littleboots
Mama Doe
So pleased to read this update.... Well done Fiver xxxxx
Vibes for Fiver U/D 07/03 Got a second opinion.
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*Funny*Bunny*
Warren Veteran
Awh well done Fiver!!! You've done a great job eating straight away! You need to tell me your tips and tricks and I'll pass them on to Harvey for you 
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
Awh well done Fiver!!! You've done a great job eating straight away! You need to tell me your tips and tricks and I'll pass them on to Harvey for you
Usually it takes him about 24 hours to start eating properly! :shock: I find that the first thing he eats in banana. :lol:
So, I let him back in the bedroom with Shadowfax and Xena...the first thing he tried to do was jump onto my bed. *Huge facepalm* Obviously he missed and fell off. (It's not too high and he has a soft landing).
I can't really keep him caged, I shut him in the crate for literally 10 mins whilst I hoovered up and put more soft places for him to sit..he was bar biting continuously. :roll:
natsusakura
Warren Veteran
So glad to hear this xxxx
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*Funny*Bunny*
Warren Veteran
He's done really well this time! Harvey is a stubborn eater after GAs
last time he had one he didn't like banana, however since then he has noticed Lilly occasionally gets it, therefore he decided he'd give it a shot and now loves the stuff! Maybe banana will be the trick next time!After Lilly's spay I didn't cage her (which was advised to me) because I thought she'd be too sore and tired to jump.... nope... of course not... I was running after her as she did the most violent binkies ever and I was imagining stitches ripping and blood everywhere... she was absolutely fine though! I think if Fiver doesn't want to be caged you're going to struggle not giving in to his lovely face
so I'd just keep an eye on him and make sure he isn't getting into trouble!! :lol:
MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
Hello, sorry for the late update.
Fiver is home, eating and pooing. His xrays show that the arthritis is in his lower spine (I don't know the proper name for it!). This bit is quite badly fused together, and he doesn't have much movement in it. The vet said that he is doing well on the metacam, so just to continue this and when he has his next dental, maybe have another xray to see how things are progressing. His hips and knees are in surprisingly good condition for a 6 year old bunny.
His teeth had some large spurs at the back and he had the start of an ulcer.
He is currently in the living room with a litter tray and his carrier. He's eaten some banana (his "poorly" food), some pellets, hay, a slice of carrot and some plantain. :thumb: I am a little concerned about his hopping, apart from the obvious "drunkenness" he is knuckling over of his left back leg and dragging it a little. I'm hoping he's just stiff and a little swollen from being pulled around for the xray. The vet told me they had a good flex and feel, so he is probably feeling quite sore. I gave him some metacam when I came home, so hopefully this helps. Apart from this, he looks very bright and alert, and is trying to explore. :roll:
I took a pic of the xray, so people can have a look.
So glad wee Fiver has come home and is eating well!
His xray actually looks much better at 6 years than Mimzy's looked at 3. I've seen that knuckling over too, I think it will pass soon enough once he's had some time to recover.
I think it's called spondylosis when their bones fuse. Mimzy has it, my OH has a form similar and even I have it. Ah, the joys of aging! :roll:
Continued vibes for Fiver to make a full and speedy recovery, bless him! (((((Hugs))))) for you, you must be so relieved!
xxxxAnneGibson
Warren Scout
Glad he is ok
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
So glad wee Fiver has come home and is eating well!
His xray actually looks much better at 6 years than Mimzy's looked at 3. I've seen that knuckling over too, I think it will pass soon enough once he's had some time to recover.
I think it's called spondylosis when their bones fuse. Mimzy has it, my OH has a form similar and even I have it. Ah, the joys of aging! :roll:
Continued vibes for Fiver to make a full and speedy recovery, bless him! (((((Hugs))))) for you, you must be so relieved!
I really hope he does fully recover from it. He has absolutely no idea that his leg isn't working properly. :roll: He's racing about as usual and is doing brilliantly, he keeps trying to run across the laminate flooring and doing surprisingly well since his leg is slipping out from under him.
He seems to have full feeling in it, but he just isn't holding it right and it seems slow to respond. I am hoping it's just swelling and it will soon go down. He certainly doesn't seem like he is in any kind of pain, but if he looks it, then I will give him some extra loxicom. I meant to get some more today, and completely forgot! :roll: Means yet another trip to the vets in the next week or so. For tonight, I have donated one of my pillows so he can easily run into his crate, without catching his leg on the lip.
