Hi there
My lovely netherland dwarf Gerard passed away today after having dental surgery yesterday - he lives in our living room & he seemed perfectly normal until I got home from work on Monday & he was miserable & not eating. Apparently he'd lost 250g since July, which equates to about 20% of his body weight, so he'd obviously been getting ill for a while, but he had no symptoms - on Sunday he was in the garden & every time I looked at him he was scoffing something! Anyhow, his chest was bad this morning & he still wasn't eating so I took him to the vets for them to nurse, took his favourite foods & his girlfriend to keep him company, but his chest got worse & he died around lunch time.
Two questions -
Will Angel (his girlfriend) be traumatised because she was there when he died?
I feel really callous for thinking about this but, how long should I wait to get her another boyfriend? Is it better to was a bit or to get another friend for her ASAP? They were very close & used to sit snuggling & grooming each other. Part of me doesn't want to even consider getting another rabbit, but I think I'm going to have to, for Angel's sake.
My step-kids are going to be gutted - they won't know till tomorrow & I don't wnat them to feel like I'm replacing Gerard, but they see him as 'theirs' cos I rescued him from their mother's house!!
Sudders
My lovely netherland dwarf Gerard passed away today after having dental surgery yesterday - he lives in our living room & he seemed perfectly normal until I got home from work on Monday & he was miserable & not eating. Apparently he'd lost 250g since July, which equates to about 20% of his body weight, so he'd obviously been getting ill for a while, but he had no symptoms - on Sunday he was in the garden & every time I looked at him he was scoffing something! Anyhow, his chest was bad this morning & he still wasn't eating so I took him to the vets for them to nurse, took his favourite foods & his girlfriend to keep him company, but his chest got worse & he died around lunch time.
Two questions -
Will Angel (his girlfriend) be traumatised because she was there when he died?
I feel really callous for thinking about this but, how long should I wait to get her another boyfriend? Is it better to was a bit or to get another friend for her ASAP? They were very close & used to sit snuggling & grooming each other. Part of me doesn't want to even consider getting another rabbit, but I think I'm going to have to, for Angel's sake.
My step-kids are going to be gutted - they won't know till tomorrow & I don't wnat them to feel like I'm replacing Gerard, but they see him as 'theirs' cos I rescued him from their mother's house!!
Sudders