(or When Violet goes to the vet)
Violet needed to get spayed. There are two reasons for this,1- if they are not reproducing, female rabbits have a high likelihood of getting cancer and 2- fixed rabbits are supposed to be nicer. Violet has been a sweetheart for most of her stay with me in the past 8 months, however, last week she bit me three times, my brother’s friend once and Mom once (drew blood there). NOT COOL!
So Monday morning Violet and I packed up and got into the car, drove to the Vet and checked in. She’s so small the vet had me come back the first time I attempted to bring her in and in fact I think the vet was still a little wary when I had her there this time. She’s bigger (definitely), but she’s still small and all her organs are small too.
I gave them approval to do blood work, so that they could check her liver and kidney functions, but because she’s so small, they were unable to do that. However, she went through the actual surgery just fine. The doctor called me right afterwards and uh… I have to tell you I wasn’t nervous about the surgery until I got that phone call, the vet’s voice was just this side of “comforting” 'because we lost your rabbit…' just me overactive imagination it was….
Well, they sent us home and told me that if she didn’t eat and drink that day to call before they closed and bring her back by to give her some fluids. Of course bunny did not want to cooperate! I had to take her back :-( So I went back with her and she got another shot…. Did I mention they wanted me to administer pain meds? Via a needle of course… which I didn’t do last night (should have asked soldier medic--brother to do it), and I didn’t do this morning, mom and dad did… thankfully… poor bunny!
I’m sure she hates my guts right now and will again in 9 days when she gets her staples removed… but hopefully she will be a happier bunny for it.
Some time in the month of April or May Violet will have a new larger hutch! I’m excited (because I should be out of the house then!).
Violet needed to get spayed. There are two reasons for this,1- if they are not reproducing, female rabbits have a high likelihood of getting cancer and 2- fixed rabbits are supposed to be nicer. Violet has been a sweetheart for most of her stay with me in the past 8 months, however, last week she bit me three times, my brother’s friend once and Mom once (drew blood there). NOT COOL!
So Monday morning Violet and I packed up and got into the car, drove to the Vet and checked in. She’s so small the vet had me come back the first time I attempted to bring her in and in fact I think the vet was still a little wary when I had her there this time. She’s bigger (definitely), but she’s still small and all her organs are small too.
I gave them approval to do blood work, so that they could check her liver and kidney functions, but because she’s so small, they were unable to do that. However, she went through the actual surgery just fine. The doctor called me right afterwards and uh… I have to tell you I wasn’t nervous about the surgery until I got that phone call, the vet’s voice was just this side of “comforting” 'because we lost your rabbit…' just me overactive imagination it was….
Well, they sent us home and told me that if she didn’t eat and drink that day to call before they closed and bring her back by to give her some fluids. Of course bunny did not want to cooperate! I had to take her back :-( So I went back with her and she got another shot…. Did I mention they wanted me to administer pain meds? Via a needle of course… which I didn’t do last night (should have asked soldier medic--brother to do it), and I didn’t do this morning, mom and dad did… thankfully… poor bunny!
I’m sure she hates my guts right now and will again in 9 days when she gets her staples removed… but hopefully she will be a happier bunny for it.
Some time in the month of April or May Violet will have a new larger hutch! I’m excited (because I should be out of the house then!).
7 comments:
Here's hoping for a quick and uneventful recovery! (I'm sure she'll love you again when it's all over :-)
I don't know about that Slacker, she's been kinda not nice lately
Well, we'll hope for an improved temperment!
Maybe she's a descendant of the bunny from Holy Grail.
I wouldn't know, never seen anything Monty Python
She still hates me right now, I had to put a little collar thing on her... she got two of her staples out :-(
I tried putting a needle in her by myself to give her the medicine I was supposed to administer... yeah, couldn't do it.
Feather, I'm betting she doesn't hate you. She's in pain and striking out. It's like when we're in pain and take it out on God. It's not really that we hate God, we just don't understand how the One who is suppose to take care of us can let us suffer. Once she heals, I'm sure she'll be the lovely little bunny you remember...
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