Forever loving my Pippi

[cheryl]

Pippi's story

I came on here last night,to write Pippi's story,but i was finding it veryhard ,so i justgot outta here,and now i have his story to share.i wrote it out on wordpad first because i didn't want to lose it since itis so long

I thought it would be so much easier to post Pippi'sthread that links to the infirmaryinstead here http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=27654&forum_id=16

Pippi sure was a littlefighter

I love this picture of Pippi,he just looks like he has the face of an angel..except for the nutripet that he had gotten on his fur and his ear....this picture is one of a few lasts ones that had been taken of Pippi about a week before he died

I'm missing my Pippi so much..it was a tough eight months...a lot of heartache,fustration,lots of tears,anger,and lots more tears...when there were no answers for Pippi....and there were even more tears when it was final that Pippi had EC,he was never going to recover,but instead just slowly slip away until the end,and as much as i knew that EC would take Pippi away,i never really prepared myself....it was still a tremendous shock to me to find that he went to sleep and never woke up again Strawberry came and showed him the way to the Rainbow Bridge,i wrapped him up in a towel and i held him in my arms and kept repeating over and over that i was sorry this happened,i was just bawling like a baby,i was already missing him that morning...there was no more of me having to take care of him...no more routine to go through...no more anything...just the silence of my tears falling down my cheeks

EC taking over Pippi's little body...attacking his nervous system,but as he had gone through so much over the months,EC never took that spark away,that spark onlydied when Pippi died ....he never lost that will to live either,he had fought hard for a long time,i knew he didn't want to leave either but somehow he knew...Pippi had always been a licker,but he just continously licked me until the day he died.

Missing my Pippi

Pippi looking very healthy

Pippi's little blue urn

And another

I'm going to make a very nice little memorial for him

Will post more pictures of Pippi soon,and i'm almost done with his slideshow,so will post that soon as well

Pippi...Oct 04-26 Dec 07

Loving my Pippi forever

:sad:

 

[TreasuredFriend]

It's great to learn about dear little Pippi's life in your beautiful write-up. I visited the first time to read and see his urn and the picture(s), then fell silent, the tears come from here too. So I'm back now to add solace; Pippi left way too soon yet fought bravely. Those kisses are tough to forget. Hugs,
Please post more photos when you can.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

:tears2:

RIP Pippi. Binky with Strawberry while you wait for Mama.

 

[TinysMom]

I'm so sorry for your loss. We know now that GingerSpice also had EC (or we have reason to believe it) - I can almost picture her and Pippi binkying side by side and saying, "Tell me....did that hay make me look fat? I could swear I've put some weight on since I came here....let's go binky some more..."

Peg

 

[Eve]

I'm so very sorry Cheryl. Binky free gorgeous Pippi. :rainbow::hearts

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

:sad:Oh Cheryl...Pippi always held a very special place in my heart. He was such a fighter, and no matter what life threw at him he always kept his spirit.

We'll all miss you so much Pippi, you were an incredible rabbit. Binky free little one.:rainbow:ink iris:

 

[cheryl]

Thanks everyone :hug:

I know what i had written about Pippi has all been heard before in Pippi's thread in the infirmary...but i'm going to confess and say that i cannot stop thinking what EC did to Pippi,i'm still thinking about it just a bit to much...i cannot stop thinking how i tried so hard tohelp Pippi...yet his little bodyjustkept slowly fading away...and i couldn't do anything to stop it...i'm just thinking about it all the time

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One day me and my son went down to the pet shop to get some pellets for the bunnies,so while we were in there,i had a look at the bunnies...there were two girls and a boy...there was one white with red eyes(Raspberry) another white one with grey as well(Jack) and then there was this little tiny brownish-orangish coloured one,it looked way to young it was so small that it could hide in it's own longfur.So i was just going to take the two girls and leave the boy there...but then the boy who i named Jack gave methis big eyed stare....ok then you can come to.

I had eight bunnies and now that was it!.

We went home and i took the little orangish coloured one out of the box who i named Pippi...well Pippi just sat there,she didn't even move an inch(i say she because that is what i was told),she was so terrified,so i picked her up and she fit in the palm of my hand,and she gave me this incredible look....i knew she was going to be a veryspecial little bunny.

I didn't have a camera at the time,so i have missed out on looking at my bunnies baby pictures

The only thing wrong with bunnies is that they grow up to fast...it's like 'don't blink'

Jack was desexed at four months old...i was also in the process of getting the girls done also....then a few months down the track,Daisy had 3babies one unexpected day...i cannot tell you just how shocked i was....i had to call my son to help me pick my jaw up of the ground,literally lol...i had never seen baby bunnies in my life.

