Thank you Janey....Bella's my screen saver too
though we only lost her in September so still very raw
she was the smallest of three siblings we got from a friend (Boo and Reuben who are now healthy strong 8mth olds) there was a pasturella outbreak up in the area they came from when we collected them, and although they were all fine we did find she had a little bit of a snuffly nose, kept doing little sneezes, but within a week it was gone, then when they got to 16 weeks because they were two girls and a boy living together, we booked them all in to be 'done'...our other two house bunnies were done at the same age. But unfortunately poor little Bella arrested after the surgery in recovery, two vets and the head nurse gave her CPR to save her, she came back, but she was semiconscious ....our vet who is the kindest person I know wanted to give her any chance possible and also knew how we would be devastated ifthe outcome wasn't good...we sat up with her all night nursing her, took back to the vet for fluids etc next day, but sadly that night she arrested again and died in our arms :'( we think she'd suffered brain damage from the original arrest so although it was probably for the best ....it was utterly devastating ....she was the funniest, most mischievous little bunny and it was heartbreaking to think she'd gone, we miss her so much. They think she must have developed a heart defect from the slight pasturella infection she may have had previously and though she was fine under normal circumstances, coming round from the GA was probably too much for her little heart to cope with....I still blame myself for taking her to be done....if only if know about the affects of infections, and realised because she was small there was probably more of risk I would never have taken her....that's something I'll always regret and have to live with
...her brother and sister pined for ages for her as they were so so close, where one went the others did...usually Bella leading, she was the bravest of the three
it's wonderful isn't it how these adorable little companions come to me so much to us and give us so much pleasure to watch...but so sad when we have to say goodbye to one
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