08/22/2026
Because he wouldn't be a Hay Monster if he didn't have issues... Hamps has an infection
He was all ready to go. De-wormed, syphilis free, URI cleared, and neutered. He had a family come meet him and they fell in love. He was almost adopted. Almost🫠
Saturday I gave him a real good once over, and noticed an area near one of his incisions that looked off. I let his family know he needed one more recheck so we could be sure. I booked it for Monday but by Sunday it was clear this was an infection. By Monday it had grown even more, so we booked surgical intervention for Wednesday.
Wednesday came, I dropped him off in the morning, and while Dr Scott was investigating under anesthesia to see how to remove it whole, our dude turned purple. Luckily she's a fantastic vet and they were able to get him stable and clean up the area and finish investigating.
Basically without all the fancy medical terms, Hamper has a nasty infection and we have to do VERY aggressive antibiotics because we dont want to keep risking anesthesia, which is needed to fully excise the abscess
We did have cultures sent out to make sure we are on the right meds. His new family and I are all really hopeful that he will still be able to go home at some point. (We discussed end of life fostering and medical care briefly but they're not bunny experienced enough for this magnitude of situation quite yet)
If I can get the infection to shrink down enough Dr Scott will make one more attempt with a different anesthesia protocol to get him infection free. Everyone, please send Hamper get well soon vibes!
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Berkley animal hospital
248-545-4933
3996 12 Mile Rd
Berkley, MI 48072
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1403 Pearman Dairy Rd
Anderson, SC 29625
(864) 207-4506
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