Hi girls- I have been very busy this past month with my bunny Chewy. If you may remember, I was concerned that her jaw abscess came back. They operated, but fluid was filling back up after the operation because of the irritation. They opened her back up again, and they put a drain in. It looks terrible, it looks like 2 pieces of penne pasta are coming out of the sides of her neck.
My poor frankenstein bunny. They plan on keeping the drain in for about 5 more days. In the mean time, I have to put hot packs on it twice a day to hopefully keep the drainage happening but nothing is really coming out.
I know its a long shot, but maybe someone here knows. My vet won’t be in until Monday. Would it help if I did the hot packs more often? Should I massage the area or will that make it worse? How hot should the compresses be? I have been using a warm washcloth.
I know if this doesn’t work, she is done for. (tear!) She means so much to us. I don’t know why, but I feel this way more about her than my other bunnies. Maybe because i rescued her myself, I dunno…