Sweetpea's story

Sweetpea is an approx 5 year old rabbit handed into rescue.
She had a nasty abscess on her side that had developed over a long period of time and the owner could not afford the vet fees, so she made the decision to hand her into rescue so that she could be treated.
We decided that Sweetpea's treatment could not wait and when the vet saw the problem, he was very unsure that he could help her as the lump was so large and possibly invading her chest cavity.
We only put animals to sleep as a last resort and if they are suffering with no alternative, so of course we asked that the vet at least try and save her life.

After a very worrying day, we got the call that Sweetpea had come through the operation.
When operating, the vet discovered that the abscess was actually a large amount of abscesses that had seeded from the original one. He had to scrape it off of her rib cage, but luckily, even though it was an extremely delicate operation, particularly when it came to removing the lump safely without perforating her diaphragm which would have caused her death, he managed to remove the whole lot as one large lump.

Once healed she will have to go back to be spayed/vaccinated, but one step at a time and she will need to recover from this first!

There are some graphic photos of her on our facebook page, but I warn you, they aren't pretty!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.810901695657708.1073741881.118260898255128&type=3

She is now doing well and we hope she continues to do so

Aww bless her

And well done that vet!!

Wishing her a long and happy future.

Thank you for sharing Sweetpea's story with us love and for the photos. She is a gorgeous little bun and very lucky. I so wish I could give her a home. Please keep us posted.

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JO xx

Sweetpea is one amazing bun! I hope she continues to make a good recovery. Most of all, I hope in time, she finds a loving home. bless her xx

She's the image of my dear old Loll (Eh-Harairah rest his scut).
I hope she makes a full recovery and finds the home she deserves. What a shame things were allowed to get so bad before she was handed over.

Poor girlie

I am so glad she made it through the surgery though and is on her way to recovery.

Well done, Sweetpea

How is the little love doing hun, I hope she is well on the way to recovery?

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JO xx

jolovesbunnies wrote:How is the little love doing hun, I hope she is well on the way to recovery?

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JO xx

She does better every day! She is going back to the vets tomorrow for another check up

Oh love her, she is so very special. If I were looking for a bun, I would definitely choose her.

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Jo xx

Vibes for sweet pea !

Now looking for a home

https://happyhoppers.forumotion.co.uk/t25105-sweetpea-5-year-old-female-rabbit-surrey#317496

What gorgeous photos, I am sure someone will give her a good home and love her to bits, I know I would.

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JO xx

Really sad news. Sweetpea had a sudden decline today, so we took her to the vets and it turns out the abscesses have spread internally. Even though the large one was removed, it was already too late. She wasn't a happy girl, so we made the decision to let her go If only her original abscess was sorted sooner, they wouldn't have seeded and spread.
Sleep tight little angel xxx

Binky free Sweetpea:(

Oh Anna darling, I am so very sorry to hear this, I hope you are OK. Lots of cuddle vibes are on their way.

Hugs
JO xx