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Sadly, we will never find out what it was. Infection for sure from the blood work, and liver functions elevated that responded to it. My guess is that he could have been a carrier of something bad, then after Thumperina died, under stress his immune status dropped and bad things proliferated. His diarhhea 2 weeks ago most likely was related to all this and how it all began/ progressed. Not sure why fecal flotation was never done. None of the vets suggested it. I actually suggested it once when i took him in with diarrhea mentioning clostridium and the response was "its hard to detect, so no", but maybe we would detect coccidia this way.
I have lost 3 rabbits within the last year. FooFoo died last October after she stopped eating and i didn't catch it early. I just know that she had rear limbs paralized at the very end. I read that it can happen with coccidia.. but she never had diarrhea. I have a feeling she also had high fever at the end because she was shaking and breathing heavily just like Paul
Thumperina also never had any diarrhea in her life. She was eating poorly at the end but presumably because of pain from cancer and she lost weight. The first time Paul was of concern when i posted "my sick bun" and it was in May i believe.
However... today before we did PTS, i talked to my vet. I was hoping till the end... did i take his temperature right? He took it and it was 105. Then he palpated his tummy and Paul was very uncomfortable. At home, he was lying flat and his back legs were sliding down stretching out (he couldnt keep them under his body). The vet said yes its time. I said : even with the right treatment would he be able to recover? He said , unlikely. He said he had a rabbit that had liver disease going on for months, he sent him to the university 2.5 hrs away with still no result.
After paul was already sedated and they flipped him to make lethal injection he was making sounds that made me ask if.he was really sedated. The vet said he had difficulty breathing... so maybe you were right popsicles and he had problem in his lungs?
But mainly, his eating habbits were already so unhealthy that it would nake recovery hard... plus depression after he lost all his rabbits.
He eas clinging to life till the end. Hard to believe, he was still eating on his own but only kale. He was producing poop. Even cecal poop. But he was also lying flat on his tummy making sounds that would wake me up at night. Even with buprenex.
Sweet dreams by big bunny boy. I love you.



@Thumperina , I'm so truly sorry for your loss of FooFoo, Thumperina and now Paul. You did all you could for Paul and I'm heartbroken for you. I know how much our buns mean to us. Thinking of you all. I am sure Paul is running and hopping freely with Thumperina and FooFoo! xo Big warm hugs!!
Sadly, we will never find out what it was. Infection for sure from the blood work, and liver functions elevated that responded to it. My guess is that he could have been a carrier of something bad, then after Thumperina died, under stress his immune status dropped and bad things proliferated. His diarhhea 2 weeks ago most likely was related to all this and how it all began/ progressed. Not sure why fecal flotation was never done. None of the vets suggested it. I actually suggested it once when i took him in with diarrhea mentioning clostridium and the response was "its hard to detect, so no", but maybe we would detect coccidia this way.
I have lost 3 rabbits within the last year. FooFoo died last October after she stopped eating and i didn't catch it early. I just know that she had rear limbs paralized at the very end. I read that it can happen with coccidia.. but she never had diarrhea. I have a feeling she also had high fever at the end because she was shaking and breathing heavily just like Paul
Thumperina also never had any diarrhea in her life. She was eating poorly at the end but presumably because of pain from cancer and she lost weight. The first time Paul was of concern when i posted "my sick bun" and it was in May i believe.
However... today before we did PTS, i talked to my vet. I was hoping till the end... did i take his temperature right? He took it and it was 105. Then he palpated his tummy and Paul was very uncomfortable. At home, he was lying flat and his back legs were sliding down stretching out (he couldnt keep them under his body). The vet said yes its time. I said : even with the right treatment would he be able to recover? He said , unlikely. He said he had a rabbit that had liver disease going on for months, he sent him to the university 2.5 hrs away with still no result.
After paul was already sedated and they flipped him to make lethal injection he was making sounds that made me ask if.he was really sedated. The vet said he had difficulty breathing... so maybe you were right popsicles and he had problem in his lungs?
But mainly, his eating habbits were already so unhealthy that it would nake recovery hard... plus depression after he lost all his rabbits.
He eas clinging to life till the end. Hard to believe, he was still eating on his own but only kale. He was producing poop. Even cecal poop. But he was also lying flat on his tummy making sounds that would wake me up at night. Even with buprenex.
Sweet dreams by big bunny boy. I love you.
 
