Our very healthy 3 year old Lop passed away last night suddenly and we are trying to make sense at why it happened and what caused it. She was out hopping around the house (monitored in the tile hallway) on Monday night and was perfectly fine and her usual happy self yesterday morning. When I got home from work at 4:15pm, she seemed fine. She was lounging and relaxing like she often does.
I walked by her cage at around 5:30pm and noticed she was laying down as usual but didn't move very much when I walked by. Usually when we walk by she'll jump up to say Hi. I opened her cage and petted her but she didn't react very much to it. I picked her up and could tell right away that something seemed off. She was awake and snuggled but something didn't seem right. I also noticed a small puddle of pee where she was laying and one of her back legs was soaked in it. I put her back down on a bed of her fluff and she didn't budge what so ever. She stayed exactly where I put her down and was breathing pretty heavy it seemed while trying to put pressure on her tummy with her bum raised up a little. We figured she had gas. She then adjusted herself to put more pressure on her tummy. She was acting very lethargic which isn't like her. I started looking online right away and the first thing that came up was 'GI Statis' and it mentioned gas. I noticed her ears seemed very warm but then quickly cooled down. I picked her up and wrapped her in a towel to keep her body warm and massaged her stomach a bit to help with the discomfort. She stayed still. Her eyes were fully open and she was totally aware of her surroundings. We took her into the living room and put her on the couch and kept her bundled up in the towel. Her condition stayed the same for a while. Around 6:45pm, out of nowhere she had a seizure. My wife picked her up and tried to help her. She stopped shaking after about 15 seconds and then took a few good breaths of relief it seemed. Then she had another quick seizure and let two big gasps out and passed away in her arms.
We have no idea what caused it. It all happened so quickly. There was no loss of appetite or loss of desire to drink her water. All her poops have been normal and there were absolutely no signs of anything wrong prior. She's always been super active and never had a single health problem. She lived in a very stress free enviroment and was always pampered. She's had gas once prior to this but that's when she was a baby and after we gave her a few blueberries. She was very grouchy for a while and then had a very messy poop. Besides that she's never had a problem. We're hoping you guys might have an idea on what could of caused it. We keep wondering and are unable to have closure due to this.
Also, we have another bunny. She's 2 and 1/2 years old and a Netherland Dwarf. She has always been in a completely separate cage in a different room of the house. Should we bring her in for a quick check to be safe or do you think everything should be okay? She's had no health problems either and seems 100% healthy.
Thank you for your time,
Cody and Chauntelle
I walked by her cage at around 5:30pm and noticed she was laying down as usual but didn't move very much when I walked by. Usually when we walk by she'll jump up to say Hi. I opened her cage and petted her but she didn't react very much to it. I picked her up and could tell right away that something seemed off. She was awake and snuggled but something didn't seem right. I also noticed a small puddle of pee where she was laying and one of her back legs was soaked in it. I put her back down on a bed of her fluff and she didn't budge what so ever. She stayed exactly where I put her down and was breathing pretty heavy it seemed while trying to put pressure on her tummy with her bum raised up a little. We figured she had gas. She then adjusted herself to put more pressure on her tummy. She was acting very lethargic which isn't like her. I started looking online right away and the first thing that came up was 'GI Statis' and it mentioned gas. I noticed her ears seemed very warm but then quickly cooled down. I picked her up and wrapped her in a towel to keep her body warm and massaged her stomach a bit to help with the discomfort. She stayed still. Her eyes were fully open and she was totally aware of her surroundings. We took her into the living room and put her on the couch and kept her bundled up in the towel. Her condition stayed the same for a while. Around 6:45pm, out of nowhere she had a seizure. My wife picked her up and tried to help her. She stopped shaking after about 15 seconds and then took a few good breaths of relief it seemed. Then she had another quick seizure and let two big gasps out and passed away in her arms.
We have no idea what caused it. It all happened so quickly. There was no loss of appetite or loss of desire to drink her water. All her poops have been normal and there were absolutely no signs of anything wrong prior. She's always been super active and never had a single health problem. She lived in a very stress free enviroment and was always pampered. She's had gas once prior to this but that's when she was a baby and after we gave her a few blueberries. She was very grouchy for a while and then had a very messy poop. Besides that she's never had a problem. We're hoping you guys might have an idea on what could of caused it. We keep wondering and are unable to have closure due to this.
Also, we have another bunny. She's 2 and 1/2 years old and a Netherland Dwarf. She has always been in a completely separate cage in a different room of the house. Should we bring her in for a quick check to be safe or do you think everything should be okay? She's had no health problems either and seems 100% healthy.
Thank you for your time,
Cody and Chauntelle
