Lily's Rabbit Hole | Quality Mini Rex, Netherland Dwarf and Lionheads... also the more uncommon Astrex, Micro Rex and Velvet Lion

We will miss you greatly...

Lily's Marbles
Ermine-VC

We had great hopes for Marbles as a brood doe. We paired her with Gilligan, a tiny BEW buck, in the hope of getting some of our very first BEW kits. So excited at the prospect of seeing what her kits would look like, we certainly were not prepared for her untimely death. As much as one hates to play favorites, Marbles was one of my very favorite rabbits... a connection formed since her birth. I will miss her profusely.

I had read of troubles with does and kindling but, until now, I hadn't had the displeasure to experience such things. Marbles gave birth to her first litter of kits on March 4, 2007. All seemed well as she pulled her fur and prepared her nest... when I came back to check on her progress just a short time later, she was in shock. She died from blood loss as the result of a prolapsed uterus and cervix. Before she passed, she made certain that her beautiful little kits were fed well with full bellies. She would be relieved to know that her own mother is fostering them with great care... even with her own three new kits to nurse, she is producing plenty of milk for all seven. We will be keeping most of Marbles kits to pass on her legacy.

StoneyBrook's S4 Silly
BEW

On the morning of June 30th, Silly was found deceased in her cage. With five week old kits in the nestbox, I had to know what the cause of death might have been. Dr. Lampert (my wonderful mobile vet) performed an autopsy to find what were the signs of Gastroenteritis... she had been on 'first cut' hay for only just two days. Her sister Sally is missing her very much... as well as I. She certainly was a funny 'little' rabbit and a great mom!