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THE SURVIVOR’S STORY & HER PLEA FOR HELP!
Email Article | Thursday, September 17, 2020 
This last Tuesday, Bunny World Foundation took NINE bunnies to have surgeries at our vet. Thank you, fosters / volunteers / transporters (Lisa S., Kat L., and Kelly D.) for driving across town and back to get these babies treated.
THE RESCUE
The night before, we were informed by a Good Samaritan that there was yet another injured baby somewhere in South Los Angeles in desperate need. We dug and dug and dug until we found the source contacted the vet, and begged to have ONE more bunny seen. Thanks to the beautiful human, Raquel C., and an incredible BWF volunteer, William L., who agreed to transport this baby the following morning, we got her (we found later that it was a she!) in time. One more day and she would have been dead. Her name is SURVIVOR.
SURVIVOR VS FIGHTER?
We are, however, contemplating the old Viking name, HILDA, which means THE FIGHTER. We'll see. She's STILL hospitalized (since Tuesday!), and her prognosis is guarded. She's receiving critical care, but she’s not strong enough to endure surgery. Also, her eye is oozing puss. We' re hoping that by next Monday, she'll be ready for surgery.
HERE'S THE NOTE FROM OUR VET:
From: Northwood Animal Hospital
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2020, at 4:49 PM
Subject: Survivor BWF pictures
These are photos of Survivor, the female bunny brought in today. She is very thin, approximately 15% dehydrated, and very weak. Her temperature was subnormal. She was very heavily flea-infested, and her gums were pale, likely from flea anemia. Her incisors were extremely maloccluded and overgrown, so she likely was unable to eat even if she could find food. (We failed to get a photo before trimming them.) Her left eye was sealed shut with pus drainage, but after soaking, we could see her cornea, but it is very cloudy, so it may be a while before we know if we can save her eye. Her molars are also in need of trimming, but we will need to get her stronger before we can safely anesthetize her to trim them. We currently have her on fluids, pain medications, antibiotics, eye ointment, and Critical Care. The estimate to get her back to health, spay her, and take care of her molars and her eye is between $1400 and $2500, depending on what we need to do with her eye. So far, she seems to be responding to treatment. She has a tremendous will to live. Survivor is the right name for her.
Dr. Roberts
WILL YOU PLEASE MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION?
If you'd like to donate ANY AMOUNT to Survivor or any other foster in our care, please visit http://www.bunnyworldfoundation.org/donate/.
If you'd like to call Northwood Animal Hospital directly and make a donation toward our medical bill, they accept call-in contributions of $100 or more at (949) 559-1992.
OUR VET BILL IS CLOSE TO $12K!
Our vet bill is already $10K (attached), and the Survivor's invoice will take us well into $12.5 or more.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL TO FOSTER 'SURVIVOR' - someone with time, experience, and healing hands. If you're THAT person, email BWF ASAP at info@bunnyworldfoundation.org.
Thank you so much for your support!
~BWF
The night before, we were informed by a Good Samaritan that there was yet another injured baby somewhere in South Los Angeles in desperate need. We dug and dug and dug until we found the source contacted the vet, and begged to have ONE more bunny seen. Thanks to the beautiful human, Raquel C., and an incredible BWF volunteer, William L., who agreed to transport this baby the following morning, we got her (we found later that it was a she!) in time. One more day and she would have been dead. Her name is SURVIVOR.
SURVIVOR VS FIGHTER?
We are, however, contemplating the old Viking name, HILDA, which means THE FIGHTER. We'll see. She's STILL hospitalized (since Tuesday!), and her prognosis is guarded. She's receiving critical care, but she’s not strong enough to endure surgery. Also, her eye is oozing puss. We' re hoping that by next Monday, she'll be ready for surgery.
HERE'S THE NOTE FROM OUR VET:
From: Northwood Animal Hospital
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2020, at 4:49 PM
Subject: Survivor BWF pictures
These are photos of Survivor, the female bunny brought in today. She is very thin, approximately 15% dehydrated, and very weak. Her temperature was subnormal. She was very heavily flea-infested, and her gums were pale, likely from flea anemia. Her incisors were extremely maloccluded and overgrown, so she likely was unable to eat even if she could find food. (We failed to get a photo before trimming them.) Her left eye was sealed shut with pus drainage, but after soaking, we could see her cornea, but it is very cloudy, so it may be a while before we know if we can save her eye. Her molars are also in need of trimming, but we will need to get her stronger before we can safely anesthetize her to trim them. We currently have her on fluids, pain medications, antibiotics, eye ointment, and Critical Care. The estimate to get her back to health, spay her, and take care of her molars and her eye is between $1400 and $2500, depending on what we need to do with her eye. So far, she seems to be responding to treatment. She has a tremendous will to live. Survivor is the right name for her.
Dr. Roberts
WILL YOU PLEASE MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION?
If you'd like to donate ANY AMOUNT to Survivor or any other foster in our care, please visit http://www.bunnyworldfoundation.org/donate/.
If you'd like to call Northwood Animal Hospital directly and make a donation toward our medical bill, they accept call-in contributions of $100 or more at (949) 559-1992.
OUR VET BILL IS CLOSE TO $12K!
Our vet bill is already $10K (attached), and the Survivor's invoice will take us well into $12.5 or more.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL TO FOSTER 'SURVIVOR' - someone with time, experience, and healing hands. If you're THAT person, email BWF ASAP at info@bunnyworldfoundation.org.
Thank you so much for your support!
~BWF
For a more comprehensive story, photos, vet notes, etc. please click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=BunnyWorldFoundation&set=a.3432853706753027