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Tilikum

Tilikum

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Hello i had not meant to get another pet , my dog died 16 years ago aged 16 , and i said never again , but adopted a chinchilla 5 years ago , because her previous owner could no longer look after her , and its been just us , but a year and a half ago i was in a pet shop buying bird seed , when i turned around a saw the cutest looking furball , literally fell in love on the spot , bought her there and then ,she was only 7 weeks old , named her Tilikum , brought her home , went out and purchased all manner of rabbit stuff , and she has been the best pet , she has had no health problems at all , last Saturday 13 Jan was fine all day binkying all over , Sunday morning was just sitting for ages like in a day dream , i kept calling her name but nothing , i crawled up beside her to nuzzle her ears which is what she liked but she didn't respond , kept stroking her head saying what's the matter pet , but she was just sitting , so i picked her up , and she went all limp and floppy in my arms , went to emergency 24 hour vets , and was told it didn't look good and they needed her to stay in and be put on a drip , they put her on 8 different tablets and heavily sedated her ,there was no change at all for 2 days then on Tuesday morning 16 Jan , the vets rang and said she vastly deteriorated , and they could not syringe feed her because she had lost the ability to swallow and was struggling breathing , so we had to make the heart wrenching decision to have her put to sleep . the vet barely got the needle in her and she just sighed took a last breath and that was it , gone in just a couple of days , i am completely devastated , have struggled to cope by myself , but i need a outlet , as all my family have dogs and they think there loss is greater than mine which is really hurtful , as she was my baby not there's , i get her ashes back this week and will be getting a pendant to put some of her ashes in so i will have her with me at all times , i rang the vets yesterday as i am beating myself up as to what happened so suddenly , he said all the signs were a brain tumour ,and that it could have happened at any time , i know pets don't live forever , but the grief is overwhelming , i just want to say to my baby , i am blessed you chose me to be your mummy and i will always treasure the time albeit short time we had together , r.i.p tilikum love you always xxx
 
Hello i had not meant to get another pet , my dog died 16 years ago aged 16 , and i said never again , but adopted a chinchilla 5 years ago , because her previous owner could no longer look after her , and its been just us , but a year and a half ago i was in a pet shop buying bird seed , when i turned around a saw the cutest looking furball , literally fell in love on the spot , bought her there and then ,she was only 7 weeks old , named her Tilikum , brought her home , went out and purchased all manner of rabbit stuff , and she has been the best pet , she has had no health problems at all , last Saturday 13 Jan was fine all day binkying all over , Sunday morning was just sitting for ages like in a day dream , i kept calling her name but nothing , i crawled up beside her to nuzzle her ears which is what she liked but she didn't respond , kept stroking her head saying what's the matter pet , but she was just sitting , so i picked her up , and she went all limp and floppy in my arms , went to emergency 24 hour vets , and was told it didn't look good and they needed her to stay in and be put on a drip , they put her on 8 different tablets and heavily sedated her ,there was no change at all for 2 days then on Tuesday morning 16 Jan , the vets rang and said she vastly deteriorated , and they could not syringe feed her because she had lost the ability to swallow and was struggling breathing , so we had to make the heart wrenching decision to have her put to sleep . the vet barely got the needle in her and she just sighed took a last breath and that was it , gone in just a couple of days , i am completely devastated , have struggled to cope by myself , but i need a outlet , as all my family have dogs and they think there loss is greater than mine which is really hurtful , as she was my baby not there's , i get her ashes back this week and will be getting a pendant to put some of her ashes in so i will have her with me at all times , i rang the vets yesterday as i am beating myself up as to what happened so suddenly , he said all the signs were a brain tumour ,and that it could have happened at any time , i know pets don't live forever , but the grief is overwhelming , i just want to say to my baby , i am blessed you chose me to be your mummy and i will always treasure the time albeit short time we had together , r.i.p tilikum love you always xxx

I am so very sorry for your tragic loss :cry: Tilikum will remain in your heart forever.

