I’m just posting the email I got from my vet because I’m too emotionally drained to summarize. He’s been breathing heavy but we thought it was allergies. He’s been a COMPLETELY different rabbit the past two days- eating as much as he used to, ears perked and attentive, VERY bossy, and sooo curious about his room. The vet and I thought he was just a lower energy bun since his neuter, especially since he still loved to cuddle and ate normally until semi recently, but he must’ve been in pain, because now I see who he really is. Just a shame I’m so fucking late. But of course, there’s not really anything else I could have done at this point.
When school lets out this summer, I want to make a trip out to the veterinary school hospital that specializes in exotics. It’s a pretty far drive, hence why I can’t go during school (it’d have to be a weekday), but I’m going to keep pushing more antibiotics and pain meds until we can get him there. As long as he’s willing to hold on til then. He’s so, so, so happy right now, I can’t euthanize him while he’s picking himself back up. We may spend the rest of his life chasing this infection, but until his quality of life is permanently lessened (and we’re not there just yet), I’m going to keep chugging along.
He deserves to know how it feels to be healthy, even if that means staying on some pain meds. He deserves to know what it’s like to *want* to explore, which he’s been doing for the first time EVER recently. He deserves to be happy a little longer. His whole life has been pain. I just can’t stomach letting him go until he’s known what it’s like to live.
by Sewing_girl_101
