Craig 1965
Warren Veteran
Hi all. I know that those of you following, would like to have an update on Lillian so here is the latest. It's saturday - so 3 days after the hasty visit to the vet. Firstly, I am wary about posting in too confident a way because I know rabbits can go up and down very quickly. So I am a tad restrained here. This morning Lillian was up and sitting in a confident pose - bathing a little in the warm morning sunshine. She had shown positive interest in food and had munched through some chopped up carrot and the best dark green bits of cabbage as well as her dried food. So from an eating point of view, she appears to be presenting as though she is having a return to her appetite. But like us humans, when your not well, appetites return slowly. But at least she is eating. The better positive is that her poop is considerably better - not that I'm a poop expert. For those who are, her poop is much more solid, pellet shaped and has fibre in it and doesn't yet appear to show any signs of mucus which I know is associated with worms. But the fact her poop is more traditional healthy rabbit poop is good, despite the meds she is on, which I thought would result in a looser pooh. My wife also saw her after a few days away and said she was looking much better, so having someone say that after not seeing her for a few days is also good. Lillians eyes are not quite the empty saucers they seemed to be and she doesn't appear quite so uncomfortable and boney. It's unlikley she has put on that much weight in 72 hours but she's also not loosing any or appearing to get any worse. Again, all positives as far as I can tell. She is eating more frequently and has been for a short exploration outside before deciding indoors is warmer! Slow steps for what is an unknown with her, and given the trauma she's had in her young life so far, then hopefully she is on the mend and small signs of improvement daily are what we want to see from her. She's sort of lost a bit of trust in me - understandable since I'm picking her up and giving her meds which she's not keen on, so after slowly building up trust over the last 4 months, I'm back to square one but that's a small price to pay for her health improving. I'll update you all in a few days time and try to post some images too. I thank each and every one of you who followed this thread the last few days and on behalf of Lillian, thank you for the get well vibes which are clearly working in a positive way. Thank you all - Craig