Dragonrain
Well-Known Member
I feel so horrible right now...
I am bunsitting a friends bunny for the Thanksgiving holiday. It's a male, neutered, very sweet holland lop. I put his cage in our bedroom, next to the bunny room, since those are the only two rooms that the dog doesn't have access too.
I left my bunnies out in their room like I always do, and my friends was in his cage. Well I was out, so I called my fiance and asked if he could give the bunnies their dinner. He must have not put the gate up right or something, because when I got home my bunnies where running around the bedroom.
Some of Barnaby's fur was on the floor next to the lops cage, and his nose is messed up. He must have stuck his nose in between the cage bars. He had dry blood on his nose and it looked like a flap of skin on one side was ripped off most of the way, it was hanging off, but he didn't seem like he was in to much pain.
I took him to the vet right away. They cleaned him up and pretty much said that I just need to keep it clean and let it heal on his own. They couldn't reattach the little flap because it was already dried up and dead.
Poor Barnaby, it looks painful! But he's eating and pooping and is acting normal. I know this was my fault and I feel so horrible.
I think I read on here before a post from someone that had something similar happen. I'm wondering if his nose will look weird now? Will fur grow back in that area? Of course I don't care what he looks like, but I'm just wondering. Poor Barnaby - his birthday is on Thursday and he starts the week off this way...I just feel so bad!!
I am bunsitting a friends bunny for the Thanksgiving holiday. It's a male, neutered, very sweet holland lop. I put his cage in our bedroom, next to the bunny room, since those are the only two rooms that the dog doesn't have access too.
I left my bunnies out in their room like I always do, and my friends was in his cage. Well I was out, so I called my fiance and asked if he could give the bunnies their dinner. He must have not put the gate up right or something, because when I got home my bunnies where running around the bedroom.
Some of Barnaby's fur was on the floor next to the lops cage, and his nose is messed up. He must have stuck his nose in between the cage bars. He had dry blood on his nose and it looked like a flap of skin on one side was ripped off most of the way, it was hanging off, but he didn't seem like he was in to much pain.
I took him to the vet right away. They cleaned him up and pretty much said that I just need to keep it clean and let it heal on his own. They couldn't reattach the little flap because it was already dried up and dead.
Poor Barnaby, it looks painful! But he's eating and pooping and is acting normal. I know this was my fault and I feel so horrible.
I think I read on here before a post from someone that had something similar happen. I'm wondering if his nose will look weird now? Will fur grow back in that area? Of course I don't care what he looks like, but I'm just wondering. Poor Barnaby - his birthday is on Thursday and he starts the week off this way...I just feel so bad!!