Ruthhuddleston
New Kit
Hi. New to this but wanted to warn all people who let their bunnies roam the garden to please be vigilant for mushrooms. I have loved my 2 bunnies freely roaming the back garden all year round with access to their hutch and run and tunnel system. Fresh hay, water and a small amount of pellets left them content to graze whenever they wanted and keep us and the cat company when it suited them. One however, Bunsen, was dopey one morning. I picked her up and checked her over and found her a little cold ( on a warm morning) but otherwise fine. I gave her a rum down and she hopped off and started nibbling some hay so I thought she’d be fine. Mid afternoon I saw her pushed up against the wire of her run (door open to the garden ) and lying in urine or watery diarrhoea. I scooped her up to find her totally limp but still alive. Her head and front legs could move a little. My daughter came home from school and we sat with her as I debated whether a vet trip would make any difference as I knew she was dying and just wanted her to be comfy and in familiar surroundings. Left her with my daughter while I picked up my youngest and came back 10 minutes later to find her having small fits. Stupidly thought I could syringe a little water in her mouth but that only upset her more. I picked her up to put her in her bed to die in peace and she had a big fit and died.
This was so rapid. She was otherwise perfectly healthy, only 5 years old and her sister is absolutely fine.
I found a nibbled mushroom growing in the grass and can only think it is this. Looks like a harmless lactarius but I am not good at shrooming.
Please please just dig these devils up if you own a bunny. It was a horrid way to go.
Also please when you lay them down for their last minutes curl them up. I laid Bunsen out straight and it made digging a deep hole in a stone garden 10 times harder to accommodate her length after rigor mortis set in!!!
This was so rapid. She was otherwise perfectly healthy, only 5 years old and her sister is absolutely fine.
I found a nibbled mushroom growing in the grass and can only think it is this. Looks like a harmless lactarius but I am not good at shrooming.
Please please just dig these devils up if you own a bunny. It was a horrid way to go.
Also please when you lay them down for their last minutes curl them up. I laid Bunsen out straight and it made digging a deep hole in a stone garden 10 times harder to accommodate her length after rigor mortis set in!!!