My Darling Princess Philomena

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This topic has 11sd replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 6 months ago by Philomena.

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- 06/10/2016 at 12:17 PM
  Philomena
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  On Wednesday I had to make a difficult decision for my two year old precious Philomena. She has always struggled with tummy troubles despite my best efforts. She’s had at least 4-5 bouts of stasis and one obstruction of the cecum in her short life. I’ve done everything I could to manage it but they kept happening. After a vet visit on Tuesday, I woke up to her running and shaking in pain at 7 in the morning Wednesday. My brother and I rushed her to the nearest emergency rabbit specialist that was an hour and a half away. She was “Ok” for most of the trip but she ended up having what the vets told me was a seizure. She was screaming, shaking, and breathing frantically, She also managed to cut her ear and was bleeding. We finally got to the vet and after examining her told me that the seizures could be caused by 1 of 3 things. E. conniculi that was aggravated by the pain she was in from her tummy. A tumor in her GI tract that had spread to her brain. Or a toxic build up. The only way to be sure would be to do tests that would take days to complete and she was in pain now. There was no way I would be able to afford the vet bills to hospitalize her and even if she survived through the tests, the likelihood of me being able to do anything was small. So… I had her put down.
  
  I miss my darling Philomena so much. I miss how she would wake me up to feed her. I miss her running around my feet excited for her food. I miss all the time I spent getting her to let me pet her. I miss how she would lean fully into my hand when I rubbed her shoulder. I miss how she would come up and eat my apple right as I would take a bite. I miss her nose twitches. I miss her thumps when I wasn’t moving fast enough for her. I miss how she would throw her toy around because I put it in her way. I miss the look she gave me when I caught her bringing her toy up the stairs, ad how she threw it down the stairs to see what it would do. I miss playing peekaboo as she ran under my bed and then came out. I miss her binkies as I said I was going to get her little bunny butt. I miss how she ran around with things she wasn’t allowed to have.
  
  I miss having a reason to get up in the morning. I miss having a reason to continue to push myself to get a good job so I could support her. I miss having a reason to keep going in life because I couldn’t leave her. I miss smiling even though I was depressed because I knew it made her feel better when I was feeling better. I miss having a reason to be happy. I love my perfect little Princess Philomena. And all I want is her to be back in my arms again. I just want my baby back.
- 06/10/2016 at 12:30 PM
  Gina.Jenny
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  Binky free Little Princess Philomena.
  
  It sounds like her short life was happy and filled with love. Putting her to sleep when she was clearly in so much pain was the kind thing to do, though very hard for you. I know right now, the grief is really bad, hopefully in time, you will feel able to give another little bun a good home, and a place in your heart.
- 06/10/2016 at 12:34 PM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  Oh dear, I’m so so sorry – there’s nothing much can be said when your life has been turned upside down by grief, but as I always say, time WILL heal the hole that Philomena has left. It doesn’t seem like it now, but it WILL.
  In the meantime you must focus on the good times you had with her, and one day your heart will tell you that it is time to get another bunny to love – never to replace Philomena – but for you to help another bunny help you like Philomena did.
  
  It’s a two way thing this ‘looking after’ animals – they look after us too….
  
  Keep smiling – she’s keeping watch over you to check you’re OK.
- 06/10/2016 at 12:42 PM
  tobyluv
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  I’m very sorry about the loss of your sweet Philomena.
- 06/10/2016 at 1:16 PM
  Q8bunny
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  My heart goes out to you. But with time this devastating grief will pass and you’ll be left with the sweetness of your memories of Philomena.
  
  (((Binky free, darling bunny.)))
- 06/10/2016 at 1:55 PM
  Bam
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  I’m so sorry to hear that you had to let Philomena go. You had to tough, she was suffering and she needed you to do this for her. It’s so sad.
  I wish you could’ve had more time together, but the time you did get was filled with so much love. You really did everything for her.
  
  Binky free sweet Philomena! You are so greatly missed.
- 06/10/2016 at 9:26 PM
  Sr. Melangell
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  It is very a very difficult to make the decision to put any animal to sleep, but we do it because we don’t want to see them suffer anymore, we do it because we love them, Philomena is no longer in pain, maybe when you feel Better you could adopt a new bunny, but all bunnies are different, I know what you mean, she gave you the ‘Get up and go’ My bunny is the same, as soon as I get paid I’m off to the shop to buy him fruit and veg after midnight, if its raining I get a taxi, all the drivers call me the ‘Bunny’s Mum.’ as Q8bunny said, it will pass and bam said it is sad, but you will learn to live with it and you did what was best for her, keep going because Philomena would want you too.
- 06/10/2016 at 10:52 PM
  vanessa
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  I’m so sorry. I also had to put down a very sick bunny. It’s a difficult thing to do. You did your best for Philomena. I read through your previous posts. You spent a lot of time and energy understanding her behavior, and getting to know her. I hope that in time, you will be able to open yoru heart to another bunny.
- 06/10/2016 at 11:34 PM
  LBJ10
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  17058 posts
  So sorry to hear this.
- 06/14/2016 at 12:18 PM
  T-Bun
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  Sorry to hear about your loss. It is indeed a tough decision, but also an act of love.
  
  Binky Free Philomena.
- 06/17/2016 at 12:23 AM
  LongEaredLions
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  I am so sorry for your loss. I know this time is hard for you, but you made the right choice. Everything you miss about her is truly a testament to the life she lived, full of love and spoiling. Sending all my love to you in this hard time.
- 06/21/2016 at 9:06 PM
  Philomena
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  Thank you all for all the love and support. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to reply back to guys but it’s been hard to read all of your kind words without crying. Thank you guys for everything. I miss my darling everyday and I still find myself saying good morning to her when I wake up. However, day by day it has slowly been getting easier thinking about her without tearing up.
  Again thank you all for all the advice, kindness, and support you have given throughout Philomena’s short time here, and for the support you continue to give me as I go through this very difficult time in my life.
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