Anzia is a little jersey wooly girl who was adopted out of The Rabbit Haven, and then returned because her human could no longer care for her.  She was to be adopted on Saturday of last week, but last Wednesday, her foster mom noticed that she was not eating.  Anzia was rushed to the vet, and the vet discover a huge infection in her upper jaw and gums.  Anzia had 12 teeth removed, and 4 surgical procedures to remove infected tissue and clean out the infected area.  She had her fourth surgery today, and she is literally fighting for her life tonight.  She is on antibiotics, pain meds and force feedings.  She needs all of the healing energy she can get.

You can read more about Anzia on The Rabbit Haven's website.

That poor little sweet ting!

I hope she gets better soon and Luey and myself wish her all the bestest!

Big HUGS litte girl.

Dawn xx

sending out healing vibes for the poor dear (((((((((((((((anzia)))))))))))))))

She is still alive, thankfully.  She is getting assist fed 3 times a day, and is on pain meds and antibiotics.  Her little mouth is just too sore to eat on her own.  She is with Auntie Heather, getting the best treatment that we know how to give her.

I made a video for Anzia.  You can see in the video how skinny she is.  It is still touch and go for her, unfortunately.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6V_9V1g2byY

I met Anzia yesterday.  We had our bi-weekly adoption show on Saturday, and Heather brought her along because she needs to be assist fed 3 times a day.  The good news: She has gained half a pound in the last week on Heather's diet of critical care and squash.  The bad news: she still looks pathetic.  As you can see in the video, she is a long haired bunny, and her hair is very matted because of her illness.  One of the surgeries required going into her mouth through her cheek, so one side of her face is shaved.  Poor thing looks terrible, but she seems to be in decent spirits.  She is not out of the woods yet.

We have other facial trauma bunnies before, and the ones that survived the surgeries were able to eat on their own after a while.  The pick up hay with their lips like a horse, and can then chew it with the back molars before swallowing.  Greens are passed through a cuisinart to shred them, and they pick them up the same way.  These bunnies had lost front teeth only, I don't know how many molars Anzia has left.