[Petbunny] my poor madison

[Darin Ritchie]

Hi there Anne,


I am sending Madison lots and lots of great big feel better, healing,
get well, good luck, and be well vibes!

It could be the different hay, it might be a bit dusty that has gotten
into her eyes.


Cheers,

Darin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forum for folks with companion rabbits
[mailto:PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU] On Behalf Of Anne Walizer
> Sent: August 10, 2009 3:14 PM
> To: PETBUNNY at LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: my poor madison
> 
> 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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