Having a bad day

[Luvmyzoocrew]

Well today i was having a bad day, i was in a bad mood, and it just seems that when yjou are in a bad mood everything goes the opposite way you need it to go,lol.

I remeber when starting out in this journey of Funny Bunnies i thought that (i am so ashamed to admit this) they are great pets they are condfined to a cage i take them out when "I" want to deal with them, and they are easy to clean up after. Who would have thunk the personality and the love and cuteness that they have to offer. i was just so ashamed to write that last part. I have been feeling jealous of the free roam bunnies, even though they have there cage and they get the run atached to it everymorning till bed time i still feel guilty for not giving them more room to roam.

So here i sit in a p*ssy mood, wanting to ring someone's neck and Belle comes over to the fence (she sometimes reminds me of a dog) so i go over, and usually she runs and looks at me , but this time she sat there so i started to pet her then i picked her up. Walked over to the couch and sat down and just looked at her and above is what i saw. It was just so soothing and comforting just petting her and looking at her Giganta-Feet, and her bunny tail, and her cute little face, talking to her , trying to trance her, kissing her, rubbing my face all over her. The love that she just gives off, i could have squished her.

How horrible i felt for thinking , at one point, that they are great cage pets at my beck and call:shock:. Ofcourse after being here researching, and acutally getting her she has "me" trained, i get the whole Bunny Slave thing now. I get up every morning and make them there gourmet salads, buy them the best hay, and the best dry, make sure they have water every morning, clean there litter. i dont look at a box the same way any more, i cant go to the store, any store, without looking at the pet section for toys for them, i cant even go to regular isles and look at baskets and things like that without wondering how it would look int here cage,or if it is safe for them,lol.

I just wanted to share this with people who "know", when talking to people who dont "get it" they dont understand and they look at me like the crazy bunny lady,lol. Now i am going to go over and get her again and squish her, i would squish Sooty but he is a little harder to pick up since he cant stand to be picked up so she is an easy scoop and walk by,lol.

 

[Leaf]

Well, here's what I want to add -

I'm 31 years old. I had a rabbit when I was young. I remember Foo Foo, not as fondly as one may hope, but sadly because his end was bad.

I never had the desire to have a rabbit as I grew older. My focus has been on dogs, rescue and foster work that keeps me busier than I care to be after almost 15 years, quite honestly.

I've always been partial to senior dogs, special needs dogs and Pit Bulls. All three types seem to be uphill battles.

Being prone to taking seniors in, I've experienced more losses than my fair share over the years.

At one recent point I had a happy medium - 3 dogs I loved dearly. One is deaf, and unknowingly because I didnt do the research first I spent a ton of money building and buying agaility equipment and countless hours training, doing runs and practicing with her, only to find out she will NEVER be eligable to compete due to her deafness.

I know people with rabbits and over the years I've been offered one here and there but never thought I could have one because of the dogs. I didn't think it would be fair to have a poor caged creature (a childs pet, no less) in a house full of dogs.

In July my "heart dog" died, so I was down to two dogs after a series of losses spanning over 3 years - most of them being seniors I've taken in from the pound because we didnt have the heart to euthanize them for their owners stupidity.

I was given two rabbits and shortly after on a whim I took in a 3rd from freecycle. What more could another be, after all they are RABBITS.

When it rains it pours, and four more came to me - I was in a slight panic, but I could do it, and after all the family needing to rehome them had just lost both sons in a car accident.

Seven rabbits.

RABBITS

Seven rabbits will keep a person busy. Housing has to be contended with in a short ammount of time. Feeding has to be researched and is enough to drive one wild. Vetting. Two spays, bedding, feed, housing, fencing, research time for plant safety - re-doing fence and housing designs due to flaws in planning.

Money

Then something began happening. When my cousins boy would be here helping in my routine (did I mention I'm a severe creature of habit and need order) that was blown, readjusted and modified time and again I saw a bond and growth of sorts.

It took a child to show me the true joy of rabbits. Not the accomplishment of having a mornings work complete, orderly and done - but of true joy and wonder as bonds are made, attitudes are recognized and respect is established.

Thanks to an Autistic child

Watching a bond grow was simply breathtaking and worth everthing up to that point. Then, stress set in. The child has a love and bond for the animals and shows interes in having two for his own. Not just any two but two I have, two I am fond of. I'm not one to rehome animals. I dont believe children should be spoiled but when there is a special connection it needs recognition.

Planning

Once again plans, designs, transport, final vetting and settling in - two bunnies noone saw me cry over - not only over joy of helping create a happy "trio" but of feeling guilt for not holding onto what I chose to become responsible for.

Bonding

Sitting back, realizing what RABBITS have to offer, it didn't take long to see what I had really been missing all along. With the responsibility of the rabbits, a saddened heart over the loss of a dog and wonder if I did right by rehoming two I never saw what I had at hand.

Companions

I don't see now how I never recognized what a friend, companion and spirit lifter these creatures of Gods design could be. Work is good for the soul. Compassion keeps one in line. Learning betters ones self and never dulls the mind.

Loss and Rescue

No person can have a pet without experiencing loss. It amazed me, upon the loss ofone of mine just at two weeks ago what I had come to love and learn from. While it is hard to stay away from the negative, this too shall pass. Until now I haven't even spoken of the spay thatCricket never woke from. Some losses are too deep, especially when one has so much to come to terms with. But, as always - one is in need and my heart has opened to an entire new world, which broughta truely needy soul to my life, heart and home.



Who knew there really was more inside these furred packages -

Than a childs caged pet?



Five Rabbits

Onion, Taps, Skeet, Blue & Genelle

 

[Michaela]

Leaf wrote:

Until now I haven't even spoken of the spay thatCricket never woke from. Some losses are too deep, especially when one has so much to come to terms with. .

:tears2:I am so so sorry... Binky free Cricket. :rainbow: