JASPER
Jasper
Intake Date: October 2022
Jasper was one of three rabbits that were saved from a Quebec shelter right before they were scheduled to be euthanized. He was originally found as a stray before he arrived at the shelter and he was immediately started on medication to try and treat his head tilt and upper respiratory infection. We don’t know much about Jasper’s past but he’s suspected to have had his headtilt for a while before being found.
Jasper had a CT scan in January 2022 to see if he'd be a candidate for a PECA-BO surgery, but with his unresolved upper respiratory symptoms, we had concerns he had more issues than we knew about. Sadly we were correct, as the CT scan showed that he had about a dozen different things going on in his body, and we were concerned about his quality of life going forward. He wasn’t a candidate for surgery and his prognosis was poor, and we knew he wasn't a rabbit that was going to be adopted out, so all we could do was try to keep him happy and comfortable for as long as possible. Jasper had been on multiple antibiotics that should have cleared at least SOME of the infection but they didn't help, and as a last ditch effort we tried another one in hopes it would give him some more time. We put him on azithromycin, which is an antibiotic that's better at penetrating the lungs and it made a huge difference with his breathing. He stopped coughing and wheezing, and he was able to do zoomies without breathing so hard afterwards. Despite all of Jasper’s health issues, he’s the HAPPIEST bun. When he gets excited - which is often - he runs laps until he tires himself out (or finds food or starts being petted). He absolutely LOVES pets, and if you’re sitting with him and you stop petting him, he’ll start digging at your pants to let you know he’d like to be petted more.
Jasper has had lots of friends while in our care. Initially he was bonded to Orville, Ember and Scooter, but sadly they have all passed on. Now he is bonded to Chewie and they are best buds!
