I booked Lunar and Maple in to get fixed on the 31st Jan. That meant I had to take them back to my sisters house, which is a long 2 hour trip for them.
So, seeing that the 31st is a Tuesday, I decided I will return to my sisters on the Sunday (29th) so the little ones can have a rest for a day before their operations.
When I was packing them up to go to the vet, I left the hay from their car trip in their carry boxes, for two reasons:
- It already smells like them, and
- I didn’t have to waste hay, because they didn’t dirty it anyway.
Dropping them off made me feel really emotional. Those two innocent tiny bunnies had no idea what they were in for. When I handed them to the vet nurse Maple was happy eating hay, and Lunar came really close to me to get a pat on the nose. Sweet bunnies, stay safe.
I asked the vet nurse to make sure they check Lunar’s eyes because they are blue and I’m not sure how good his eyesight is. I also asked for some more 10ml syringes for the Critical Care, and she gave me stacks.
I had a discussion about Buttons and fleas – and how long after their operations Lunar and Maple can have de-worming/flea/tick/mite stuff. The vet nurse said not to give it two weeks before their operations (which I had a sneaking suspicion about and that’s why I didn’t do it), and not to give it to them for one week after their operations, after one week it should be OK to give it to them. I might wait a little longer than that, I will see how they go with their recovery.
I asked about putting Buttons through the vinegar comb torture, and she said that the stuff should have soaked in and the results still should be OK, it shouldn’t have washed off. I will give him another dose at the start of March, at the same time as Lunar and Maple’s second dose. That way I can continue their treatments all at the same time each month. I might also do the vinegar treatment on Buttons again if the fleas come back and the flea stuff doesn’t work because I did end up washing it off.
I found out later that it takes 3 hours for the flea stuff to become waterproof, then after that, it soaks in.
Back to Maple and Lunar… I picked them up and the vet nurse said that Maple didn’t want to be there. She thumped over and over again. That’s Maple’s way of saying “You’re not my person, don’t you touch me!”. Lunar on the other hand was quiet and upset. He crouched in the back of his box and didn’t want to move until I took them out of the car and put them on the deck. They recognised it and became happy. Familiar smells and sounds.
Lunar was happy to get home, back in his pen, even though he felt woozy and weird.
I noticed that Lunar kept his left eye shut all the time. I phoned the vet to let them know and we booked an appointment to take him back to get it checked the following day.
Maple went straight into her litter box and ate hay. There was nothing stopping her eating – she was an eater. She was a bit stiff in the back end, but could hop in and out of her litter box. She did get her back legs caught on it sometimes, but she learned pretty quickly to hop a bit higher. Maple ate everything… Such a good girl.
Maple was woozy and clearly drugged, but she was happy and her little personality shone through.
Lunar, on the other hand, didn’t want to hop in his litter box. I think he hurt himself a little the first time he did it so he was a bit wary. He was happy to eat the overhanging hay, though.
I covered them to block out as much light and disruptions as I could. They need sleep. Little darlings. Once I covered them for the night Lunar started to open his eye a bit more; however, there was something wrong with it.