muchloveforbunny
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hi there. im new. i just found this board. i hope you dont mind this big post right away...
I got my rabbit, a Netherland Dwarf,4 years ago from a 4-Hwoman at a fair and took care of her for that time. The4-Hwoman said my rabbit was about 2 years old. SO my rabbitwas 6 years old.
Yesterday, I put my rabbit to sleep at the suggestion of thevet.My rabbitwas declining very fast. Overnight shegot very sick. I noticed this yesterday. She often got colds, but notlike this.
The vet also told me that rabbits live to be 7 to 10 years, but myrabbit was 6. I don't know what that is supposed to mean.Thenshe said the rabbit had been dying for awhile.
The vet said she had pneumonia. And she might even have neurologicalproblems that are causing intestinal and lung problems. Or maybe therewas a bacteria involved. Maybe she had cancer. But ifI kepttherabbit alive anymore, my rabbit would start to seize. Butultimately she left it up to me. But she did say it was pretty definiteshe would die by morning on her own.
Do some rabbits die at 6 years old? Is that too young? DidIdo something wrong?I don't know what happened.Idon't know what I did. I'm heartbroken.I just feel like howcould I have not known. How did I not see this happening?
I'm also feeling guiltyI put my rabbit down. I put her downbecause, one time I paid more than 1500 for my cat. My cat got so sickthat one of her eyeballs started to pop out. It was a nightmareseeingmy cats eyeball popping out of her head.Itwas a waste ofmoneyANDI caused her painbecauseI just wanted her to live so much. I made her eyeballpop out.
So because of that,I tried to remain even-headed and listento what the vet was telling me. But now it is absolutely killing meinside that I put my rabbit down. I am dealing with so much guilt rightnow about her early death and putting her to sleep.I keepwondering if maybeI shouldn't have listened tothevet.I really miss her.
I got my rabbit, a Netherland Dwarf,4 years ago from a 4-Hwoman at a fair and took care of her for that time. The4-Hwoman said my rabbit was about 2 years old. SO my rabbitwas 6 years old.
Yesterday, I put my rabbit to sleep at the suggestion of thevet.My rabbitwas declining very fast. Overnight shegot very sick. I noticed this yesterday. She often got colds, but notlike this.
The vet also told me that rabbits live to be 7 to 10 years, but myrabbit was 6. I don't know what that is supposed to mean.Thenshe said the rabbit had been dying for awhile.
The vet said she had pneumonia. And she might even have neurologicalproblems that are causing intestinal and lung problems. Or maybe therewas a bacteria involved. Maybe she had cancer. But ifI kepttherabbit alive anymore, my rabbit would start to seize. Butultimately she left it up to me. But she did say it was pretty definiteshe would die by morning on her own.
Do some rabbits die at 6 years old? Is that too young? DidIdo something wrong?I don't know what happened.Idon't know what I did. I'm heartbroken.I just feel like howcould I have not known. How did I not see this happening?
I'm also feeling guiltyI put my rabbit down. I put her downbecause, one time I paid more than 1500 for my cat. My cat got so sickthat one of her eyeballs started to pop out. It was a nightmareseeingmy cats eyeball popping out of her head.Itwas a waste ofmoneyANDI caused her painbecauseI just wanted her to live so much. I made her eyeballpop out.
So because of that,I tried to remain even-headed and listento what the vet was telling me. But now it is absolutely killing meinside that I put my rabbit down. I am dealing with so much guilt rightnow about her early death and putting her to sleep.I keepwondering if maybeI shouldn't have listened tothevet.I really miss her.