freshsnow8
New Member
Hi everyone,
Yesterday we had to make the tough decision to put down our bunny due to declining health. He had been drooling and we learned it was a dental issue so got medication for it. Though he lost weight and muscle mass pretty quickly and was not getting better.
Before we had to make the call yesterday, we found him limp, laying on his side struggling to get up. His mate was sitting right beside him while we tended to him. We eventually ended up taking him to the vet to see if anything could be done but with no resolve. We left his mate at home. It wasn’t until after we left the vet that evening that I had read about letting the surviving rabbit have time with the body to process.
I want to try calling the vet on the off chance his body may still be there to give the surviving mate time with the body, but honestly it’s hard to think about doing that as we are deeply deeply devastated and I don’t think my partner is comfortable with the idea of bringing his body back home in the aftermath.
I guess in my own grieving process I’m trying to seek reassurance that since our surviving bunny spent time with him while he was weak and unresponsive that hopefully she understands his absence. I’m just so heartbroken over this and feel that we took him away so soon from her. She’s been eating and grooming herself, though she is hopping around looking for him and hanging out in his usual spot waiting.
Thank you for reading
Yesterday we had to make the tough decision to put down our bunny due to declining health. He had been drooling and we learned it was a dental issue so got medication for it. Though he lost weight and muscle mass pretty quickly and was not getting better.
Before we had to make the call yesterday, we found him limp, laying on his side struggling to get up. His mate was sitting right beside him while we tended to him. We eventually ended up taking him to the vet to see if anything could be done but with no resolve. We left his mate at home. It wasn’t until after we left the vet that evening that I had read about letting the surviving rabbit have time with the body to process.
I want to try calling the vet on the off chance his body may still be there to give the surviving mate time with the body, but honestly it’s hard to think about doing that as we are deeply deeply devastated and I don’t think my partner is comfortable with the idea of bringing his body back home in the aftermath.
I guess in my own grieving process I’m trying to seek reassurance that since our surviving bunny spent time with him while he was weak and unresponsive that hopefully she understands his absence. I’m just so heartbroken over this and feel that we took him away so soon from her. She’s been eating and grooming herself, though she is hopping around looking for him and hanging out in his usual spot waiting.
Thank you for reading
