ra7751
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
We lost a very special rabbit here last night. Some of you may have read about Scoots in our blog. She had some major physical issues. We were asked to take her and see if we could help. She was in terrible condition when we first met her and she was in obvious pain. She was so bad that we triaged her in the parking lot of a restaurant. Scoots had major genetic defects possibly due to inbreeding. Her ears were bleeding from a heavy infestation of mites. She had no sockets for her hips so her rear legs were fixed at right angles. All of her vital organs were shifted out of place...her cecum was folded over on itself and the gut twisted. Her genitals were about halfway up her stomach which led her to having a flap of skin going between her legs that trapped everything. She was also a hemaphrodite. She was genetically female with some malformed male parts. The x-rays we took of herwere astounding.
Scoots responded to treatment....and thanks to some very special benefactors (thanks so much Mary Ellen) she received some treatments that she would have never received in her original home. Her improvement was nothing short of amazing. She grew into a beautiful and classy bunny. Even with her issues, she could still get around quite easily and developed these huge muscles in her front shoulders. She made the best of what she had to work with. She took it all in stride even during some very painful treatments. She was always up for a session of being petted. And her favorite time was always dinner time and she would gobble up her hay every time.
But we knew her deformities would take their toll. Obviously, I was worried about painful joint conditions due the the way her skeletal system was formed. We had worries of the hormonal imbalancesdue toher sexual misidentity. And I was concerned about the condition of her major organs. We paid close attention to her and her overall condition. Our vet concurred that she seemed to be happy and in no major discomfort. Over the past few weeks, I had noticed a difference. We feel it was probably hormonal but she began to have explosive growth...not fat...but her entire body mass was expanding rapidly. She was moving around less and less under the weight....and that is bad news for a rabbitthat hasso many issues. I could tell she was starting to have some issues and suspected the pressure of her unusual body position was causing stress on her organs....much like a horse that is down. I suspected we might have to make a decision soon and was scheduling her for a vet visit for some investigating. But she went peacefully last evening.
I hope she is now free of that tormented body and can run free for the first time. We were honored to have her with us even for the brief months she was here. She blossomed and was so full of life and enjoyed every moment of her shortlife. She certainly showed us how difficult obstacles can be overcome. Maybe we all should learn that lesson. Restin peace little girl....we will never forget you.
:bigtears:
Randy
We lost a very special rabbit here last night. Some of you may have read about Scoots in our blog. She had some major physical issues. We were asked to take her and see if we could help. She was in terrible condition when we first met her and she was in obvious pain. She was so bad that we triaged her in the parking lot of a restaurant. Scoots had major genetic defects possibly due to inbreeding. Her ears were bleeding from a heavy infestation of mites. She had no sockets for her hips so her rear legs were fixed at right angles. All of her vital organs were shifted out of place...her cecum was folded over on itself and the gut twisted. Her genitals were about halfway up her stomach which led her to having a flap of skin going between her legs that trapped everything. She was also a hemaphrodite. She was genetically female with some malformed male parts. The x-rays we took of herwere astounding.
Scoots responded to treatment....and thanks to some very special benefactors (thanks so much Mary Ellen) she received some treatments that she would have never received in her original home. Her improvement was nothing short of amazing. She grew into a beautiful and classy bunny. Even with her issues, she could still get around quite easily and developed these huge muscles in her front shoulders. She made the best of what she had to work with. She took it all in stride even during some very painful treatments. She was always up for a session of being petted. And her favorite time was always dinner time and she would gobble up her hay every time.
But we knew her deformities would take their toll. Obviously, I was worried about painful joint conditions due the the way her skeletal system was formed. We had worries of the hormonal imbalancesdue toher sexual misidentity. And I was concerned about the condition of her major organs. We paid close attention to her and her overall condition. Our vet concurred that she seemed to be happy and in no major discomfort. Over the past few weeks, I had noticed a difference. We feel it was probably hormonal but she began to have explosive growth...not fat...but her entire body mass was expanding rapidly. She was moving around less and less under the weight....and that is bad news for a rabbitthat hasso many issues. I could tell she was starting to have some issues and suspected the pressure of her unusual body position was causing stress on her organs....much like a horse that is down. I suspected we might have to make a decision soon and was scheduling her for a vet visit for some investigating. But she went peacefully last evening.
I hope she is now free of that tormented body and can run free for the first time. We were honored to have her with us even for the brief months she was here. She blossomed and was so full of life and enjoyed every moment of her shortlife. She certainly showed us how difficult obstacles can be overcome. Maybe we all should learn that lesson. Restin peace little girl....we will never forget you.
:bigtears:
Randy
