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How do you make the decision to put to sleep

She was treated for gut stasis and has come home but there’s really not much improvement. Sometimes she eats, sometimes she doesn’t and she’s still mostly just sitting in her house in the shed. The vet said with her heart condition she won’t be in pain but I’m still not convinced she’s got a very good quality of life. She’s eating small amounts, but she really only ever reaches ok, she never seems to be good anymore. I need to have a think, it’s so difficult.
 
I'm sorry she is still worrying you. Its such a difficult thing to assess their quality of life. I have an old & arthritic bun, she doesn't act much like a bunny (her movement is really limited) but she still smiles & looks content the majority of the time. Does she look content even if she is more sedate than you'd expect a rabbit to be?
 
I'm sorry Jelly is poorly. She sounds like Bigwig at times who is on medication for a lung mass, she has good and bad days. She's in a bad spell at the moment but we're carrying on going as the specialist advised it takes time.
 
Alicia said:
She was treated for gut stasis and has come home but there’s really not much improvement. Sometimes she eats, sometimes she doesn’t and she’s still mostly just sitting in her house in the shed. The vet said with her heart condition she won’t be in pain but I’m still not convinced she’s got a very good quality of life. She’s eating small amounts, but she really only ever reaches ok, she never seems to be good anymore. I need to have a think, it’s so difficult.
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For me I take into account whether the good days outweigh the bad. For a Rabbit they live in the moment, how they felt yesterday does not matter to them,neither does how they may feel tomorrow. Can the Rabbits come indoors ? I think you may get a better overall picture of how she is coping if she was a House Rabbit.
 
With Tessie (rip) she stopped moving and had not cleaned herself underneath. She just seemed so frail and not with it any more.

It is such a hard decision. Best of luck.
 
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