I'd like to give a simple warning to anybody before they read this.
This story isn't too pleasant, and for myself, quite upsetting.
Due to the nature of this post, I'm sorry for any incorrect thread placement.
Unfortunatly, I woke up this morning and my beloved Ziggy had passed away, not long after his first birthday. Since birth he's suffered a range of illnesses, and was particularly prone to chest infections, and as a result, was suffering from very laboured breathing. ):
He'd recently been recovering from pneumonia, although after several trips to the vets, I was told his lungs were unlikely to get better, and was given Baytril to dilute into his water. Sadly, this wasn't enough for the poor thing, and he passed away during the night.
My main issue is more about what happened afterwards.
He was sharing his home with his friend Rufio, in what I consider to be a reasonably large hutch. The pair got on well. However, I was incredibly more downheartened to find that it seems as though Rufio had bitten Ziggy's accessible ear clean off..
My question (more so to put my mind to rest) is why anybody thinks this was done? I've put it down to him being upset of his friend's death, but somebody here may be better informed of such behaviour.
Any responses and suggestions would be greatly appretiated.
Ziggy has now been lovingly buried, and is resting in piece. <3
This story isn't too pleasant, and for myself, quite upsetting.
Due to the nature of this post, I'm sorry for any incorrect thread placement.
Unfortunatly, I woke up this morning and my beloved Ziggy had passed away, not long after his first birthday. Since birth he's suffered a range of illnesses, and was particularly prone to chest infections, and as a result, was suffering from very laboured breathing. ):
He'd recently been recovering from pneumonia, although after several trips to the vets, I was told his lungs were unlikely to get better, and was given Baytril to dilute into his water. Sadly, this wasn't enough for the poor thing, and he passed away during the night.
My main issue is more about what happened afterwards.
He was sharing his home with his friend Rufio, in what I consider to be a reasonably large hutch. The pair got on well. However, I was incredibly more downheartened to find that it seems as though Rufio had bitten Ziggy's accessible ear clean off..
My question (more so to put my mind to rest) is why anybody thinks this was done? I've put it down to him being upset of his friend's death, but somebody here may be better informed of such behaviour.
Any responses and suggestions would be greatly appretiated.
Ziggy has now been lovingly buried, and is resting in piece. <3
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