star_girl
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I havn't posted on the forum for ages and to be honest the reason for that is that a felt like the worst rabbit owner ever...my bunnies Ginger and Freckles died in October of Myximotosis. I was in America and my boyfriend was looking after them for me and within the first few days of me being away Ginger developed the disease and died, My boyfriend had done everything he could to try and save her but unfortunatly she didnt have the strength to fight it. By the time I got back the disease had taken hold of poor freckles and I took the decision to have him put to sleep because I couldn't watch him suffer when i knew the inevitable was coming. To be honest, even though at the time it seemed the kindest option I feel terribly guilty for doing that now, I feel I let him down and I should have at least tried. It was awful losing them, then it was the waiting to make sure my other 6 hadn't contracted the virus, thank God they hadn't and now all have up-to-date vaccinations. I just can't shake the guilt though, I feel so bad for what happened to them.
Anyway since that happened I have finally decided to rehome 2 new bunnies,which I am going to pick up on Friday, which is great,
But it seems every time something good happens it is coupled with something bad and this is what this post is about...i've just been out to my bunnies and misty is not well...i am very very worried about her, and its half past 9 at night so i can't get to the vets.
She is wobbly, she can hardly walk, it seems to be her hind legs, he is also very shakey and weak and seems very limp when I pick her up and has lost her appitite. I've gieven her a hot water bottle to try and keep her warm and I have syringe feed her some of the rabbit 'baby food' they give you at the vets to try and keep her strength up, but to be honest she just seems to have given up. Its not as though it is something that has been sloqly coming on over a few days, she was fine this morning but isn't this evening.
I have read the pages on hind leg weakness and see there is a lot of things that can cause it, and I hope so much its one of the less serious problems. Can anyone offer me any reasurence or is it looking bad? I'm petrifyed to go back outside again, just incase...coz she seemed so weak...is there anything else I can do for her before I can get her to the vets
Anna x x x
I havn't posted on the forum for ages and to be honest the reason for that is that a felt like the worst rabbit owner ever...my bunnies Ginger and Freckles died in October of Myximotosis. I was in America and my boyfriend was looking after them for me and within the first few days of me being away Ginger developed the disease and died, My boyfriend had done everything he could to try and save her but unfortunatly she didnt have the strength to fight it. By the time I got back the disease had taken hold of poor freckles and I took the decision to have him put to sleep because I couldn't watch him suffer when i knew the inevitable was coming. To be honest, even though at the time it seemed the kindest option I feel terribly guilty for doing that now, I feel I let him down and I should have at least tried. It was awful losing them, then it was the waiting to make sure my other 6 hadn't contracted the virus, thank God they hadn't and now all have up-to-date vaccinations. I just can't shake the guilt though, I feel so bad for what happened to them.
Anyway since that happened I have finally decided to rehome 2 new bunnies,which I am going to pick up on Friday, which is great,
But it seems every time something good happens it is coupled with something bad and this is what this post is about...i've just been out to my bunnies and misty is not well...i am very very worried about her, and its half past 9 at night so i can't get to the vets.
She is wobbly, she can hardly walk, it seems to be her hind legs, he is also very shakey and weak and seems very limp when I pick her up and has lost her appitite. I've gieven her a hot water bottle to try and keep her warm and I have syringe feed her some of the rabbit 'baby food' they give you at the vets to try and keep her strength up, but to be honest she just seems to have given up. Its not as though it is something that has been sloqly coming on over a few days, she was fine this morning but isn't this evening.
I have read the pages on hind leg weakness and see there is a lot of things that can cause it, and I hope so much its one of the less serious problems. Can anyone offer me any reasurence or is it looking bad? I'm petrifyed to go back outside again, just incase...coz she seemed so weak...is there anything else I can do for her before I can get her to the vets
Anna x x x
