Bunnys Anal Wound And Partial Blindness
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Jun 21, 2016 
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On Sunday morning, there was fur all over the pantry in the morning.
The fight must have happened at night and “fights” are almost always equated with Cow. Ten out of ten times, fights = Cow.
On that morning too, I noticed a wound above Bunny’s anus. It didn’t look too bad on that Sunday, so I didn’t rush him to the vet’s. I cleaned it with saline and sprayed an anti-fungal and anti-bacterial pet spray on it, hoping it might help heal the wound.
On Monday, the wound appeared to be dryer so I thought that was good. I continued with the pet spray. Bunny didn’t seem disturbed by the wound in the least. His appetite was as always, fantastic, and he was walking around, curious as always. He didn’t even lick the wound.
But this morning, the wound looked quite deep so off we went to the vet’s. Before that, I cleaned the wound with Hibiscrub and applied Povidone Iodine on it. I should have done this on Sunday itself, but I’ve been swamped with so many matters related to AnimalCare lately, I just did not think of doing this. The location of the wound is also on top of his anus, so it could not be an anal sac rupture.
The vet was fully booked today, but thank goodness someone canceled, so we managed to be get slotted in.
As it turned out, it’s a puncture wound, probably due to a fight – the vet says these kind of wounds are quite commonly seen. According to the vet, the wound is quite deep, but it looks very clean. There is no necrotic tissue anymore and it looks like the dead skin had already fallen off. It should become one-third smaller in 3 days’ time if we clean it properly and apply Povidone Iodine on it.
Still, being FIV+, we don’t take chances with Bunny. So the vet prescribed the antibiotic Amoxyxillin for 7 days as prophylaxis.
The vet also did a thorough cleaning of the wound by flushing it with diluted Hibiscrub (1:10 part of water) and then applying diluted Povidone Iodine onto it. A syringe with a needle was used to provide the “jet” of liquid so that the flushing is more penetrating and deep enough. Two vets were needed to do the flushing.
I brought home the big syringe with the needle.
If by three times, the wound doesn’t get better, I would have to bring Bunny back for further treatment. This reminds me of Cow’s anal sac rupture in December 2015. He healed, but you know, Cow is Cow. We call Cow the “IronCat” these days, for obvious reasons.
On another matter, I also requested that the vet check Bunny’s eyesight since we already noticed that he is either blind or partially blind.
The vet checked and while Bunny’s pupils are always dilated, there was still a little bit of reflex when a torch was shone into both his eyes. This means there is still some reaction of his retina, so Bunny IS partially blind. Not completely. At the clinic, Bunny also could not jump off from the table or the stool. He was only confident of jumping off the top of his carrier (much lower). This shows he is quite blind.
The worry was if it’s due to high blood pressure as this could cause the retina to detach completely and he would be blind. Blindness is not as worrying as high blood, as the latter can also lead to other problems like kidney failure or heart failure.
However, there are medications to reverse high blood pressure, which, if taken, could also be good for Bunny, being FIV+. The vet said he would research a little bit more on Bunny’s case and come up with options for him. He has to find out which medicine is the best for Bunny’s condition.
Meanwhile…
Tiger keeps Bunny company.
Tiger is a really good cat. Despite being bullied by Bunny through and through, he can put that aside and still be a good friend. Tabs too, was very concerned about Bunny. She helped by touching noses with Bunny.
That’s the wound, after the thorough flushing. The fur around it has also been shaven off.
I would have to do the Hibiscrub flushing once a day and the Povidone Iodine flushing twice a day. That would be sufficient, says the vet. Luckily Bunny is easier to manage.
Bunny loves attention.
Let’s hope his wound heals quickly.
Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2016/06/21/bunnys-anal-wound-and-pa..
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