My Poor Bunny Girl

Posted on | November 9, 2008 |

Bunny is now having problems standing and/or walking.  This has come on extremely fast and is very worrisome.  The poor girl is in obvious pain and can barely make it a few feet at a time before collapsing.  Over the last few years she has definitely had a progressively harder time standing up after lying down but this is something completely different.

The full impact of just how serious this is came to light today when we tried to go to the Richardson Pet Day.  She was fine when we left the house but once we got there she barely made it out of the parking lot before I knew something was seriously wrong.  Luckily this was a pet day and I was surrounded by veterinarians.  I quickly had one of them looking at her and was told that she may have thrown out her hip, blown a disc in her back, or have a serious case of arthritis.  I was given many business cards and urged to get her immediate care.  The vet’s then grabbed a volunteer and a John Deer cart and we were driven back to my truck where we loaded Bunny up into the backseat.

I promptly called the one person I truly trust in matters like this, Joanne.  Since I was less than a mile from her house I quickly got over there and we made some plans.  Joanne gave Bunny 2 shots of pain medication and I called the regular veterinarian we have been seeing.  I was lucky enough to have Dr. Robinson herself answer the phone and after explaining the situation to her we arranged for Bunny to be brought in first thing Monday morning.  Until then Bunny is going to be resting with the help of the pain medication from Joanne supplemented with baby aspirins.  Bryan and I are helping her get around the house, although we’re trying to really trying to get her to stay on her bed and rest. But then again, if you know Bunny at all you’ll know just how stubborn she can be and if she wants to move across the room to lay closer to us, all we can do is place a towel under her hips and help her.  She may be in pain but damn is she strong, strong willed, and determined.

For the last few hours Bunny has been on her bed in the living room with Paloma lying by her side.  She has tried unsuccessfully to get up several times and we have luckily been able to keep her in one place.  I am really worried about how she is going to deal with getting outside to do her business, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there in a few hours.

Of course this comes at a horrible time since I will be leaving tomorrow afternoon for three days in San Jose, CA.  Therefore, Bryan and Joanne will be taking her in on Monday morning and I am very grateful for that.  I am indeed very lucky to have this much help.

The plan is for Bunny to get whatever tests she needs and for her to stay with Dr. Robinson as long as necessary.  As soon as I know something I’ll post it.  But until then please say a prayer for my Bunny girl and keep her in your thoughts.  Thank you.

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