dudley my beautiful british giant lost his battle yesterday,iam absolutely devastated.i had to take him back to the vets on monday as i was concerned that his tummy sounded gassy again.it was FH-B's day off but she came in as soon as she heard that dudley had been re-admited and operated on him that morning.she discovered that he had a sore under his tongue that had possibly been the origianal cause for the bloat,but,she also found he had an enlarged heart which was causing circulation problems and lack of oxygen to his lungs.this may explain why he was on the small side for his breed.she discovered scarring on his liver from a parasite he must have had when he was a baby.she felt we could treat him for his heart condition to give him a better quality of life for the time he had left.we were due to pick him up last night at 5.10pm as he had improved slightly,but when we arrived Francis said that he had suddenly deteriorated in the last hour.we had no option but to let him go.he went very peacefully in my arms,he was obviously very tired.i miss my big boy so much,he was only 2 1/2yrs old.he was a very special,beautifull,happy and loving fellow.we made the decision to leave him with francis,she asked if she could investigate further to truly understand just what was going on,and i felt that if she can help another bunny through the loss of dudley then some good can come out of my grief.
Francis Harcourt-Brown has been truly amazing throughout,she tried her absolute best to help him and for that i am very grateful.xx
Francis Harcourt-Brown has been truly amazing throughout,she tried her absolute best to help him and for that i am very grateful.xx