thank you Bella's mom. I didn't mention Snowball who died first from unknown cause about 3 years ago. Thumperina and Snowball were FooFoo's and Paul's parents.
Its unusual feeling that I don't need to run outside because its raining today, that I don't need to rush to check on Paul, and even shelves with veggies in the store made cry. I can't believe I don't need to buy green leafy veggies anymore...looking at bananas at the store made me cry again :(
 
thank you Bella's mom. I didn't mention Snowball who died first from unknown cause about 3 years ago. Thumperina and Snowball were FooFoo's and Paul's parents.
Its unusual feeling that I don't need to run outside because its raining today, that I don't need to rush to check on Paul, and even shelves with veggies in the store made cry. I can't believe I don't need to buy green leafy veggies anymore...looking at bananas at the store made me cry again :(

I'm so terribly sorry for your immense losses. All I can offer you are big warm fuzzy hugs. Sending all my wishes and love to you @Thumperina. It will take time. I hope one day your sadness turns into a smile with lovely warm memories!
 
I'm very sorry you had to let Paul go. I like to hope our buns are reunited and happily hopping away together on the other side. Best wishes to you in this sad time.
 
thank you all.
I am going thru a very hard time accepting that I did what I did. I blame myself real hard that I didn't give him more time to recover.
cancer, lots of pain, put to sleep - yes. But put to sleep because your rabbit got an infection? well, it was a bit more complicated than just an infection and we still don't know what kind but still...
it was very unfortunate that every time he was sick (twice) it was on the weekend, so I had to rush him to the vet that wasn't my vet, paying all the money I had and not getting all the help I needed.
no fecal flotation for all this time?
you can't undo PTS.. in this situation it was just a killing.
I am blaming myself real bad. it's been a week.
 
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the decision you made. We often say that you can never cause harm by putting to sleep too early, but doing it too late is more cruel. You put so much time, effort and money into trying to fix his illness, there wasn’t much else you could have done and it would have been more unfair to let him suffer. I know the feeling of guilt doesn’t improve with reason, I’ve been there myself, but I hope you know I’m thinking of you and here to chat! Take care xxx
 
thank you all.
I am going thru a very hard time accepting that I did what I did. I blame myself real hard that I didn't give him more time to recover.
cancer, lots of pain, put to sleep - yes. But put to sleep because your rabbit got an infection? well, it was a bit more complicated than just an infection and we still don't know what kind but still...
it was very unfortunate that every time he was sick (twice) it was on the weekend, so I had to rush him to the vet that wasn't my vet, paying all the money I had and not getting all the help I needed.
no fecal flotation for all this time?
you can't undo PTS.. in this situation it was just a killing.
I am blaming myself real bad. it's been a week.

@Thumperina, how have you been holding up? Hope you are feeling a little better. I know you feel guilty but lease don't. Breaks my heart to see you in pain. You did what was best for your sweet bunny! Thinking of you!!!
 
Don't blame yourself. You did the best you could under the circumstances, and you did what you thought was best for him. I have been there....and I blamed myself too, for the loss of one of our rabbits. But the vet later told me that there wasn't anything else I could have done differently, and that it would have ended the same way, and our sweet girl would have been in pain while we tried to prolong her life. That made me feel better, and I hope you come to terms and realize the same.....sometimes we feel like we don't do enough, even though we are doing everything possible. In the end, you just have to remember that you chose to free him from his pain and uncomfortable situation. I'm sorry for your loss!
 
thank you my friends.
Despite lots of regrets and some awful realizations, I had to tell myself that "there is absolutely nothing that I can change anymore". I am doing OK. Getting used to having no bunnies :(
I might write more later to the story, as there is more to tell.
thank you for your support!
 
Do you think you might get more bunnies?
Always here, thinking of you!
 
No , no more bunnies.
I have 8 parrots left that need attention. A human kiddo that needs attention, too,
I have LOTS of human problems that need to be addressed. Debts to pay, I need a better job for which I need some upgrade in skills/education. Not speaking about getting a health insurance for humans in the family.
When/IF all this is solved... the kiddo wants a dog, that I am not even considering now, because of everything in the previous paragraph . but thanks for thinking about me!
 
Yeah I don’t blame you, need to get yourself sorted out as I know you’ve been struggling lately. Do take care, I hope things start looking up for you.
 

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