Black my beautiful bunny

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Had to have Black Rabbit pts this morning, and so far I'm staying tear free at work.

He was elderly and over the past few days had stopped being himself. Despite my best efforts to keep him flystrike free whilst he's been sleeping a lot, I noticed this morning the first signs of it, and although it is perfectly treatable when caught as early as I did, it was just going to be an ongoing battle. He's been getting thinner and less active and then yesterday didn't leave his hutch at all, not even to sunbathe in his favourite spot, but did get up to eat and drink a little.

He's had an eye infection that hasn't responded to antibiotics and the vet thought I should of had him pts last week but I wanted to give him a chance.


There were just so many things weighted against him and I didn't want to see him go from a happy free range bunny to a bunny suffering in his old age.

I know I made the right decision but why is it so hard not to feel guilty?
 
Awww Bless Black Rabbit. It sounds as if his quality of life was really suffering and that relieving him of any suffering was the kindest thing.

Hugs to you: we take more responsibility for what we do and tend to overlook what we have left undone. This is why 'that decision' is such a difficult one.
 
BIG HUG

Having your beloved pet pts is always such a gutting decision; it takes a long time for your heart to catch up with your head! Feeling guilty is a normal part of it; you wouldn't be a responsible, loving owner if you didn't.

RIP Black Rabbit - binky happy again!
 
RIP Black Rabbit, the pet 10 commandments jumped into my head there. It's a lovely poem and so true but it doesn't make the decision any easier.

I'm sure he's happy and pain free, with his new found friends at the Rainbow bridge.
 
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I know I made the right decision but why is it so hard not to feel guilty?
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Hiya. :) Firstly, so sorry to hear your sad news about Black. How upsetting this is for you.

Secondly, re your questioning about the guilt feeling at times like this................well, I had the same and still feel the same on occasions, (when I'm low) when I had to make the same decision for little Daisy my piggie. This was in April this year.

I feel that this guilt feeling arises because we feel we could have done more to help our pet, but in all fairness, it's just a feeling of 'hope' when they are alive that we CAN make them better and that we just keep trying and trying. Sometimes though, it just isn't to be and then that results in the decision to have them put to sleep. We feel guilty as if we had let them down and/or didn't try hard enough, but it is nothing like that at all, because you gave Black every chance, looked after him and EVEN gave him another week before making that final decision. We want to keep on trying, not to give up, but sadly, sometimes it has to come to the latter in the end.

If I could tell you my thoughts re my bond with Daisy and giving her critical care, I would be on here a long time. Just thinking about it all now has put a lump in my throat.

Rest assured you have done everything possible for your little Black and he is now at rest and out of any pain that he may have endured.

Thinking of you, I know how painful this is. Take care. xx:rose
 
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So sorry for your loss. I'm sure you made absolutely the right decision.

RIP Black, run free little one x x
 
Aww I'm so sorry. 8... Don't feel guilty, you did the right thing, he's free from pain now. I have 3 rabbits and I'm getting another very soon, I love them all so much, losing one would be awful so I understand you must be feeling devastated. 8... I'm sure he had a great life and as you said, he was old, so lived a long life too! :) I bet he was a lucky boy. Binky free Black Rabbit. x
 
So sorry to hear about black rabbit. Binky free at the bridge forever sweet bunny.
 
Thank you all so much!



I've pulled myself together, I gave myself a headache today fretting about it, and I still feel a little guilty but know it was the right thing to do. After 9 years of having him and his late litter brother in our lives our garden just doesn't feel right so...................

http://steppingstonesrescue.blogspot.com/


If you scroll down the link you may see who's coming to stay as fosters with a view to permanent residency in the next few weeks. xoxoxoxo
 
I'm so sorry love that you had to make that decision, i'm sure you made it for a very good reason, you can't *** stand there and watch your darling Black be in pain :(
RIP Black binky free at the bridge, enjoy playing in the fields with the other buns, you'll always be remembered by your family NEVER forgotten xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) and loads of loves from us all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Another little star now twinkling in the sky............. :(
 
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Thank you all so much!



I've pulled myself together, I gave myself a headache today fretting about it, and I still feel a little guilty but know it was the right thing to do. After 9 years of having him and his late litter brother in our lives our garden just doesn't feel right so...................

http://steppingstonesrescue.blogspot.com/


If you scroll down the link you may see who's coming to stay as fosters with a view to permanent residency in the next few weeks. xoxoxoxo
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awwwwwwwwwwwwww they're gorgeous x)x)
More piccies please when they arrive drool
 
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