The last.....;(

[cognac]

Well the last of my hammies was euthanized on Monday morning. My little albino dwarf hammie somehow had a rectal prolapse. I called the vet and rushed her down, hoping against hope that they could do something for her. I was only informed that she had a rectal prolapse and that the prognosis was poor for her condition. I then made the decision to have her euthanized, instead of allowing her to suffer in that state. The vet allowed me to be present, and she let me take her home. She will soon be buried or cremated with Cookie and Hung Hung.
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[jeannie]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear it, but it sounds like it was the best decision to make. What animals do you have now?

[Die Fledermaus]

So sorry to hear that. I know that such a conditon can sometimes be manipulated back into place but that euthanasia is more common than not, and the merciful option.

Condolences.

[cognac]

Thank you both for your heartfelt condolences.I just got a sympathy card in the mail from the vets office.
I don't know if they could have done anything for her she had been chewing at her rectum, I called saying she was bleeding from her nose, that's what it looked like, she had blood on her nose from chewing.
I now have Daisy, my Husky/Lab
Socks my "something else" in kidney failure cat, but she's doing well thankfully.
Finch, the American Rabbit, and his buddy Delilah, the evil spawn of satan Holland Lop.
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[Die Fledermaus]

That's a nice deal, a sympathy card from the vet.

I took my bunny, and a dwarf, to get their nails clipped a few days ago, and the lady who did it was a real expert and showed me a great way to pick up the bun: right hand forefinger between her front legs under her breast bone, and then the other hand scoops her up directly from behind! Worked well.

[cognac]

I forgot about that, the shelter taught me that one, and so did the vet I worked for. It does work well, they can't move around too much.
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[Die Fledermaus]

Yes, the bunny does not move when held, although I have to keep my left hand on the back of her neck when I slip my right hand under her chest or she will scoot away and then the left scoops her up.

[cognac]

Finch doesn't mind being picked up in the least or held, he tolorates its. Delilah though hates to be picked up or petted really. Maybe one day she'll come around.
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[Die Fledermaus]

Poppy doesn't mind being petted, especially when she flops near me or next to my foot.

I know some rabbits HATE being picked up getting very scared, and others are OK in a person's lap. Maybe it depends on the person, and surely the buns have different personalities.

[cognac]

I think it's a combination of the two, I don't treat Finch different from Delilah and vise versa.
Here they are Finch is the Blue American Rabbit and Delilah is the Holland Lop:

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[Die Fledermaus]

Am I supposed to see a picture there??

[cognac]

Oops something went wrong lets try again:

Maybe it worked this time if not, DF here is the site (if you want you can post one for me, you can chose any photo you deem fitting). groups.msn.com/BrandyandtheZooCrew/_whatsnew.msnw
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