Poor sweet 6m old Molly has Glaucoma :(

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Heather

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Guys I'm so bummed out. We adopted a sweet baby bun bun Flemish Giant we named Molly from a breeder who raises them for meat a few months ago. She has SO much personality and is SO sweet. A couple days ago we noticed her squinting, something funny with her eye. It's now slightly bulging and discolored. We took her to our vet, and then a specialist... who ran a bunch of tests... only to be diagnosed with genetically caused glaucoma :( :( :( They gave us some eye drops, sent us on our way, there's nothing else to be done for her.

She's only 6 months old!!!!
I would do ANYTHING for her to be normal I just feel so badly for her. She is going to be spade in two weeks... other than that she's perfect.

Is this unheard of for this age? Is she going to have a normal life? I guess it must be due to inbreeding since they're supposed to be meat rabbits? I don't care about how she looks, I just feel badly for her.
To be fair, I think I'm more worried than she is. Now that we have the eye drops she acts 100% normal just has a cloudy eye.

Poor sweet lil bun bun bun :(
 
That’s really sad I’m sorry to hear that :( what are the eyedrops, out of interest? It isn’t uncommon for genetic abnormalities to show at such a young age, I agree with you it probably is due to selective breeding, much like them health issues suffered by so many breeds of dog. If the eyedrops are helping, hopefully that remains a long term solution to keep her comfortable :)
 
Guys I'm so bummed out. We adopted a sweet baby bun bun Flemish Giant we named Molly from a breeder who raises them for meat a few months ago. She has SO much personality and is SO sweet. A couple days ago we noticed her squinting, something funny with her eye. It's now slightly bulging and discolored. We took her to our vet, and then a specialist... who ran a bunch of tests... only to be diagnosed with genetically caused glaucoma :( :( :( They gave us some eye drops, sent us on our way, there's nothing else to be done for her.

She's only 6 months old!!!!
I would do ANYTHING for her to be normal I just feel so badly for her. She is going to be spade in two weeks... other than that she's perfect.

Is this unheard of for this age? Is she going to have a normal life? I guess it must be due to inbreeding since they're supposed to be meat rabbits? I don't care about how she looks, I just feel badly for her.
To be fair, I think I'm more worried than she is. Now that we have the eye drops she acts 100% normal just has a cloudy eye.

Poor sweet lil bun bun bun :(
dear heather,-the bulging eye is from pressure within,-e-cullini,??--this dvm should know this,-there are antibiotics"choramphenicol,baytryl,and for the eye" gentamicide"this requires viligence,and lots of support,-see www.medirabbit.com..sincerely james waller for joseph r cotton tail/bdenium rip
 
@Heather stick to what your vet has said, don’t worry about the antibiotics your vet knows what they are doing.
 
Thank you for the responses, it's a good question about the drops. It's late now but I'll read the bottle tomorrow and let ya know. Maybe post some pictures too. She really is such a sweetheart poor thing. It was such a stretch for me to call them a breeder. It was a family eating rabbits out of their backyard. Not wanting to start a backyard breeders debate, and the merits of saving them vs. supporting them, I'll just say that I'm not surprised but I'm still really glad we rescued her. She deserves nothing but the best and her bunny hubby loves her just as much as we do :) We are honored to spoil her. She listens to "NO!" better than every other pet we own! LOL

I just hope also, that her other eye doesn't go soon :( :( :(

Thanks again, I'll update soon :)
 
Hi Heather I'm sorry to hear about your bunnies eye..it always sucks when they are in pain and you can't really help them other then to give them medicine, my rabbit Ivy had an eye thing when she was a baby, she was a lionhead not a Flemish giant but what a you described sounds very much like what she had I was very freaked out when she got it and right away I got her to the vet but after eye drops she was fine, I don't think Ivys eye was as bad as your rabbits eye though cause it wasn't Glaucoma it was just some hay or she scratched her eye with her dirty nail and it got infected but my point is she was fine and I'm sure your girl will be to, all the best from me and Iris.
 
You might consider getting a second opinion and if it’s confirmed, then I would contact these breeders and let them know about this genetic issue. They may or may not care, but they should be told. The thing is that rabbits used for consumption typically don’t live all that long so careful breeding may not be a top priority.
 
Hi guys, terrible news. Sweet Molly went to the vet today for her pre-spay appt at the same specialist that is caring for her eye. Well, her eye is getting worse. They're now saying they'll probably have to remove it during the spay or else it will continue to build pressure and burst. I am absolutely beside myself. This is so sad for such a sweet bunny. Recheck in 2 days :(

@Popsicles ... the eye solution is Dorzolamide HCI 2% solution (Bausch & Lomb)

(the side pic is of her good eye side sorry)
 

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I’m so sorry to hear that @Heather, so unfortunate in such a young bun :( if it’s any consolation, I’ve known of bunnies with both eyes removed who have continued to live very long and happy lives, so it doesn’t need to be too sad an occasion! She should manage absolutely fine with one eye, and won’t be in any pain anymore. I know it doesn’t take away from it being bad news, but at least we can hope she’ll have a better quality of life afterwards :)
 
So sorry about your bun. But just know that rabbits that have had an eye removed, can do quite well. It can sometimes just take them a little time to adjust to the change.
 
Thanks guys, everyone at work thinks I'm a wee crazy for getting teary eyed for a bunny, but you all know how it is.... she's my bunny daughter <3

The BIGGEST fear I have, is if she's loosing one eye at only 6 months old, how much longer does the other eye have before it goes too? Ug.........
She also loves her bunny husband so much, I know we'll have to separate them post-spay, but with an eye removed too, I wonder how much longer that will delay their re-introduction having to recover from both.
Poor sweet Molly ..... I'm just SO glad she wasn't eaten........ :(
 
I get it, I think we would all be the same in your position don’t worry! Mention this to your eye vet, he might be able to tell you whether the other eye is at risk etc, he/she should be able to talk you through it all :) don’t be afraid to ask questions that’s what they are there for!
I can’t imagine that the enucleation will mean you need to leave it longer before reintroducing - speak to your vet, but healing shouldn’t take longer than waiting for hormones to die down after spay.
 

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