-homed the vet said they would not keep him indefinitely and would probably be euthanized if needing ongoing treatment (no pressure then!). He has been castrated about a month ago.
My own girl Nala is an indoor rabbit and has had some health problems - stasis earlier this year and then the snuffles which has twice delayed her being neutered. We can't see that she is symptomatic (no discharge or sneezing), so fingers crossed, she is booked again in the week after next.
Am I being daft thinking about taking him on? Obviously I wouldn't start to bond until she has been neutered and hormones have died down, but I wondered if she has had pasteurella is that more likely to exacerbate his condition? Have any of you had rabbits with blocked tear ducts and if so what is it like managing the problem? Can this problem be managed for years or is the prognosis as poor as the vet made out. Thanks for your thoughts and advice.
My own girl Nala is an indoor rabbit and has had some health problems - stasis earlier this year and then the snuffles which has twice delayed her being neutered. We can't see that she is symptomatic (no discharge or sneezing), so fingers crossed, she is booked again in the week after next.
Am I being daft thinking about taking him on? Obviously I wouldn't start to bond until she has been neutered and hormones have died down, but I wondered if she has had pasteurella is that more likely to exacerbate his condition? Have any of you had rabbits with blocked tear ducts and if so what is it like managing the problem? Can this problem be managed for years or is the prognosis as poor as the vet made out. Thanks for your thoughts and advice.