Rubalicious18
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Rubalicious18
Posted: January 19, 2018 04:36 AM
I have a 1 year old French Lop Male who is almost 13.5 pounds. His name is Chubz and I absolutely adore him. He is the sweetest bunny every and just loves to eat , sleep , poop and play and cuddle 💗This past month he started biting his tail. It happened in a matter of two days to the point where you could see his cartilage! I rushed him to the vet and they checked for mites , ringworm etc. everything came back negative. He lives inside the house in a huge hutch, he has plenty of toys and living space , plays with us and is def not "bored" . He also has plenty to eat and drink. Completely at loss for words the vet could not offer us much info. He gave us a numbing powder and antibiotic . For a few days it looked better until I noticed he was biting at it again! Back to the vet we went and all he could offer was to amputate the tail as well as neuter him! I was so upset I couldn't imagine doing this to my poor bunny. I tried to save the tail or what was left but evenatually HE BIT IT OFF! Scared and Upset I called the vet and he said he would not bleed out and to keep it clean and it should heal. Since then I have been to the vet again. He was then put on a medicine like Motrin for rabbits as well as a cream they use for burns to help make the area heal. I need any bit of advice from ANYONE . Why does he keep biting his tail! Should I have the vet amputate the rest off?! What else can they give him for pain?! Please help 😢
Posted: January 19, 2018 04:36 AM
I have a 1 year old French Lop Male who is almost 13.5 pounds. His name is Chubz and I absolutely adore him. He is the sweetest bunny every and just loves to eat , sleep , poop and play and cuddle 💗This past month he started biting his tail. It happened in a matter of two days to the point where you could see his cartilage! I rushed him to the vet and they checked for mites , ringworm etc. everything came back negative. He lives inside the house in a huge hutch, he has plenty of toys and living space , plays with us and is def not "bored" . He also has plenty to eat and drink. Completely at loss for words the vet could not offer us much info. He gave us a numbing powder and antibiotic . For a few days it looked better until I noticed he was biting at it again! Back to the vet we went and all he could offer was to amputate the tail as well as neuter him! I was so upset I couldn't imagine doing this to my poor bunny. I tried to save the tail or what was left but evenatually HE BIT IT OFF! Scared and Upset I called the vet and he said he would not bleed out and to keep it clean and it should heal. Since then I have been to the vet again. He was then put on a medicine like Motrin for rabbits as well as a cream they use for burns to help make the area heal. I need any bit of advice from ANYONE . Why does he keep biting his tail! Should I have the vet amputate the rest off?! What else can they give him for pain?! Please help 😢