All rabbits deserve a chance.
Read about some of the foster rabbits who have received medical care from us.
Scooter
We’ve been treating Scooter since 2020 for multiple retrobulbar abscesses that required surgeries and a wide collection of medications. He also has a testosterone issue and a recurring tear duct infection. We’ve had to remove most of his molars. Despite how unlucky Scooter is medically, he is a happy bun who we call the President of the Good Boys Club.
Primo
Primo was caught as a stray in January with an incorrectly-healed jaw injury. Unfortunately, the risk of corrective surgery outweighed the benefit so his jaw will always look a little wonky. This does not slow him down though; he can eat mushed pellets just fine and is happy and healthy. This smart and goofy bun was adopted.
The Mayor
The Mayor lived outside as a stray for weeks while someone fed him and tried to catch him on their own. By the time they realized they could reach out to us for help with trapping him, he had suffered an injury to the eye that became infected. Sadly, the eye could not be saved and resulted in enucleation. The Mayor recovered from his surgery beautifully and was adopted.
Lipton
Lipton was brought to the City of Albuquerque Eastside Shelter as a stray where a volunteer noticed that he was lying face down in his cage, so he came into foster care with us. He had many episodes of extremely distressed breathing that sounded like choking and was treated for a severe upper respiratory infection. He made a full recovery and was adopted!
Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne was found as a stray in Los Lunas. The person who found him noticed that he seemed to have a leg injury so she contacted us and we took him into foster care where it became apparent that he could not use his back legs. We immediately took him to the vet and the x-rays showed that he had multiple pelvis fractures that caused his leg muscles to atrophy, as well as E.C. His foster parents patiently helped him through some physical therapy while also giving him E.C. medication. Slowly but surely, he started gaining mobility in his legs. Today, Bruce can binky and run. He was adopted!
Presley
Presley was picked up from the shelter in mid-March 2024 after being on a stray hold for 5 days with a broken leg. It was determined by our vet that the leg could not be saved, and Presley underwent amputation surgery in April. He is fully recovered and was adopted.
Maisie
We received Maisie severely overweight and unable to groom herself, which caused an infection in her undercarriage. She went on antibiotics and a proper diet, which helped, but it was discovered that her genitalia is deformed which was causing her to urinate on herself. She underwent a tail amputation and it fixed her urine scald since her tail was soaking up the urine. She was adopted.
Geronimo
Geronimo was caught as a stray and had a terrible case of ear mites. HIs nails were also so long that they had twisted. We gave him medication for the mites and now his ears are perfectly clean and parasite-free.
