Ozzy

[JessKez]

My baby boy Ozzy died this afternoon and I have never felt so much pain. Saturday morning he was fine.. eating and drinking normally.

I got a call from my husband while I was at work that he had suddenly stopped eating and was hunched up. We took him straight to the vet and he was given medication and painkillers for gas, plus recovery food. We managed to give him a small amount but he just pushed it back out. We stayed up all night and it seemed as though he might be starting to eat from the syringe and pass some poops.

An hour later, he was just slumped down. We drove him straight to the hospital but he died in the car. He was only 7 months old.

I feel like my world has fell apart and I can’t think of what I did wrong. He was starting to eat all his different veggies, and always had a good appetite. He loved to run and jump. He was just starting to begin the bonding process with his brother, also 7 months.

I’m so scared I’m going to lose his brother too. It was all just so sudden ?

[Gordo and Janice]

Oh I’m so sorry. Sudden and unexpected loss is terrible and the unanswered questions are numerous. So, so young. Again so sorry. Apparently it happens more often than not with these little ones. I don’t like it or understand it, doesn’t seem right. They are precious.

There are a lot of people here with quite a bit of experience. Feel free to share however often. Words can’t really help, I know, but know my heart goes out to you. You are in our thoughts. We lost Icey a little over a month ago. I empathize with the world falling apart. It truly does for a bit.

If they were only beginning to bond his brother should be fine. But again someone else with experience here can help you I’m sure.

Binky free little (((Ozzy)))

[Luna]

I’m so sorry. I hope his brother will be ok. Stasis can, and often does, happen so suddenly that there is so little time to react. Even when you get help right away sometimes there is nothing you can do. You gave him the best chance and he knows he left Lemmy in good hands.

Binky free Ozzy

[Bam]

I’m so very sorry about Ozzy. It can happen so fast with rabbits. Many of us have lost rabbits this terrible way. Stasis is not an illness in itself, it’s a symptom. So even if you rush a bun to the vets like you did, the outcome depends on what’s causing the GI stasis in the first place. Normal stasis treatment will work if the stasis is a symptom of for example molar spurs or having eaten something that didn’t agree with the bun. But if the underlying cause is of a more serious nature, like inner organs (heart, liver, kidneys) not working properly, the situation is a 1000 times more difficult.Rabbits are experts at hiding illness until it becomes so acute they nolonger can, and when that happens, GI stasis is often the first symptom. 

I hope you and Lemmy can comfort each other. He’ll need extra attention from you now.

Binky free ****Ozzy****

[JessKez]

Thank you for the kind words ❤

We believe it was an underlying issue with his teeth, we were going to get him checked at the vet this month. But we’ve booked Lemmy in for a full check up, just to ease our minds and he’s getting lots of fuss

[September]

Hello

So sorry to hear about your baby Ozzy. Hugs to you and Lemmy.

Lynda
xx

[MountainBuns]

So sorry about Ozzy. I wish you and your husband the best.

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