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I don't deserve rabbits...

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Suzyjo

Warren Scout
I'm such a bad bunny mum :( I lost Scamp this morning to something I could and should have seen earlier and prevented.. :cry:

I lost fidget just over a year ago to something I again could and should have seen earlier and prevented. . :cry:

I don't deserve them! I'm heartbroken that I let them both down and can't seem to stop crying :cry:

Sorry I don't expect any replies just needed to get it off my chest..
 
Oh no sweety, you do deserve bunnies.

I'm so sorry you lost Scamp today, and so sorry about Fidget too. Bigs hugs xxx
 
Please don't blame yourself :cry: From your other thread it looks like there was only an hour and a half between her first symptoms and her passing, that's very quick and I don't think there's much you could have done. Maybe it was a stroke? Could you get a PM done to find out for sure?

You're a great bunny mum. I'm so sorry you've lost Scamp :cry: Binky free xx
 
I'm so very sorry that you have lost Scamp. :cry:

Please don't torture yourself with 'what ifs'. Sometimes bunnies don't give us much to go on and then deteriorate so very rapidly.

Thinking of you and sending a big hug. xxx
 
I'm so sorry you lost Scamp.

Can I ask, why do you think you could have prevented this? What do you think you should have done?

That might sound a callous question, but I know, from experience, having people tell me I couldn't have done anything, etc, didn't help util I knew they actually understood the situation. So I want to know what you see your situation as so I can, hopefully, reassure you using the exact situation. From reading your thread, it sounds like you did all the things you should have done, but I may not know the full situation.
 
Thank you.. I know I shouldn't but I just feel so guilty :(

I'm worried about Dylan now aswell (Scamp's hubby) He doesn't seem to have eaten much of his breakfast.. I just wish I could have got him and taken him to the vets aswell so he could have been with her and maybe understood what was going on a bit!

Helen I've just rang them and asked about a PM but I'm too late :( I know I should have asked this morning but after she'd gone it was like 2am and I was such a mess I just wasn't thinking properly.. Another one of my failings :cry:
 
Please don't feel guilty. I've been told by vets and specialists that rabbits are the hardest animals to look after. One minute they can seem fine, in the next hour they can become seriously ill and die and sometimes you just don't know why. Seems like you did all you can and loved them very much. I guess sometimes it comes down to luck.
 
Sky-O said:
I'm so sorry you lost Scamp.

Can I ask, why do you think you could have prevented this? What do you think you should have done?

That might sound a callous question, but I know, from experience, having people tell me I couldn't have done anything, etc, didn't help util I knew they actually understood the situation. So I want to know what you see your situation as so I can, hopefully, reassure you using the exact situation. From reading your thread, it sounds like you did all the things you should have done, but I may not know the full situation.
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I could have spotted it earlier.. She normally comes running straight for her tea and she didn't last night, She has previously not come running up and been completely fine a couple of hours later so I just thought I'd keep an eye on her and was planning on bringing her to the vets today for a check up. But this time a couple of hours later she couldn't move and was pretty much unresponsive.

I should have got her to the vets as soon as I thought something was wrong but instead I waited and now she's gone :cry:
 
I'm so sorry for your loss. :( Sending hugs.

Try not to feel too guilty, it's clear you loved your bunnies very much. xxx
 
Suzyjo said:
I could have spotted it earlier.. She normally comes running straight for her tea and she didn't last night, She has previously not come running up and been completely fine a couple of hours later so I just thought I'd keep an eye on her and was planning on bringing her to the vets today for a check up. But this time a couple of hours later she couldn't move and was pretty much unresponsive.

I should have got her to the vets as soon as I thought something was wrong but instead I waited and now she's gone :cry:
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*squish*

The chances are, even if you had acted that fast, she very well may still have died because it sounds highly acute. Somethings bunnies can not be saved from, and, my personal guess would be, that that was one of them.

Guilt is a normal part of grief. Having lost a bunny to my own fault before (definitely my fault, it was a horrific accident), the best advice I can give is to learn from it- so next time, act promptly- and, for something like this, you would actually likely be acting more promptly for yourself, than for the bunny, and mainly so you don't feel this much pain and guilt if it were to happen again.

