About an hour ago. I can't stop crying, I can't cope with losing another so soon after Minnie.
He was admitted on Sunday for a dental as he suddenly stopped eating, which wasn't unexpected as he is a dental bunny. I've been syringe feeding him since Sunday, which again is normal as it takes him a few days to get over the dental. He was acting normally when I did his last feed at 11pm last night, but at 6.00am this morning he was very unwell, he was lethargic and wouldn't take his syringe food so I took him straight to my vets. His breathing was laboured so they did chest X-rays to check his heart and lungs and they looked OK. He had improved during the morning, especially when he was put on a strong pain relief. I had a call to say they were happy with his progress, but wanted to keep him in to monitor him, then 30 minutes later I had a call to say he had died. I wasn't expecting it, I thought he was getting better.
From his symptoms they think it was pneumonia, but I don't understand how it can be that quick. I couldn't speak when my vet told me the bad news, so I couldn't ask any questions, but I will speak to her later if I can hold myself together. I don't know whether to ask for a PM, perhaps I should.
I try so hard with my rabbits, I monitor them practically to the point of obsession and get them to the vets at the slightest hint that something isn't right, yet despite this I have lost another.
And then there's the problem of Scooby's partner Baby Rachel, the little wildie cross. Scooby was perfect for her, they were a lovely couple. She is so very fearful of humans and she needs a bunny friend, but I just don't know how I will go about finding one for her.
Scooby was only 2, he should have had years of happiness ahead of him with Rachel. Life is so unfair.
He was admitted on Sunday for a dental as he suddenly stopped eating, which wasn't unexpected as he is a dental bunny. I've been syringe feeding him since Sunday, which again is normal as it takes him a few days to get over the dental. He was acting normally when I did his last feed at 11pm last night, but at 6.00am this morning he was very unwell, he was lethargic and wouldn't take his syringe food so I took him straight to my vets. His breathing was laboured so they did chest X-rays to check his heart and lungs and they looked OK. He had improved during the morning, especially when he was put on a strong pain relief. I had a call to say they were happy with his progress, but wanted to keep him in to monitor him, then 30 minutes later I had a call to say he had died. I wasn't expecting it, I thought he was getting better.
From his symptoms they think it was pneumonia, but I don't understand how it can be that quick. I couldn't speak when my vet told me the bad news, so I couldn't ask any questions, but I will speak to her later if I can hold myself together. I don't know whether to ask for a PM, perhaps I should.
I try so hard with my rabbits, I monitor them practically to the point of obsession and get them to the vets at the slightest hint that something isn't right, yet despite this I have lost another.
And then there's the problem of Scooby's partner Baby Rachel, the little wildie cross. Scooby was perfect for her, they were a lovely couple. She is so very fearful of humans and she needs a bunny friend, but I just don't know how I will go about finding one for her.
Scooby was only 2, he should have had years of happiness ahead of him with Rachel. Life is so unfair.