kattymieoww
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Sending vibes for Lilian.x
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Vibes for Lillian please - U/D 9th July
- Thread starter Craig 1965
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Good luck at the vets for Lillian.
Craig 1965
Warren Veteran
Thank you - thank you everybun for your kind words, support and thoughts. They all mean so much and make me cry - I'm a wreck.
Ok, so all you Lillian lovers would like an update. Just got back from the vets. Lillian is eating ok - it's one of her strong points, and she's been eating the cardboard sleeping box area that she shares with Henry all day. She is very wet underneath.
The vet was lovely. Not one we've seen today and I just gave her a full debrief of what Lillian has been like, and my general concerns. She spent along time feeling Lillians tummy - but if she had a poker face, she played it well. Lillians weight is 3.5kg - which came as a surprise to me because I thought she was alot heavier - maybe 4.5kg. So I was a little relieved she was 3.5kg. After several minutes, and faced with an unknown, the vet decided that the most reasonable course of action would be to do some imagry - which to be fair, I had figured would be the best way forward. She said that her poops felt normal inside (that may mean more to those of you who know more about this than I do), and her bladder - and that felt ok and had urine in it. So no obvious sign of stasis. Possibles could be kidney stone - a likely candidate, or perhaps as an outsider, an infection. If it's a stone, then it's an op.
Normally I would be flipping out right now - and to be fair, I'm sort of out of tears and I've got stress coming out of my eyeballs with work, homelife and Lillian. But I am comforted that the vet is acting promptly and sensibly and not trying to go down alternative routes.
So Lillian is booked in first thing tomorrow morning for her imaging (x-ray) and that's with the small exotic specialist who saw Henry - so she will be in very capable hands. That vet hasn't had the pleasure of meeting Lillian yet - I just wish it was in different circumstances. Lillian won't need any anaesthetic because they put her in a box with towels, so that's nice and safe.
The vet today also gave her an injection for pain relief which lasts until the morning so that'll be very helpful for Lillian.
What do I hope from tomorrow for Lillian? It might sound silly but I hope that they find something obvious - like a stone, even though that involves an op. At least if it's obvious, then there's no dispute and they can get on and deal with it swiftly and Lillian will start to feel better, her body will heal and she will be out of any discomfort and pain and back to a healthy happy bunny. Of course, I also would rather it not be that, and be something simple, but I know in my heart it's not. Lillian isn't controlling her bladder at all, so there's something going on. But at least she is eating.
I will update you all again tomorrow evening once I've picked her up from the vets where she will spend tomorrow - which I'm sad about because she will be scared and alone and Lillian doesn't cope well especially with her past. She is and will always be a nervous bun who now relies on Henry for her support. But she'll have her comfort bun which has Henry's smell on it.
Thank you all again for your support and vibes. On behalf of Lillian, I thank you all from the very bottom of my heart. I'm now off to dry my eyes.
Ok, so all you Lillian lovers would like an update. Just got back from the vets. Lillian is eating ok - it's one of her strong points, and she's been eating the cardboard sleeping box area that she shares with Henry all day. She is very wet underneath.
The vet was lovely. Not one we've seen today and I just gave her a full debrief of what Lillian has been like, and my general concerns. She spent along time feeling Lillians tummy - but if she had a poker face, she played it well. Lillians weight is 3.5kg - which came as a surprise to me because I thought she was alot heavier - maybe 4.5kg. So I was a little relieved she was 3.5kg. After several minutes, and faced with an unknown, the vet decided that the most reasonable course of action would be to do some imagry - which to be fair, I had figured would be the best way forward. She said that her poops felt normal inside (that may mean more to those of you who know more about this than I do), and her bladder - and that felt ok and had urine in it. So no obvious sign of stasis. Possibles could be kidney stone - a likely candidate, or perhaps as an outsider, an infection. If it's a stone, then it's an op.
Normally I would be flipping out right now - and to be fair, I'm sort of out of tears and I've got stress coming out of my eyeballs with work, homelife and Lillian. But I am comforted that the vet is acting promptly and sensibly and not trying to go down alternative routes.
So Lillian is booked in first thing tomorrow morning for her imaging (x-ray) and that's with the small exotic specialist who saw Henry - so she will be in very capable hands. That vet hasn't had the pleasure of meeting Lillian yet - I just wish it was in different circumstances. Lillian won't need any anaesthetic because they put her in a box with towels, so that's nice and safe.
