bunnylover4
Warren Scout
UPDATE : Alex WAS PTS ON WEDNESDAY. MY HEART IS BROKEN
Sadly despite physio and new medication Alex didn’t improve she deteriorated rapidly and stopped eating or pooing much. But even when she was sedated in my arms she was still licking me , almost like a thank you . The tears are streaming down my face as I write this. My time as a bunny mummy has come to an end and I feel broken,
Please can someone offer any advice or words of wisdom. Alex is my last remaining bunny and since being on her own she has really been a happier rabbit (she loved but she bullied both her male partners :roll: )
She has been arthritic for a while but the past couple weeks we noticed she was struggling with grooming and keeping herself clean . We have had bunnies before with problems so we were happy to take on the task of cleaning and grooming her. Also she has been on metacam for quite a while now due to the arthritis.
As she is an old lady now my OH had built her a nice igloo with a heater which she can safely snuggle against or away from and put a soft flooring down for her so she is more comfortable in her home which is a large summerhouse.
We bring her indoors in the evening where she snuggles up to me and grooms my face and neck and normally falls asleep. She only does this to me for some reason much to my little girls disappointment lol.
Anyways we have a very rabbit savy vet and today we took her in to be checked as although she was nibbling food she isn’t going out ( she has constant access to outdoor space if she wants it) and no poos.
She gave her a good check over and said she has SPONDYLITIS which inturn could be slowing her gut down due to nerve damage. She advised us (after a recent course she has done ) to up her metacam and also give BUPRECARE 1ml . If we don’t see any improvement then it may be time for her to go over rainbow bridge, I know the diagnosis is a death sentence I am just wondering what people’s experiences are and whether we are doing the right thing. She is such a loving rabbit I would hate for her to suffer for our comfort if you know what I mean. I can live with a disabled rabbit as long as I know they aren’t suffering . I have no problem with extra care it’s just hard thinking I am going to possibly lose my last girl to this .
Sadly despite physio and new medication Alex didn’t improve she deteriorated rapidly and stopped eating or pooing much. But even when she was sedated in my arms she was still licking me , almost like a thank you . The tears are streaming down my face as I write this. My time as a bunny mummy has come to an end and I feel broken,
Please can someone offer any advice or words of wisdom. Alex is my last remaining bunny and since being on her own she has really been a happier rabbit (she loved but she bullied both her male partners :roll: )
She has been arthritic for a while but the past couple weeks we noticed she was struggling with grooming and keeping herself clean . We have had bunnies before with problems so we were happy to take on the task of cleaning and grooming her. Also she has been on metacam for quite a while now due to the arthritis.
As she is an old lady now my OH had built her a nice igloo with a heater which she can safely snuggle against or away from and put a soft flooring down for her so she is more comfortable in her home which is a large summerhouse.
We bring her indoors in the evening where she snuggles up to me and grooms my face and neck and normally falls asleep. She only does this to me for some reason much to my little girls disappointment lol.
Anyways we have a very rabbit savy vet and today we took her in to be checked as although she was nibbling food she isn’t going out ( she has constant access to outdoor space if she wants it) and no poos.
She gave her a good check over and said she has SPONDYLITIS which inturn could be slowing her gut down due to nerve damage. She advised us (after a recent course she has done ) to up her metacam and also give BUPRECARE 1ml . If we don’t see any improvement then it may be time for her to go over rainbow bridge,
I know the diagnosis is a death sentence I am just wondering what people’s experiences are and whether we are doing the right thing. She is such a loving rabbit I would hate for her to suffer for our comfort if you know what I mean. I can live with a disabled rabbit as long as I know they aren’t suffering . I have no problem with extra care it’s just hard thinking I am going to possibly lose my last girl to this .
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