Vibes

Vibes for Ryleigh & Alaska, they are in for their neuter/spay today.

I will be thinking of them. And you!

But I'm sure all will be fine Let us know when you hear!

vibes

Vibes for them both, hope all goes well!

There just going in now

Vibes for the three of you xx

Sending vibes

vibes all the way from us to you all
i'm sure all will be fine.

Sorry I'm a bit late with them

Sending 'healing' vibes for them both and I hope they are both ok xxxxxxxxxxx

How are they Lorna?

Many healing vibes coming their way

Back home, for some reason Ryleigh had a catheter in his ear :S

I think you mean cannula rather than catheter - unless you have a very unusual bun?

Bruce had on on his last dentals - it was part of the anaesthesia and whatever was used it certainly seemed to be an improvement when he came around. It is taking a long time for the fur to regrow on his ear though.

I swear she said catheter oh I dont know i'm tired

About the 'catheter': In humans a catheter can be a number of things in addition to the urinary kind that is often talked about. We use a suction catheter to suck secretions out of endo-tracheal tubes(breathing tubes). Patients sometimes will have catheters placed so that staff can apply suction to so that they can drain fluid/blood/infection/etc. It's just a guess, but perhaps they had the catheter in the ear to help facilitate drainage and possibly put a solution in(like an antibiotic), let it dwell for a time, then suction it out with any other debris from the infection. Just a guess.

Comparative anatomy was a very long time ago.

my understanding is that catheters drain and cannulas put stuff in. Based on Bruce's recent sojourn to the vets I think that part of the anaesthetic is put in through a vein and on buns the ear one is the easiest to use. I read up a bit about it after he came home because I wasn't really expecting a nude ear and I wanted to know what had happened!

cheryl'n'bruce'flo wrote:my understanding is that catheters drain and cannulas put stuff in. Based on Bruce's recent sojourn to the vets I think that part of the anaesthetic is put in through a vein and on buns the ear one is the easiest to use. I read up a bit about it after he came home because I wasn't really expecting a nude ear and I wanted to know what had happened!

The ear would be ideal for an IV. Thumper's ear veins are huge. But poor bunny with a shaved ear! I think Thumper would be so embarrassed to have nude ear! He's finicky about his ears. Sometimes after he cleans them he wants to have the fur smoothed down or at least that is what we think he is asking!

I am glad he is OK love and I hope you have had some rest too.

Hugs

JO xx