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- 10/06/2017 at 7:53 AM
  benjismum
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  Hi all please help i am hysterical and have cried for hours on end. I am fostering rabbits for the RSPCA and this is my first foster. Mum who was found abandoned with her 3 beautiful 3 week old babies. i have cared for them and obsessed over them for 2 weeks. one of them has always been the smallest of the 3 and she hasnt really grown, her ears are tiny. she was my favourite as she was so vulnerable and small. last night i put them to bed topped up their hay covered their run etc all as normal and this morning the smallest my baby whom i adore was dead on her side in the run. no injuries, eyes open and i am unconsolable and broken hearted. i cant cope with how sad and heartbroken i am. i followed all the rules and before bed last night she was eating her hay and happy as ever. she has always been quiet and when i let them out she doesnt play like the others and she loves cuddles. my hear is in bits. what has happened. the RSCPA say this is common and she was the runt of the litter. im in bits. mum seems to be hopping around looking for her, but other than that others seem ok. if anyone can console me..i feel i wont ever mend my broken heart
- 10/06/2017 at 10:47 AM
  Serenity
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  PLEASE don’t blame yourself this sort of thing happens all the time, as terrible as it is. Runts are the very hardest to keep alive and it’s very hard taking care of them. It’s really not your fault at all that she died, these things just happen sometimes. Yes, it is a terrible thing but please do not beat yourself up about it. It’s is okay to cry, it is okay to grieve. You did very well with her and she sounds like she was very happy with you. This does NOT make you a bad foster parent and it does NOT mean you’re a horrible person.
  
  xXbinky free baby bun!Xx
- 10/06/2017 at 11:17 AM
  benjismum
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  Thanks for your kind words.I’m just heartbroken..I have done everything to make them happy and loved and it’s ended like this.I can’t pull myself out of this misery.I’m desperate to wake up and it be a nightmare. She was so small x
- 10/06/2017 at 1:38 PM
  Bam
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  You did all you could, you did nothing wrong, and if this baby was the runt of the litter, chances are she had something wrong with her inside her. Like not fully developed kidneys or a malfunctioning heart. It would explain why she didn’t grow. What happened had nothing to do with you. You let her know love and excellent care. Her life was short, but she had you in it and she didn’t have to suffer.
  
  I’m very sorry this happened. Sadly I think this is a part of fostering rabbits. You will lose some, but you will help many more.
  
  Binky free sweet little ****baby bun****
- 10/06/2017 at 1:47 PM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  I totally agree with the above. please don’t blame yourself. The runt of the litter always has a bad start and sometimes doesn’t get through. This happened to me a long time ago, I was hand feeding a baby bunny and everything I did could not keep it from dying. So I do sympathise with you. You gave it great love in its short little life.
  
  The RSPCA obviously thinks you’re a great person to be fostering their bunnies, so try now to put your energy into helping the mother and the other babies.
  
  (( Binky free lil bun )))
- 10/06/2017 at 2:02 PM
  benjismum
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  thank you so much for all your kind words. i cant stop thinking what if what if…and i loved her so very much.i did suspect her heart maybe or something internal.she never lost her appetite, but she couldnt ever keep up with the others….she never went off exploring she just nibbled away all day.she was a fighter. she had the tiniest ears and the most beautiful personality..my angel rest in bunny heaven xx
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