Minilopbunnies
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My bunnies are my life and I loved them so much! They had never shown signs of being unhealthy, unhappy or stressed. Their death was immediate and unexpected and I have no clue what could've happened.
Pixie (my girl bunny) died two days ago at 11 months. She was given to me by my Aunt who breeds bunnies. Pixie free roamed my room and always had access to hay. She was very healthy and happy.
Pixie’s death happened when she was outside (it was a lovely day and I thought she might enjoy some sun and grass). Her pen was next to our chickens (we have two silkies), bear in mind that I move the pen around the garden frequently. She could've caught something from them, but they have always been in close proximity so I think it's unlikely.
Her pen has a wooden shelter which she has been stripping the paint off, so that too could be a cause of death. Our neighbour has a cat scarerer too. We've never had wild rabbits come to the garden but have had squirrels and rats.
Pixie seemed to be acting strangely around an hour before her death -she was sitting in a hunched loaf position and didn't come to greet me like she usually does. I didn't think anything was wrong with her as she sometimes gets in grumpy moods!
Her death happened so quickly that I didn't have time to act. She started running into the bars of her pen and throwing herself at the sides, it was really horrible to see and I was worried she would hurt herself. She then rolled onto her side and was breathing really heavily. We quickly removed her from the pen and brought her up to my room in a box. Things quickly went downhill and she died very quickly lying on her side! It all happened in about 10 minutes.
We thought it must be something neurological as her hind legs weren't working correctly, she was spinning in circles, head wonky and one of her ears sticking up. She didn't show signs of illness beforehand.
Parsnip died this morning. He lives outside and is also very happy and healthy. He was a year and two months old.
I went outside to check on the bunnies, morning feed etc. And found him dead lying peacefully stretched out, it shocked me so much! I was still very sad after Pixie’s death. I do not know what happened when he died but he had not eaten much.
Neither bunnies had blood, sticky noses or diarrhoea. I have no idea what killed them and am so sad. Both bunnies are very confident and definitely didn't die from stress. If you have any questions about their death please feel free to ask. I really want to know what killed them and if I could've prevented it, thanks x
Pixie (my girl bunny) died two days ago at 11 months. She was given to me by my Aunt who breeds bunnies. Pixie free roamed my room and always had access to hay. She was very healthy and happy.
Pixie’s death happened when she was outside (it was a lovely day and I thought she might enjoy some sun and grass). Her pen was next to our chickens (we have two silkies), bear in mind that I move the pen around the garden frequently. She could've caught something from them, but they have always been in close proximity so I think it's unlikely.
Her pen has a wooden shelter which she has been stripping the paint off, so that too could be a cause of death. Our neighbour has a cat scarerer too. We've never had wild rabbits come to the garden but have had squirrels and rats.
Pixie seemed to be acting strangely around an hour before her death -she was sitting in a hunched loaf position and didn't come to greet me like she usually does. I didn't think anything was wrong with her as she sometimes gets in grumpy moods!
Her death happened so quickly that I didn't have time to act. She started running into the bars of her pen and throwing herself at the sides, it was really horrible to see and I was worried she would hurt herself. She then rolled onto her side and was breathing really heavily. We quickly removed her from the pen and brought her up to my room in a box. Things quickly went downhill and she died very quickly lying on her side! It all happened in about 10 minutes.
We thought it must be something neurological as her hind legs weren't working correctly, she was spinning in circles, head wonky and one of her ears sticking up. She didn't show signs of illness beforehand.
Parsnip died this morning. He lives outside and is also very happy and healthy. He was a year and two months old.
I went outside to check on the bunnies, morning feed etc. And found him dead lying peacefully stretched out, it shocked me so much! I was still very sad after Pixie’s death. I do not know what happened when he died but he had not eaten much.
Neither bunnies had blood, sticky noses or diarrhoea. I have no idea what killed them and am so sad. Both bunnies are very confident and definitely didn't die from stress. If you have any questions about their death please feel free to ask. I really want to know what killed them and if I could've prevented it, thanks x