My first thought was Pippi....Pippi wasn't a girl like the girl in the shop had said...Pippi was a boy....welli marched him straightdown to the vet tobe neutered the next day..if i had known he was a boy,he would have been neutered the same day as Jack....but the damage was done and i had an extra three babies...sadly one of the babies died at a week old ,the other two were thriving so well. Baby(rip) and Charlie

Then a few weeks later,my Marshmallow had three unexpected babies....ohh my bloody goodness...not more babies. Cassidy,Marley and Chocolate Bunny

The girls looked after their babies so good..i was so proud of them..when i would hold Daisy's babies,she would come over to make sure that i was being gentle,and when i put the babies back,Daisy stuck her nose in the nest to make sure i put them back properly...she was so cute at being the perfect mum....Marshmallow didn't really care if i picked up her babies,she would see me pick them up but she never came over to see what i was doing

Charlie,who is Daisy's daughter is the only one that really looks like her daddy Pippi,Chocolate Bunny used to look like Pippi a lot when she was younger,but her fur has changed over time

So now i had 13 bunnies....everyone said to me that i should rehomethe babies,but of course i couldn't,i watched them grow up!

I had to seperate Pippi and Jack after a while because Pippi started to hate Jack..i couldn't leave them together anymore.

All that long fur that Pippi had when he was a baby..was no more..it all grew out and he just ended up with short fur,and other than being a little bugger with Jack,Pippi was a very quiet bunny...he didn't really get into mischief like the others...he was more laid back....he didn't chew anything he wasn't supposed to....he was just an awesome little bunny....he did love his cardboard boxes though..he loved sitting inside them....and he absolutely loved going outside...he loved to run up and down this little step i have....i would sit there and just watch him zooming around the backyard...he would have so much fun.

That first day of bringingPippi home from the pet shop,was the beginning of a very special bond...i knew from day one that there was that'something' about Pippi.

That bond we shared was priceless, like the bond i have with my other bunnies,but when Pippi was going through all those bad times,ithad made that bond even tighter....i'm missing Pippi terribly

He's been gone almost two weeks now

 

[tonyshuman]

This is a beautiful tribute to an unforgettable bunny. RIP Pippi.

 

[slavetoabunny]

I just love your story about Pippi's babies. It put a huge smile on my face - what a little stinker. He sure got around while he could!!

Pippi was such a special little bunny boy and will never be forgotten. RIP Pippi.

 

[cheryl]

First of,i thought i would just let you all know that i edited Pippi's story a bit,i thought it is better the way it is now.

Thankyou Tonyshuman

Patti,Pippi sure had me fooled when he was younger...but i didn't know much back then,and i took the girls word for it that Pippi was a girl...that's why i gave him the name Pippi...because he was so cute and he had long fur...i felt stupid after i found out that he was actually a boy...the hard way



I justneed to get something of my mind,i didn't say anything before because i didn't want you all to think i was a silly old goose or anything..but JimD had posted this beautiful picture of the sunset

I just stared at it and tears just fell down my cheeks....when my other bunnies had died,i had always asked them to please give me a sign that everything is ok....i never got any sign though....just before Pippi died i would always say to him please give me some kind of a sign that you are free and happy when you go...and the morning when i found he had died...i wrapped him up in a towel and cried and cried and i begged for him to please give me some kind of a sign that he's ok now.

Pippi died between the hours of 12:00am-5:30am...the morning after christmas.

Maybe i'm hoping a bit to much..but maybe that really was Pippi's goodbye,he's happy ,he's free and he's now back with his girl Strawberry....he knew i wouldn't miss his sign by someone posting it for him...and he found that person in Jim...maybe Jim just happened to be at the right spot at the right time.

Thankyou Jim...:hugsquish:

This is the picture...it's so pretty....i took this from Pippi's thread in the infirmary


I was away when Pippi went to the Bridge....somehow I had a feeling that I might be.
I went to the mountains for the Xmas week. The weather was lousy...what else to expect in the mountains during winter!
I only had one day that was nice....and the sunset was absolutely gorgeous!
It was Xmas day!



It was Pippi's "See ya later!":

Goodbye my little furry friend...you will be forever in my heart

And Peg...yeah i can just see Pippi with Gingerspice...maybe comparing stories with each other.

 

[timetowaste]

it WAS pippi's goodbye!!!! it was SO beautiful too! god things like this just make me hurt inside so badly, in happiness for how he stuck it out for this last christmas with you, and in sadness because he is gone from sight for you.

RIP pippi boy, always remembered, never forgotten.

ink iris::rainbow:ink iris:

 

[JimD]

cheryl wrote:

....he knew i wouldn't miss his sign by someone posting it for him...and he found that person in Jim...maybe Jim just happened to be at the right spot at the right time.

Thankyou Jim...:hugsquish:

You are so very welcome.:hug2:

I'd like to think that I was there for both of you.


It was no doing of mine, though.

