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Cecily and Josh's sweet little bunny, Ozymandias, broke his foot!
Cecily and Joshua are artists living in a tiny rural town in Indiana. Their bunnies have influenced everything from the focus of their small fine art business to their dietary and lifestyle habits. Their first bunny, Miriel, was a show animal who was born with unusable markings and therefore unwanted, and she led them to become vegetarians and eventually go vegan. They spend their time making art, promoting animal rights, and doting on their rescue animals. Having had bunny family members for 15 years, this is thankfully the first major injury they have ever dealt with.
Oz is an 8 year old Netherland Dwarf that has been part of their family for more than 7 years. He is a little bundle of muscle and speed, and his absolute favourite thing is climbing high. Piles of pillows, couches, shoulders, he loves them all. He is obsessed with bananas, vitamin cookies, bouncing around the levels of his house, taking naps, and kissing his brother Fizzgig. As he grows older, he has started to really enjoy being held and kissed by his humans.
On Monday Cecily walked in to the room and accidentally startled Oz, and he tore around frightened and caught his foot on something unknown. His heel bone and an attached foot bone broke, puncturing the skin in the process. He has a splint on and may need surgery, a cast, and possibly even amputation. Because his normal rabbit-trained vet was not at work the day it happened, he was examined by the ONLY vet in town that would even touch him which gives them doubts about the initial splinting. Oz has been referred to an Avian and Exotics clinic in Indianapolis where they specialize in the treatment of rabbits, and where he will be guaranteed to get the best care to make sure he doesn't end up with mobility pain for the rest of his life. No bunny deserves to hop in pain, and because climbing brings so much joy to his life it is crucial that he be given the option to keep his foot if they can by getting the Orthopedic specialists involved.
The initial vet bills for just the emergency sutures, x-rays and splinting are already passed $400 and he cannot sit long in a splint regardless of how well it has been made.
If amputation is recommended because of the nature of the break, the procedure can easily exceed $3-4k. Payments will be required at the time of service, and Josh and Cec are determined to do whatever the experts recommend for Oz to give him the highest quality of life. Since two of the Allen bunnies lived to 13 years of age and Oz has always been extremely healthy, he could easily have many years left. They want to be sure none of it is spent in pain from this injury.
As more information is made available, this campaign will be updated.
Please help out this bunny-loving family if you can! Every dollar helps.
40% of proceeds from purchases made on their website will also help in lieu if a monetary donation. www.starsprinklesupercollider.com/shop