savarabbit
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Hello! Looking for advice. I rescued a rabbit who has been lose on the court we just moved to for six years. I've had her for two months. She has been treated for ear mites with three rounds of Ivermectin. She was so infested with fleas it was just awful. She is flea free and healthy aside from one ear has three clusters that connect together, they crust over then the sores seem to open back up. The vet said it was from ear mites but three treatments later the clusters are still there and appear possibly larger. They now are saying it's ear polyps and that the only solution is surgery to remove the polyps.
Can anyone shed light on this for me? I worry if this is the right course of treatment for her? The neighbors say she is six years old and got loose just weeks after an former neighbor accidently lost her. She's been living off the land for years. She weights nine pounds..is a big girl but was severely dehydrated and constipated when I first captured her.
Thank you for any help you can provide. Also: do you believe rabbits should or should not be fasted before surgery? I know there is risk to taking them off their food so I'm wondering what's the safest method for surgery?
Can anyone shed light on this for me? I worry if this is the right course of treatment for her? The neighbors say she is six years old and got loose just weeks after an former neighbor accidently lost her. She's been living off the land for years. She weights nine pounds..is a big girl but was severely dehydrated and constipated when I first captured her.
Thank you for any help you can provide. Also: do you believe rabbits should or should not be fasted before surgery? I know there is risk to taking them off their food so I'm wondering what's the safest method for surgery?