I have some sad news :(

Boz · November 2007

Well I'm part of a rabbit forum, and I posted this at it on Sunday: I'm almost certain my bunny TicTac, the French Lop has Head Tilt. On our way home today from being gone my mom called my dad to ask him something, then he asked to talk to me and he said TicTac was acting strange. She would fall over, like she couldn't keep her balance and her head was tilt to one side. She also seemed a little scared cause she'd run to the back of the cage and stomp. She hasn't done that for a while though now. My dad noticed this this morning/afternoon. Before she tried to stand up on her hind legs (which she'll do a lot) and she didn't go up far before almost loosing her balance, and she stopped. She hasn't eaten much and seems to have a hard time drinking/eating. She did eat a leaf before and some apple. She also will pee/poo in one stop and stay there cause her butt was dirty. I took her litter box out, I know she's not using it, she can't jump in it. So she has a flat surface with carpet and then some litter in the back (the carpet doesn't quick cover the whole cage). Were hoping we'll be able to get her to see the vet tomarrow (luckily our vet knows rabbits) I'm also hoping whatever caused this (since it's a number of things) it will be able to heal up quickly. She's such a loving and sweet bunny. She'll run up to the front of her cage for her time out to to play and if she wants to be pet she'll run around your feet. But she's not doing those things. She just looks so sad. And there's also chance she could... not make it in the long run

Here's a picture of her that I took today (Although she's sick, she still makes herself look cute :P) You can see her head tilting

I gave her some veggies, hopping she'll eat those if not her pellets. <img src="http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/CoolBozPup14/My Rabbits/TicTac-HeadTilt/PB250098.jpg" alt="http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/CoolBozPup14/My Rabbits/TicTac-HeadTilt/PB250098.jpg" class="bb-image" /> And here's my update for yesterday: We got back from the vet a bit ago, it went very well

First off she's in good health besides the head tilt :] I thought this was sweet-- When the vet went to look at her teeth she didn't want to flip her upside down, cause that could make her dizzy so she bent over over her and was upside down :P Anyway what she's got is a bacterial infection in both ears. The vet said as long as she's pooing and peeing and eating that's all a good thing, which she is ;D And she's got good spirit. She's still curious, just needs to take rests, I think she gets dizzy after a bit. So now she's on three oral meds and has ear drops. The vet said there's a 25 percent chance she'll go back to being 100% like she was before, 50% chance that her head stays tilted cause of nerve damage but be healthy, and 25% chance it gets worse

She seems high spirited though

And seems to be doing just fine right now :] And todays update: Today this morning I went by TicTac, There was poo in the cage and she has drank some water from the little bowl I gave her and her greens I gave her were gone. I gave her fresh water, her medication and then left for school. I got home and went and peeked in the room she was in. She was laying there in her cage and for the second I looked her tummy wasn't moving, but I couldn't look close enough to see if she was only sleeping or not. So I ran to my dad and told him to look. TicTac has passed away

I started crying even before he said so. I think my mom even cried a little too. I just got her about 8 weeks ago and now she's gone

I guess I don't feel all that bad, like as in guilty. We did everything we could. She'd seen the vet and overall she was doing good. I'm just glad I took her to the vet yesterday and didn't have to wait till today. Here's some more pictures of her if you'd like to see some: <a href="http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/CoolBozPup14/My Rabbits/TicTac/" target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j117/ ... ts/TicTac/</a> RIP TicTac

Jazz · November 2007

OMG Bozzie thats awful

Cobalt · November 2007

I'm sorry Box. I'm sure she had a lovely life, though

~Topleaf~ · November 2007

sorry boz.

--SDK-- · November 2007

That horrible... I'm sorry.

KiteKatsumi9 · November 2007

Aw, I'm so sorry Boz ;-; I lost two bunnies a few years ago...one just up and died for no apparent reason...the other had some strange growth on his chest, probably a tumor...but dad wouldn't let me take him to the vet, as he was "just a rabbit". :roll: :roll: :roll:

^Oriyana^ · November 2007

I'm so sorry to hear that Bozzie

Losing a pet is hard no matter how long you've had them.

Dispirited · November 2007

Awe.. Boz I'm so Sorry. She was a very good rabbit..

Kerry · November 2007

aww.. Poor Boz *huggles*

NickelbackLuver · November 2007

Aww, Im so sorry. I got to the one update where things were going well and Im like, well thats good. Shoulda stopped reading there

Im so sorry for your loss.

CookiesCream2 · November 2007

I'm so Sorry boz for you loss.

