Hey there guys.
At the beginning of last week all seemed well with my bunnies Atashi and Puff. Around about Tuesday I noticed Puff our littlest one wasn't really interested in eating her pellets and only ate a little hay. I thought it was odd but it was early so i said i would see how she was that night. Again she had eaten some of her pellets but not all of them. The next day i took the day off of work and and took them both to the vet thinking perhaps they were having tummy issues as Atashi had needed some treatment for that in the past after not eating. He felt their stomachs and due to them not eating he thought it could be that and gave them some treatment.
They seemed okay for a bit but puff still wouldn't eat, so again the next day i took he straight to the vet. She seemed in discomfort. In a little pain. Her chin was wet from her trying to drink and dipping her head in the water. The vet offered to keep her in to give her an xray to try and identify the problem. I agreed as she seemed to need help quickly. They called me later to tell me there was no obstruction but it was infact spurs in her little mouth causing her pain and discomfort and that's why she wasn't eating.
She got them fixed and we went to pick her up after work. They warned that she was taking her time coming around from being put under and she might take most of the night to fully wake up. We got her home and put her in her favorite spot in the living room with her buddy, who lay with her since she wasn't moving. She occasionally raised her head groggily but nothing else. We tried to get some critical care into her but she wouldn't swallow either time. At the end of the night we thought i was best to leave her and her buddy to give her some time to get back on her feet and hopefully eat now that her face was no longer sore.
We woke up the next morning and went to check on her and the worst possible outcome had happened. In the night our beautiful baby had died.
It's been a few days now and we have sent her off to be cremated. We are looking into getting a new friend for Atashi. Luckily he is still eating even though he seems down. We are so devastated. She was a bunny we got a year ago after moving into our new house. She was Atashi's first friend and we expected her to be in our life for years. She looked after him and much as he was a big lazy bun she was so small and would dart around the room binkying and flopping every night. This has broken my heart as it feels so wrong. Ive never cried like this in my life and i feel like something will forever be missing. Our house feels so quiet and somber, which feels silly cos she of course didnt make noise.
Im sorry this is so long but i just needed to type it out to someone who understands. My little baby was fine one week and gone the next. She helped my and wife through a hard year. My wife has had anxiety problems and puff was always there to help her. We were coming out of a really bad time that our bunnies helped us through and we wanted to live through more happy moments with them, in the garden, in the house, in their castle (pictures below). It feels so unfair and cruel that even though we did everything we could and loved her so much she is gone. It was suppose to be this week that our lives started to relax and we could take it easy on the run up to xmas with our babies. Now we are filled with grief, guilt and worry. I know we will move forward but its so hard to imagine that right now.
Some links here to pics from the instagram my wife made for them. Please no comments on the instagram account as my wife is having a hard time already and i dont think she could cope with any messages or comments.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEZLi9auRK6/?taken-by=atashi_and_puff
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHxgzlFjt-u/?taken-by=atashi_and_puff
At the beginning of last week all seemed well with my bunnies Atashi and Puff. Around about Tuesday I noticed Puff our littlest one wasn't really interested in eating her pellets and only ate a little hay. I thought it was odd but it was early so i said i would see how she was that night. Again she had eaten some of her pellets but not all of them. The next day i took the day off of work and and took them both to the vet thinking perhaps they were having tummy issues as Atashi had needed some treatment for that in the past after not eating. He felt their stomachs and due to them not eating he thought it could be that and gave them some treatment.
They seemed okay for a bit but puff still wouldn't eat, so again the next day i took he straight to the vet. She seemed in discomfort. In a little pain. Her chin was wet from her trying to drink and dipping her head in the water. The vet offered to keep her in to give her an xray to try and identify the problem. I agreed as she seemed to need help quickly. They called me later to tell me there was no obstruction but it was infact spurs in her little mouth causing her pain and discomfort and that's why she wasn't eating.
She got them fixed and we went to pick her up after work. They warned that she was taking her time coming around from being put under and she might take most of the night to fully wake up. We got her home and put her in her favorite spot in the living room with her buddy, who lay with her since she wasn't moving. She occasionally raised her head groggily but nothing else. We tried to get some critical care into her but she wouldn't swallow either time. At the end of the night we thought i was best to leave her and her buddy to give her some time to get back on her feet and hopefully eat now that her face was no longer sore.
We woke up the next morning and went to check on her and the worst possible outcome had happened. In the night our beautiful baby had died.
It's been a few days now and we have sent her off to be cremated. We are looking into getting a new friend for Atashi. Luckily he is still eating even though he seems down. We are so devastated. She was a bunny we got a year ago after moving into our new house. She was Atashi's first friend and we expected her to be in our life for years. She looked after him and much as he was a big lazy bun she was so small and would dart around the room binkying and flopping every night. This has broken my heart as it feels so wrong. Ive never cried like this in my life and i feel like something will forever be missing. Our house feels so quiet and somber, which feels silly cos she of course didnt make noise.
Im sorry this is so long but i just needed to type it out to someone who understands. My little baby was fine one week and gone the next. She helped my and wife through a hard year. My wife has had anxiety problems and puff was always there to help her. We were coming out of a really bad time that our bunnies helped us through and we wanted to live through more happy moments with them, in the garden, in the house, in their castle (pictures below). It feels so unfair and cruel that even though we did everything we could and loved her so much she is gone. It was suppose to be this week that our lives started to relax and we could take it easy on the run up to xmas with our babies. Now we are filled with grief, guilt and worry. I know we will move forward but its so hard to imagine that right now.
Some links here to pics from the instagram my wife made for them. Please no comments on the instagram account as my wife is having a hard time already and i dont think she could cope with any messages or comments.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEZLi9auRK6/?taken-by=atashi_and_puff
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHxgzlFjt-u/?taken-by=atashi_and_puff
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