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Blueberry's mystery illness UD p145 got through to Molly

I don't feel as though he's as well today as he has been the past two. Again, nothing I could definitively point out, just the feeling when I saw him this morning that there was something "off" again.

Anyway, I got a call from the vet this afternoon asking how he is ahead of his procedure tomorrow. I asked questions this time that I've thought of since this was arranged on Saturday and from my research on Dr Google. So tomorrow we shall be able to see on X-rays if there are odd lumps/masses/tumours or if there is a problem with his kidneys or liver. I think it could also show if he has cancer. They're also going to do a urine sample and I'm to take in some poo from both him and Slipper so they can test for parasites. They're also sending some blood to the lab to test for infectious diseases. She's consulted a rabbit specialist who is happy with everything we're doing so far.

She said we probably won't get a diagnosis tomorrow, but it'll help to rule out/in things for further investigation. If we rule out the more common problems then he'll be referred to the specialist for less common problem investigation.

So tomorrow, I hope for two things:
1. He survives the procedure
2. It's not cancer. I can cope with anything else as its curable/manageable with medication. If it is cancer, I will lose him and soon :cry:

I take him in 10.15, the procedure is being done in the afternoon and if he survives and recovers well, I'll be able to collect him about 7/8pm. It's going to be a looooooong day. Luckily (for me, not her) Zoobec is on babysitting duty to keep me distracted :lol:

Tomorrow I'll be asking for all the vibes for him that we can muster. I love my boy and I don't want to lose him :cry: he's only 18 months old.
 
Ah Sarah I've only just seen this. I hope Slipper has brilliant test results and it's something easy to sort out. You're such a great bunny mummy. Keep us all posted. Doughnut is keeping her paws crossed and sending kisses over to try and cheer you up. xx
 
Millions of vibes for Blueberry today. Fingers, toes and paws crossed here for him. And 'try not to stress' vibes for you.:love::love:
 
Just dropped Blueberry off now. He's put some weight on - now 1.25kg YAY! :D think RU needs a happy dance emotican :lol:

He's got some blueberries, pellets, redigrass and cauliflower as a picnic and I feel quite positive today. He seemed a lot brighter both last night and this morning which is a huge relief and of course the weight gain is fantastic and I'm so proud of him :love:

I'll update this thread as I hear anything today.
 
Sarah1989 said:
Just dropped Blueberry off now. He's put some weight on - now 1.25kg YAY! :D think RU needs a happy dance emotican :lol:

He's got some blueberries, pellets, redigrass and cauliflower as a picnic and I feel quite positive today. He seemed a lot brighter both last night and this morning which is a huge relief and of course the weight gain is fantastic and I'm so proud of him :love:

I'll update this thread as I hear anything today.
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Wonderful news about his weight gain!

Will be thinking of you and him today x
 
I've got a call from the vets to say Blueberry is waking up from his sedation and I have an appt to collect him at 7.30. The person I spoke to said Megan would talk to me about the results then. I asked if I should be worried and she said she thought everything was fine. Strangely enough i don't quite know what to make of that! :oops: "everything's fine so we still don't have a clue what's going on?" Or "everything's fine, we know what it is and we've fixed it/are able to fix it?"
 
Sarah1989 said:
I've got a call from the vets to say Blueberry is waking up from his sedation and I have an appt to collect him at 7.30. The person I spoke to said Megan would talk to me about the results then. I asked if I should be worried and she said she thought everything was fine. Strangely enough i don't quite know what to make of that! :oops: "everything's fine so we still don't have a clue what's going on?" Or "everything's fine, we know what it is and we've fixed it/are able to fix it?"
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If it's just the secretary I doubt she actually knew more than the fact he'd come back around fine and the time she'd been told to tell you to come in! So when she said everything's fine I think she meant that in regards to Blueberry has recovered fine and is doing fine in himself rather than a reference to the test findings! I may be wrong but that's what I'd think, it's unlikely the vets will have discussed the findings with the secretaries so I doubt she knew much more than that :)

Fingers crossed it's something with a quick, easy treatment
 
*Funny*Bunny* said:
If it's just the secretary I doubt she actually knew more than the fact he'd come back around fine and the time she'd been told to tell you to come in! So when she said everything's fine I think she meant that in regards to Blueberry has recovered fine and is doing fine in himself rather than a reference to the test findings! I may be wrong but that's what I'd think, it's unlikely the vets will have discussed the findings with the secretaries so I doubt she knew much more than that :)

Fingers crossed it's something with a quick, easy treatment
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I think so too now I think more of it. I'm currently off to pole now to tire myself out a bit more before I collect him. Then at least I'll be so shattered I'll sleep tonight no matter what!
 
Sorry I didn't update last night guys. By the time I got home and sorted us all out I was shattered and went to bed :oops:

The good news is that not cancer! *does another happy dance* It's going to be 7-10 days for results to come back, but it's looking like it could be his kidneys. We've ruled out tumours, abscesses and diabetes and a load of other stuff I can't remember right now. Everything looked fine. She's sending his X-rays off to the specialist as they don't see many rabbit X-rays and she's not sure if his heart is a normal size for a rabbit as its bigger than a similar sized cat or dog.

The poo, blood and urine samples have all been sent to the lab for an in depth analysis.

I'm to weigh him daily and let her know how he's going on next week and she'll also call me when the results come back so we will know more then.

Tbh from reading on the Internet, I'm relieved it's probably going to be kidney related. After some things I read, this doesn't seem as bad by comparison. I know he's not going to die and with proper medication, he can have a normal life. So I'm really pleased with that. Hope you know what I mean with that! Nobody wants their pet to be poorly, but they'd rather it was manageable and not life threatening is my view.

In himself, he was very sleepy last night, bless him. He had a bandage on his ear from whatever it is they do to it :oops: and he was wet because he was asleep when they got the urine sample and apparently he squirted everyone :oops::lol: but he tucked into his dinner with a good appetite and he's more lively this morning and munching on some spinach when I left for work. He's such a good brave boy, I couldn't be prouder of him :love: he's a very special little bunny :love: I adore him :love:

Taken a few weeks ago, me and my boy: love:
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Im sure I'd feel the same in your position. I'm so pleased he's feeling ok this morning :thumb: lovely photo :love:
 
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