Also, he has staphylococcus aureus, if that makes any difference.

Thank you guys. The staphylococcus aureus is the only information we got from the tests he had a while ago. The vet said the same thing Bam, and that it’s only an issue when there’s too much of it. For some reason I keep forgetting it’s a common bacteria because I was just told that it’s the bacteria causing his chin to flare up. Now I’m left here wondering if that really is the cause of his chin issue. She said his chin is clear today, though. Which I assume is because of the antibiotics he’s on.

They also told me if it’s pasteurella causing the infection, Pinky could have it and we would have to get him treated and sterilize everything they’ve been in contact with. She said to watch for watery eyes and nasal discharge (and something else I can’t remember right now). The only thing I’ve noticed is around his nostrils has been stained green, same with his chin and neck, which I brought up to the vet last time he went a few weeks ago.

I’m constantly so worried. The past week has been so incredibly hard. I try to bring up everything I can think of to the vet hoping I can get more information across that may help him. Mostly just small things that I’ve been thinking of but everything worries me so much.

Thank you everyone for your support. I know they’re doing their best to help Muffin. I’m really hoping he keeps feeling better and they can fight the infection. I love him so much.

Thank you guys. Pinky had brownish stuff on his nose and paws maybe a month ago, he has it again today so we’re taking him to the vet for the afternoon. I thought before it was just poop he layed in or from eating his cecotropes because liquid usually comes out of his scent glands when he does that. But we’re taking him just to make sure he’s okay, and he needs blood work done anyway because his poops are still weird, even after trying diet changes.

Thank you for the tip with the sterilization. I did read a bit on that page, but I can check it out again.

The vet did say the same thing about pasteurella being present in most rabbits. We aren’t certain on Muffin’s age, since he’s from an animal shelter. The vet looking after him said it’s possible that he could be younger than what we said, and we think he’s around 5 years 7 months old. We don’t know for sure.

Muffin may need a blood transfusion from another big rabbit today, we don’t know if Pinky is healthy enough to do it yet. We are trying to find a big rabbit even if we need to adopt or foster. Does anyone have any ideas on how we can find one fast?

Thank you guys. Luckily, they had a big rabbit come in for a teeth checkup. The owner is a veterinarian and allowed him to do the blood transfusion with Muffin.

Earlier, we got a phone call saying they think he has a perforation in his cecum, causing the infection. He was going to get surgery after the blood transfusion to clean it out. The survival rate of that would be 10-15%. Right now, they’re uncertain if there really is a perforation or not because there have been multiple people looking at it his ct scan. The plan right now is to continue the blood transfusion (they already started) and tomorrow they plan on doing the abscess cleaning surgery on his leg. Before they do that, they will check his belly to see if there is a perforation or not. That will make them decide what happens from there.

Thank you everyone for your support. I truly appreciate it.

For an update on Pinky going to the vet today, he has a big gas buildup in his digestive system. The vet said he looks like a stasis rabbit. He got blood work done, x rays, and subcutaneous fluids. He’s getting metacam and trimebutine. The vet said we can also give him Simethicone drops and I emailed them earlier asking what dosage he should get and photos of the bottle. We’re doing this for a week to see if it helps him and his poops.

She said there was no mucus in his nose that she could see, but to keep watching him and checking his nose a couple times a day.

I found a red spot on his leg but we aren’t sure if it’s from the blood work or fluids. We might try to shave it in a bit to look at it, our vet is closed now so we can’t ask them until morning.

The red spot on Pinky looks like it was from getting his blood taken or given fluids. I didn’t have to shave it, he was grooming it so the fur was easier to part in that spot. It’s bruised and has a tiny bit of blood in one spot. I looked it up and it seems like that area is commonly used for taking blood for blood work, near the tibia on the hind leg.

Thank you DanaNM. We just got another update and the vet said they found two bacterias in the swab so far, and they haven’t seen pasteurella. I can’t remember what they are called but one of them is found in poop and soil, and would’ve had to be poked into his skin for the bacteria to spread. They said the bacteria grows without oxygen, and doing surgery to clean out the abscess tomorrow should help.

I did ask if the cecum surgery was the only option at the time, and if it comes back to it then it might be.

