another update… i called in an hour ago to hear how baby was doing (they said i was welcomed to call in and so i just couldn’t help myself) and she’s doing well!  she did chew off her IV tube earlier and hasn’t been interested in eating yet.  but she was hopping around and curious about her surroundings which sounds good to me. 

i only have an hour left before i get to see her & bring her home!  hopefully she has nibbled on something by then.  of course, i’ll be asking about syringes & ‘critical care’ as suggested yesterday in any case.  thank goodness for this forum… i’d of bored all my non-bunny friends & family to tears by now!

well my darling is home!  yay!  she’s groggy but her personality is shining right through.  as soon as i put her in her carry case to bring home she started rearranging the soft t-shirt i put in for her to lay on.  dig dig dig.  she’s so sweet… she’ll be grooming one of her back thumpers like everything’s totally normal but then fall asleep!  big back thumper right up beside her chin & all.  then 20 sec later she’ll resume grooming as tho she hadn’t even stopped.  at least i hope that grogginess! 

i’m using her carry case as a temp litter so she doesn’t have to jump into her cage.  had to close her cage so she wouldnt try to jump in and hang her water & pellet dish on the outside instead hoping that she’d figure out whats going on.  i haven’t seen her drinking / eating pellets but she did go over there and stand up tall to sniff out that her cage was closed off.  then she promptly scooted into the carry case.  hopefully it was to pee or poop!  i’ll go check soon… was giving her some space since i already had to handle her to give her eye drops & baytril.  since she’s been home she ate a couple of blueberries and she was eating and pooping at the vets too.   of course as soon as she got into the carry case to come home she had a big pee!

they won’t have results on the mass for another couple of days.  she has a 3 inch long scar that looks SO nice compared to the awful sore that was there before.  i’m sure this is the first time they got a big smile out of a client when they showed them the incision line!  baby’s a little bit anemic & her red blood count was slightly low (likely due to the anemia) which they attribute to blood loss from the mass.  also one of her kidneys had something a bit off (crea – whatever that is) but they attributed this to her being slightly dehydrated from all her xray / pre-surgery drama.

they gave me metacam to give her daily doses for a few days… the doses are pre-measured in syringes.  no ‘critcal care’ was given to me since she was eating already but they told me it was available if she wasnt eating at home.  and we need to book a follow up appt for them to check & see if her kidney and red blood cell count is back to normal.   i have a page of instructions for post-op care, a page of instructions about the pain meds, and another whole page with her test results.  oi.  talk about information overload!

so there you have it!  an incredibly long post from a very relieved bunny slave  … if you’ve read all the way through that – wow – you rock!  lol.

cheers!!!

baby is doing well i think… her poops were a little wierd sized & shaped maybe due to a diff diet the day before?  i’m supposed to be checking for metacam side effects & loose dropping is one.  and i haven’t actually spotted her drinking tho she’s peed a few times.  the vet’s office called this morning to check in & i mentioned this.  dr. burhows is in surgery now but will call back to advise.

here are a souple of ‘post-op’ pics (i think anyways… been having trouble posting them today).  her scar is less red today as it should be.  i just heard her moving about… i have to spy & hopefully i spot her drinking!

thanks again for your encouragement & well wishes!  it has helped me sooo much

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today at lunch she let me feed her a handful of carrot tops… i kept holding them out & she kept taking them!  then i thought about putting some water in a margarine container lid and stood some little chunks of celery in it.  she ate about 1 1/2 stalks of celery this way!  i figured thats wet enough to hydrate her a little… glad to have that idea backed up Scarlet_Rose -thanks!  i’ll definitely try some other veggies too & be sure she’s getting something.  good point about the water level.  the bottle actually has levels on it so i’ll go & note where its at before bedtime.

she has also been munching on hay & some pellets here & there.  seems to be eating really well!  her poops are looking more normal tonight but wierd thing… she’s eating ALL of them.  not just the cecal ones.  whats up with that?  should i be preventing this?

i’m so happy  … tonight i was laying on the floor watching her groom and she hopped on over to me to say hello.  then she nudged her sonotube back  forth a couple of times for fun.  her eyes look bright & she’s moving about allbeit slowly.  i missed the vet’s call back today (had to squeeze in getting some work done to pay their bill!) but i will call first thing in the morning. 

i was wondering about doing that… i thought maybe the meds were clouding her head up a bit.   her litter box has a grill floor so her business drops down and she can’t get to them… but the day of her surgery & the next day, she wasn’t pooping in there at all.  i think because i had modified it to be more accessable (wouldn’t have to jump to get in) she was confused / upset & just went on the mat beside the litter.  i’ve been checking in on her frequently so i can sweep up any droppings and move them to her litter.  i mentioned this to the vet assistant on the phone & she wasn’t sure what to make of it.  i’ll surely be asking about it in baby’s checkup this wed…  i’m not worried so much as curious now. 

baby is definitely diggin’ the cool scar as opposed to the ugly mass.  it developed so gradually i didn’t realize how much it slowed her down… poor dear!  glad to have that past us.  this weekend i’m working on her ‘bunny fun house’… can’t wait to see if she likes it!