I hope her husbunny picks up soon. Did he get to see the body? Maybe give him a heat source and cuddly toy to cuddle with.
 
I am so so sorry about Scamp...so heartbreaking.

You must not beat yourself up though - you did what you thought was right at the time and based on previous experience. You cannot blame yourself for that. As has already been said - these bunnies hide things remarkably well, and it can be so difficult to tell if somethings IS actually wrong or if they are just having a moment. Try to think instead of the love and attention and care you give to your bunnies...you are a great bunny mummy!

Lots of hugs to you.
 
It's so difficult. I think I have taken Doughnut to the vets sometimes too often when she has slowed down eating. If I notice she doesn't want her pellets, that's when I notice she is ill, but I have got there before and they have done lots of tests and she's been OK. She is very greedy though so I naturally think something is wrong if she is suddenly not that interested in food.

I'm sure I would have done the same as you, see how she went overnight and take her first thing in the morning. Like Sky-O says, it may well have been the same outcome if you had taken her and you would probably have thought if I had taken her 30 minutes earlier she may have had a greater chance of life. It's not always practical to rush them off to the vets at the slightest thing as the journey is stressful.

Lots of hugs.
 
Sorry for your loss hun x

Binky free sweetheart x

Unfortunately some of us bun lovers experiance a loss that we think we could of prevented
I certainly have and still feel terrible guilt 6 months on
But in reality sometimes theres just nothing we can do to save our babies.
Chin up hun sending hugs x
 
Sky-O said:
*squish*

The chances are, even if you had acted that fast, she very well may still have died because it sounds highly acute. Somethings bunnies can not be saved from, and, my personal guess would be, that that was one of them.

Guilt is a normal part of grief. Having lost a bunny to my own fault before (definitely my fault, it was a horrific accident), the best advice I can give is to learn from it- so next time, act promptly- and, for something like this, you would actually likely be acting more promptly for yourself, than for the bunny, and mainly so you don't feel this much pain and guilt if it were to happen again.

I hope her husbunny picks up soon. Did he get to see the body? Maybe give him a heat source and cuddly toy to cuddle with.
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He didn't see the body no :( I've given him a snugglesafe and I've just been hand feeding him some pellets and parsley so fingers crossed!

Thank you everyone for your kind words, Could I maybe ask one more piece of advice? How long should I leave it before I attempt to bond Dylan again? I feel awful for even thinking about it but I'm just so worried he'll become lonely
 
Honestly, in your situation I may well have just dosed the bunny up with some painkillers and waited until morning, infact I often do because I know more about stasis than the emergency vet does. It sounds like there was something very wrong that may not have had a better outcome if she had seen a vet :cry: it happened very quickly so please don't blame yourself :(

with regards to rebonding it depends on the bun, Sebastian was so depressed it was a week from Maes death till his first date with Imogen :(
 
Did the vet have any idea what it was? How is Dylan doing? Is there any chance it could be something contagious that Dylan could be at risk from? xx
 
Georgeypudding said:
Honestly, in your situation I may well have just dosed the bunny up with some painkillers and waited until morning, infact I often do because I know more about stasis than the emergency vet does. It sounds like there was something very wrong that may not have had a better outcome if she had seen a vet :cry: it happened very quickly so please don't blame yourself :(

with regards to rebonding it depends on the bun, Sebastian was so depressed it was a week from Maes death till his first date with Imogen :(
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Thanks I'm just glad I took her then and didn't wait until morning, especially as she was in pain! Hmm I'll just have to keep an eye on him and see how he seems in himself.

Captain Helen said:
Did the vet have any idea what it was? How is Dylan doing? Is there any chance it could be something contagious that Dylan could be at risk from? xx
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He mentioned gut stasis, took her temp which was 31. I actually asked him about contagious possibilities and he said she isn't showing signs of any like E.C or snuffles etc

Dylan seems fine in himself, I was hand feeding him some pellets, parsley and readigrass earlier but he's eating it by himself now. He hasn't really come out of his cardboard box, but I'm not sure whether that's just because he likes to sleep in there.. Which rationally thinking it probably is
 
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