Yes, it’s internal.  Yesterday had to take her to the emergency, because she stopped drinking, eating, pooing…etc  The Vet visit must have stressed her out, but she’s on medication to get her gut moving now.   Last night, all she did was sit in the corner, doing nothing.  Wouldn’t touch her hay.  So I decided to dip the hay in water, and strangely enough, she ate it.  

They have their own bedroom, but when I’m in my room, they run around (it’s a bigger space.)  So I’ve let them in early today, and she’s running around as normal.  Not eating yet, gonna keep an eye on her poo production.

For now, I’m going to tell myself it’s something benign…or try.  Because I can’t stop getting upset, and she’ll feel my vibes.  The Vet said the lump inside is the size of a tennis ball (or golf, can’t remember, was a bit out of it again.)  And also so, when they operate (once her bloods come back, they don’t wanna operate if it’s her kidneys and stuff) that if it’s cancer and spread, connecting to her organs, it’d be kinder to put her to sleep while in surgery. So I hate the fact, you have to say ‘goodbye’, not knowing if she’ll come out or not.

As I say, I’ll try to think positive.  I hope it’s an abscess, I think you can have those internally?  It’s caused by trauma, and a week or two ago, she misjudged a jump, and her stomach knocked into the side of the surface.  Just have to try and keep positive vibes for her, and make this week enjoyable for her and him.  He (her mate) is a bit of a loss as to what is happening.  When she’s quiet, he don’t know why she ain’t doing stuff with him.  Hopefully he’ll settle too.

Thanks for the replies.

Small update.

The blood results came back.  Poppy has dehydration, anemia and underlining kidney disease.  So it could be possible the mass is something to do with her kidney.  It sounds weird, but I hope it is that, rather than cancer.  Because the Vet seemed more ‘positive’ when talking of options involving the kidney.  Plus, I know such things can be ‘treated/managed’.  I’m just wondering now how she got that in the first place, but she is ‘middle aged’ the Vet had said.

I find it extremely weird that no symptoms have presented themselves before though.  Before the Vet visit, that is, Poppy didn’t display anything that would have alerted me to a problem.  She was her happy self, eating, drinking, doing binkies, playing with Storm…etc  Strange.

Tomorrow is the big day.  The x-ray, so we’ll find out what the mass is.  Hopefully she won’t have to stay in over night, it’s an early morning appointment, but it depends on how she is after the anesthetic.  Storm will be with her, but worried for him too.  He’s a nervy rabbit, and I’m bracing myself for GI problems, as he’d got so nervous once before it brought on a bout and had to have medication.

Oh, and Poppy is eating and being her normal self again, right now.

Thanks for all your words of encouragement.  Just need to breathe, and hope for the best now.

What a story, so far…

I’d geared myself up (emotionally) for Poppy having an x-ray yesterday, and when we got there, the Vet told me that two people had cancelled their appointments and so if it turned out that Poppy needed an operation, it needed to be decided once the x-ray came back. 

 It was a 30 minute wait, and when I saw the x-ray, I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing.  A perfectly ROUND object on one side of her body, and it looked like it was pushing all her bones to one side.  In my head, I’m saying, cancer isn’t ’round’, riiight?  It’s got to be an abscess or a cyst?!  But it was MASSIVE.  The Vet was passionate, and urged me to make a decision there and then, sign papers, because it was a major operation and no promises she’d come out alive.  And I’m thinking, if I don’t go through with this chance now, that thing is going to get bigger and I’m going to lose Poppy some months from now, if we don’t TRY. *deep inhale*  

It was an agonising ONE HOUR wait, before Poppy was out of the operation.  The Vet came back POSITIVE and said she’s certain it’s an abscess, but it was best to send off cultures…etc to get it tested for nasty bacteria and the like.  And it’s a good job that the operation was done now, because it started to somehow begin to try and attach itself to the liver’s ‘stem’ or something. *exhales*

Both Poppy and Storm spent the night at the Vet’s, and she has a TON of medication to take, to fight pain, infection…etc  Unfortunately she picked up an eye infection, but I’m just so grateful that she’s okay.  Of course, the Vet said remain vigilant.  But she’s back home, eating, pooing, weeing, and everything!  Storm is happy to be back too, he fell right off to sleep, and was twitching in his sleep (must have been up all night worrying about his other half )

I won’t say how much such an operation cost, you might all just faint.  But Poppy should name be dubbed Princess Poppy.  No expense spared, and drained my savings! LOL  I’m just so happy, she’s worth every penny, and if I get another six years out of my bunny baby, that’ll be an added bonus!!!!  Can’t believe how attached I’ve become to these two, love them so much.

Thanks everyone for your words.  And will probably make another update when her results come back, and see if I can take a picture of her x-ray to show the size of that thing.

All the best!

UPDATE:

Got the results back from the mass.  It’s saying that she has something called:   yersinia pseudotuberoubsis 

I immediately saw ‘TB’ in that, and didn’t have time to talk to the Vet (they’re gonna phone.)  The Vet seems positive that we caught it early and have given us Enrofloxacin to give to her for three weeks.

BUT I looked it up on google (worst thing you can do?) and I’m KINDA concerned.  As it said here that it can transfer to other animals AND humans?????  Anyone got any ideas before I go into absolute panic mode.  Though the Vet is calling…. hopefully soon.