Mr Floof has gone…I’m heartbroken.

[MrFloofForever]

Mr Floof was an Agouti Minilop. He was born on 6th June 2018. He came home with us on the 5th August. He passed away today, on the 1st of September. Today, on the 1st of September I lost my best friend.

In the early hours of Friday morning he was on my chest, having a cuddle. I put him in his cage, put some pellets in and he started tucking in. I fell asleep. When I woke up later on in the day, he looked ‘glum’. Wasn’t moving too much, and hadn’t touched his pellets. I then saw he had really sticky, stinky poo over his bottom. I examined the poop, and saw pinworms in! I was very surprised because I always clean his poops up and hadn’t seen them there the day before! He was wormed before we got him. I rushed to petsathome and bought panacur. I also spoke with the vet on site and she warned me of a rise in coccidia. She asked if I actually saw the worms in his poop, which I did, so she told me to not worry in that case and to use the panacur. I went home, and he was hiding in a corner of the kitchen which was unusual. I put him on his back, and gave him a nice hand bath with some special shampoo I bought at the pet store and some grooming wipes. He was very happy, he looked like he was in pure bliss. I gave him the panacur which he seemed to enjoy eating. Over the course of the next few hours, he seemed to improve. He drank some water. He tried to jump up onto me for a cuddle, but bevause he was a little bit poopy still I put him in his cage. A short while later, I heard him thrashing around. I thought at first he was trying to itch his bum or get the poop off. Then, he threw his head back all tbe way to his spine, his back legs stretched out, and he was gone. I watched the life dissappear out of him. I stared at him in shock, I touched him and said ‘No, cmon Mr Floof.’ I couldn’t believe what had just happened. He was very limp. When I came to my senses, I tried for five minutes to resucitate him, blowing into his nose to get oxygen in his lungs and chest compressions. By this point he was rigid. It was too late.

The month that we had him has by far been the happiest month of my life. I cannot describe the joy and light he brought me. Everytime I saw his face, I felt a happiness I haven’t ever known. I’ve had pets before and now, and love them, but Mr Floof was different. I know cats and dogs give you attention quite regularly and so I was used to that. When I decided to get a bunny, I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of bonding and attention. I knew that sometimes rabbits like to keep thenselves to themselves. The day we brought him home he proved that wasn’t how he was going to be! Mr Floof became my best friend. I would wake up to his face telling me he’s ready to come out of his cage. He would hop up onto the bed, come sit on my chest, stretch out his legs and demand cuddles. My favourite thing ever was to kiss his nose. Whenever I cleaned out his cage, he would insist on trying to clime into the black rubbish bag I was using. I would tickle his belly, and say ‘HOP BOP BOP’ and he’d run off, round in a circle under the bed and then back to trying to sit in the bag again. He loved playing with anything, especially his toy balls that he would grip in his mouth and then throw up in the air. He would always walk by my feet whenever I went anywhere.

He was my darling boy, and now he’s gone. I am completely broken at the hole that’s been left in my life now. One I didn’t know I had up until last month when I got him. I keep wondering if I’d done anything differently, would he still be here. It’s not even been 24 hours and I miss him more than anything. I miss my best friend. One minute he was here, on my lap, and the next day he has died. The cage he slept in, where I keep looking over for him, is empty. I no longer see a little floofball hopping out the corner of my eye, and I no longer have a perfect nose to kiss. I don’t know what to do with myself or if this pain will ever go away. It’s so unfair that the happiness he brought me was so short and ripped away from me. He had so much more love to give. I can’t believe I will never see him again.

[Bam]

I’m very sorry you lost Mr Floof. Your post is a beautiful tribute to him.

Sometimes with a very heavy worm infestation, the rabbit doesn’t survive and you don’t see any symptoms, the bun just suddenly dies. Panacur is deemed a rabbit safe medication, but sometimes with a really heavy infestation, the death of the parasites themselves cause them to release toxins or cause an immune response that kills the animal. There’s nothing else to do for worms except deworm though, so I don’t think you could have done anything differently. You did speak to the vet, you had seen the worms, it was the first time you had seen the worms. In my opinion you did everything right.

