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Rear leg amputation UPDATE Question re vaccination?
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willowflower27
Mama Doe
It is, I nearly cried when I saw it and even though everyone was advocating pit to sleep something just told me she wasn't ready and she's proved that she is slowly becoming more used to me and I'm getting to see that she is super inquisitive, I'm on a bit of a learning curve she is the most "disabled" rabbit I've ever taken on although she doesn't seem to know itBless herher leg really is a mess isn’t it
Topping up the vibes and hugs xx
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MightyMax
Banned
She's a very beautiful girl, and obviously very determined too, just like her owner
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Update on lady Priscilla things did not go according to plan at all today she refused to eat and had zero gut motility so after loads of meds and syringe feeding and me stressing out my mind (I've only had her 24 hours and I'm already horrendously attached to her ) she is eating some hay and has passed poo very small ones but hey I'll take it the op is postponed til Friday or if I can manage it and she can manage it next Tuesday when I contacted a rabbit savvy vet she said there was no rush as when she saw x-ray she thinks it's at least a week old fracture as bones are already trying to knit together!!! Although looking at her x-ray myself I have no idea how that will ever knit together, she also said as long as it doesn't become a compound fracture and depending on Priscilla another option would be allow it to heal by itself get some weight of her then do the amputation it all depends on my little madam I guess and how rested and comfortable I can keep her I have some decisions to make in next couple of days I'm a little worried about surgery as she was only sedated yesterday and even though she was on I've fluids and gi meds throughout she's still taken a nasty bought of stasis but i don't know how that leg is ever going to heal up, I should mention she isn't a young bunny she's around 4-6 I'm still condition amputation eventually but the fact I could potentially leave her with a deformed leg with the use of painrelief in the short term is in itself the decision I have gone for at least for the next 72 hours hopefully that's the right decision for us both although she really isn't bothered by the leg at all which I think is remarkable she's such a character sorry for the long post
I've put her x-ray up so you can see what we are dealing with and a photo of grumpy herself
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What a sweetheart
She could not have found a better home, you have all the skills needed to give her A* care xx
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
Best wishes for you, she's a gorgeous girl! And what a break, wow! Gut-moving wishes being sent
willowflower27
Mama Doe
Update she still hasn't had surgery!!!! I noticed she was sneezing yesterday and now we have progressed on to full on white snot so the operation was scheduled for tomorrow but it's been postponed whilst she is on a course of antibiotics, she however is not concerned in the slightest with the snots or the leg ,is bright and eating but the general consensus in discussion with my vets and advice from both an exotic and orthopaedic specialist is the leg isn't an emergency and she needs to be well ( which I agree with as a vet nurse but my owner head is take it off it has to be painful) alwith the way missy is going it's going to fuse together by the time I get her stable enough for surgery then there will be no point in amputation.
Sorry for the long winded post but i am in a dilemma although I guess I'm guided by prissy and she is however only bothered by the fact she is on cage Rest :roll:
Sorry for the long winded post but i am in a dilemma although I guess I'm guided by prissy and she is however only bothered by the fact she is on cage Rest :roll:
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Oh I am sorry that she now has a RTI. It is definitely best to wait for the abx to do their stuff before she has her op'. She certainly sounds to be a feisty girl and hopefully that will work in her favour.
Lots more vibes being sent xx
willowflower27
Mama Doe
Thank you when I spoke to the orthopedic surgeon today he didn't seem at all concerned about the leg where as I'm freaking out he says and I qoute it's not compound she's not bleeding she's not paralysed so leave it alone for the next week at least he also said looking at her x-ray that there is a callus forming already and amputation opposed to external fixation would be the only option as to properly put the leg together again he'd need to re-break it he said that as amputation is completely irreversible it might be best to see how the leg looks after another 1-3 weeks and see how much range of movement she has left like I say though I'm stressing but she's happily tucking into her dinner
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MightyMax
Banned
Oh sorry to hear it's been postponed, but I agree, she has to be as well as possible.
I hope the antibiotics work their magic quickly for her
willowflower27
Mama Doe
Today's update she is improving from the RTI the antibiotics are working as for the leg I'm still unsure what to do, she did her first Binky this morning so has now been put into an even smaller cage and she's grooming everything including me and in all honesty is incredibly happy so I am leaning towards four legs no matter how wonky one is will be better long term than three I can always revisit amputation if necessary but at the minute I'm being guided by Priscilla and she is utterly unphased by all of this
and in all honesty is incredibly happy so I am leaning towards four legs no matter how wonky one is will be better long term than three I can always revisit amputation if necessary but at the minute I'm being guided by Priscilla and she is utterly unphased by all of this
willowflower27
Mama Doe
Things are not looking great for miss Priscilla she was booked for surgery tomorrow as the bone is in danger of coming through the skin but she's in stasis again and I've found a mammary lump also she is unlikely to survive surgery no gi sounds at all so she's back on fluids syringe feeding etc and the vet and o managed to get a splint on her it's not ideal but hopefully will help until I can eventually get her through surgery cage is still really bright but every time I try to treat her either with GA or not she goes in to stasis through stress I fear I'm going to have to just go for surgery and hope that with intensive nursing afterwards she makes it I'm so upset by the whole thing when she is at home she is happy and moving around well but a journey in the car to a vet and her guts just stop
she was booked for surgery tomorrow as the bone is in danger of coming through the skin but she's in stasis again and I've found a mammary lump also she is unlikely to survive surgery no gi sounds at all so she's back on fluids syringe feeding etc and the vet and o managed to get a splint on her it's not ideal but hopefully will help until I can eventually get her through surgery cage is still really bright but every time I try to treat her either with GA or not she goes in to stasis through stress I fear I'm going to have to just go for surgery and hope that with intensive nursing afterwards she makes it I'm so upset by the whole thing when she is at home she is happy and moving around well but a journey in the car to a vet and her guts just stop
TheThreeB's
Mama Doe
I'm so rooting for this little girl. Whatever happens you'll have tried your very best for her xx
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Things are not looking great for miss Priscilla
On no, poor girlie
I really hope that she can pull through. Sending lots more vibes xx
MightyMax
Banned
Things are not looking great for miss Priscilla
Oh gosh I'm so sorry to read this
I hope you find a way forward through all of this, as you must be stressed out to the nines xx