These little bundles of fur are more self aware than any of us could ever know.

Forget the eagles, wolves, bears....if I had a spiritguide....I'd want it to be a bunnie!!

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Scene at the Bridge:

Pippi runs over to an elderly gentleman sitting on a bench...

Pippi: "I think I know you."
Buck:" Hi, Pippi....I'm Buck Jones."
Pippi: "Yeah...that's right. Can I tell my Mum that everything is okay now? Pleeeeze?"
Buck: "I think we can do that. I can send a rainbow or a butterfly....or how about a sunset?"
Pippi: "Oh, yes! A sunset!!!"

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Cheryl,

I did not know what to say when you first posted Pippi's bridge. I just didn't.

I love the stories, you're a great story teller! I loved hearing about the petshop when you got the buns.

That sunset is gorgeous! Aw, Pippi, you gave that to mommy. I think that's wonderful. (Thanks Jim.)

Pippi, sticking around as long as you did for mommy was a wonderful thing, and it's helped her to know you stuck with her through Christmas, what a gift. We'll never forget you and the strength you had.

ink iris:Crystal

 

[Luvmyzoocrew]

Oh my I am so sorry for your loss, i sit here with tears running down my face and my two kids asking me if i am ok . /i am so sorry for your loss of your baby.

 

[cheryl]

Oh my gosh,there goes the tears again....all your messages are so sweet

Tracey,Pippi was so sospecial,and how he had his last christmas with me.,,it's something that i will treasure forever...especially when i could have lost him at any time,but somehow he wanted christmas with me...thanks Tracey :hug:

Jim..you are so awesome,when you first posted that picture,the tears just fell down my face....i'm missing Pippi so much after what we had been through together,somehow that picture just mean't the world to me...aww and i love what you wrote about that little scene at the bridge...how sweet is that....yeah i can picture that to....thankyou Jim :hug:

Crystal..Pippi was just so much a little fighter,i cannot believe what a fight he put up to,it's still very very sad though for what he went through....but i'm happy that he wanted to spend christmas with me,i still cannot believe it though...how he just went the morning after christmas.......it's just sad.... thanks Crystal :hug:

Theicequeen(Fran?)....For Pippi to have fought for so long,just shows me what a brave little boy he was....i still see him hopping to me and licking my arm....he was one gorgeous little boy....and thankyou:hug:



He's been gone two weeks yesterday,i still think about him constantly....i still see that gorgeous little face with those big innocent eyes....i really really miss him.

Pippi's little blue urn is sitting on the cupboard in my loungeroom....i know he and the others are watching over me....i can feel it sometimes



I'm missing my Pippi so so much

Cheryl

 

[timetowaste]

well, i mean, pippi's watching you SOMETIMES...the rest of his day is spent with his friends binkying and grazing and relaxing

of course he is watching you cheryl! he will be patiently waiting (for a lonnnnng time of course!) for you to hug him again someday you are his mommy! now he can watch over you the way you watched over him for sooooooo long!

tracy

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

I really love hearing about Pippi, Cheryl, it kind of still keeps him here for all of us. I know I'll never ever forget about that little guy...he was very special.:tears2:

Many hugs to you Cheryl, I know what you're going through.:hug:

ink iris:

 

[cheryl]

Thanks Tracey :hug:....i know he's still around...like the others as well....i can feel it sometimes especially when i'm on the pc...i can feel something brushing against my legs...but when i look down there is nothing there....it's happened to many times for me just to brush it of as nothing now,i like to believe that he is still here in spirit with me

Thanks Jess :hug:....I know Pippi was a very special little boy...after everything he had been through for a long time,we developed this extra awesome special bond,i have a close bond with all my bunnies...but when you go through such an ordeal with one bunny...it just does something to you.....you know

Pippi was just the sweetest little bunny....it's just so sad that he died because of what he had...it hurts just missing him



Well i finally got Pippi's slideshow finished....i had searched everywhere for a particular song,but every music store i went to didn't have the cd i wanted...i was getting quite annoyed...and then yesterday i happened to find a music store far away but they only had one of the cd's that i wanted...so i quickly grabbed it.

The first lot of pictures are of a veryhealthy looking Pippi,he used to be quite chubby...some of those pictures are even taken the same year that Pippi got sick....it just shows how quickly EC took over Pippi's life

The song i used is from Linda Ronstadt,and it's called Goodbye my friend

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzeI86tKAo4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzeI86tKAo4[/ame]

:sad:It was very sad to make this for Pippi...i'm missing him terribly

Cheryl

 

[slavetoabunny]

That was so beautiful Cheryl. The music was absolutely perfect. I couldn't help crying watching Pippi. He was such a handsome boy.

 

[cheryl]

Thankyou Patti

I have so many happy memories of Pippi...i loved him like crazy

Cheryl