This has been such a long weekend and day for me.

I noticed that on Saturday Rachel was acting a bit lethargic and didn't want to eat her pellets in the morning. So i keep watching her throughout the day. When i brought her, Brighton, and Essy up to my room for bonding time she was still acting that way. So i picked her up and checked her out and initially didn't see anything obviously wrong. I put her down and she tripped and it scared me to death. I knew she she tripped that something was wrong with her. She was eating hay and drinking water so i left her alone for the rest of the day.

Sunday, she was still acting the same way and she looked like her head was tilting a little to the right. I immediately freaked out. I didn't have the money to take her to an emergency vet so i watched her all day. I made sure she ate some hay and drank lots of water.

Today i got up at 7:50am to call the vet right away. I called my normal bunny vet and told them i only have $80's right now will that cover everything she needs done. The receptionist told me that since i've been there before i could what i have now and pay the rest later ( I told them i was getting my finical aid refund in 2-4 more weeks). My first thought was why couldn't they do this for me with Taby. I decided to drop that thought and take what i could get. I noticed when i went to get Rachel this morning she was more active, but i wasn't taking a chance.

I also noticed when i went to get Rachel that Beka and Leah seemed to be missing form their pen. Sure enough as soon as i thought that i see Leah darting in front of me and squeezing herself into a hole she and beka ( I knew Mary was too lazy to do such a thing) had made in their pen. I then had to go catch Beka. I currently have a table in front of their hole until i can get some wood to cover it up.

Rachel's appointment was at 10:50am this morning. I had a new vet that was really nice. She checked Rachel's teeth and they were fine. She checked her breathing and it was fine as well. She noticed when she checked Rachel's right ear that she had a tiny ear infection. She also heard what i was talking about Rachel's snotty nose sound when she went to check her under belly. The vet gave me some strawberry flavored medicine that i have to give her twice a day. I'm also supposed to give her some pineapple juice to make her system move from not eating like she normally does. The vet also told me she'll call me in a couple of days to see how Rachel is.

So $64 dollars later i'm out of the vet. I'm wondering how long does it take for anyone's rabbit to get back to normal after they start medication? This is the first time i've had a sick bunny. I've had injured buns but never sick ones. Rachel is eating hay, but nothing else right now and that concerns me.

Also Pictures ^o^

Rachel


Rachel, Essy (Gray), and Brighton


Rachel: Dear God, Why must I have a playboy as a boyfriend? Please knock some sense into him before i do. Amen


The crime


The perpetrators. Leah on the left and Beka on the right.


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