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Belgian hare sitting up strangely...putting paws on his back feet...
- Thread starter thomas100
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Update...I have been washing his ear with the salt water and then the cream. [ 10 days]..it looks like it is healing well so for the past few days I have only used the warm salt water...it looks like that when the scab falls off he may have a hole or part of his ear missing..This was caused by the iv drip at the vet hospital which is not my first choice....but was a weekend.....!..I have also noticed that his eyes seem a little bulgy at times and he often has his third eye lid showing....but...this goes in as soon as I am next to him for a cuddle or a nudge...He is still in my room but often sits outside the lounge where his bed etc was....I will slowly move him back to that next week as he is so much better.....He is having a check up with Mr Wildgoose at Midland vets on monday, excellent vet,....so will see what he thinks....Thomas is quite territorial so maybe the eye is something to do with that as he knows he is not in HIS room at present....and it's taken a while to establish some boundaries as if not he will take over my room....!!...
MightyMax
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Good on you Thomas - you know what you want! I know that bulging eye look ..
I am glad you can reassure him and be his friend
Good luck for Monday!!
Thankyou...does the bulging eyes mean that he wants extra attention and cuddles....?....as when he gets all that the eyes go back to normal.....anyway his ear healed up well and the scab just flew off as he was running about and .....he now has part of his ear missing....!!...he doesn't seem concerned about it...just looks a bit odd....his check up for the ear was already booked so we will still go.....Lots of unwell and poorly rabbits at the moment....am hoping they all get well...
MightyMax
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I find the eyes bulge sometimes when they are stressed, and then stop when they become relaxed. So yes, you are probably right
