Rhia U/D Mon Pg 9!!

Thanks all. Just back from the vets. With a ton more medication & talk of putting a tube in her throat for me to feed her down I personally want to avoid this at all costs. Also if she comes through this, there has been conversations about them opening her up to try & find out whats going on. This will be a ridiculously huge decision for me, so I am not even thinking about it until we're at a stage where it would be feasible. It is massively high risk. And I've woken up to Dylan sneezing her little head off this morning Have a load of rspca stuff to catch up on now so going to throw myself into that as at this moment in time, I do not feel human!

Most importantly forgot to say, Thank you so much for all your kind messages Helps to have people understand, rather than 'I think its her time now. Will you get another?' at work on Friday..........

Sending bunches of and calming vibes for you and more vibes still for Rhia!

Oh sweetheart, you are so welcome to our loving vibes, we just all wish we could help you more. Why is it all the nice people have such a hard time?

Please keep us informed.

Hugs

JO xx

Hey hun,
I really really hope that treatment doesnt come to that and that whatever is making her so poorly will just get lost and leave her alone.

Thinking of you hunni x x x x x

I really think she has given up tonight. No words.

I'm so sorry Becki I hope, hope, hope you are wrong

Becki wrote:I really think she has given up tonight. No words.

You are right. There are no words adequate to express the feeling.
Perhaps it is like being in free-fall. You know something is coming
but you are not sure when or what.

My thoughts and prayers are with you, Becki. in abundance.
Multiple Haremail Squadrons enroute to you with vibes and prayers
for the stunning Rhia.

She has rallied a bit. I have just sobbed tonight, I love her so much.

So sorry to hear about poorly Rhia, hope they can find the problem and hope she gets well soon. x

Come on beautiful Rhia, don't give up yet, u can't give up

Seen vet again this morning. He thinks we're going to have no option but to open her up. I want to avoid this at all costs, I dont know that i will be able to bring myself to agree to it Despite being off her face on drugs, she is still in pain. We have NO idea where from. He could feel something this morning which he 'is really hoping is her kidney' - and that it had been pushed back by the ceacum up to now. Her breathing is also exaggerated. I wish she could tell me what she wanted me to do.

Oh bless her poor Rhia. Its such a hard situation isnt it

xxx

You'll know what is right.. and no matter what you choose to do, Rhia will know you did it for her.

Come on Rhia, you can do it little one!

Would anyone here have her opened up????

I think I would, but then again I have a real need to know things and so it would be more of a worry to me not knowing what exactly is wrong. But that is me and not you. You need to make decisions that you can live with for Rhia and you probably have more of a 6th sense about what exactly is likely to be wrong with her.

Becki wrote:Would anyone here have her opened up????

It's a difficult one to answer without knowing Rhia properly.

Before this recent spate of illness, was she healthy?

How old is she?

The difficulty is that if she was to have an operation, would she be able to cope with the GA. If your vet is suggesting it, he must feel that she would have a chance and from what you are saying, her quality of life just now seems to be very poor. If she is in a lot of pain, this may be the only solution to find out what the problem is other than just putting her out of her misery.

Sending you massive amounts of vibes because what you are going through is a terrible situation. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. You have to make the decision that seems right to you and best for her in consultation with your vet. I really hope she pulls through because I know how much she means to you. xx

If you have done everything you can ie bloods/tests/rays etc and she has no quality of life if vet thinks she stands a chance of making it through the surgery then you could opt for this... if there is only a small chance of recovery you have to think what is best for Rhia.

Does the vet have no clue at all ? ie urine/ blood negative/x rays ?

When someone is still in pain even with painkillers you have to try to stop the pain even if that means there is a chance of losing them.

We all understand what you are going through and are here for you ...

Thinking of you and Rhia x

Oh Becky

I remember the heart break I felt with Fudge-he rallied, then dropped, he rallied then dropped. I always said I would fight for him to the end but everyone said I would also know when to stop fighting-Fudge would let me know and he did. It was by chance they had shaved his tummy for an ultrasound and it was this bare tummy that showed he was truly poorly and wasn't going to get better. That night I bought him home and between us (fudge and I) we decided enough was enough-I couldn't put him through more pain or delay the inevitable, his pain would pass and my heartbreak would be there but my little boy would be at peace.

I spent all night with him for as long as I could, and let him play with all his things like he used to,the following morning we were supposed to go back for a vet check but I rang and siad "it was time to say goodbye". We shared toast for breakfast and had cuddles and snuggles and chatted before we headed to the vets. I wouldn't have had it any other way than to help him on his way snuggled into my chest just as he was comfortable as a baby bunny. At peace surrounded by a mothers love-I am not sure I would have coped losing him under a GA knowing he was on his own.....

Sorry if this has totally sent you spiralling...just my view...

Becki, I am so sorry for what you are going through - it's heart-wrenching and you can feel very lonely having to make such decisions

I think I would be inclined to let the vet try - if we had caught Mrs D's twisted tummy sooner I have no doubt we would have taken the chance, but by the time we knew what was wrong with her she was far too poorly to survive the operation. I just don't see what else can be done for Rhia which has not already been tried. I think it might be extremely difficult if you lose her anyway and never find out the underlying cause.

It is an extremely difficult decision to make, and I really sympathise with you

This might sound really flippant, but is not intended to be and is something I do resort to at times: consider flipping a coin and letting fate decide.

FudgesMummy wrote:Oh Becky

I remember the heart break I felt with Fudge-he rallied, then dropped, he rallied then dropped. I always said I would fight for him to the end but everyone said I would also know when to stop fighting-Fudge would let me know and he did. It was by chance they had shaved his tummy for an ultrasound and it was this bare tummy that showed he was truly poorly and wasn't going to get better. That night I bought him home and between us (fudge and I) we decided enough was enough-I couldn't put him through more pain or delay the inevitable, his pain would pass and my heartbreak would be there but my little boy would be at peace.

I spent all night with him for as long as I could, and let him play with all his things like he used to,the following morning we were supposed to go back for a vet check but I rang and siad "it was time to say goodbye". We shared toast for breakfast and had cuddles and snuggles and chatted before we headed to the vets. I wouldn't have had it any other way than to help him on his way snuggled into my chest just as he was comfortable as a baby bunny. At peace surrounded by a mothers love-I am not sure I would have coped losing him under a GA knowing he was on his own.....

Sorry if this has totally sent you spiralling...just my view...

I had tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat reading that

Me too, it is heartbreaking and I am so sorry for the dreadful time you have had.

I think I am going to face something very similar with Snuffie this week; Just the thought of loosing him sends me into floods of tears,

Anyway love, we are all here for you and I am sending lots of love and cuddles

Thumper2001 wrote:
I had tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat reading that

^ ^
Meeeee tooooo

i think i'd take whatever chance even if it was a little chance but it's a hard call to make hugs to you and mega mega vibe sand nose rubs for gorgeouse rhia