04/14/2026
W**d - little warrior rabbit man 🐇
Warning: these pictures will be considered gorey to most!
Not all stories have happy endings here at the mission. W**d, an older lion head rabbit, has been battling a relentless series of facial abscesses. He underwent his first big surgery on December 1st and has since had 2 additional surgeries. After months of many antibiotics and biweekly injections, many vet visits, and two additional major surgeries, we have decided to stop further treatment. Our vet is one of the most sought after exotic vets in the region and he has never seen anything as invasive as this in his 30 years in practice. W**d has micro abscesses throughout his muscle tissue that has spanned from above/behind the eye around his face and into the jaw and neck. We are only 2 weeks post op from surgery #3 and the abscesses are already forming again despite aggressive drug treatment. After almost 5 months of surgeries and drug treatments, W**d has had enough. This infection is relentless and all treatments have just been temporary.😞
We always trust our animals to lead the way and tell us how to navigate their care and we have no doubt W**d wants to live his last days eating carrots and not having more surgeries and meds and injections.
We will keep W**d comfortable and will not let him suffer. He still hops around and stomps his feet and we hope his quality of life will be good for whatever time he has left.
We gave it our best shot and sometimes even the best vets and best intentions are not enough.
Send some good vibes to our little warrior rabbit W**d! ❤️