It’s terribly hard to lose arabbit. Many of us here have had to go through it. Rabbits are the sweetest animals, they bring us so much joy, and when they go they take all that joy with them. Try to be grateful that you had each other, even though it was for an all too short time. Mr Floof was very lucky to get you for a human.

Binky free, sweet ***Mr Floof***

[Phil]

This is so awfully sad, such a short life, but you gave him a great one, baby buns have a very sensitive digestive system, my rabbit fluffy had same problem when he was 10 weeks old, coccidia. Vet kept him in Intensive care. For a week they said it was serious but he made it and lived 6 years. Life is a real gamble, so sorry for your loss, its amazing how quickly bunnies get deep in our hearts ?

[MrFloofForever]

Thank you so much for your message. I literally can’t stop crying, and miss him so much. The worst part is I feel like anyone I know won’t really understand how heartbroken I am. It sounds dramatic, but I’m not sure how to even go on at the moment. I’ve lost animals before and know it’s a natural thing that happens, but Mr Floof meant everything to me and I can’t believe we only got to have a month together.

In your experience, is it possible for a worm infection to take over that quickly? Like I said, Thursday there were no worms. I don’t have any other buns for him to have caught them from either, and he was an indoor bun. I think the worst part is trying to wrap my head around how quickly it all happened, how my perfect floof went from being happy and healthy to leaving me.

[September]

I am so sorry. Everyone here walks this walk with you and we understand, believe me. It isn’t dramatic at all, we have been there. It doesn’t matter how long we have our bunnies, there is something so special about them that we can’t put our finger on. I loved my Timothy from the first moment I saw him. And I mean love. I wish everyone on earth could adopt a rabbit…. this world would be such a better place.

You are grieving for Mr Floof. Take your time, cry, scream, do whatever you need to. It’s been a year for me and I still cry for my Timothy.

I can’t answer your question on the worms, I just know that caring for a bunny is sometimes like walking on the edge of a cliff. Beautiful view, but precarious.

Thank you for giving Mr Floof all the love in world.

Sleep tight Mr Floof
Xx

[MrFloofForever]

My boy

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[Ellie from The Netherlands]

I’m very sorry for your loss Rabbits are such fragile and sensitive animals, which is why they mean so much to us. It takes a lot of trust and work to build a bond, and because it’s so special the bond goes very deep. This is why losing them hurts beyond belief…

Binky free Mr. Floof!

[September]

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I can’t see the picture of Mr Floof. Could you try again, I would love to see him.

Xx

[Bam]

The link to the picture doesn’t work for me either. We would like to see him. PM me or another leader if you want help with uploading a picture.

[Gordo and Janice]

So sorry. Mr. Floof sounded so wonderful. Is is difficult to describe how fast and deep they burrow into your heart. Especially to those who’ve never had a rabbit as a pet. Unfortunately we all have to endure the grief of loss. It’s always too soon but yours was truly way too soon. It will take time. Allow yourself to grieve. In time it will begin to get better. Like Bam said earlier, try to be grateful that you had each other, even though it was for an all too short time. Most people never get to experience such a relationship with a rabbit. Someone here once said they are magical. And my relationship with my little girl before she passed, and even after, gives credibility to that notion. My heart goes out to you.

Binky free {{{{{Mr. Floof}}}}}

[Bam]

I fixed the picture for you, it just needed editing from a PC (pics won’t show if uploaded from a phone).

Mr. Floof was beautiful! Agouti buns are very close to my heart. They make me think of wild rabbits and Watership Down.

[Ellie from The Netherlands]

Awww, such a beautiful picture… He was truly gorgeous!

[Phil]

What a wonderful bunny so very ?

[MrFloofForever]

Posted By bam on 9/03/2018 1:41 PM
I fixed the picture for you, it just needed editing from a PC (pics won’t show if uploaded from a phone).

Mr. Floof was beautiful! Agouti buns are very close to my heart. They make me think of wild rabbits and Watership Down.

Thank you. He was such a beautiful boy. Loved him so so much with all my heart. Thank you for your kind words.

[Tony's Mum]

He was gorgeous. I’m so sorry. Binky free Mr. Floof.

[September]

Beautiful Mr Floof.
Xx

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