[Petbunny] my poor madison

[krasijane]

lots of vibes coming along for Madison.{{{{{{{{{{{{feel better soon}}}}}}}
silent vibes for Maggie who seems to be having trouble walking now.

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Anne Walizer <anne at walizer.net> wrote:

> Well, we are off to the vets tomorrow afternoon.  Please send some be
> healthy vibes for our diva.
>
> Her eyes are a bit watery (the fur around the corners seems matted and
> damp) and she seems to be snorting/sniffling when she breathes.  She's been
> laying around more in the last 2 days.  I caught her twice sleeping in the
> pootybox -- I know some rabbits do sleep there, but she never has before.
>  Pooty-production seems normal - but it's harder to tell since she has a
> mate.  Some pooties in their condo are smaller than normal but not all.
>
> The cut on her nose looks just fine though and she has broken open the scab
> -- so no more bloody paws, THANK GOODNESS!  But she seems to have just gone
> downhill a bit too fast.  She'll be 9 in October, as far as we've estimated,
> but I"m just not ready to see signs of geriatics in any of my buns.
>  Mentally, I know it's coming, but emotionally, I'm far from ready.
>
> She's still eagerly taking treats and grooming her face and moving around.
>
> and for once, I'm at a loss as to what could be causing the wetness around
> her eyes (my knee-jerk reaction says pasterella/snuffles but why now?  Our
> warren is isolated from other buns - and I do change my clothes/shower after
> visiting the shelter buns so I have no idea what bug/viral thing she may
> have picked up.  Thoughts?  No other bun in the warren seems to be coming
> down with anything so hopefully it's not contagious (I don't have another
> dog-proof room to move anybody to if that's the case.)
>
> I bought a bag of Oxbow Brome hay at the shelter - as a treat for our buns
> to see if they'd like something different than their normal APD orchard
> grass.  In the past, we've all had allergic reactions to Oxbow timothy hay
> (sneezing, watery eyes, my husband's asthma kicking him on his butt) so now
> I'm wondering if the small bag of Brome might be upsetting her.
>
> --
> Anne
> Madison, Kazi, Ben & Princess Maya
> www.walizer.net
>
> "You do what you know, and when you know better, you do better." - Maya
> Angelou
>



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