My little boy Grayjoy is just 6 years old, a happy yet very timid Lionhead / Holland Lop. Yesterday my wife & I rushed him to the vet after seeing him have a frantic episode on the ground out of nowhere. We later find out it’s most likely E Coniculi.
The vet explained our options about what to do but my wife didn’t take it well at all… She wanted to immediately euthanize him given the state he is in. I see that all though he has an extreme head tilt, he can’t get up at all even though he was trying his best to just get on his feet when we drove him to the vet. He still has an appetite to eat greens that they were giving him and water to stay hydrated. So when I saw and interacted with him for myself, I was able to convince my wife to have him stay overnight to see if the proper medicine and care would see any improvements.
Today the vet informed us that his condition is still the same at the moment and his appetite has slightly dwindled. My wife didn’t take the update good and just wants what’s best for him and just euthanize him. But is that what’s really best for him? A condition in which is not 100% treatable; but when given the time & patience that is needed, my little boy can at least move around, eat & drink normally and hopefully be a bunny again, but my wife won’t commit to doing that!…I know most cases of treating E Coniculi are on average 28 days in which I’m all in for trying to treat my boy of this condition, but I just can’t seem to convince my wife in doing her part.
I have a very busy life, and I know treating a rabbit with E Coniculi is a 24/7 responsibility with tons of care & maintenance. I’d be able to care for him when I’m half the time available but my wife ATM has the privilege to be home 24/7 if needed to deal with this when I’m not around. She however doesn’t have it in her mentally. She’s dealing with other issues in her life and adding this unfortunate incident on top of it didn’t help out our situation at all. Its really breaking her heart knowing given the state our rabbit is in right now. I don’t know what to do at this very moment.
Financially commiting to this is alot and I know my wife thinks that way in regards to all of this. Treating an exotic animal is not cheap. I just feel guilty just giving up and not at least taking him back home to at least try our best to treat this condition. What’s even more guilty is he’d be leaving behind his brother/partner Mr. Gruntskins, a 7 year old Lionhead that is super close to him. Any advice or support is greatly appreciated!
by tommyjk123