RIP Tilikum

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Hello i had not meant to get another pet , my dog died 16 years ago aged 16 , and i said never again , but adopted a chinchilla 5 years ago , because her previous owner could no longer look after her , and its been just us , but a year and a half ago i was in a pet shop buying bird seed , when i turned around a saw the cutest looking furball , literally fell in love on the spot , bought her there and then ,she was only 7 weeks old , named her Tilikum , brought her home , went out and purchased all manner of rabbit stuff , and she has been the best pet , she has had no health problems at all , last Saturday 13 Jan was fine all day binkying all over , Sunday morning was just sitting for ages like in a day dream , i kept calling her name but nothing , i crawled up beside her to nuzzle her ears which is what she liked but she didn't respond , kept stroking her head saying what's the matter pet , but she was just sitting , so i picked her up , and she went all limp and floppy in my arms , went to emergency 24 hour vets , and was told it didn't look good and they needed her to stay in and be put on a drip , they put her on 8 different tablets and heavily sedated her ,there was no change at all for 2 days then on Tuesday morning 16 Jan , the vets rang and said she vastly deteriorated , and they could not syringe feed her because she had lost the ability to swallow and was struggling breathing , so we had to make the heart wrenching decision to have her put to sleep . the vet barely got the needle in her and she just sighed took a last breath and that was it , gone in just a couple of days , i am completely devastated , have struggled to cope by myself , but i need a outlet , as all my family have dogs and they think there loss is greater than mine which is really hurtful , as she was my baby not there's , i get her ashes back this week and will be getting a pendant to put some of her ashes in so i will have her with me at all times , i rang the vets yesterday as i am beating myself up as to what happened so suddenly , he said all the signs were a brain tumour ,and that it could have happened at any time , i know pets don't live forever , but the grief is overwhelming , i just want to say to my baby , i am blessed you chose me to be your mummy and i will always treasure the time albeit short time we had together , r.i.p tilikum love you always xxx


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I am so sorry for your loss. Tilikum will remain in your heart forever, and has taken a chunk of yours to be with her :love:
 
thank you all for your replies , its just the suddenness of it all , that i am finding hard to cope with , she had the run of the house , so every room i go in she has toys and bowls still there , just don't want to make it final , its a testament to her that in a year and a half , the impact she has made on my life is immeasurable xxx
 
I'm so so sorry for your loss, sending lots of hugs xxx

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Hello i had not meant to get another pet , my dog died 16 years ago aged 16 , and i said never again , but adopted a chinchilla 5 years ago , because her previous owner could no longer look after her , and its been just us , but a year and a half ago i was in a pet shop buying bird seed , when i turned around a saw the cutest looking furball , literally fell in love on the spot , bought her there and then ,she was only 7 weeks old , named her Tilikum , brought her home , went out and purchased all manner of rabbit stuff , and she has been the best pet , she has had no health problems at all , last Saturday 13 Jan was fine all day binkying all over , Sunday morning was just sitting for ages like in a day dream , i kept calling her name but nothing , i crawled up beside her to nuzzle her ears which is what she liked but she didn't respond , kept stroking her head saying what's the matter pet , but she was just sitting , so i picked her up , and she went all limp and floppy in my arms , went to emergency 24 hour vets , and was told it didn't look good and they needed her to stay in and be put on a drip , they put her on 8 different tablets and heavily sedated her ,there was no change at all for 2 days then on Tuesday morning 16 Jan , the vets rang and said she vastly deteriorated , and they could not syringe feed her because she had lost the ability to swallow and was struggling breathing , so we had to make the heart wrenching decision to have her put to sleep . the vet barely got the needle in her and she just sighed took a last breath and that was it , gone in just a couple of days , i am completely devastated , have struggled to cope by myself , but i need a outlet , as all my family have dogs and they think there loss is greater than mine which is really hurtful , as she was my baby not there's , i get her ashes back this week and will be getting a pendant to put some of her ashes in so i will have her with me at all times , i rang the vets yesterday as i am beating myself up as to what happened so suddenly , he said all the signs were a brain tumour ,and that it could have happened at any time , i know pets don't live forever , but the grief is overwhelming , i just want to say to my baby , i am blessed you chose me to be your mummy and i will always treasure the time albeit short time we had together , r.i.p tilikum love you always xxx
2 yrs ago december i lost my baby. I too had not planned on being a bun mum. I came from work to find a blood soaked box one december evening. Inside a bunny. A rare breed i was to find out. I rushed to our vet. Police got involved. She had a tag identifying ownership. Rabbit rescue here had no room. So after six hrs of surgery a day at the vet i brought her home. Drip and all. My husband and i decided we could home and love her. We went to court when her owners were prosecuted. Luna belle we named her. Got her a companion. We had her for nine and a half yrs. Lost her to ecu niculi. She passed in our arms her hubby right with and us.

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2 yrs ago december i lost my baby. I too had not planned on being a bun mum. I came from work to find a blood soaked box one december evening. Inside a bunny. A rare breed i was to find out. I rushed to our vet. Police got involved. She had a tag identifying ownership. Rabbit rescue here had no room. So after six hrs of surgery a day at the vet i brought her home. Drip and all. My husband and i decided we could home and love her. We went to court when her owners were prosecuted. Luna belle we named her. Got her a companion. We had her for nine and a half yrs. Lost her to ecu niculi. She passed in our arms her hubby right with and us.