I was thinking about that. It really hurts to think about it so I will speak to the vet if it ever comes to that.

We were speaking to her about Pinky, since our vet is closed for the night now. She said she doesn’t advise Simethicone and I think Cisapride as well. I was surprised about the Cisapride, though I don’t know much about medicine. She said they use medicine that have had lots of studies on. She also said they know Simethicone doesn’t hurt, but they don’t know if it helps (which we all know but it can be worth a try). We were given Cisapride for Muffin from the emergency vet and I mentioned that when he first went in but I forgot to tell her on the phone a few minutes ago, because of how much information we’ve been getting. She also said the Trimebutine should help with gas, so hopefully he’s feeling better soon. She also advised to give Pinky some critical care tonight since he’s not pooping much now. I fed him some in a bowl with .5mL of Simethicone in it just to try to help, and he cleaned it all up. He looks a little bloated right now but I’m not totally sure. We were also told at the vet today that Pinky had lost a bit of weight.

Thank you.

Thank you Hazel. I appreciate your support.

Thank you guys. My primary vets said I can give it to him, 1.75ml twice a day, 12 hours in between. We’re going to take him to an emergency vet tonight, since our vet is closed and he injured his nail. I found a torn piece on the floor with dried blood on it. His nail isn’t bleeding right now but the quick is black, the skin around is bruised, and the nail is really short.

It’s been miserable. My anxiety is constant.

We might actually not take him in tonight, I just spoke to the vet at the ICU and she said not to worry about it too much. She said to keep it clean and watch it, since we shouldn’t put him on antibiotics if he doesn’t need it. She said I can clean it with germi-stat, so I just did, using gauze.

For Muffin, the other day, there was a problem with the blood transfusion catheter that the technicians didn’t catch. Most of the blood leaked into his bandage, but his blood levels improved a bit. We had them get another rabbit from a meat farm, because it was our only option to get a rabbit quickly. They will keep the rabbit there for now, making sure he’s healthy and in case they need him for a blood transfusion for Muffin. We will be taking the farm rabbit home eventually.

Muffin had a surgery, they did not see a perforation in his cecum. They got rid of some dead skin on his belly and cleaned up some of the abscess on his leg. He is still in the ICU and they are monitoring him, making sure he’s okay. There have been other changes but these are the biggest things right now. She said he will probably need more surgeries in the future.

Thank you everyone for your support. I really need all the positivity and comfort I can get.

Thank you LBJ10.

That makes me feel a bit better. I will keep an eye on it. What would it look like if it were infected? He also has a short, crooked nail on one of his hind paws. I believe it was like that before we got him, so maybe something similar happened to him before. I’m not really sure what happened this time, his nails were trimmed at the vet 2 or 3 weeks ago. Also, his belly feels firm when he’s laying down stretched, but when he’s laying in a position similar to a loaf, it feels more squishy. Since he has gas, what does this mean?

Thank you. The vet said that opening the abscess and exposing it to oxygen should help get rid of the bacteria causing the infection. I think she said it was an anaerobic bacteria, which grows without oxygen.

LBJ10 thank you. I’m just so worried about every little thing now.

Thank you guys. Pinky is doing okay, he still eats some hay, lettuce, and pellets. I think he is more picky with hay when Muffin isn’t here. He was also not as excited eating critical care today and took longer than normal to finish it. He’s been flopping a lot. He was at the vet last night and they said his nail is okay but he’s still gassy, I got more meds and now he’s on metacam 1mL morning and night. Still on trimebutine and giving him Simethicone. They also gave me Cisapride and Buprenorphine to use only if the extra metacam isn’t helping. It’s his estimated birthday today, it makes me sad that Muffin isn’t here to celebrate with him.

Muffin is still in the ICU, he got the blood transfusion the other day from our new rabbit. His blood levels have improved a bit, but still not normal. They got him off the blood pressure medication. I think he is only on a tiny bit of dextrose right now. They are postponing the neurological assessment for later, because he still has catheters in so it’s hard to move him.

Our new bunny is now home and we’re letting him settle in.

Pinky is also on Sulfatrim, 1mL every 12 hours because he is a bit wheezy and his nose has been whistling. He has also been possibly snorting in his sleep? And snoring. So the vet said it might be a respiratory issue.