Salty goes to the vet...

Ok, Blue, we don't know what's up with her, but she seems to be doing better. After finally getting Katie to go to sleep today, I went down to clean the rabbits and Salty (large gray chinchilla rabbit that came down from Cottontail Rabbit Rescue) was grinding her teeth like mad. I thought I was home for the day (You know how that goes Linda) but I had to get her to the vet. If you pet a rabbit and they start grinding their teeth, that is called tooth purring, they are enjoying be pet. If you walk in on a rabbit grinding it's teeth, usually it means it's in pain. So, from Stratford down to South Wilton I went. They did blood work and an X-Ray. We don't know where we will be getting the money from for this one, and we are awaiting the results. She was spayed November 5th, so it's a little late for lesions I believe, and she is newly bonded to Marle. The Doc feels a knot in her uterine area, so maybe an infection from the surgery? Puppy and Lovey got adopted, I have a GP here for a Christmas present for someone, and I'm getting down in my cages. I have 4 cages of rabbits left (one cage is mine) and 4 cages of chinchilla's still looking for homes. Brandee

OK, just got an update. She's in major stasis, tho she is still eating, blood values were poor, and may be kidney stones. Linda is going to try to pull her through, but with the lack of funding for surgery, we may have to put her down. If it's kidney stones, they gotta come out. I'm so upset for Salty, and am very happy Linda got her some heavy duty pain meds....