UPDATE! soo sorry!

[xXPanicXx]

im SOOO sorry about the wait. i restored my pc and couldnt get the internet working properly. BUT NOW. im good. 

ANYWAYS. my bunny. it turns out the bump was an abcess and was popped. she is doing really really good. we are putting pollysporn on her face (told to by vet) and closly watching for infections (seeing as how she is an outdoor bunny) do u guys think i should bring her in while she is in the healing process? less chance of infection?

and her face might be filling up again (we dont quite no yet. hard to tell) so we might have to take her back.   BUT besides that, she is VERY healthy and i am watching over her.

[BinkyBunny]

I am glad you are keeping an eye on that abscess as they can reoccur very easily.

Did the vet give any other meds? This vet worries me if you were ONLY given some cream to put on it. She should be getting specific antibiotics like Baytril. Abscesses, especially on the face and jaw, are serious and do commonly return. You have to watch very closely because abcesses can actually attach to other facial parts deep underneath – like muscles, cause eye damage, etc. So it’s important that if you see it returning, that she sees a vet asap.

If your vet did not give any oral liquid meds or injections for you to give everyday, then i am worried that your bunny may not be getting the proper treatment. It’s important to have a rabbit-savvy vet.

Because again, absesses are not just  surface wounds.   When a bunny has an infection, it creates that white goop  that can actually develop tentacles that attach to muscle. That’s why just some topical stuff is not enough. The abscess is below the surface, and a rabbit needs meds to help fight the infection via it’s immune system. That’s where Baytril comes in.

Regarding your bunny being outside – As you know, I am an advocate of housing bunnies inside, however, you would need to bring both bunnies in since they are bonded. You should not separate them. This will only hinder healing.

[xXPanicXx]

omg. i did not no that. thankyou for telling me. i will tell my parents asap. and we WILL take her to a proper vet to get furthur looking at. no we dont have any other meds, but this will change AND AND AND i got a job and will have WAY more than enough to take her to get proper looking at. just started, so im getting my paycheck soon.

[BinkyBunny]

Congrats on your new job! That’s great.

NOTE: I made some editing changes to my post – added some stuff, and noticed you responded right away, so make sure to read it again, just in case you read it before I edited it.

Also, do you know how to find a rabbit-savvy vet? Do want help with how to find one?

[xXPanicXx]

Thanks ^.^
OH i found one in calgary. its called somthing like exotic pets vet. i called befor. it was especialy for animals like rabbits, guinnypigs, birds, snakes and stuff. they told me. i can actualy get the name for u.. like if u wanted to look at it or somthing. thanks for the help binky bunny.

[xXPanicXx]

this doesnt sound like the one i had befor, but it still works and is in calgary ^.^ i dont really no what a savvy vet is…. but im thinking like working with exotic pets.. am i right?
but here is one. what do you think? http://www.calgarypetvet.com/index.html

[BinkyBunny]

Wow, that definitely seems like you are looking in the right direction.    Good job Panic! 

I think the best thing to do is put them to the test  – use these screening questions provided by the House Rabbit Society.   http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/vet.html#questions

They also provide the answers, and so you can know the answers that the vet SHOULD be giving you.   Also be sure that when you do speak with someone and they give you the wrong answer, that it’s not just some misinformed receptionist.   It happens all the time where the people at the desk will tell you information that the vet would not agree with.

If they don’t pass your screening question test, here is a list of more vets, that might be near you.

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/Vet_CA-AL.html   NOTE: the vet you found is on that list! 

There are definitely a few in Calgary – just be sure that even though this is a recommended list of rabbit savvy vets, to still ask them the questions because things change, vets change.

Keep us updated.

EDITED TO ADD:  Oh, you had asked about what a “savvy” really was.  You were right.  A vet who is rabbit savvy  will know that there are very important difference when it comes to the treatment of rabbits.   Those differences, like the sensitivities to meds, anethesia, digestive tract issues, are a matter of life and death.   Many vets schools are not focused on exotics, a vet has to specialize in it to get the proper education for this, so not all vets, just because they are vets are fully qualified to treat rabbits – which are actually considered exotics because of the differences I stated. 

Looks like you did an excellent job in searching this out, it looks promising!  Great job!

[xXPanicXx]

omg thats awsome ^.^ thankyou sooo much for all the information. i will be looking at other vets, for sure. i deffinently will keep u guys updated more than i have. lol again, sorry bout that.

:3 thanks a ton. my bun will appreciate this in the end for sure.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Panic if you’re in Calgary there are some really really good vets there….

QUESTION-we have cold winters, are your bunnies coming inside in the winter???

[minnieservis]

aww best wishes for your bunny… btw i totally love brendon urie

[xXPanicXx]

LOL WOOT FOR BRENDON URIE <3 lol OH gos yes^.^ we are gonna bring them in during the winter. we only put them outside because it was summer (and my mom hates the mess they make) but she said we can bring them in durring winter.

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