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So, this morning, we checked our little boy, Link into the Glasgow University Animal Hospital, under the care of the eye specialist George Peplinski http://www.gla.ac.uk/news/archiveofnews/2008/february/headline_66058_en.html
and their exotic specialist Livia Benato, http://www.vet-webinar.com/Livia-Benato-DVM-CertZooMed-MRCVS.22.0.html?&L=1Livia isn’t in today, but is keeping tabs on Link’s case.
I know he’s in the best possible hands, but an eye removal is such an invasive procedure…
Links bad eye, he doesn’t really open much anymore, he’s just too uncomfortable, so much so, that he’s now been on dog metacam to keep him as comfortable as possible as the cat stuff just didn’t help at all.
He’s still bright eyed and the likes, though. And has a healthy appetite and poops a lot.
It’s 1:28pm here, now… We’re to expect a call around 3pm for an update… So stressed, though…
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He’ll be OK
you have to remember that his is just an everyday thing for the vets, they are used to procedures like this. Therefore they are very confident and capable. Being stressed is not going to help Link recover, either. I have actually had experiences where if I was in a stressed or tense mood around my buns, they would be really alert and tense as well, but after I took a deep breath and calmed myself down, they responded and calmed down as well. -
Well… Had to administer Metacam and Baytril this morning. That, needless to say, was not fun.
It’s really difficult “burrito-ing” him at the moment. So terrified I’m going to hurt him.
He ate a little last night, and came running to the wife this morning when she came in with the usual bowl of pellets, but, I think that was more routine than anything, because, when he got to her, he wasn’t interested in the pellets and just quietly went back to his corner.
Like I said, he’s eaten something, so, not overly worried about that, just feel really sorry for the little boy… But, he’s a trooper, I just need him back on his feet asap!
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We have the little Binkey in the living room with us this evening, so, thought I would share what he’s upto… Albeit not much.
Just having a sit. nothing more.
Still very swollen, but he’s taking pellets and fruit off us now, so he’s picking up.
Can see the swelling a little better.
I still looks pretty bright eyed though. But, still looks a bit shocked…He’s doing very well, though!
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He’s recovering very well. The swelling and redness has reduced and he’s seeming more himself by the hour. And honestly, I think he’s in less pain already than he was before the surgery
Here’s a wee video of him with us 5 minutes ago.
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Posted By AndHenry on 5/13/2014 6:14 AM
So happy to see/read that Link is recovering well – he’s SUCH a brave boy!PS – I wouldn’t let my hubby become BB member (unlike Louise and Benjamin). My hubby would just spread rumours that I spend more time on BB than I do with my Henry…… LOL!
Ha… is there any truth to that though?
And it was my who go the wife into the BinkyBunny stuff…
Actually, when we met, she had no animals, and possibly little interest in having animals… I like to think I’ve been a good influence!
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It’s 4am here, and with everything that’s happened the last few days, https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/aft/130552/Default.aspx
Have been finding it somewhat difficult to sleep. The wife is also at her parents tonight after a family gathering for her birthday. I came back home early though to feed and dish out any required medications to those in needs…But, although I’m entirely unable to sleep, it’s very comforting to hear Link chewing on bits and bobs as he scampers around the bedroom. With everything that’s gone on the past 12month, we needed some good news from the fury little bugger.
He seems so happy and back to his old self now. He’s still very vocal and grunts at you if you move anything he’s interested in, but he flies around the room at speeds you wouldn’t believe when he thinks he’s getting breakfast.
Ha, he’s currently darting about and actually hopping over cats as he goes, he almost seems carefree these days!!!
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Just a couple of photos.
Link being somewhat grumpy as it’s a little bit too warm for a bun today. 24 degrees.
Each bun has a ceramic tile and chilled water at the moment, we’re looking into fans for each room, too, just to circulate some air.
A better shot showing how there is no swelling at all anymore. He’s healed so well
Final shot of the wound itself, it looks like nothing more than a strip of dry skin now, and the hair is finally growing back, too.
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Sarita, he’s better than he’s been this year… He’s recovered so fantastically.
JackRabbit, he doesn’t seem to itch at all anymore, he just carries on as normal.
And, because he gradually lost sight in that eye before it was removed, there wasn’t any shock of suddenly going blind on one side.Kimomo, Zooming is right, he runs back and too like an utter mental at 5am most mornings… It’s a rather comforting sound!
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Well, I think we genuinely have a happy bun at home now.
I think it’s about four weeks since surgery. His hair is growing back nicely, his mood has improved significantly. He isn’t grumpy at all, he’s enjoying being stroked and contact in general, where as the past eight months or so, he’s hated anyone coming near him.
All in all, he’s a totally different bun!
The fur is still a little shorter than the rest of him, but other than that, he just looks like he has his eye closed.
So much so that sometimes, it feels like he might be uncomfortable still, and then we remember he doesn’t actually have an eye to open on that side anymore! ^_^
I’ve noticed a few times, when we sit on the floor and call him over, he generally runs right past us.
Although he’s only had sight in one eye for a long time, now, he still acts as though he’s got two and can see out of two, until it’s too late. he’s either ran past his breakfast, or ran right through it. Silly boy..JPG)
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Just a couple of shots of Link, being… … well… the happy, somewhat carefree bun he now is.
I’ll put this thread to bed after this, no longer stressed or worried. Just happy to have our little boy back.
He does seem somewhat more at home with kitty company than bun company. He’s been isolated from buns for so long now.
But, the re-bonding will be started over the summer.
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I will just close my eyes and imagine it……..Squeeeeee
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