My bunny needs good thoughts

ijustdiedinside · **Joined:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:43 pm **Posts:** 8683

oh no :( thinking good thoughts for you guys, for sure! it sounds like you have such a great vet! that is really awesome.

raspberrycomplaint · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:48 pm

Thanks, everyone. I don't know why, but this bunny thing is totally overwhelming me. Work has been busy and stressful and my insomnia has been bad, and I just don't feel like I have enough energy to give to my bunny. But maybe I'm just PMSing.

strawberryrock · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:15 pm **Posts:** 1695

It is super emotionally draining taking care of a sick animal! Sending good thoughts to you and your bunny. Take care of yourself.

Fizzgig · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:31 am

aw, so much love and good thoughts for you and the buns! I hope she gets better! and she is the cutest waterbun I ever did see.

raspberrycomplaint · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:13 pm

Thanks, guys. I think I was just really exhausted yesterday. Kismet is still very snuffly, but seems to be in good spirits. I have a vaporizer going in the room, hoping it will make it a little easier for her to breathe. And I'm going to bake more bunny cookies today, because she finished the whole batch.

She is definitely a fighter. When I got her, she was so tiny and sick. A nice family had found her outside and taken her in. They tried to care for her, but they didn't know anything about bunnies, so they were just feeding her carrots and lettuce. She had wounds all over her that weren't healing. Finally they realised the best thing to do was to take her to the shelter. She was only about 5 weeks old then. She was so itty bitty and adorable! I could hold her in the palm of one hand. The vet pulled six big botfly larvae out from under her skin. The wounds were all infected and the tissue around them was necrotic. The vet said she might not make it. I had to do a lot of nursing care for her. She pulled through and grew into a nice big bunny. So I'm hoping she can beat the odds again.

fatcat · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:11 pm **Posts:** 1378

Sounds like Kismet is good at beating the odds. I hope she gets better soon.

raspberrycomplaint · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:14 pm

My bunny isn't getting better, you guys. She has to go back to the vet later this week, and I'm pretty sure he's going to tell me that I should think about putting her down. The poor thing has been sick for nearly a month now. The other bunny has been very sweet to her, lying next to her and nuzzling her face. I think she knows Kismet is very ill.

lavawitch · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:19 pm

I'm so sorry :(

I'll hope for you that news is better than that.

happyfaced · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:23 pm

oh no, raspberrycomplaint. i'm so sorry to hear Kismet isn't getting better. i'm sending you all lots of good thoughts and hugs.

celyn · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:40 pm **Posts:** 2077

Oh my, RC, thinking of you and Kismet. Wishing you both ease and comfort.

raspberrycomplaint · **Posted:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:57 pm

Thanks, everyone. I hate thinking about euthanasia, but I don't want her to suffer. She has been sick for so long, and I don't want her to continue to drag on like that if there isn't a chance she'll get better.

seitanicverses · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:57 pm **Posts:** 3964

Awww...my oldest cat is named Kismet and we are all sending your Kismet more healing thoughts! <3

raspberrycomplaint · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:10 am

Well, Kismet spared me the tough decision and passed away last night. At around midnight, I went into the bunny room and gave her her meds and fed her some greens. She ate all the greens and looked okay, but tired. Then this morning at 8:30, my mom went into the room and found her dead. I just hope she had a peaceful passing.

happyfaced · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:13 am

i'm sorry, raspberrycomplaint. i hope she had a peaceful passing as well, i'm sure she did. sending you a ton of hugs. <3

strawberryrock · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:15 pm **Posts:** 1695

I'm so sorry. She was lucky to have you.

zensquiggle · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:02 am

I'm so sorry raspberrycomplaint. Huge hugs to you.

lepelaar · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:00 am

I haven't commented before, but I've been following your posts in this thread. So so sorry for your loss. Kismet looked like such a sweet bunny, and she was lucky to have someone like you loving her.

seitanicverses · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:57 pm **Posts:** 3964

Awww...I'm so sorry. Your Kismet had a wonderful life with you taking care of her <3.

lavawitch · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:12 pm

I'm sorry raspberry. Sweet little bunny was well loved.

8ball · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:11 pm

I'm so sorry RC :( xxx

raspberrycomplaint · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:19 pm

Thanks, guys. My mom said it looked like Kismet just died in her sleep. Karma seemed upset and wouldn't go near the side of the pen where Kizzy was until my mom removed the body. They had been together for almost 8 years, so I'm going to try to spend a lot of time with Karma so she's not lonely.

Here are some pics I found of Kismet when she was a baby. (All I had back then was a crappy polaroid, unfortunately.)

And here is one from when she was a nice big bunny. This litterbox was her favorite place to be.

Thank you, everyone, for your kind thoughts.

bunniee · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1435

I'm so sorry Kismet is gone. Thank you for sharing her story & pictures. <3

alice1drland · **Posted:** Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:53 pm

Oh raspberry, I am really sorry.

fatcat · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:11 pm **Posts:** 1378

I'm so sorry about Kismet. I'm sure she went peacefully.

kimba · **Joined:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:44 pm **Posts:** 1934

Oh, poor bunny. I am sorry to hear that.

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