Category Archives: Health

Toastie Tilly!

Tilly settling down her in her warm bed.

In the last 12 months Tilly has been getting a little stiff on her back legs. The vet thinks it’s probably arthritis.  In Autumn I noticed she was struggling even more so she had to go on painkillers which she now loves!  She is on a relatively high dose of painkillers so when she began to struggle a little as the cold hit I wasn’t keen on upping her painkillers anymore, but I had to sort something for her.  The answer was a heat mat. Tilly now has a heat mat permanently plugged in & it is tucked into some pillow cases.  This has worked a treat as she gets to stay nice & snug keeping her muscles relaxed & warm. Continue reading Toastie Tilly!

Toffee’s Eyes.

Toffee enjoying the lush grass before he lost his eyesight.

In my vaccination post I mentioned I had two bunnies who had problems, Annie was one whose problem was revealed last week & the other was Toffee. At the vaccination I requested the vet check Toffee’s eyes, particularly as the left eye’s cataract is so thick, something I haven’t seen on previous bunnies who have had cataracts. Continue reading Toffee’s Eyes.