Aimee Update and More Questions

External Since: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 324

Hello Everyone,

Aimee seems to be doing much better now...she is alert, eating - and *pissed
off*. :-) BTW, when I mentioned before that her ears were cool to the touch,
I didn't just mean a little cool, it was more like she had two mobile
Popsicles stuck to her head. I am happy to report that despite continued
inactivity, her ears have warmed up considerably. She seems much more like
her wonderful old self, except that I'm sure she isn't pleased with the
whole situation, which brings me to my latest questions. <g> (Yup, I'm
always full of questions! I refer to myself as being terminally curious.)

1. I was told at the vet's to keep Aimee in her cage for 10 days to allow
her incision to heal. Is this the standard amount of time? While I can
understand not giving her free range to do acrobatics, I would think that
stretching her legs around her room while supervised would be okay and in
fact beneficial. Are bunnies like chinchillas as in they require exercise to
maintain an optimal digestive process? She also has that collar around her
neck, and every time she goes to put her front paws down to complete a hop,
the ends of it hit first with a bit of a thump. This seems to be acting as a
very effective hobble device. She is not used to being in her cage much at
all, so I have already been taking pity on her and letting her out for short
periods of time, but was wondering if I could extend it. What are the
general protocols?

2. About that collar around her neck. Needless to say she hates it, and even
when she is outside of her cage, she spends most of her time trying to get
it off. It is wrapped in the self-adhering vet wrap. I'm not sure if it is
as a result of her constantly licking it, or if it is due to perspiration
(do bunnies sweat through their skin?) but I can see where her fur is damp
on her neck behind her ears. I am concerned about some kind of skin
irritation/infection setting in. Is my concern warranted? I wasn't sure if I
should make an appt. to take her back to the vet and have a fresh collar put
on. Also, the end of it is getting quite grungy from landing in water,
veggies, hay and the rest of it.

Suggestions on the above would be greatly appreciated!

Take care,
Martha

email is: AimeeandMartha at yahoo dot com

External Since: Jul 07, 2003 Posts: 427

hi martha, i'm glad aimee is feeling better. i think it would be fine to
let her out of her cage as you are doing. as anita mentioned, if she is
sore then she won't want to do an acrobatics.

glad aimee is feeling better.

mickey

"Martha" <unknown DeleteThis @nospamplease.com> wrote in message
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> Hello Everyone,
>
> Aimee seems to be doing much better now...she is alert, eating - and
*pissed
> off*. :-) BTW, when I mentioned before that her ears were cool to the
touch,
> I didn't just mean a little cool, it was more like she had two mobile
> Popsicles stuck to her head. I am happy to report that despite continued
> inactivity, her ears have warmed up considerably. She seems much more like
> her wonderful old self, except that I'm sure she isn't pleased with the
> whole situation, which brings me to my latest questions. <g> (Yup, I'm
> always full of questions! I refer to myself as being terminally curious.)
>
> 1. I was told at the vet's to keep Aimee in her cage for 10 days to allow
> her incision to heal. Is this the standard amount of time? While I can
> understand not giving her free range to do acrobatics, I would think that
> stretching her legs around her room while supervised would be okay and in
> fact beneficial. Are bunnies like chinchillas as in they require exercise
to
> maintain an optimal digestive process? She also has that collar around her
> neck, and every time she goes to put her front paws down to complete a
hop,
> the ends of it hit first with a bit of a thump. This seems to be acting as
a
> very effective hobble device. She is not used to being in her cage much at
> all, so I have already been taking pity on her and letting her out for
short
> periods of time, but was wondering if I could extend it. What are the
> general protocols?
>
> 2. About that collar around her neck. Needless to say she hates it, and
even
> when she is outside of her cage, she spends most of her time trying to get
> it off. It is wrapped in the self-adhering vet wrap. I'm not sure if it is
> as a result of her constantly licking it, or if it is due to perspiration
> (do bunnies sweat through their skin?) but I can see where her fur is damp
> on her neck behind her ears. I am concerned about some kind of skin
> irritation/infection setting in. Is my concern warranted? I wasn't sure if
I
> should make an appt. to take her back to the vet and have a fresh collar
put
> on. Also, the end of it is getting quite grungy from landing in water,
> veggies, hay and the rest of it.
>
> Suggestions on the above would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Take care,
> Martha
>
> email is: AimeeandMartha at yahoo dot com
>
>