Cinnabun is a 3 and 1/2 month old Holland lop baby boy. He lived in Livermore. He was bought at a feed store in Alamo and lived in a hutch outside. One night, he escaped from his hutch and crawled out under the fence. The next morning the family found Cinnabun lying injured in the gutter. They picked him up, put him back in his hutch and left him alone in over 100 degree weather. Nearly two days later, they realized that they needed advice, because it seemed that Cinnabun might be paralyzed.His legs were sticking out at funny angles and he was in distress. When the family said they did not want to treat Cinnabun, or take him to be euthanized, they were advised to surrender him, so that he could be given pain medicine and evaluated on whether his condition required humane euthanasia or if he could be treated. The family said they were unable to afford a donation towards Cinnabun's care at that time. Cinnabun was examined at VCA in Oakland by Dr. Carolynn Harvey and Dr. Michele Kim--two incredibly compassionate and knowledgeable vets. He had a luxated left hip---meaning it was out of the socket. It was recommended to anesthetize Cinnabun and try to put his hip back in place. The risk was bleeding and possible blood clots. The hip was put back in place, but soon dislocated again and needs surgical correction. Cinnabun also "degloved" his tail and so his tail needed to be amputated. X-rays show Cinnabun has multiple fractures in his pelvis, and a lot of bruising in the groin. But more importantly, his right back leg is fractured above the growth plate. This is serious and may require future amputation; however, the potentially good news is that, the growth plate itself may not have been injured, so there is a chance that with surgery the leg can heal. The estimated cost for the surgery is $1500 to $2000, because it requires an orthopedic specialist. There is no guarantee that the surgery will work, but this is the recommendation from several vets whom we greatly trust Donations for his care would be wonderful and gratefully appreciated. Any amount--large or small will help care for Cinnabun. Special rescue cases like this require extensive funding and dramatically impact our ability to rescue other rabbits in need. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation towards Cinnabun's extensive care, you can do so via Paypal on our website or by snail mail to: SaveABunny-SF Marin House Rabbit Society P.O. Box 2143 Mill Valley, CA 94942 Thank you very much in advance for your interest and help for little Cinnabun. Cinnabun is a real trooper. Perhaps it seems silly, but we are thrilled that he is eating, peeing and pooping like a bunny should. He is a very happy, sweet bunny who charms everyone he meets!

Hi Everyone, I wanted to update you on Cinnabun and the news from UC Davis. I spent the entire day at UC Davis yesterday seeking all possible options for Cinnabun, getting new x-rays and blood work done for him. Unfortunately, it looks like Cinnabun has now lost all sensation in his broken right leg, likely a result of nerve damage. I saw the x-rays and he has multiple fractures with bones jutting out in several places. The surgeon did not feel that the leg could be repaired and recommended amputation. Cinnabun's tail was already amputated. His left hip is still dislocated and will likely not be able to be put back in place. Since Cinnabun is a young rabbit, he likely will be able to be mobile with the hip as it is. The vet recommendation was to first amputate the right leg and leave the left one alone for now. So, after consulting with Dr. Carolynn Harvey and factoring in the estimated cost for surgery at UC Davis versus VCA, the distance to and from Davis, and the unfortunate news that the UC Davis doctors did not feel that any special surgery could really be done for Cinnabun other than amputation, I made the decision to bring Cinnabun back home with me, rather than have the surgery done at UC Davis. They would not have been able to operate on him for nearly two days. I felt that he would be more comfortable with us in our home and foster center. So now, we are working on having the amputation done at VCA next week, and also one other possible option in Southern California. Please forgive my lack of personalization and any duplication of these emails. I am working on thank you notes and even if you don't hear from me immediately, please know that I am tremendously grateful for your support and generosity to help Cinnabun. I am doing my best to help Cinnabun and coordinate his care, as well as juggling many other rescues and emergencies in the Bay area, in addition to the daily management of our busy foster center. Be sure to visit our website www.saveabunny.com to see all the bunnies in need of loving homes. Volunteers are also always welcome and greatly appreciated.

With deep gratitude,
Marcy Schaaf
Chapter Manager
SaveABunny
San Francisco/ Marin House Rabbit Society