Silver Husky · November 2007

I'm sorry Boz

*huggles*

Justadoglover · November 2007

Kite_Katsumi wrote:

Aw, I'm so sorry Boz ;-; I lost two bunnies a few years ago...one just up and died for no apparent reason...the other had some strange growth on his chest, probably a tumor...but dad wouldn't let me take him to the vet, as he was "just a rabbit". :roll: :roll: :roll:

my mom says the same thing, says they have short lives anyway :roll: but then, the one time she every took me to the hospital due to illness, the doc basically yelled at her for waiting so long...so. lovers my wittle bunbuns

on a happier note, the bunny i adopted is due to have babies anyday

i hope they survive, winter is cold and i can't bring them inside cuz i live in a strict "no Pet" apartment building

Boz · November 2007

Thanks everyone :] On a rabbit forum I posted about her some said there could have been something more wrong with her. On another forum someone said she could have had a tumor which they couldn't have done much for her =/ Atleast she didn't have to suffer. On Monday before school I went out by her and was petting her. I almost started crying cause she looked so sad, and I felt so bad for her.

I didn't go to school today. I never got a hold of my best friend yesterday and I know as soon as I'd see her I'd start crying. I really don't want to cry in school.

UnknownDreamland · November 2007

This makes me mad. I've had so many losses. And to see someone who's probably gone through more than me having problems makes it worse. I'm extremely sorry about TicTac. So it was the ear infection that caused it?

Cobalt · November 2007

Again, I'm so sorry...(ha, I just looked at my first post and realized I called you "box")

Boz · November 2007

Dreamland wrote:

This makes me mad. I've had so many losses. And to see someone who's probably gone through more than me having problems makes it worse. I'm extremely sorry about TicTac. So it was the ear infection that caused it?

Yeah, but some think it might have been more that the vet didn't detect. (like a brain tumor you would have to do like a mir scan or whatever) I haven't talked to the vet though.

Boz · November 2007

Cobalt wrote:

Again, I'm so sorry...(ha, I just looked at my first post and realized I called you "box")

lol I didn't even notice. People actually call me that sometimes >.>

UnknownDreamland · November 2007

Boz wrote:

Dreamland wrote:

This makes me mad. I've had so many losses. And to see someone who's probably gone through more than me having problems makes it worse. I'm extremely sorry about TicTac. So it was the ear infection that caused it?

 Yeah, but some think it might have been more that the vet didn't detect. (like a brain tumor you would have to do like a mir scan or whatever) I haven't talked to the vet though.

I feel the same way about Auzzy. Like What if... I keep thinking if we had gotton tests done on him... Maybe we would have found him sick and could be reversed or something.. I've gotton to some point in the grief.. and it's basically where you push away the help I suppose. Bella.. It's gotton to where she no longer my dog. She's the familys. Auzzy was my dog. The one I'd waited 8 years for. And for him to die after I felt so happy.. It makes me regret getting Bella, and her having health issues already.. It makes me wish I'd grabbed Auzzy's leash before he left and ran. Sure, he would have bitten me and such. But he'd be a great guard dog. And, we'd be home when those people broke in. He's have bitten their butts(haha).. Yeah. Sorry for trailing off. Or as my teacher called it "A bunny trail" Do you have any other rabbits?

Boz · November 2007

Dreamland wrote:

Boz wrote:

Dreamland wrote:

This makes me mad. I've had so many losses. And to see someone who's probably gone through more than me having problems makes it worse. I'm extremely sorry about TicTac. So it was the ear infection that caused it?

 Yeah, but some think it might have been more that the vet didn't detect. (like a brain tumor you would have to do like a mir scan or whatever) I haven't talked to the vet though.

I feel the same way about Auzzy. Like What if... I keep thinking if we had gotton tests done on him... Maybe we would have found him sick and could be reversed or something.. I've gotton to some point in the grief.. and it's basically where you push away the help I suppose. Bella.. It's gotton to where she no longer my dog. She's the familys. Auzzy was my dog. The one I'd waited 8 years for. And for him to die after I felt so happy.. It makes me regret getting Bella, and her having health issues already.. It makes me wish I'd grabbed Auzzy's leash before he left and ran. Sure, he would have bitten me and such. But he'd be a great guard dog. And, we'd be home when those people broke in. He's have bitten their butts(haha).. Yeah. Sorry for trailing off. Or as my teacher called it "A bunny trail" Do you have any other rabbits?