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Thats awful some people just don't deserve to have pets they should do time like they would if they treated a human like that , i hope the pain gets better as i struggle particularly on the mornings when she would wake me up , the vets rang yesterday tea time , to say her ashes were back , they were not long closing but i asked them if they could hold on for 10 mins , so i could pick them up , bless them they did , because , i know it mind sound daft to some , just the thought of her in the vet office all night by herself was too much , so quickly got a taxi down as i dont have transport , and got her , brought her home , and she is in the sitting room , she will be with us in the house for a while as we are burying her in the garden next to my dog , but i am not ready for that yet , i hope you are okay , xxx
 
Hello i had not meant to get another pet , my dog died 16 years ago aged 16 , and i said never again , but adopted a chinchilla 5 years ago , because her previous owner could no longer look after her , and its been just us , but a year and a half ago i was in a pet shop buying bird seed , when i turned around a saw the cutest looking furball , literally fell in love on the spot , bought her there and then ,she was only 7 weeks old , named her Tilikum , brought her home , went out and purchased all manner of rabbit stuff , and she has been the best pet , she has had no health problems at all , last Saturday 13 Jan was fine all day binkying all over , Sunday morning was just sitting for ages like in a day dream , i kept calling her name but nothing , i crawled up beside her to nuzzle her ears which is what she liked but she didn't respond , kept stroking her head saying what's the matter pet , but she was just sitting , so i picked her up , and she went all limp and floppy in my arms , went to emergency 24 hour vets , and was told it didn't look good and they needed her to stay in and be put on a drip , they put her on 8 different tablets and heavily sedated her ,there was no change at all for 2 days then on Tuesday morning 16 Jan , the vets rang and said she vastly deteriorated , and they could not syringe feed her because she had lost the ability to swallow and was struggling breathing , so we had to make the heart wrenching decision to have her put to sleep . the vet barely got the needle in her and she just sighed took a last breath and that was it , gone in just a couple of days , i am completely devastated , have struggled to cope by myself , but i need a outlet , as all my family have dogs and they think there loss is greater than mine which is really hurtful , as she was my baby not there's , i get her ashes back this week and will be getting a pendant to put some of her ashes in so i will have her with me at all times , i rang the vets yesterday as i am beating myself up as to what happened so suddenly , he said all the signs were a brain tumour ,and that it could have happened at any time , i know pets don't live forever , but the grief is overwhelming , i just want to say to my baby , i am blessed you chose me to be your mummy and i will always treasure the time albeit short time we had together , r.i.p tilikum love you always xxx

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Binky Free Tilikum.💔💔
 
Hi everyone , just a quick update , we got our Tilikums's ashes back and have her plaque ready for her grave next to our dog , i also got a pendant to put a little of her ashes in , so she is near to my heart always , hope everyone is hanging in there xxx
 
i just wanted to share this , i have a very active mind so i don't know if its just my brain , but 2 days after we got Tilikums ashes back , i had a dream about her , she was standing on my bed , and when i sat up she had the most beautiful diamond looking wings attached to her back , i looked behind her but could not see how they were attached , it was like they were floating on her , she never spoke , but i could understand what she was thinking , just looking into her eyes , and i swear she said this is not the end , i have just gone on ahead of you , but i will be here waiting , so don't worry nothing has changed . i wanted to pick her up and cuddle her but i woke up , after sobbing for a couple of hours , i tried to go back to sleep to recapture the dream but it never came , active imagination or not , i am clinging to that dream , i hope you can find a wee bit of comfort xxxx
 
So sorry for your loss, how lovely she came to you I your dream to let you know she is OK, I believe its ere way of letting us know that they are OK and will always watch over us xx
 
i have had the most horrendous night , its exactly 3 weeks today , 8.36 am to be precise , my baby had to be put to sleep , i had a massive panic attack during the night , cannot stop feeling guilty at not been there , she was taken in the vet hospital on the Monday tea time , and i was on the phone every hour , but each time they said she is heavily sedated and there is no change , i could not sleep that night and rang at 5.30 am and the nurse said the vet would be doing her rounds between 8 and 10 am so just to hold on she will get in touch , when she rang at 8.30 am i knew in her voice before she said , that tilikum had rapidly deteriorated , and could i get to the hospital soon , i said yes but it will be over a hour , the hospital is in the next city to ours , so its a long journey , and she said we will try to get her to hang on , i said what do you mean , she said well she has started to suffer , i was hysterical , , sobbing as i type this , , ,, i asked her advice and she said personally i would not wait so i made the decision on the spot for them to euthanise her straight away , i put the phone down , and she rang back within minutes and said its done , it was barely 4 seconds she just sighed and that was it , she said she was a very sick bunny , and she was ready to go , but the guilt i feel is enormous , i blame myself for not going , although i would not want her in any sort of pain not even for a minute , but the thought of not being there is eating away at me , my head is spinning , if she was in pain would it have been worth the risk just to be with her one last time , i am going to have to deal with this for the rest of my life , just really struggling today , xxxx
 
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