Operation to remove eye and blood tests

My beautiful mini lop who I posted about last week about how the vets suspected a tumour. She is completely blind in her left eye, she is only 14 months old, so this is all so heartbreaking. I've had her from 0 days old and doesn't seem fair. She was also quite underweight at vets last week.. so I was a woman on a mission..fed her huge amounts of hay each day.. treats.. flaxseeds... and more food than usual.. but more bad news at the vets today.. despite feeding her this way for a week and keeping an eye on her.. my beautiful baby has lost a further two pounds.. the vets also said her eye has worsened... there is a growth there and its not stopping growing.. so .. she has no choice but to have the operation to remove her eye next week.. and undergo further blood tests... due to weight loss... they say the operation is risky so are transferring her to a specialist hospital.. has anyone been in my position before? has their rabbit had this operation.. any tips on how to help not lose her? I keep crying.. I do not want to lose my baby and it scares me this maybe my last week with her... and it also scares me i may find out she has cancer when the eye is removed...... im trying to prepare myself.. im spoiling her rotten and have done a photoshoot with her (im a photographer) just in case.. i do not want to lose her.. any tips.. help or advice or even just someone willing to listen/share their experiences of this themselves so i feel less alone would be grateful for that.. I have attached a photo of myself with my two rabbits Phoebe and Mindy.. Mindy is Phoebes mummy and they are attached together like glue. Phoebe is the one on the left who has to have her eye removed.. she is the one that I am looking at... that eye is her healthy eye.. love them both to pieces <3

I know the feeling ( or somewhat similar to it ) at what your going thru ...

I lost my little man because of the breeder(s) wouldn't let me have him in time, so I can have his broken foot looked at ...

the minute I got him I rush him to the vet ( at who I will n wont go to ever again ) because all they wanted to do is put him down ( at 5 to 6 wks old )

I told him I want you to do everything in your power and don't play god w/ me ...

so they arranged a date and w/ 2 weeks of pay in my pocket, off I went w/ driving him to a hospital ( which was more than an hour away in down pour. to get blood work and a CT scan of what else could be the problem w/ him ). I had him in my lap the entire time rubbing his head and he wouldn't even move an inch w/ him enjoying the petting, the love he got within that trip .... it was like he was in bliss ( like nothing mattered )

once getting there, they took him in and again they told me that he needed to be put down ( and w/o my knowledge he was also talking to the vet telling him the same thing ) ... 15 minute(s) later in the waiting room, someone came to me and told me that he passed away ...

all I know, is that I gave him the best and nurturing few last day(s) in his life ... and hope that he is doing good binking away w/ our loved one(s) up there ... patiently waiting for us

all I can say, you did your best and loved them ( which means a lot to these little ones ) and out there is another awaiting their turn to be loved ( and most don't get that opportunity, to be loved along w/ being cared for. IMO )

So sorry to hear of what happened to you. I lost 2 of the babies last year in early 2014, one at 9 weeks old the other at 3 months old. They passed away naturally in their sleep but had disabilities, the vet said as long as they aren't in pain they'd be fine.. but nature had other plans for them... I've had this little one 14 months and I am extremely attached to her.. the idea of losing her breaks my heart.. and I hope with all my might that I wont.. Xx

at first, it ll hurt .... but she ll be fine either way that it goes ( don't want to be mean about it )

I still tear up at when I see lil man's photo(s) ..

but I know one thing is for sure, he is not hurting anymore and hes waiting

I'm going through pretty much the same thing.... My lop ear Petsy is Very poorly. We got told she had an abscess behind her jaw three weeks ago. They said she would need to lose her eye, however the vets then decided they could get to it by drilling a hole in her face and flushing it out. She had the op and went back for three days after for flushing it out then another three days as she wasn't eating well. Then she was ok to come home and still keep having her meds, we had to take her every other day for an antibiotic injection, but today I have been in tears for the last 24 hours. I took her to the vets yesterday for what I thought would be her last injection of antibiotics. I was wrong! The third vet I saw told me that the abscess has got bigger and has moved slightly meaning that her eye does in fact need to be removed but that she would refer her to a specialist in A nearby town to get a second opinion. (Costing £55 min-fri and £155 sat sun) just for a consultation. If her eye is removed she will need to go back to have her eye drained every so often potentially for the rest of her life! Also as the abscess has infected her bone she is prone to get another and could have to go back and have the surgery all over again, God knows how many times. On the other hand she may live a perfectly happy life and not get another. We don't know what the odds are. However we know that the op will cost in excess of £500 (so my cousin says who was a vet nurse once) what would you do? Do I put her to sleep and get her out of pain now? Or do I keep going with her ops, meds etc. also we both work full time so she would need to be under 24 hour care as she wouldn't be eating. Last time she had general anaesthetic she was not eating properly for days and they get worse every time they have anaesthetic. Help!!!! What would you do? I'm so bad at decisions!!!! But I just want her to be ok. And happy. And not in pain. how is your bun? &#128546;x