A while back, I posted about my Violet who we adopted from another family who could no longer take care of her. She was a long-haired lop (about 5 years old – the previous owners weren’t sure) and was an absolute love. At the time I posted, she was dribbling urine. The vet sent her urine out for a more comprehensive culture (than what they could do at their office) and it came back as positive for a UTI. We treated her with an antibiotic for a month and she was much better. But, after she was off of the antibiotics for about a week and a half, her symptoms recurred. I called the vet and we started a new antibiotic. She was scheduled to be spayed on 8/24. My husband, youngest son, and I went on a short vacation while my middle son stayed home with the three bunnies and our dog. When we returned, she was very lethargic and my son said she ate some breakfast, but pretty much lied around all day. I immediately took her to the animal emergency hospital (it was Sunday night) and they admitted her. They started her on IV fluids and put her in an incubator. They also weighed her and she lost about 1/3 of her body weight in a very brief period of time. They were able to keep her alive overnight and I picked her up and took her to our regular vet. The vet said the ER vet didn’t give her enough fluids (they put her on maintenance, but she was severely dehydrated and needed much more than what she was given)…anyway, our vet gave her more fluids and was able to draw blood. My younger son and I went back home…a little while later, the vet called and said Violet was in renal failure. Her kidneys completely shut down.
I didn’t have her long, but we were best buds. She followed me around, kept me company, and had the most amazing disposition. Anyway, hopefully, she’s binkying all over with our Lily – and at least she’s not in pain. But, ugh – so sad…she was an incredible little friend.
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