The vet today also gave her an injection for pain relief which lasts until the morning so that'll be very helpful for Lillian.
What do I hope from tomorrow for Lillian? It might sound silly but I hope that they find something obvious - like a stone, even though that involves an op. At least if it's obvious, then there's no dispute and they can get on and deal with it swiftly and Lillian will start to feel better, her body will heal and she will be out of any discomfort and pain and back to a healthy happy bunny. Of course, I also would rather it not be that, and be something simple, but I know in my heart it's not. Lillian isn't controlling her bladder at all, so there's something going on. But at least she is eating.
I will update you all again tomorrow evening once I've picked her up from the vets where she will spend tomorrow - which I'm sad about because she will be scared and alone and Lillian doesn't cope well especially with her past. She is and will always be a nervous bun who now relies on Henry for her support. But she'll have her comfort bun which has Henry's smell on it.
Thank you all again for your support and vibes. On behalf of Lillian, I thank you all from the very bottom of my heart. I'm now off to dry my eyes.
Cuthbert&Dillon
Mama Doe
Oh thank goodness that you are happy with the vets and prompt course of action has been decided. Sending more vibes for you both. xxx
kattymieoww
Warren Veteran
I hope all goes well tomorrow,sending vibes for her and hugs for you.x
Pets mum
Wise Old Thumper
The vet sounds really on the ball, and very thorough, which is can just what you and Lillian needed. Sending all the vibes in the world for your girl tomorrow, and hope they get to the root of the problem, and then deal with it. Craig I so wish I could take your stress away, but sending you a big virtual hug xxxx
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Sending Lillian lots of vibes for today 
Cuthbert&Dillon
Mama Doe
Best vibes being sent for today. xx
Craig 1965
Warren Veteran
U/D 20th June. The exotic specialist just rang. Sorry, need to dry my eyes. They found, as I suspected, a kidney stone in Lillian. Im pleased that this is the cause but I'm also extremely sad that this has happened- largely because of my negligence with her weight and food.
There are only 2 options we have right now- the vet was honest in that we either go for an op, or Lillian is pts. This is usually where I break down into a blubbering mass. There are a number of complications from the op including stasis, infection and hernia - all are possible. The vet said the risk is about 1% but there is a risk. Lillian may also have problems with the stitches so we'll have to monitor extremely closely.
I don't have any wriggle room for Lillian and the expected bill means we'll have to cancel our summer holiday, but it was my choice to rescue Lillian and she deserves a chance at life, even if I'm the idiot who can't look after her properly.
So we have a confirmed diagnosis and the only option is to operate- which will happen tomorrow. She will have to stay at the hospital to be monitored until all seems well. The we have rehabilitation and that will be a long path and my eyes are full of tears for Lillian, what she must be feeling and what I'm about to put her through- the pain and discomfort and the risk of things going wrong.
Thank you all again for a your continued vibes. Lillian is going to need all the help she can get right now because I'm letting her down.
There are only 2 options we have right now- the vet was honest in that we either go for an op, or Lillian is pts. This is usually where I break down into a blubbering mass. There are a number of complications from the op including stasis, infection and hernia - all are possible. The vet said the risk is about 1% but there is a risk. Lillian may also have problems with the stitches so we'll have to monitor extremely closely.
I don't have any wriggle room for Lillian and the expected bill means we'll have to cancel our summer holiday, but it was my choice to rescue Lillian and she deserves a chance at life, even if I'm the idiot who can't look after her properly.
So we have a confirmed diagnosis and the only option is to operate- which will happen tomorrow. She will have to stay at the hospital to be monitored until all seems well. The we have rehabilitation and that will be a long path and my eyes are full of tears for Lillian, what she must be feeling and what I'm about to put her through- the pain and discomfort and the risk of things going wrong.
Thank you all again for a your continued vibes. Lillian is going to need all the help she can get right now because I'm letting her down.
Oh Craig
I really really hope the op is successful tomorrow and I don't think you've let her down at all
I really don't, but I understand, I feel the same rn with Clementine, it's hard not to blame yourself I think Sending hugs xx
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Pets mum
Wise Old Thumper
Oh Craig I'm so sorry, but at least you have a diagnosis and action plan, sometimes it's the not knowing which is the worst. I'm sending all the vibes in the world for Lillian for tomorrow. Please don't beat yourself up over this, easier said than done I know, we always blame ourselves where our pets are concerned, but you haven't let her down. You have, and still do give her a wonderful life. Big hugs Craig xxx
