sueny
Warren Scout
For those who have not insured their bunnies, please seriously think about taken some sort of cover out for them. This is why........
On Tuesday afternoon, we noticed that Daisy was hopping funny and then she literally fell out of the litter tray when she was trying to hop out of it.
We immediately took her to our vets. Although initially the vet was happy that there were no broken bones, she wasn't happy about how the right foot was at a slightly different angle to the other one. She advised us to have Daisy x-rayed but that would cost £50 alone. We told her to go ahead with it as Daisy was insured. She was quite surprised to hear that we had insured our rabbits as she said not many people do.
From the x-ray, they were able to say that Daisy had dislocated her right hip. That same night, the vet attempted to pop the hip back into placed but failed as Daisy was so small, the joint just kept popping back out. We were told that they would rest Daisy that night and try again in the morning. We received a call from the vet on mid Wednesday morning, only to be told again that it still wasn't working as the joint kept popping back out. They told us that they would speak to some rabbit specialist to see what other options there were and would get back to us.
By now, we (us and the children) were totally distraught, with the possibility that we may have to put Daisy to sleep.
The vets called at 4pm Wednesday to say that they could try a surgical procedure called Arthroplasty. This is a surgical procedure where the head of the femur is removed, so there is no ball and socket joint anymore. Muscle is stitched in to hold the hip in place. They told us that this was a procedure was very successful with cats and dogs but at this practice, they have never performed it on a rabbit. We were also told that it wasn't cheap either and it would be around £400 plus around £120 for the x-ray and care so far. We went ahead with the surgery having spoken to the insurance company first.
They carried out the surgery on Thursday morning and we were told on Thursday lunch time that Daisy had pulled through the surgery and was awake albeit a little groggy but all in all she was doing really well for such young rabbit. They kept her overnight again for observations.
I am pleased to say that we picked Daisy up this morning and she is now home. The children have made her a "rabbit hospital" in the second living room where they have set a pen up for her to recover in for the next week or so. So far, she is doing well, eating, drinking and pooping which is what the vet wants. We can't wait to reunite her with her sister Pip. We still don't know how she has managed to dislocate her hip.
The total bill for her visit to the vet was £572!!!
We are eternally grateful to our vets, thank you Shires Vets in Stone (Staffordshire), we feel that our family is complete again.
Just hope she can leave them stitches alone long enough!!!
For your information, we used helpucover.co.uk for the insurance and the cost of the cover for the two of them is £12.10 per month. WELL WORTH IT!!!
On Tuesday afternoon, we noticed that Daisy was hopping funny and then she literally fell out of the litter tray when she was trying to hop out of it.
We immediately took her to our vets. Although initially the vet was happy that there were no broken bones, she wasn't happy about how the right foot was at a slightly different angle to the other one. She advised us to have Daisy x-rayed but that would cost £50 alone. We told her to go ahead with it as Daisy was insured. She was quite surprised to hear that we had insured our rabbits as she said not many people do.
From the x-ray, they were able to say that Daisy had dislocated her right hip. That same night, the vet attempted to pop the hip back into placed but failed as Daisy was so small, the joint just kept popping back out. We were told that they would rest Daisy that night and try again in the morning. We received a call from the vet on mid Wednesday morning, only to be told again that it still wasn't working as the joint kept popping back out. They told us that they would speak to some rabbit specialist to see what other options there were and would get back to us.
By now, we (us and the children) were totally distraught, with the possibility that we may have to put Daisy to sleep.
The vets called at 4pm Wednesday to say that they could try a surgical procedure called Arthroplasty. This is a surgical procedure where the head of the femur is removed, so there is no ball and socket joint anymore. Muscle is stitched in to hold the hip in place. They told us that this was a procedure was very successful with cats and dogs but at this practice, they have never performed it on a rabbit. We were also told that it wasn't cheap either and it would be around £400 plus around £120 for the x-ray and care so far. We went ahead with the surgery having spoken to the insurance company first.
They carried out the surgery on Thursday morning and we were told on Thursday lunch time that Daisy had pulled through the surgery and was awake albeit a little groggy but all in all she was doing really well for such young rabbit. They kept her overnight again for observations.
I am pleased to say that we picked Daisy up this morning and she is now home. The children have made her a "rabbit hospital" in the second living room where they have set a pen up for her to recover in for the next week or so. So far, she is doing well, eating, drinking and pooping which is what the vet wants. We can't wait to reunite her with her sister Pip. We still don't know how she has managed to dislocate her hip.
The total bill for her visit to the vet was £572!!!
We are eternally grateful to our vets, thank you Shires Vets in Stone (Staffordshire), we feel that our family is complete again.
Just hope she can leave them stitches alone long enough!!!
For your information, we used helpucover.co.uk for the insurance and the cost of the cover for the two of them is £12.10 per month. WELL WORTH IT!!!
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