Boof is Sick! :(

[Marigold2]

Hi Sarah and dear Boof,
Boof I have been thinking about you all day. I sat upstairs and held Benny in my arms and told him all about you Boof.
When Snowy died Benny wouldn't eat, not even parsley and dandilions. I took him to the vet and got two meds. One to increase his eating and the second to force feed him with. Luckly after two and a half weeks he decided to eat again. He missed his Snowy so much.
I went to the store and bought Benny all his favorties and had to hand feed him. It was worth it to see him well. Be patient and do watch that his poops are round, and plump not dried and tiny. He should also be eating his hay. Good luck, keep us posted. Hugs and kisses on that sweet nose Buff. My prayers are with you.

[Freedom]

Prayers for Boof to get back to normal really quickly!

[Argranade]

Hope Boof gets better soon!

[Blue Dragonfly]

thanks again everyone. boof is pooping alright, but he is starting to have a little trouble eating. he cant pick things up in his mouth properly. like his fa choc drops. if we put them on the floor he cant pick them up. we have to hold them for him while he eats them. he is still acting chirpy though, which is good.

[Marigold2]

Merry Christmas Boof. I hope you are feeling better. Love, Benny and Monica

[Chilli]

Sorry to hear how Boof has been, positive vibes headed that way to your little guy! Its good that he's still acting alright for the most part. I'll be thinking of both of you.

[Blue Dragonfly]

I thought you might like an update even though he hasn't seen the specialist yet. Boof is having a bit of trouble eating, but it doesn't stop him trying. Last night my mum was panicing. She came to get me, she had fed boof a cherry from our christmas food, but didn't expect boof to eat the seed, which he did. It must have got stuck in his back molars, cause we could hear it crunching, but he couldn't get it out. mum had been giving him choc drops, he ate them, but the pip was still in there. i had the idea to give him grass, because the only foods that use the back molars to eat is hay and grass, for any other foods rabbits mainly use there front teeth. anyway, it worked, about 5 minutes later it came out, and i grabbed it quickly and threw it out. phew.. that was a scary christmas night.

Anywayz..... when we were having christmas dinner, we started looking for boof, and this is where we found him. so cute.



I think he wants to show us that he is the best present under the tree. lol.

[Hellow]

Aw poor Boof! It sounds to me that he has just a big lump of abnormally placed fat or somthing like that. Hope he gets well soon!

[cassiesmom]

fingers and paws crossed for Boof!

[Blue Dragonfly]

OK this is the last update for about 2 weeks. I am going camping.

We took Boof to the rabbit specialist and she was great! She really knew her stuff. It took an hour to drive there, but it was worth it. Our usual vet said Boof looked fine to him, but if we thought he was acting strange to go to this lady. I am so glad we did.

Apparentely the supposed fat lump it actually an abscess!!! :O The lady said when rabbits have abscesses, the pus is so thick that nothing comes out when you try suck out anything with an injection. That is why the other vet thought it was a fat lump.

Even though the other vet checked Boof's ears, this lady did, and then shoved her finger down his left ear and pulled out a massive long hard cone of wax. poor little boof. it was about the size of birthday cake candles. It was from the abscess.

Apparentely the drooling and weird eating is because the abscess is pressing against his facial nerves and the left side of his tongue, eye and mouth are numb. The rabbit specialist said the abscess will hopefully go down. If it doesn't he might have to get it cut out. The feeling in the left side of boof's face may or may not come back. If it doesn't, he will have to get his teeth constantly filed down because he will mainly chew with the right side. So can you guys please pray for the feeling to come back.

The abscess has caused a middle ear infection and that is why he gets so dizzy and falls over when scratching or begging.

Anyway, boof has to talk an antibiotic (that smells like coconut) and an anti-inflammatory.

Also, the dry skin boof has between the shoulder blades that the other vet said was a skin condition is actually caused by some kind of mites in the hay. The other vet had given us quartazone for. This lady said never give rabbits quartazone as it lowers their immune system. She gave us revolution for him.

My mum also mentioned before gets diarrhea every now and then, and she said Boof was a little overweight, and gets too much pellets. She said pellets cause diarrhea in rabbits. we have to wean him off it and replace it with plain hay. Boof is not gonna like it, he loves the pellets.

We also bought a slicker brush for boof's fur because it gets a little matted near his butt. The vet said he needs to be brushed everyday, especially when he is shedding. We used to have a problem with the other brushes we used, but this slicker brush is great.

In summary, boof should start to perk up in about 3 days. We will have to deal with any complications after that. He is going back to the rabbit specialist in 2 weeks.

Thanks for your continued support. If you have a similar problem, and would like to know the names of the antibiotic and anti inflammatory, just message me.

Poor Boof has been through so much these past couple of weeks. Oh and Monica, Boof want to say hello to you and Benny. I told him that Benny was going through a tough time too. lol.

[chocolatepuppy]

Continued prayers for Boof to get all better soon.

[Marigold2]

Hello Boof,

Benny here, how are you feeling? It's a fine spring day here and mommy has opened my window and given me a banana piece for breakfest, yummy.
This morning I chased Jake the cat, he is such a sissy.
I also recieved two new boxes to hop in and chew, love doing that.
Hope you are well and happy. Bennybunny