Ali’s Bunny Crossing

Long story short: two bunny deaths in two weeks

I lost one of the kits a week ago. It kept getting sick and appearently, it just gave up.

Then this morning, Parsley (one of the does due last week who didn’t have any kits) was acting strange. Sadly, I have an early morning class so I had to leave but when I returned she was still acting odd. Things went down fast, she kept getting weaker and weaker. Palpation revealed that two stuck kits had gotten lodged on the left side of her body, but I couldn’t get them out.

As I write this, she’s laying on her side beside me, most likely will be gone in a few minutes.

This is disappointing to say the least. Parsley is my favorite doe and has beautiful coloring and type. I’m glad I at least have her daughter but it’s sad to see her go.

The vet couldn’t have done anything for her because the only way to get teh kits out would be surgery and her heart was too weak this morning.

This is one of the most disappointing things about rabbits, the way they go downhill so fast.

She was fine yesterday afternoon, when I was out playing with the bunnies for over an hour.

Oh well, I’m hoping that things turn out (somehow) alright.

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