Racked with guilt after euthanasia of 4 week old mini lop
I’ve been rearing some unexpected baby rabbits for 4 weeks and they’ve been brilliant, but I checked in on them this afternoon, one of the three was on its side with the others sitting around it and my heart sank, it’s neck was twisted. I gently scooped it up and took it to the vet who said they were certain it was a neck break/fracture from possibly being accidentally injured by its mother or a bad jump/flip playing. Said the only real option was to let it go. I’ve been reading a lot this evening about how they can be brought back to strength and I’m so full of guilt and regret. Was it the right decision or at only 4 weeks were the chances of it recovering too small? I’ve grown very attached to them. I went into the hutch and apologised to its mother, she’s normally a bit jumpy but she was just making these buzzing noises and lay down at my hands and let me smooth her. I’m not an emotional man in general but I’m sat in my gym trying to work out while not crying. My 8 year old daughter was heartbroken.