Thanks for the well-wishes everyone, and gravehearted, you are right about the anti-inflammatory being also for e.cuniculi. I didn’t know that and just assumed it was for her back until I asked about it on AllExperts. Dana Krempels answer included this in part of her answer “…..anti-inflammatory drug (to reduce/prevent inflammation resulting from lysis of the dead parasite cells)”

I didn’t know what lysis was so I looked it up, it means death of a cell by bursting.

I have even read where some people think the drug Ponazural may be the cure for e.cuniculi that we’ve all been hoping for. But I am cautiously optomistic. (Even if this is a spine thing, at least if her e.cuniculi was cured, that would be one less thing to worry about, but right now, we’re just taking it day by day.

Thanks again!

Poopy – thanks so much and I am open to herbal treatments, (I do have a vet that sometimes offers herbal remedies.) Right now the anti-inflammatory drug is mixed with a little bit of pain med. Today she’s a bit more wobbly, but I also haven’t done her morning exercise routine and t-touch. Will do that in a minute. I had to spot clean her so I am letting her rest from that. If she seems more wobbley later and tomorrow, our vet office offers acupuncture, and my vet recommended that if she gets worse.

jellyrose82 – Those are great ideas. I was trying to keep her legs strong and moving to prevent muscle loss, so that if she DOES get better, some of the muscles wouldn’t have atrophied, but I also don’t want her to hurt herself struggling, or make her lose confidence, so I made a ramp up to her box and a pillow for a soft landing when she jumps out of her exit door from her cage.
I had been looking around for something that would be lower for her, and my husband said he’d just cut the sides of one of the square boxes so we me end up doing that. And I’ll try a scratchy washcloth to scratch her ears. Good Ideas!

Thanks!

UPDATE:  (10 minutes later)  So I tried a scratchy washcloth and she liked that! It did seem to get the itch!  I have to grab her though to do it, because she isn’t too fond of me right now.  She sees me as the one that forces medicine down her throat twice a day, and sticks her butt under a faucet everyday.  I’m definitely not on her top human list right now.   But she enjoys the t-touch, and she has come out of her pen on her own to visit me with caution, but now that she likes the wash cloth trick, maybe I’ll be able to get back on her good side again.

Aw thanks, xliddobunnyx. It was funny because right after I typed that, she came over and wanted to snuggle. I guess she just is guarded sometimes. I try to keep the time that I do meds and the wash at the exact same time so she at least has an idea of when it’s coming so she can relax the rest of the time. She is well aware that late morning that is her med and butt bath time. She runs from me then.

Hedi, well then she must be giving you a big kiss, because she comes over sniffs the camera and gives it a sweet lick!

And thanks for the reference.   There is always about 6 – 8 people on, but some days it gets really busy, so I am happy to see people like watching bunnies!

Bailey likes to sit  her litterbox – but it always seems that she hangs out the for longest time around the time that I give her her butt bath, it’s like she’s saying…"See, I don’t need a butt bath, I’m sticking my behind in the litterbox, see…the litterbox, I’m good, I’m good. I don’t need a butt bath!"

(but she always does now – especially with her weak legs, she needs it everyday)

She is not fond of the shopvac if it gets too close to her. She might charge it or get scared – her ears go up as a warning when it gets closer.

Rucy seems to see the shopvac as a hay and food scraps eater, so many times she will start eating faster around it, or she’ll just watch it if there is nothing worth getting first.

Jack hates the shopvac, and will run into his hidey box.

Theresa – I know, some big rabbits can be so goofy.   While Bailey and Rucy are hanging out or attacking the shopvac, Jack is hides out in his box – doesn’t seem to matter that the shopvac comes every single day of his life.    He doesn’t like it.

MooBunnay – that’ a great idea.   I’ll keep that in mind.

Today I felt sohappy when I noticed Bailey actually got into the closet with hardwood floors and pooped everywhere. It was the only time I think I’d ever be happy to see that but the closet is rather big, and it had the shop vac and scoops and stuff for her to jump over, so she was able to do that on those slippery floors!     I was amazed AND…..today I saw her use her back feet to scratch her cheek!  I was soooo happy.   She hasn’t gotten her leg high enough yet to get her ear, but I am happy with the cheek!  Before she would just slowly hold her foot slightly up trying to push it up and control it but couldn’t.  So this is big!!

Bailey is doing better. She even scratched her ear the other day!!! She can only do that with one side. She is becoming stronger, but it looks like one of her back legs is still really weak. It could be that now that she’s becoming stronger, and her other leg is getting back to where it was, the weaker leg really stands out.

I was amazed to see she dug in her litterbox. That means she would have to have stronger back legs to lean on in order to use her front feet to dig.

She has become a real poop machine though. Could be due to weakness or feeling insecure now, but I don’t focus the camera on her pen, unless I have just cleaned it. Since the cam is basically at poop level, it would just be too gross. Plus her time that she can run around the house is 10am – 5pm, and then the other two are allowed to come out from 5pm – 1pm, and usually during the time the other two are out, she poops up her pen (maybe to tell them she’s home and to stay out!) so when Jack and Rucy are out, I don’t focus the cameras on Bailey’s cage so not much to see unless Jack & Rucy decide to hang out in their cage.

AWW. Thanks. Well, all the well-wishes and vibes are doing their job. Bailey is doing better and better. She even tried to wash her face with both front paws. She couldn’t do it, but at least she was feeling strong enough to even attempt it. She may never fully regain her strength back if some permanent damage was done to her nervous system, but so far she is just getting stronger and I am seeing big improvements as she hops around now with ease. Even the last couple of days, I don’t spot her weak leg. She sometimes wobbles just slightly after she gets up from full relaxation. It’s like she has to jump start her leg, but once she gets it movin, she’s securely on the go.

I haven’t figured out if she’s just gotten stronger on the other leg and therefore compensates so perfectly, or if the weak leg is really getting stronger. Time will tell.

She sees the vet on Monday to get blood work to make sure the treatment she is getting isn’t causing liver damage. (just a safety check, she’s not exhibiting any problems that way)

So this is Bailey saying THANK YOU for all the positive thoughts! A loving nose poke coming your way!

Ubergoober thanks for asking. Yes, she’s doing well. She’s stll making a huge mess of her pen, but she keeps her pez dispenser pooing in there, so I am happy. Though she still needs ramps up to her litterbox, and on the outside of her pen door, she is getting faster and hopping around very well. She still can’t clean her face with both paws at once, but I caught her scratching her ear a while back (which she coudn’t do before) and she was even able to raise her weaker leg up to at least touch her cheek.

When she and Rucy used to get into to tiffs through the cage, she would try to scratch at her through the pen. Now Bailey has to just give Rucy the stink eye, but I did catch her putting foot on the pen and actually pulling herself up. So that way she can give an even more intimidating stink eye. She’s a very resourceful bunny!

I have been putting her back on the camera more, but it’s kinda gross, because the camera is at poop level, so you get to view her with all her poops! I do shopvac everyday, but in order to keep up with her, I’d have to shopvac every couple of hours.

Jack & Rucy are very good with their habits, and thank goodness don’t seem to be bothered anymore by all of her territorial pooping near the edge. (so many times one bunny can set off poopwars with all the other bunnies)