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She is doing well thank you. Seems bright in herself. I put bathmats down in the shed to help her grip but not the best idea as when she pees on them she lays on the mat and the pee soaks onto her!!How is Scarlet?
Vets have advised me to use Sudocrem on a rabbit for urine scald.
I wish you all the best. As Joey&Boo said, how is Scarlett today?Thank you. It sounds like Bonnie was lucky to have you.Yes Primrose is my other girly with arthritis
I know the sores can be difficult, I've had a disabled duck. It really is awful when you can't keep them dry.
Massive hugs. I'm sure you are aware of the saying "better a day too early than a day too late", I have tried to live by that but there's always something in your head questioning everything when they are bright. .. what if it's a bad patch etc. I "made the decision" several times with Eloise, I even took her to the vets once and the vet assured me that it wasn't time. This was shuffling about though, not urine soaking/scald. I would be in total agreement with you that daily being soaked with urine is untenable. It's hard when every fibre of your being is there to fight for them and protect them. The decision is obviously "soon" if not "now" but if you do decide it is now then you can't be wrong as you are doing it to save her from pain and misery.Hi, thanks for the replies. We've had a bit of a hard day. After getting her so clean and dry last night, I went down to a wet Scarlett this morning. I've had to bathe her again this evening. I've ended up emailing the vet for advice. It's so tough because she's so bright in herself and surroundings but this can't be comfortable for her at all. The vet advised sudocrem and said she thinks it might be time to make a decision on euthanasia. I said I'd give her a week but after tonight I'm thinking of ringing the vets in the morning to book her in this week. Heartbroken.
Her quality of life isn't great now. 
