My Foster bunny Zeke has developed a huge and nasty looking abscess in his right eye.  He has an appointment on Friday to have the eye removed by Dr. Harvey at Chabot.  Dr. Harvey thinks the abscess was caused by EC, though he also had a Pasteurella infection a while ago, which could also be the cause.  The infection has not responded to antibiotics and the eye is clearly causing him discomfort, and he appears to have already lost sight in that eye due to a huge cataract that has formed.  We think removing the eye is the best thing for him long term.

Some of you old timers may remember that I have a one eyed bunny, Deanna, who lost her eye to an infection at a very young age.  I know Zeke will be better off after the surgery, but I still worry about the procedure.  He could not have a better surgeon than Dr. Harvey, so I know he is in capable hands.  I will keep everyone who is interested updated on his progress.

Zeke is back home with us now.  His recovery is going *great*, eating well, still the super cuddly guy he was before the surgery.  He has a bit of the Phantom of the opera look, his face is half shaved.  The scar from the surgical site is pretty nasty looking, he will see Dr. Harvey again in a couple of weeks to have the stitches removed.  He tested positive for EC, so it is likely that EC cause the abscess.  We'll know soon.

Thanks for the updates Osprey. From the picture the site does not look bad at all! Though, in real life I'm certain it looks different. It's amazing how quickly they heal from enucleation surgery.

Great to hear he's acting his normal bunny self!  I hope he adjusts well. More (((vibes))) for the little guy.

Zeke had his stitches removed last Friday.  The tech said the wound is healing nicely, and more fur has grown back.  We are now giving him the EC medicine (Albendizole I think it is) for a few weeks and then he should be ready to find a home of his own.

Zeke was adopted! ... by me :-)

Another case of Failed Foster Syndrome, we just couldn't let him go.  We are trying to bond him with our trio, it was going OK for a while, then Curly Sue and Zeke got into a big fight and we called it off for a while.  I'll probably try again soon.