Drstratton - My Backyard Journey Journal

[drstratton]

This morning I noticed that one of the meat rabbits that were given to us from a friend had a nasal discharge! I immediately moved it into a tote and mixed up some electrolytes with ACV in it! I also did a search and found other items I need to have on hand, so I placed an order! I won't be back in town until possibly Friday as we just went yesterday, but was thinking about running in to get some supplies quicker! Anyway, the rabbit wasn't really doing to well, so I was hoping that if I gave it some electrolytes it would help it until I could get some medication! I drew up 5ml into the syringe and started administering it, about halfway through it started to have a type of seizure and then just lay there trying to get a breath, I decided to euthanize it. It was the first time I had to kill a rabbit... My husband told me that he was sorry that I had to do that, I told him thank you, but I know that he cannot always be there to deal with things like this! I now know I can do what it takes to keep one from suffering and that if the time comes I will be able to do it for food...it just wasn't something that I ever wanted to do!

 

[Baymule]

I'm giving your post a like. Like, because you stepped up, did something that you didn't want to do, but you did it anyway. You put the suffering of the rabbit over your own feelings and ended it's suffering. I do some of our own slaughter, but I say a prayer over each one. I thank God for the life of his creature that is going to feed us and I thank the animal for providing food for us. Good on you, you did something today that 99% of the people in this country wouldn't ever do.

 

[drstratton]

I'm giving your post a like. Like, because you stepped up, did something that you didn't want to do, but you did it anyway. You put the suffering of the rabbit over your own feelings and ended it's suffering. I do some of our own slaughter, but I say a prayer over each one. I thank God for the life of his creature that is going to feed us and I thank the animal for providing food for us. Good on you, you did something today that 99% of the people in this country wouldn't ever do.

I also thanked God for it, I did the same with the ones that we turned into food over the weekend! All good things come from Him!
Thank you so much for the affirmation and encouragement!

 

[drstratton]

Today we removed a tree that my husband planted near the garden quite a few years ago, it was a Japanese Snowbell. As our tree line has grown it's been shading out more of our garden area and we need more space, so we decided it had to go! I think we are going to build some more raised beds in it's place.

 

[thistlebloom]

Oh, I love Japanese Snowbells . But if it's in the wrong place I guess it had to go...

 

[drstratton]

Oh, I love Japanese Snowbells . But if it's in the wrong place I guess it had to go...

I do too, I was really sad as we pulled it out! We didn't even get to enjoy the bloom and it looked like it was going to be loaded!

 

[Baymule]

Sometimes it is hard to plan for years down the road. Who knew you would need more garden space?

 

[drstratton]

Sometimes it is hard to plan for years down the road. Who knew you would need more garden space?

It's very hard, I certainly wasn't planning on expanding the garden, but I'm very glad that we have the space to do so.

 

[farmerjan]

Could you not have found another spot for it along a less needed spot/fence and set it in? Wrong time of year to transplant sure, but it could come back....

 

[drstratton]

Could you not have found another spot for it along a less needed spot/fence and set it in? Wrong time of year to transplant sure, but it could come back....

I thought about that, but honestly we are both pretty wiped out with everything we've been doing! I can always plant another one at a later time!