littlebears
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Hi,
We have an elderly bunny who we got from a rescue when he was three, he is now ten and a half.
To give some background about him, he was bonded at the rescue and lived a long happy life with his bunny wife, who passed away aged eight and a bit.
He is a house bunny, always has been since he has been with us.
He has had dental problems ever since we got him. He is insured and has had work done at the vets whenever needed throughout his life to try and make his teeth better.
We are so glad he has had a good life for so long.
For months now he has had an abcess on his jaw. Because of his age we discussed with the vet and didn't think major surgery was the right option.
He has carried on eating, quite happily, most of the time.
He went for a dental last week, because I just felt that his abcess had become so much bigger, and that if his teeth were treated/burred, this would make it more comfortable in his mouth.
Before the dental, he was eating. Afterwards, he wouldn't eat much on his own. He's always been a fussy eater, and he goes through times of not eating.
We tried everything that he likes, his favourites, and he picked a little at bits but nowhere near enough.
So we took the option of him going into hospital, where he had round the clock care for just over two days and nights.
He ate very little there of his own accord but obviously was supported with fluids and syringe feeding.
We wondered if, after this support, if he came home in the warmth and quiet, he would start eating again.
Now he has been back home a couple of days and is eating hardly anything on his own, though occasionally he is eating one or two bits.
We are syringe feeding him critical care, and he is on depocillin, zantax and loxicom.
He seems really fed up of the syringe feeding.
It's so hard to know what the right thing to do is.
When his bunny wife left us, she seemed very poorly and it felt, though it was very sad and upsetting, as though she was telling us what she needed us to do, that she wasn't happy anymore.
With him now, I'm not sure if he's telling us or not...
How do you know what to do, when to do it?
Myself and my partner are both in tears and don't know what to do for the best.
We don't want to lose him because it is heartbreaking but we don't want to prolong his life if he doesn't want us to. We want to do the right thing for him.
I haven't visited for a long time, but I am very appreciative that this forum is here. I know we have to make the decision ourselves together with the vet but I just was looking for any other thoughts or advice from people who may have been through similar.
We have got another appointment with the vet tonight.
Thank you.
We have an elderly bunny who we got from a rescue when he was three, he is now ten and a half.
To give some background about him, he was bonded at the rescue and lived a long happy life with his bunny wife, who passed away aged eight and a bit.
He is a house bunny, always has been since he has been with us.
He has had dental problems ever since we got him. He is insured and has had work done at the vets whenever needed throughout his life to try and make his teeth better.
We are so glad he has had a good life for so long.
For months now he has had an abcess on his jaw. Because of his age we discussed with the vet and didn't think major surgery was the right option.
He has carried on eating, quite happily, most of the time.
He went for a dental last week, because I just felt that his abcess had become so much bigger, and that if his teeth were treated/burred, this would make it more comfortable in his mouth.
Before the dental, he was eating. Afterwards, he wouldn't eat much on his own. He's always been a fussy eater, and he goes through times of not eating.
We tried everything that he likes, his favourites, and he picked a little at bits but nowhere near enough.
So we took the option of him going into hospital, where he had round the clock care for just over two days and nights.
He ate very little there of his own accord but obviously was supported with fluids and syringe feeding.
We wondered if, after this support, if he came home in the warmth and quiet, he would start eating again.
Now he has been back home a couple of days and is eating hardly anything on his own, though occasionally he is eating one or two bits.
We are syringe feeding him critical care, and he is on depocillin, zantax and loxicom.
He seems really fed up of the syringe feeding.
It's so hard to know what the right thing to do is.
When his bunny wife left us, she seemed very poorly and it felt, though it was very sad and upsetting, as though she was telling us what she needed us to do, that she wasn't happy anymore.
With him now, I'm not sure if he's telling us or not...
How do you know what to do, when to do it?
Myself and my partner are both in tears and don't know what to do for the best.
We don't want to lose him because it is heartbreaking but we don't want to prolong his life if he doesn't want us to. We want to do the right thing for him.
I haven't visited for a long time, but I am very appreciative that this forum is here. I know we have to make the decision ourselves together with the vet but I just was looking for any other thoughts or advice from people who may have been through similar.
We have got another appointment with the vet tonight.
Thank you.