mouse_chalk
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We got back from our holiday at about 3.30 this afternoon. Had cuddles with all the bunnies, put some laundry on, unpacked some stuff, opened mail, etc. Finally sat down with a cup of tea and let Barney and Snowy out to play.
Barney somehow managed to sneak behind the sofa (while we were sat on it!) and chew a mains cable. We didn't realise he had got behind there until we heard a massive bang and he started scrabbling around :nerves1
He had singed all the whiskers on one side of his face, and the fur around one side of his mouth was all burnt and stank. I grabbed him and flipped him over, but couldn't see if there was any serious damage, so we called the vets straightaway.
We headed straight down to the hospital with him, in case he had any burns or anything that I couldn't see.... :cry1:
Somehow, he is the luckiest rabbit in the world and is absolutely fine! A very rabbit-savvy vet looked him all over and apart from the singed whiskers and fur, there is no sign of any burns anywhere around his mouth, or inside, or on his tongue, etc. He gave him a shot of pain meds and gave us the dose to repeat it if he needs it tomorrow. Since we got him home he's been munching hay and looking like nothing happened.
We feel TERRIBLE. Trying to explain it to the vets without sounding like we were really irresponsible wasn't fun- luckily he knows us and understood that we aren't awful pet owners! There is a board that stops the bunnies from getting behind the sofa to the wires, we can only think that it must have got moved while we were away, or something, and we didn't realise. :cry1:
This is on top of me fainting this morning and being very sick for most of the day, and Steve tripping down the steps in our holiday cottage this morning and twisting his ankle. THEN we had a flat battery and were late setting off for the 4-5hour drive home.
What a day! The holiday is most definitely over! :faint:
Barney somehow managed to sneak behind the sofa (while we were sat on it!) and chew a mains cable. We didn't realise he had got behind there until we heard a massive bang and he started scrabbling around :nerves1
He had singed all the whiskers on one side of his face, and the fur around one side of his mouth was all burnt and stank. I grabbed him and flipped him over, but couldn't see if there was any serious damage, so we called the vets straightaway.
We headed straight down to the hospital with him, in case he had any burns or anything that I couldn't see.... :cry1:
Somehow, he is the luckiest rabbit in the world and is absolutely fine! A very rabbit-savvy vet looked him all over and apart from the singed whiskers and fur, there is no sign of any burns anywhere around his mouth, or inside, or on his tongue, etc. He gave him a shot of pain meds and gave us the dose to repeat it if he needs it tomorrow. Since we got him home he's been munching hay and looking like nothing happened.
We feel TERRIBLE. Trying to explain it to the vets without sounding like we were really irresponsible wasn't fun- luckily he knows us and understood that we aren't awful pet owners! There is a board that stops the bunnies from getting behind the sofa to the wires, we can only think that it must have got moved while we were away, or something, and we didn't realise. :cry1:
This is on top of me fainting this morning and being very sick for most of the day, and Steve tripping down the steps in our holiday cottage this morning and twisting his ankle. THEN we had a flat battery and were late setting off for the 4-5hour drive home.
What a day! The holiday is most definitely over! :faint:
He's happily munching away on his veggies like nothing ever happened.... PHEW :cry2
