littlebunny
New Member
Hi,
This is my 1st post on the forums and sadly it's not a good one. Our dwarf hotot died suddenly on Monday. He was 9 months old. When we left home that morning, he seemed fine; hopping around and being his normal sassy self. When we got home, my daughter mentioned that he was laying in one place. Unfortunately, I said he was probably resting. An hour or so later, he was still in the same place. When I picked him up, his head fell backward like he had no support. When I put him on the bed and nudged him, he hopped but it was weird, like he'd been spinning around in circles and was dizzy? I picked him up again for cuddles and his head again fell backwards with no control. He wasn't making any noises and no teeth grinding. When I put him down again and nudged him, it was the same type of hop. I quickly picked him up so he wouldn't hurt himself and his head did the same floppy thing. I snuggled him and when I put my hand on his chest, I barely felt a heartbeat and thought he was dead. I panicked and did my own version of bunny CPR and he moved somewhat and I could feel a faint heartbeat. We rushed to the emergency vet, but he had passed away before we got there.
Does anyone have ANY idea what could have happened? We are heartbroken because he was so young.
This is my 1st post on the forums and sadly it's not a good one. Our dwarf hotot died suddenly on Monday. He was 9 months old. When we left home that morning, he seemed fine; hopping around and being his normal sassy self. When we got home, my daughter mentioned that he was laying in one place. Unfortunately, I said he was probably resting. An hour or so later, he was still in the same place. When I picked him up, his head fell backward like he had no support. When I put him on the bed and nudged him, he hopped but it was weird, like he'd been spinning around in circles and was dizzy? I picked him up again for cuddles and his head again fell backwards with no control. He wasn't making any noises and no teeth grinding. When I put him down again and nudged him, it was the same type of hop. I quickly picked him up so he wouldn't hurt himself and his head did the same floppy thing. I snuggled him and when I put my hand on his chest, I barely felt a heartbeat and thought he was dead. I panicked and did my own version of bunny CPR and he moved somewhat and I could feel a faint heartbeat. We rushed to the emergency vet, but he had passed away before we got there.
Does anyone have ANY idea what could have happened? We are heartbroken because he was so young.