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Thank you so much, Em! You said what I wanted to say, fully, exactly, completely. What can I say, you read me like a book!

It is so true in every sentence and every word. Usually I will tell people that I experienced this, I feel that. But no matter how much I say it, I’m sure that they won’t be able to understand or sympathize. But wow! After…[Read more]

Sorry if I missed you say it, but have they had x-rays or any other scans of their head to check their nasal cavity/teeth?

I ask because my bun was misdiagnosed as having allergies. Then they suspected URI. She would have chronic sneezing episodes but unlike yours had a fair bit of discharge. Culture swab yielded nothing significant. Turns out…[Read more]

He does look like a chinchilla, never really did think about it. I always said his pattern reminded me of the moon or a storm cloud

I’m sorry for your loss. I think everyone feels some level of guilt after losing a pet. It’s normal. But as Bam said, feeling guilt doesn’t automatically translate to guilty.You feel guilty because you loved your bunny very much. I agree that there may have been more going on besides her simply starving to death. As Bam said, there could have been…[Read more]

I agree! He looks like he had the chinchilla coloring. Such a beautiful bun! I’m sorry for your loss.

Yes, bunnies can go through an awkward stage as they reach adulthood. They can look a bit lanky after reaching their adult size and have not filled in yet.

I’ve seen this in older bunnies before. It just seems to be dry/flaky skin. Perhaps it is just a symptom of old age?

I agree with Bam. Considering they are missing part of their noses, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to assume they have lost part of the natural defense the mucosa. It’s possible they both inhaled something while digging in the dirt.

Sometimes these things just happen and there really isn’t anything we could have done differently… even though we often think that we could have. It’s human nature, after all. But some bunnies are just susceptible to certain types of infections and no matter how we try to treat it, they eventually lose the battle. Sometimes it is relatively…[Read more]

I’m very sorry for your loss. Your boy was beautiful. Wonderful chinchilla fur!

I totally understand. I too look back and I think I should have done this, or I shouldn’t have done that. My French lop, Wolf, hated medication. Even at his weakest point when he weighed a tiny 3.8kg (he was usually 5kg), he was still a large and strong rabbit and impossible to restrain. I used to get so frustrated with him when he wouldn’t tak…[Read more]

Oh my god Em, I cried, and cried really hard when I read your thread. And I’m truly very sorry for what you’ve been through. Trust me, I feel you.

You even expressed a feeling that I never thought of, yes, this is it, I feel my precious girl was robbed.

It is extremely painful to think about “if only I had”. I feel it’s unfair because we could…[Read more]

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First off, my deepest condolences – I know how it feels, and I honestly have no answers for you, so thought I would share my boys story as it is somewhat similar to yours though not as extreme to show you are not alone, but you have to try and not blame yourself – you trusted a medical professional, so it is not your fault though I understand it…[Read more]