Nov 1, 2025
accidentally photo'd her taking a step n im cryin
big (little) step
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Germany
seen from Ireland
seen from Kazakhstan
seen from China
seen from Hong Kong SAR China
seen from China
seen from Hong Kong SAR China
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from United States
seen from Kazakhstan
seen from Australia
seen from United States
seen from Ireland
seen from Belgium
seen from United States
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from Malaysia
accidentally photo'd her taking a step n im cryin
big (little) step
she hold hand (only for treats)
she is so grumpy about getting medication
i want to take her shopping again and steal cabbage leaf to feed her
my jumper? her pillow
you dare disturb her nap?
she peed on the bed after this (revenge for being photographed)
My beautiful baby Barney passed away on the 4th of this month, February.
The last few months with Barney weren't kind to her, health-wise. We still don't know how she hurt her back, but losing the ability to hop around was the first severe reduction in her quality of life. Developing an upper respiratory blockage was annoying, but it was stable and secondary to her back.
It wasn't the end - she could drag herself around, we were looking at wheelchairs, she was doing physiotherapy and taking medication, and we had plans for the future.
Careless handling at the vet, combined with unknown underlying conditions, was the unfortunate last straw. With the addition of a broken arm, Barney was so strong - but a lot of specialist vet appointments found skeleton-wide osteoporosis, closing off the possibility of reconstructive surgeries, and anaesthesia sensitivity meant re-attempting surgery was looking more like losing her.
Ultimately, we chose to let Barney go in a patch of mottled afternoon sunlight in our front yard, with an incredible home vet that comforted both of us every step of the way.
I cannot describe how hard we fought. I wish this could've gone any other way. Every morning feels hollow, waking up without her. We're waiting to hear results from the autopsy and samples, which will then be used as research to help other rabbits with similar symptoms to Barney. I feel like it's the least I can do - try to give other people more time that I wish I got with Barney.
Though I will still post my hoard of her photos, it breaks my heart to think that this will be the last real-time Barney post.
I will continue to post about Little Man as we work on bonding and maintaining his mental health after losing Barney.
Thank you to everyone that left such lovely comments about Barney. It helps knowing she was loved, online and offline.