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Wise Old Thumper
I am not long back from the emergency vet with Emrys and tbh I am not sure I am happy the diagnoses. The vet I saw was clearly not rabbit savvy. She diagnosed cherry eye and gave us some eyedrops and said he might need surgery to repair the lids. I have never experienced cherry eye in rabbits so I don't know how accurate this is although I know it is done for dogs. She dealt with us fairly briskly as there was an RTA to attend to as well but I am really not happy. She shone a light into his eyes, felt his abdomen and checked his heart. I really wanted to discuss having him x rayed or scanned potentially. She did not check his teeth and I really wanted her to. I had a look with my own otoscope though and can't see any obvious spurs but I am concerned about an impacted root possible being the cause although to date he has never had dental issues. Either way, I will be making a complaint. The bloody consult alone cost £100 and I did not pay that to be fobbed off have my rabbit's suffering prolonged:evil: I really do understand that the RTA had to be prioritized and that there is only one vet on but I can't help feel we were fobbed off a bit. She even said he could have waited to be seen til next week
But regarding Emrys, his eyes began to bulge from around the wee small hours (we think) of last night (we noticed this morning). His appetite has decreased a little and he is more docile although he is still nudging my hand and grooming me. When he walks, he takes tentative steps and splays his ears out and forwards almost as though he is using them like his whiskers to scope out the surrounding area. I am concerned his vision is impaired. There is some white discharge that collects on the fur under the eye at times so the fur is a little wet. Its a kind of eye goo like humans get sometimes and there is not much. The tops of the eyeballs are bloodshot, some veins are incredibly red. Both eyes seem to bulge symmetrically. And when he gets nervous like he did at the vet, they bulge worse than ever, they look like they are on the verge of prolapse I feel like that by taking him today I have needlessly caused him more stress
I am concerned its a severe eye infection or something like glaucoma or something worse still like a tumour or fluid on the brain which is causing the eyeballs to bulge Needless to say Emrys is going to see my regular vet tomorrow and hopefully we will get either a confirmation or alternative diagnoses. He is almost 7 years old so not that young but not that old either. My 11 year old bunny has more bounce just now. Emrys is lying down a lot and seems to want to avoid walking. His hocks also look a just a little raw which I believe is due to his persistent sitting over the last two days. I have dabbed on some sudocrem just now and made his run more suitable for a bunny with vision impairment.
Is there anything else I can do for him to keep him comfortable till tomorrow's appointment? Has anyone seen anything like this before and knows what he might be suffering from I would really appreciate any advice and Emrys could really do with some vibes.
So these pictures show the eyes bulging and the third eyelids are very prominent and bloodshot.
When he is a bit more relaxed the eyes look like this which is not normal but better.
This is how Emrys looked before the eye condition started.
But regarding Emrys, his eyes began to bulge from around the wee small hours (we think) of last night (we noticed this morning). His appetite has decreased a little and he is more docile although he is still nudging my hand and grooming me. When he walks, he takes tentative steps and splays his ears out and forwards almost as though he is using them like his whiskers to scope out the surrounding area. I am concerned his vision is impaired. There is some white discharge that collects on the fur under the eye at times so the fur is a little wet. Its a kind of eye goo like humans get sometimes and there is not much. The tops of the eyeballs are bloodshot, some veins are incredibly red. Both eyes seem to bulge symmetrically. And when he gets nervous like he did at the vet, they bulge worse than ever, they look like they are on the verge of prolapse I feel like that by taking him today I have needlessly caused him more stress
I am concerned its a severe eye infection or something like glaucoma or something worse still like a tumour or fluid on the brain which is causing the eyeballs to bulge Needless to say Emrys is going to see my regular vet tomorrow and hopefully we will get either a confirmation or alternative diagnoses. He is almost 7 years old so not that young but not that old either. My 11 year old bunny has more bounce just now. Emrys is lying down a lot and seems to want to avoid walking. His hocks also look a just a little raw which I believe is due to his persistent sitting over the last two days. I have dabbed on some sudocrem just now and made his run more suitable for a bunny with vision impairment.
Is there anything else I can do for him to keep him comfortable till tomorrow's appointment? Has anyone seen anything like this before and knows what he might be suffering from I would really appreciate any advice and Emrys could really do with some vibes.
So these pictures show the eyes bulging and the third eyelids are very prominent and bloodshot.
When he is a bit more relaxed the eyes look like this which is not normal but better.
This is how Emrys looked before the eye condition started.
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