I must say, it does worry me.
Is this his future, I'm wondering? To take away his mobility would be the cruelest of things for a bunny like Fiver. He simply wouldn't cope. I need to stop thinking like that, and just live in the moment, like he does.When he was in the living room, he was following (or rather wobbling) after me, even with his girlies in the room with him. :roll: He was still begging to be picked up (and falling on his bum every time he reached up) so I picked him up and sat on the couch with him. He laid on me shoving his nose under my chin and tooth purring like mad.
My Mam was laughing because she could hear him tooth purring, and calling him pathetic. :lol: I can't even describe to you all how much he means to me. It may seem daft (although maybe not to you lot!) that I have such a close relationship with a rabbit. Even my family, who see Fiver everyday, are still amazed at just how much of a bond we share. He literally follows me everywhere, constantly badgers me for kisses and cuddles and attention (not just food!) and amazingly asks to be picked up. :shock: I do believe it is "unhealthy" for an animal to have such a bond with a human, but he lives with two very beautiful girly bunnies, who both love him very much, and he still chooses to be around me. :roll:
I can't tell you how much I appreciate all the vibes and well wishes.
Thank you all, again.
MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
Awww Fiver
He's had a rough day and needs his mum.
I think people just don't associate that level of affection with rabbits, no matter how often they see it. A dog, or maybe a cat (?) yeah, okay...but a bunny? :? Leaves them scratching their heads.
How you describe his leg reminds me of how I feel after having a filling...you can feel the area that's been numbed, you know it's there, but you can't feel it...you know? I realize they were working on his teeth and not his leg, but I would guess that GA has the same effect but on the whole body. I hope it is much improved by tomorrow. If not, call the vet and ask them if he has kicked out during his films or otherwise may have dinged it and if there's anything to be done. But hopefully it'll be working better by then.
The pillow sounds like a great idea for him. I couldn't do that with Mimzy, he'd tear it into fragments and wee all over it. :roll:
He's had a rough day and needs his mum.
I think people just don't associate that level of affection with rabbits, no matter how often they see it. A dog, or maybe a cat (?) yeah, okay...but a bunny? :? Leaves them scratching their heads.
How you describe his leg reminds me of how I feel after having a filling...you can feel the area that's been numbed, you know it's there, but you can't feel it...you know? I realize they were working on his teeth and not his leg, but I would guess that GA has the same effect but on the whole body.
I hope it is much improved by tomorrow. If not, call the vet and ask them if he has kicked out during his films or otherwise may have dinged it and if there's anything to be done. But hopefully it'll be working better by then.The pillow sounds like a great idea for him.
I couldn't do that with Mimzy, he'd tear it into fragments and wee all over it. :roll:
Vegan_Bunny
Warren Veteran
Awww Fiver
He's had a rough day and needs his mum.
I think people just don't associate that level of affection with rabbits, no matter how often they see it. A dog, or maybe a cat (?) yeah, okay...but a bunny? :? Leaves them scratching their heads.
How you describe his leg reminds me of how I feel after having a filling...you can feel the area that's been numbed, you know it's there, but you can't feel it...you know? I realize they were working on his teeth and not his leg, but I would guess that GA has the same effect but on the whole body.
The pillow sounds like a great idea for him.
Oh it'll most likely get chewed up and peed on. :roll:
I think his leg is like that because of being "manhandled" for his xrays. They had a good feel and flex of his joints, as well as stretching him out on his back for the xray, so I'm hoping this is why his leg is not right. Fingers crossed he looks better in the morning.
People think rabbits do nothing but sit in a 3ft hutch and twitch their nose. :roll:
MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
That's funny...my rabbits think people just sit on their backsides and play videogames all day.
Oh wait...
They have seen me do that. :lol: (Well...of a weekend at least.)I do get concerned when they take my rabs in the back to do an xray. The pulling to get them into position doesn't seem right.
Or I worry they'll roll off the table or something. Gives me fits. Nevermind when they have to take a bunny, or even Jenna, back for a urine sample with ultrasound. *shudders* My mind is screaming the whole time.(((((((((((((Vibes))))))))))))) for Fiver for his wee leg. xxxx
mollyjoker
Mama Doe
Great news
