I haven't been posting there very much as of late, but I put up a post on the Bunnyblog saying goodbye to Chuck and giving the full story of his health and mobility issues since his hospitalization this summer.

https://www.starkeith.net/bunnyblog/2025/10/15/goodbye-chuck/

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Goodbye, Chuck – The Life and Times of Bunnies

Together with Matilda to the end… I love you so much Chuck; I’ll never forget you. You were my very special boy. 💔
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The thing about Chuck I keep coming back to is that... this is a neurological condition causing his problems, and... it's not going to get better. At best, we could've maybe slowed or paused the progression for a while. But sooner or later (and it seems like it's "sooner") he would continue to get worse.

But I want to keep him in those happy, comfortable moments he has as long as I can... I just don't know how long they will last...

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We've said that Chuck has just 3 wants in life: treats, kisses from Matilda, and spending the day under the bed.

Matilda has basically been ignoring him (she doesn't understand what's going on at all), and while he gets all the treats he wants, he can't really go under the bed - we have to keep him where we can pick him up.

He also just doesn't have the same enthusiasm for food that he used to... and it breaks my heart to see him like this.

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It kills me because sometimes Chuck seems just fine - quite content - and then other times he just seems so tired, like he doesn't understand why his legs don't work anymore or why we have to keep picking him up and giving him medicine.

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Morning Chuck update: unfortunately he did not urinate at all last night, and despite my best efforts I was not able to express his bladder.

He also did not eat a ton, though he did eat some - and he seemed quite relaxed and comfortable throughout the night.

That said though, not being able to urinate on his own is one of our "quality of life" flags... which means that... today's vet visit might be his last. 💔

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Our bunnies have never shown any interest in pet beds before, but with Chuck’s mobility issues we thought this kind might help him - and he does seem to enjoy it. It helps him sit upright so he can eat and groom his face, and at night he can stretch his legs out behind him, which he seems to enjoy more than being in his litter box.
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Chuck's condition just really is not improving... he was eating really well at first, but he's less and less interested in food as each day goes by, and he just seems so tired all the time - and yeah, some of that's the medicine, but I can't help thinking that he's just exhausted in general.

I really fear that we may be in the end game for him, and I wasn't prepared for that to happen so quickly.

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Back home from the vet - who was able to express Chuck's bladder (it was very full). Not sure why he wasn't able to go on his own this time... but with luck it was just a fluke.

Nevertheless, we'll be monitoring his bladder closely over the next 24 hours.

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Back at the vet because Chuck hasn’t urinated in just over 24 hours… though he seems ok otherwise, we can’t risk bladder problems getting out of hand, so… #BunnyHealth #ElderBun #HouseRabbit #Bunny #BunniesOfMastodon