teddybunsrip
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My 15 yo daughter has had a netherland dwarf rabbit for 8 years, with whom he "pair bonded" thus she gradually assumed primary care for over the years. "Teddybuns" divided his time between indoors~where he had a small animal enclosure, with access to food and water, and also frequently roamed with my daughter through our home; and a screened porch where he also had a hutch with hay/pellets/water and free access to roam the porch. He turned 8 just last week and seemed in perfect health. Then yesterday my daughter searched the porch only to discover her beloved lifelong friend lifeless </3 seemingly wedged between the folds of a small soft vinyl pet carrier (used to transport to vet eg) that had long been kept stowed unnoticed beneath a small table.. We are both shocked and devastated ::::: wondering if this is the cause and anyone else has heard of dwarf bunnies becoming lodged between/trapped by/ suffocating from soft carriers or objects~or if he simply collapsed there from other causes.. She occasionally fed him carrots, lettuce (or rare smidgeon of fruit) but he ate primarily pellets plus smaller daily portions of hay~which i've since read should be the mainstay of a rabbit's diet. We are heartsick, tormented by not knowing if he died a premature death due to stress of being trapped or caught in padded carrier?) which might have been prevented had we found him right away~and wondering if this was even the cause? We'd been told as a netherland dwarf he could live up to 14 years so was sudden or unexpected (though i've since learned 8-9 is more average). Up until yesterday morning he appeared/acted in perfect health! Can anyone share any experience, suggest theory or shed light on this please RIP teddybuns♡
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