Thanks for all the good wishes, friends. Prairiecowboy asked if vets know how to help sick bunnies. Yes. At least our vet does. He specializes in "exotic pets," including rabbits. And if you've got a sick monkey, he can help you with that too.
Rabbits have two primary skills: eating and pooping. Penny was doing neither when I took him to the vet yesterday. Turns out he has a systemic infection and has been losing blood in his urine and has a mass of stuff stuck in his belly because his digestive system shut down. He was in pain and looked most woebegone.
Under the good doctor's care Penny has resumed pooping and will hopefully be eating by tomorrow. Then he can come home from the bunny hospital.
Extra carrots with green tops for all of you!
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I'm glad for you and the family. I had a pet bunny as a child, who went from "sick" to "dead" in short order, so this is a much better outcome!
HOORAY!!
MORE POOP STORIES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad your bunny is getting better.
How did Penny get his name? Thing Two named a kitten "Janet" until we learned she was a he, and renamed him Jay.
I'm glad he's back to pooping. What talent.
Oh, good. I was concerned. I know how worrying it is for us when we have unidentified issues requiring vet care with Woobie...
Ouch. Glad he's on the mend.
And how great that you have an exotic animal vet nearby! The closest one to us is an hour or more away and that was a pill when we had a parrot (he was exotics/avian).
There's nothing worse than not being able to poop. I'm glad the vet got her system moving again.
I'm so glad he's better!
My children suffer from this same affliction more often than I care to talk about. Fortunately, our pediatrician specializes in exotic children.
Glad bunny is better.
That is such good news. You just made my bunny-lovin' morning. Lisa
YAY!!!!!! for Penny. Perhaps her rejuvenated pooping skills could be put to good use in DC. They spread it around pretty good there.
Opps....I meant HIM of course.
Coincidentally, those are also my two primary skills.
Wait, don't forget they do Easter, too!!!
Oh! I'm glad there's a bunny hospital!! Now the world seems like a nicer place.