A terrible decision...

I’ll be honest – most of the time when I can’t decide between two options, I flip a coin. I can’t do that this time.

My rabbit has been seriously ill for a couple of months now. There was a stage when I was taking him to the vets daily for injections (I do them now) and he is on four different meds every day.

He’s taken a turn for the worst. For the first time the vet has asked that we make the decision to put him to sleep, or try even more treatment.

My rabbit’s quality of life is not what it used to be. He lives in the house (like a cat) and has the free roam of a large garden. These last few weeks he’s simply slept by a radiator – barely eating, barely moving. He’s weak and loosing muscle tone.

So I have a decision to make. I can take him to the animal hospital and let them have one last attempt to clear the infection in his mouth – or put him to sleep.

I’m siding with giving it one last go. Taking him to the hospital and seeing what they can do. But I can’t help feeling that this is a selfish act and that I’m just delaying the inevitable.

I just don’t think I can give up when there is one last thing left to try. Money is no object. Inconvenience isn’t an issue. In my heart I know he won’t last the year. I just can’t give up on him. Not yet.

Nic.

posted by Nic @ 12:44 PM 0 comments