nana_of_bunnies
Young Bun
Hello everyone,
I want to start off by thanking everyone for their time and advice last weekend with a post that I started
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4949.
I am sorry I haven't been able to post sooner but I have
been just…numb. If I feel anything its tremendous sadness,
so much I can’t think straight.
All the home remedies weren’t working and I was just worried
sick over my Maple Sugar. Early Sunday night I took Maple to an emergency
vet located many cities away from us. As I stated in
my first post the emergency vet close to me is pretty
much useless and unfortunately so was this one.
This vet came to the conclusion that Maple had a hair
ball and a fever. She prescribed him some antibiotics
and told us to give him papaya juice around the clock.
That he should have a BM by tomorrow afternoon
(Monday afternoon) Monday morning Maple still
wasn’t any better so I called MY vet and
got him in right away.
While Maple was being prepared for surgery our cat Torix
( he is the brother of our indoor cats in which we adopted
but he was to wild to bring in doors never mind get to the
vets for his injections)came around. My daughter screamed
for me. Torix had blood coming out of his nose, ears, eyes
and rectum. He was very calm and could hardly walk. That is
when the call came in from the vets that Maple Sugar died....
He was scheduled to have surgery but his little heart gave out
before they could operate. He was only 3 and left behind 4
baby buns that were born last December.
Torix had no signs of being hit by a car or being attacked
by an animal but was seriously hurt. We took him to the vets.
The test came back that Torix had Feline HIV and was in his last
stages and was in a great amount of pain. We told the vet that he
was fine Saturday and that this came on very quickly. Apparently,
it can. We decided to put Torix to sleep. We had our chance to
say our good byes. As weak as he was, he was able to purr.
It’s like he knew we loved him.
We brought both of them home. My daughter insisted on
holding Maple Sugar on the way home. She held his lifeless
little body sobbing for him to wake up. This whole experience
has been heart wrenching.
We had a double funeral in the back yard for Maple Sugar
and Torix on Monday evening.
Its so sad how the other animals are acting, my cats are
somber, and they look outside with a blank expression on
their faces. They don’t see their brother and don’t know why.
Maples offspring haven’t been themselves either, they are
eating but sad. They hop over to daddy’s cage and wonder
where he is.
Loosing both Torix and Maple Sugar has been devastating
and I’m not saying that I didn’t love them both tremendously.
But Torix loved to be wild; the thought of being locked up inside
of a house would have killed him years ago. I always knew with
him being outside there was a chance he was going to die young
and it happened and my heart feels the pain of his absence.
I am glad that he found us in his life and that we were able
to love him and care for him the best he would allow us too.
But with Maple Sugar, I am infuriated with these so
called emergency vets! They didn’t do anything! I’m not
saying his life could have been spared but then again
maybe it could have. I’m just so damn upset!
Well, thank you once again for all your love and
support. For allowing me to grieve and to vent…
I miss them and love them so much..they were part
of my family, not just my animals. I know all of you
understand that...thank you
Nicole (Nana_of_bunnies)
I want to start off by thanking everyone for their time and advice last weekend with a post that I started
http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4949.
I am sorry I haven't been able to post sooner but I have
been just…numb. If I feel anything its tremendous sadness,
so much I can’t think straight.
All the home remedies weren’t working and I was just worried
sick over my Maple Sugar. Early Sunday night I took Maple to an emergency
vet located many cities away from us. As I stated in
my first post the emergency vet close to me is pretty
much useless and unfortunately so was this one.
This vet came to the conclusion that Maple had a hair
ball and a fever. She prescribed him some antibiotics
and told us to give him papaya juice around the clock.
That he should have a BM by tomorrow afternoon
(Monday afternoon) Monday morning Maple still
wasn’t any better so I called MY vet and
got him in right away.
While Maple was being prepared for surgery our cat Torix
( he is the brother of our indoor cats in which we adopted
but he was to wild to bring in doors never mind get to the
vets for his injections)came around. My daughter screamed
for me. Torix had blood coming out of his nose, ears, eyes
and rectum. He was very calm and could hardly walk. That is
when the call came in from the vets that Maple Sugar died....
He was scheduled to have surgery but his little heart gave out
before they could operate. He was only 3 and left behind 4
baby buns that were born last December.
Torix had no signs of being hit by a car or being attacked
by an animal but was seriously hurt. We took him to the vets.
The test came back that Torix had Feline HIV and was in his last
stages and was in a great amount of pain. We told the vet that he
was fine Saturday and that this came on very quickly. Apparently,
it can. We decided to put Torix to sleep. We had our chance to
say our good byes. As weak as he was, he was able to purr.
It’s like he knew we loved him.
We brought both of them home. My daughter insisted on
holding Maple Sugar on the way home. She held his lifeless
little body sobbing for him to wake up. This whole experience
has been heart wrenching.
We had a double funeral in the back yard for Maple Sugar
and Torix on Monday evening.
Its so sad how the other animals are acting, my cats are
somber, and they look outside with a blank expression on
their faces. They don’t see their brother and don’t know why.
Maples offspring haven’t been themselves either, they are
eating but sad. They hop over to daddy’s cage and wonder
where he is.
Loosing both Torix and Maple Sugar has been devastating
and I’m not saying that I didn’t love them both tremendously.
But Torix loved to be wild; the thought of being locked up inside
of a house would have killed him years ago. I always knew with
him being outside there was a chance he was going to die young
and it happened and my heart feels the pain of his absence.
I am glad that he found us in his life and that we were able
to love him and care for him the best he would allow us too.
But with Maple Sugar, I am infuriated with these so
called emergency vets! They didn’t do anything! I’m not
saying his life could have been spared but then again
maybe it could have. I’m just so damn upset!
Well, thank you once again for all your love and
support. For allowing me to grieve and to vent…
I miss them and love them so much..they were part
of my family, not just my animals. I know all of you
understand that...thank you
Nicole (Nana_of_bunnies)
