CarelessSquid07
Mama Doe
Aww beautiful girl [emoji7] sending vibes that it all goes well for her and it helps narrow down a treatment option for her.
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Optivet- Eye update Dec 21
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Thank you, I was wondering whether they would put her under. That’s reassured me.
Latest photos of her eyes, apologies these are unpleasant. And one photo of Winnie begging for food.
Despite having some type of growth (it’s like discharge) on her eyelid, she’s acting completely normally. Just to note that she has significant damage on her lower eyelid and upper eyelid due to previous issues.
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I wonder if all of her eye systems stem from an autoimmune disorder ? I really hope that the Vet can help to make things more comfortable for her.
Zigzag
Alpha Buck
Thank you all, it means a lot. It’s been a challenging few years.
IM - one of the eye issues is an autoimmune and inflammatory condition- eosinophilic keratitis. She will be on optimmune for life which is ‘used for the treatment of chronic recurrent conjunctivitis resulting from auto-immune disease of the eye.’ This I believe is a local immune suppressant.
When you mention an autoimmune disorder, do you mean one stemming from her eye, or rather her whole body? Will raise with the ophthalmologist. Thank you.
IM - one of the eye issues is an autoimmune and inflammatory condition- eosinophilic keratitis. She will be on optimmune for life which is ‘used for the treatment of chronic recurrent conjunctivitis resulting from auto-immune disease of the eye.’ This I believe is a local immune suppressant.
When you mention an autoimmune disorder, do you mean one stemming from her eye, or rather her whole body? Will raise with the ophthalmologist. Thank you.
kattymieoww
Warren Veteran
Bless her,love her begging for food. Sending vibes for her.x
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
Begging for food is always nice to see. Sending Winnie lots of vibes.
a reader of books
Warren Veteran
Lots of vibes for Winnie from me, too. I hope the appointment will go well. I'm so sorry her eye has gotten worse again. 
She's so cute, begging for her food.
She's so cute, begging for her food.
Zigzag
Alpha Buck
Hi all,
Just an update on Winnie. We saw Rob Lowe the head ophthalmologist on Wednesday. The puss on her eyelid was/ is the eosinophilic keratitis. It’s unusual to see it on the eyelid, but there we are. Winnie thankfully didn’t need a biopsy. She has a hyper sensitive immune response in her eye, which is why she’s getting so many issues. Rob put her on tacrolimus, a drop that’s often used in dogs, but hasn’t often been used in rabbits- well there’s not much in the literature. We trust Rob completely, and hope that the med works.
Rob said that Winnie is one of the most complex rabbits he’s ever seen. I’ve had 3 rabbits so far, and CJ Hall said our first rabbit, Harrison was an extremely unusual case [emoji23]! Lucky us.
Here’s a pic of Win’s in our old flat.
Thank you all for your support
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Just an update on Winnie. We saw Rob Lowe the head ophthalmologist on Wednesday. The puss on her eyelid was/ is the eosinophilic keratitis. It’s unusual to see it on the eyelid, but there we are. Winnie thankfully didn’t need a biopsy. She has a hyper sensitive immune response in her eye, which is why she’s getting so many issues. Rob put her on tacrolimus, a drop that’s often used in dogs, but hasn’t often been used in rabbits- well there’s not much in the literature. We trust Rob completely, and hope that the med works.
Rob said that Winnie is one of the most complex rabbits he’s ever seen. I’ve had 3 rabbits so far, and CJ Hall said our first rabbit, Harrison was an extremely unusual case [emoji23]! Lucky us.
Here’s a pic of Win’s in our old flat.
Thank you all for your support
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InspectorMorse
Wise Old Thumper
Bless her, I hope the new treatment helps x
CarelessSquid07
Mama Doe
I hope it helps x
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a reader of books
Warren Veteran
Aww, Winnie. She has such a cute face. I'm glad she didn't need a biopsy, and I hope her new medication will work for her. You do know how to find special rabbits.
I'm glad she didn't need a biopsy, and I hope her new medication will work for her. You do know how to find special rabbits.
bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
Glad she does not need biopsy and you have a treatment plan. Bless her!