Yeah, I have Domino. She's not the best rabbit. She's a little more skiddish and likes to dig on you when you hold her lol but I still love her. I probably will get another rabbit sometime. I wasn't planning on it. Cause I want TicTac but ;__;

TashaWasha · November 2007

:shock: I'm sorry to hear that Boz. After all that, I don't think I'd want any more pets any time soon. I've only had to go through one real tragic pet death in my life and that was with my old Cockatiel, we ended up burying him in our backyard (I was just 11 and my sister 2 years younger, my parents and grandparents and uncles and aunts...and cousins...and so on--it was a family reunion thing going on at the time--came to the funeral and we made obituaries for him...going off topic!), Maybe you could have a burial for your pets? It may sound goofy to many people and maybe even you but it helped me and my sister feel better about losing our own pet. I seriously couldn't say "I know what you're going through." because I honestly don't. I'm not in your shoes, not living in your house, don't have your mind frame, I don't know how deeply you bond with your pet or how bonded you were with her. I know nothing about how you feel at this moment but I can go by how I felt when I lost my own pet and tell you that I sincerely am sorry that you had to go through another death in your life. Nope, still don't know what to say to comfort a person when they're going through tragedies.

HelpTheDogsII · November 2007

Aww Boz, im sorry for your loss.

So many people have lost rabbits... If you do decide to get another rabbit i find the ones that have problems like partialy blind or deaf, nothing they can die from of course, makes you feel good. I did that after my babies died, one from stroke and the other being eaten because she was so depressed that she never knew that there was a coyote (we think) there. Again I hope you will feel happier soon!

dachshund girl · November 2007

I'm sorry Boz. If there is anway I can Help I will

Boz · November 2007

Koshi wrote:

:shock: I'm sorry to hear that Boz. After all that, I don't think I'd want any more pets any time soon. I've only had to go through one real tragic pet death in my life and that was with my old Cockatiel, we ended up burying him in our backyard (I was just 11 and my sister 2 years younger, my parents and grandparents and uncles and aunts...and cousins...and so on--it was a family reunion thing going on at the time--came to the funeral and we made obituaries for him...going off topic!), Maybe you could have a burial for your pets? It may sound goofy to many people and maybe even you but it helped me and my sister feel better about losing our own pet. I seriously couldn't say "I know what you're going through." because I honestly don't. I'm not in your shoes, not living in your house, don't have your mind frame, I don't know how deeply you bond with your pet or how bonded you were with her. I know nothing about how you feel at this moment but I can go by how I felt when I lost my own pet and tell you that I sincerely am sorry that you had to go through another death in your life. Nope, still don't know what to say to comfort a person when they're going through tragedies.

We did bury her in the yard. I gave her a few last pets before we did. And I had tears the whole time. ;___; I started crying again off and on like 30 minutes ago. I was doing fairly well holding them back till then. I just miss her so much ;________;

Boz · November 2007

Okanagan Gurl wrote:

Aww Boz, im sorry for your loss. So many people have lost rabbits... If you do decide to get another rabbit i find the ones that have problems like partialy blind or deaf, nothing they can die from of course, makes you feel good. I did that after my babies died, one from stroke and the other being eaten because she was so depressed that she never knew that there was a coyote (we think) there. Again I hope you will feel happier soon!

Aww I'm sorry ;_; I lost rabbits to coyotes. We didn't even know they were around here really. Till it was too late ;_; My rabbits stay in the garage now. I'm too afraid to let them outside.

dachshund girl wrote:

I'm sorry Boz. If there is anway I can Help I will

Thanks. All I really need is someone just to talk to mostly ;_; I just wish I could go back ;_; This week's been so hard for me. I nearly cried today in school. One of my friends asked if my bunny was better. I said "no". And she said "is she alive?" And I said "no" and shook me head and almost started crying ;__; luckily I had a bottle of water and I took some gulps of that to help me stop from crying. ;___; I went home early. ;____; it's just like... I don't get why it was her time to go

NewYorkrocks · December 2007

i'm sorry boz

i've had 1 dog and 1 cat die and i started crying once they passed but those happened like 2-3 years ago so...yeah but i sometimes do still cry like now my great-grandma just died 2 weeks ago so thats what i'm mostly crying about right now.

Boz · December 2007

BECCA42 wrote:

i'm sorry boz i've had 1 dog and 1 cat die and i started crying once they passed but those happened like 2-3 years ago so...yeah but i sometimes do still cry like now my great-grandma just died 2 weeks ago so thats what i'm mostly crying about right now.

Awww I'm sorry. That has to be hard. Were you really close? I see my grandma a LOT in the summer. And almost every holiday. I see a lot of my family. I know I'll be really upset when she passes away

Overall I'm doing better

I cried yesterday, but not as much. Last night I had a dream that I was rescuing a ton of Mini rexes that looked like Domino from a garage. I was putting them in boxes trying to get them out. I had help. I think it's cause I've been worrying about Domino more. Can't help it =/

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I have some sad news :(

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