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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 377723" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>When we've lost bunnies, or hens, we bury them deep in the garden. If we see an animal deteriorating we watch to make sure they are not in pain and do what we can to make them comfortable. A hen who is too crippled to walk to the water bowl or the food, we will put in a small cage with her own water bowl next to her, and a dish of food nearby within pecking range. We check on her to keep her clean, and generally give her a bit of extra TLC. As long as she doesn't have to struggle to walk, the hen has generally been comfortable and happy. But often they get physically weaker and we've found they don't seem to linger long. We haven't had them put down, we haven't needed to. But other animals - yes, sadly. Native animals that need to be put down here, are done at no charge. The most recent one was the bat that bit husband. She had been electrocuted on the power lines, only a glancing blow but the shock burnt her thumb and the tissue died. You would think a bat could survive without a thumb, but they can't. The vet found after he put her down, that she had other internal organ damage that would have led to a slow painful death anyway.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 377723, member: 1991"] When we've lost bunnies, or hens, we bury them deep in the garden. If we see an animal deteriorating we watch to make sure they are not in pain and do what we can to make them comfortable. A hen who is too crippled to walk to the water bowl or the food, we will put in a small cage with her own water bowl next to her, and a dish of food nearby within pecking range. We check on her to keep her clean, and generally give her a bit of extra TLC. As long as she doesn't have to struggle to walk, the hen has generally been comfortable and happy. But often they get physically weaker and we've found they don't seem to linger long. We haven't had them put down, we haven't needed to. But other animals - yes, sadly. Native animals that need to be put down here, are done at no charge. The most recent one was the bat that bit husband. She had been electrocuted on the power lines, only a glancing blow but the shock burnt her thumb and the tissue died. You would think a bat could survive without a thumb, but they can't. The vet found after he put her down, that she had other internal organ damage that would have led to a slow painful death anyway. Marg [/QUOTE]
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