aBreeze
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Back story -
Buns are inside at night, go outside in a playpen during day. They dig holes, and generally plot escape and subsequent world domination.
Dates of arrival -
Joe March of 2011 - 10 weeks, 3.5lbs, from breeder
Beatrice July of 2011 - age unknown, 2.5lbs, history unknown
Jack September of 2011 - 5 years, 8lbs kept as single house rabbit all life
Blossom November of 2011 - 1 year, 4lbs, single house rabbit since leaving breeders at 8 weeks
June of 2012 Jack had a running nose and eyes. I scheduled for him to go to the vet the next day. Next morning I go out and it has completely cleared up, I canceled the appt.
late October 2012 Jack got a running nose and eyes again, he was lethargic. I made an appt for him to go in the next day but he was dead that morning
November 2012 a friend asks if I can take a rabbit that her son brought to her house and abandoned 4 months ago. No one had shown an signs of anything so I said sure.
Enter Dyson the first Sunday of December 2012, age unknown, 5.5lbs, history unknown - I kept Dyson in a cage where they all could sniff noses
The day I brought Dyson home I also trimmed nails on everyone, I clipped one of Joe's a smidge too short he bled a little.
Thursday I brought Dyson in to be neutered, that night my Joe shows some signs of lethargy but nothing else.
8am Joe was up but lethargic, his appt was at 11am, he died at 10am
I had a necropsy done, it came back that Joe died of a bacterial blood infection and the resulting organ failure. He was in perfect health otherwise.
The last week of December Dyson got a runny nose and eyes like Jack.
December 27 I didn't think Blossom was herself but couldn't pin what was wrong. I left for another state that day with her in the care of someone who spent as much time with as the buns as I did, she knows them well.
The next day I got a call that Blossom had suddenly passed away.
When I got home January 4 Beatrice was in good health and Dyson was coming out of his illness.
His runny nose and ears were gone however one ear hung and had wart like growths. He also developed a very large growth on his nose.
Middle of January I noticed that Beatrice was not herself one morning. She passed the next evening.
As of today Dyson is doing great, his ear stands up and has almost all of the hair back. Once the growth on his nose started to go down it went fast and now there is nearly no sign that it was ever there. I need to find him either a buddy or a new home but I don't know what has killed everyone else and if he can transfer it. Does anyone have any ideas?
***I realize that many of you may have done things differently and consider me a negligent rabbit owner or some such. Everyone is allowed their opinion and if you cant hold of from ridiculing me that's your right. If you can hold off and offer HELP I would be most appreciative.***
Buns are inside at night, go outside in a playpen during day. They dig holes, and generally plot escape and subsequent world domination.
Dates of arrival -
Joe March of 2011 - 10 weeks, 3.5lbs, from breeder
Beatrice July of 2011 - age unknown, 2.5lbs, history unknown
Jack September of 2011 - 5 years, 8lbs kept as single house rabbit all life
Blossom November of 2011 - 1 year, 4lbs, single house rabbit since leaving breeders at 8 weeks
June of 2012 Jack had a running nose and eyes. I scheduled for him to go to the vet the next day. Next morning I go out and it has completely cleared up, I canceled the appt.
late October 2012 Jack got a running nose and eyes again, he was lethargic. I made an appt for him to go in the next day but he was dead that morning
November 2012 a friend asks if I can take a rabbit that her son brought to her house and abandoned 4 months ago. No one had shown an signs of anything so I said sure.
Enter Dyson the first Sunday of December 2012, age unknown, 5.5lbs, history unknown - I kept Dyson in a cage where they all could sniff noses
The day I brought Dyson home I also trimmed nails on everyone, I clipped one of Joe's a smidge too short he bled a little.
Thursday I brought Dyson in to be neutered, that night my Joe shows some signs of lethargy but nothing else.
8am Joe was up but lethargic, his appt was at 11am, he died at 10am
I had a necropsy done, it came back that Joe died of a bacterial blood infection and the resulting organ failure. He was in perfect health otherwise.
The last week of December Dyson got a runny nose and eyes like Jack.
December 27 I didn't think Blossom was herself but couldn't pin what was wrong. I left for another state that day with her in the care of someone who spent as much time with as the buns as I did, she knows them well.
The next day I got a call that Blossom had suddenly passed away.
When I got home January 4 Beatrice was in good health and Dyson was coming out of his illness.
His runny nose and ears were gone however one ear hung and had wart like growths. He also developed a very large growth on his nose.
Middle of January I noticed that Beatrice was not herself one morning. She passed the next evening.
As of today Dyson is doing great, his ear stands up and has almost all of the hair back. Once the growth on his nose started to go down it went fast and now there is nearly no sign that it was ever there. I need to find him either a buddy or a new home but I don't know what has killed everyone else and if he can transfer it. Does anyone have any ideas?
***I realize that many of you may have done things differently and consider me a negligent rabbit owner or some such. Everyone is allowed their opinion and if you cant hold of from ridiculing me that's your right. If you can hold off and offer HELP I would be most appreciative.***