Hi,
I'm sure many of you have had this experience...how do you cope? I mean really?
My beloved rabbit Henry died a few months ago. He was only 3.5 years old but had a liver torsion. He became ill on wednesday evening and I assumed it was his teeth, again, so took him to the vets the next morning. I had noticed he was pale so vets did a blood test - he was severley anaemic and his liver enzymes were through the roof (I'm a vet nurse so i knew his bloods were seriously bad). We did as much as we could at my vets but i had to take him to a specialist. I drove him over to Bristol University (I live in Berkshire) and they tried to operate but he died shortly after they anaesthetised him.
He was my first rabbit. When i got him i knew very little about rabbits (they don't teach you much about them at nurse college) but boy did he teach me a lot!! He actually inspired me to learn everything i now know about rabbits and that i pass on to the people i see at work. I quickly learnt what amazing animals they are and how entertaining they are. i soon bought him a friend and i have recently got a new friend for her (she was very sad without henry).
Thing is, i think about henry a lot. By a lot i mean almost every day. I miss him and i feel that no rabbit will ever replace him and i know that he was the special rabbit that you sometimes find once in a while, However, i adore my new bunny (and the one henry left behind) but they are just not henry and i find myself comparing the new rabbit to him - which i hate myself for. How can i put henry behind me and concentrate on the new bunny? He is so adorable and i love him-he's very funny to watch. i don't want to keep comparing him
I'm sure many of you have had this experience...how do you cope? I mean really?
My beloved rabbit Henry died a few months ago. He was only 3.5 years old but had a liver torsion. He became ill on wednesday evening and I assumed it was his teeth, again, so took him to the vets the next morning. I had noticed he was pale so vets did a blood test - he was severley anaemic and his liver enzymes were through the roof (I'm a vet nurse so i knew his bloods were seriously bad). We did as much as we could at my vets but i had to take him to a specialist. I drove him over to Bristol University (I live in Berkshire) and they tried to operate but he died shortly after they anaesthetised him.
He was my first rabbit. When i got him i knew very little about rabbits (they don't teach you much about them at nurse college) but boy did he teach me a lot!! He actually inspired me to learn everything i now know about rabbits and that i pass on to the people i see at work. I quickly learnt what amazing animals they are and how entertaining they are. i soon bought him a friend and i have recently got a new friend for her (she was very sad without henry).
Thing is, i think about henry a lot. By a lot i mean almost every day. I miss him and i feel that no rabbit will ever replace him and i know that he was the special rabbit that you sometimes find once in a while, However, i adore my new bunny (and the one henry left behind) but they are just not henry and i find myself comparing the new rabbit to him - which i hate myself for. How can i put henry behind me and concentrate on the new bunny? He is so adorable and i love him-he's very funny to watch. i don't want to keep comparing him