What will I do with our rabbit

[whimsy]

Have just gone in to the kitchen and looked out at Toffee our pet rabbit and he has died
He is lying in his run, all wet because of the bad weather. Don't know what to do with him, can't pick him up( too upset please don't laugh we've had him 9 yrs). The thing is I can't bury him because we've got a dog and he would just dig him up What will I do? Anybody know what you do with pet's when they have died .

am very sorry to hear this. you can take him to the vets and ask for him to be cremated. you can ask for the ashes back as well if thats what you would like. Hope you are ok {{{HUGS}}}

phone your local vet and ask if they can help. they should be able to sort something out tho they will charge.

if you can go out and cover him with an old blanket and then pick it up, maybe place him in a box, then that wuld be good.

have you got any relatives who will let you bury him in their garden?

Your vet might be able to dispose of the body, although I suspect you'd have to pay something. If you dug a deep enough hole and placed the rabbit in something first, such as a box, would this not prevent your dog from digging it up?

Horrible thing to have to deal with. I normally make dh sort these things out. In fact, what we normally do is bury the body and then plant something over the top.

understand about you being upset as well. I had a pet rabbit for around 9yrs, he died in my arms one day, waited for me to go out and pick him up.

when my parents dog died (they had had him for 16 years) they buried him in their garden, even though they have 2 cats that dig, and they planted a rose bush over him. The cats have never dug anywhere near him, perhaps the thorns put them off? but it is a nice bush that flowers every winter. My parents couldn't bury the dog themselves, they were too upset so my aunt did it for them, is there someone you can ask to help you?

I know it sounds silly getting upset over a rabbit but i can't stop crying I keep trying to go into kitchen but keep getting upset. He was very old for a rabbit. Ds had just started to enjoy him feeding him ect he's 22mths old. Called dh he is at work till later but sister is coming round.

its not silly. having a rabbit that long makes them very much part of the family.

we have a fish tank, i'm not too upset when the little fish die, but i know if my catfish, oscar died i would be very upset. he is the fish that i inherited with the tank, and even tho i hated him (ugly thing) everyone loves him now.

I don't think it sounds silly to get upset at all, after having a pet for that amount of time, they feel like part of the family.
Glad your sister is able to come round and help.

Well sister came round a fox managed to get into him although she thinks he had already died because there is no blood So now im really upset. Dh will bury him when he comes home.

Whimsy

Sorry to hear about Toffee. It is really hard with pets, isn't it, they are just like one of the family.

We have three hamsters, and Sam, my youngest DS's died after about 9 months (they can last up to two years) and then, we bought a new "Sam" who only lasted a couple of months. Because DS is so sensitive anyway, we didn't tell him about second hamster dying, he would have been so upset, especially as ds1 and dd still have their first hamster alive.

Now DS1's hamster has a growth and the only thing they can do is castrate him and the vet says that wouldn't be fair. I don't want him to suffer, but I don't want to have to make the decision to have him put to sleep either.

It is so upsetting isn't it, My dad has never got over having to have our cat put down, we all loved her so much, she had such a great personality.

Take care