lizziesos999
Young Bun
Hope I'm doing this right, never been on any kind of social media before! Benjamin passed away 7 days ago and I'm still crying. He was my first rabbit. I always wanted one, so when my son said he would like a rabbit he didn't need to ask twice! I fell in love quickly as Benjamin was a particularly beautiful boy (biased!) and an easy character, so I didn't mind that I ended up being the one who cared for him every day as mums offen do. We got him a lovely companion too, a doe called Clover. I got them both neutered and vaccinated for mixi and RHD 1 and 2 and I tried to learn all about rabbit care. I trimmed their nails, checked their tummies and bottoms and fed them on hay, pellets, veggies, water and the odd rabbit treat. They slept in a hutch outside, but would also come indoors and run about in the lounge and on the lawn. I admit I had a real soft spot for Benjamin. Last weekend we went away, so I took them to a lady who boards rabbits. She had had them before while we were on holiday. They were overdue for their boosters but couldn't get booked in at the vets until we got back. Before I went to collect them the lady called to tell me the bad news. Benjamin was quite a nervous rabbit, and apparently there was a loud noise outside, so it could have been a heart attack, or any of the other things a rabbit can die suddenly from, but Benjamin was just 16 months old, was hopping around one minute and found dead 2 hours later. There was a smear of blood by his face on the towel he was wrapped in. So, although I will never know for sure as we buried him straight away in the garden, I believe the most likely scenario is that he died of RHD and it's my fault for allowing him to be 4 weeks overdue and then taking him to a place where there are other rabbits. I suppose I thought roughly annually would be ok, but I know now too late that it's not. He was still covered for RHD2 but should have had his combined jab earlier. I just want someone to shoot me to, A- give me what I deserve and B- put me out of my missery. I need to snap out of it, I have 2 boys to look after and a husband who doesn't get it. Sorry to go on......
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