bunny momma
Wise Old Thumper
I am so sorry it has come to this, yet two fits in an hour offers you little choice. Sending you all gentle hugs.
It totally was: in the time since the vet phoned to our arrival (30mins) he'd had another two seizuresOh I am so very sorry It sounds as though it is the kindest thing to let him go now x
It really is. I'm just thankful it was so quick and pretty much black&white (pardon the pun :lol, as he went from happy-if-unwell to gone in 6hrs. I'll take that over prolonged pain any day.It's really gutting when you had that glimmer of hope that they were starting to turn a corner
He's our first pet PTS (expensive to the end!). It was, clinically, fascinating and we had prepared ourselves for this since last time (I even looked up his replacement ;P) and the inevitable hasn't come at a bad time all in all, except I might need help with getting him cremated! Chibbs seems fine: she's had a sniff and I've left him with her (with instructions she's not to hump him!) but I'll go and get him in a bit. No idea where to store him though, might have to make space in the fridge :SI have never handled a rabbit being PTS very well at all, even though knowing it was the right thing to do.
Also thinking of Chibbs.
Aw thanks Zoobec: we've been really lucky actually, Forget Me Nott in Trowell (20mins drive) have managed to fit me in last thing today They were great with Aboleth. I was most worried about getting him to there in good time, as I think they'll be able to look after his ashes until I get backI can wholeheartedly recommend old flatts farm crematorium, it might be too far from you though. http://www.oldflattsfarm.co.uk/ They are lovely and we all said it was the nicest way to say goodbye, and not too expensive either, considering the care they gave us when we lost Alfie dog and Smokey cat.
Aw thanks Zoobec: we've been really lucky actually, Forget Me Nott in Trowell (20mins drive) have managed to fit me in last thing today They were great with Aboleth. I was most worried about getting him to there in good time, as I think they'll be able to look after his ashes until I get back
That's useful to know thankyou, we weren't so worried with Aboleth as it wasn't unseasonably warm! We're regularly getting a few small flies on the walls/car, sunning themselves. We did manage to get him into the crematorium this evening though, eventually, as I got lost (it's not easy to find in the dark!). Picking him up Saturday morning, they're very accommodatingHis body should be OK outside overnight at this time of year. I usually leave them in a pond basket, as that is what I bury them in, but another plastic container or bag would be fine, wrapped in an old Tshirt & plastic bag, and left in a covered container (old hutch, bin, whatever) to keep predators and insects at bay. Even the car boot would do.
Aww, thanks MM, I'm so sorry you have to see them too. It is reassurring when they're OK afterwards though, as Lopsy was the first couple of times, but he also got very disorientated immediately afterwards and was basically circling wildly, I'm glad Matt only got to see him sad, rather than all over the place.I'm so sorry that I hadn't seen this till reading another thread where you mentioned him. I'm so sorry for your loss. (((((Huge hugs)))))
Having witnessed Jenna seizing twice this year I can honestly say that despite assurances that animals don't remember what happens and that aside from being stiff or sore afterwards they're okay as long as these episodes aren't prolonged...tosh! It's a horrible thing to see happen to a beloved animal companion.
Sweet dreams Lopsy, precious boy. xxxxx