Aww, I love thar he did 3 laps Brenda, sounds like he’s doing great ans
also happy the Faux sheepskin and A and D is working for you, it sure
worked for us too.
Love Janet
On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 6:39 PM Brenda Bennett <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
So Frodo went 3 laps around our finished basement, which is about 20’x20’
!!! I had a scarf around his middle in case he got wobbly, but he only did
a few times. And he hopped at a normal pace. He’s tuckered out now but
super proud of himself.
He still has dizziness and unsteady on his back rear foot. But I’m hoping
daily exercise like this will help. The trick is that He needs to follow a
wall on his right side. He gets disoriented when the wall is on his left
(with the open room to his right), and also when he runs out of wall —
he’ll start going in circles. But he seems to know where he is around the
room and has the route memorized probably from 9 years of exploring this
space. And he’s so happy he can walk on his own. Now to get him to get up
on his own. If we can strengthen that left rear foot I think he’ll be able
to.
Wondering if anyone has made open-topped tunnels for head tilt bunnies to
walk through as they relearn balance and orientation And relearn how to
walk.
And so far the a&d ointment, bedding of faux sheepskin with towels
underneath, and diapers have kept his skin in good shape after the urine
scald last week. His fur is getting a bit oily from the ointment. I have
some “waterless shampoo” for rabbits that i can put on it and then dry and
comb out and see if that does the trick.
The vet warned that he could suddenly get urine scald again and it can
quickly break down the skin and go septic. So we might not get as lucky as
we did this time. So I guess I need to feel him a few times a day for any
wetness and visually examine him daily?
Thanks for listening to all my babbling and for all your support. 💕
Luv,
Brenda and Frodo and Balin
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