I can really relate to what you are going through. We had to have two girl piggies, sisters, put to sleep within 10 days of each other this time last year, we’d had them 4.5 years. Then we caught two stray teenage bunnies, and though they didn’t replace our piggy-girls, the timing did mean we were in a position to give both bunny girls a safe and loving home, when the RSPCA asked us to, as they were full to capacity with rabbits already.
Both girls were spayed, and Jenny failed to recover, struggling with hypothermia for almost a week, while I stayed up with her, trying to keep her warm. In the end, I decided to try taking turns lying her alongside our two boy lops, Rusty and Pippi, and this helped her turn the corner.
Sadly, Rusty, who wasn’t quite 2, developed a bulging eye days after being a little hero, and helping save Jenny. Rusty’s didn’t have any discharge, so at first, Rusty was sent home with pain meds and antibiotics, but the swelling got worse, and four days after the swelling first showed, the vet said he needed an xray to see if it was a retrobulbar abscess or a tumour, and how extensive it was. He said if it was an abscess, and hadn’t spread too far, he would use a circular needle, and drain the abscess while Rusty was still under anaesthetic. So yes, the xray will show if it is an abscess, and how far it has spread. The problem with this kind of abscess is that it can infect the bone itself, in which case there isn’t much can be done. With Rusty, the vet rang after the xray and advised that putting him to sleep while he was still under aesthetic would be the kindest thing to do, which was heartbreaking, especially with him being so young, and it being so soon after losing the girl piggies.
Rusty’s bonded bun, Pippi continued the job of helping Jenny, who was still quite poorly, keep warm and recover and they ended up happily bonded. We recently adpoted another boy bun, Podge, who is now happily bonded to the other girl. Podge has some issues with his tum, possibly mild megacolon, which we are managing with diet for now, and I think you did amazingly with Rolo, who’s issues were so much more severe.
You have clearly given these two rabbits a life full of love and I really hope that mittens can pull through this, and yes a bunny can have a great life with only one eye. One of our current piggies, Latte, is blind in one eye, and he is full of life, and btw is great friends with Podge.
Binky free (((Rolo))) and healing vibes (((Mitten)))