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August 23, 2008

1672: More bunny trouble: Update #2

So, we saw the vet today about the lump I found on Dewey's stomach. It's an abscess of some kind but we won't know whether it's related to any form of tumor until it's removed. It appears to be quite superficial, which I take as a good sign. The vet said it could have been caused by virtually anything -- from a cut to a hair follicle. Had he been living with another rabbit, it could have been from a little scratch-fight. It's possible it's a tumor but, again, there's no way to say at this point.

I hadn't noticed him fussing with it, but he'd evidently picked at it and it had scabbed at some point since I initially discovered it. Whether the fur missing around it is the result of his own grooming of the wound or simply a function of the wound itself, I don't know. The abscess will be removed on Thursday, and he'll be under general anesthesia and kept overnight after the surgery.

He's in good spirits and has a great appetite; you'd never know something was wrong with him unless you saw the little wound on his tummy. When he was being examined, I nearly burst into tears and however Pete has tried to distract me with tacos and Tropic Thunder, I still find myself thinking about Dewey.

When he was taken out of his rabbit carrier, the vet looked at him and said, "Oh, I remember you. You're beautiful. You're like a velveteen rabbit." And he is! I wish I had more photos of him but he doesn't photograph well, at least not when I'm the one behind the camera.

As Pete points out, we're doing everything we can for the little guy and he'll be in excellent hands on Thursday.

Posted by ashley at August 23, 2008 09:06 PM

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