RIP Gabby

[TinysMom]

Zin called me a bit ago to let me know that they had found Gabby had passed away. When they first found her - there was no sign of anything being wrong - no discharge from her nose - nothing wrong with her ears, etc. etc. etc. Rusty did a necropsy and found tumors in her uterus and they suspect that is what caused her death.

For those who may not know or remember - I rescued Gabby from the feed store this spring. She was a retired "show doe" that someone didn't want any more...for some strange reason - she called out to me and I HAD to have her.

In July, after our air conditioning had broken down - Zin took George and Gabby so that we could move more rabbits into the house and out of the hot garage. I later offered to take Gabby back - but when Zin and I talked - I could hear in her voice how much she had come to enjoy Gabby and a game they played whenever Zin was nearby. I felt like perhaps Gabby had come to me - so that she could then wind up living with Zin.

When Zin called me - I wasn't upset because I've learned over the last couple of years that sometimes you lose a rabbit no matter what. Gabby was in a house with a vet - and Zin (who takes great care of her rabbits and I consider her a "rabbit whisperer" in many ways)...and yet...no one knew she was ill. She hid it that well.

Here are a few pictures of her..

"Queen Gabby" on her throne:

and in the middle of a molt while blowing her coat..

With a very pregnant Gracie on a day when we were trying to get them to cool off in our bedroom

Binky free sweetheart - and talk up a storm to everyone there just like you used to talk to me....

 

[GoinBackToCali]

Gabby and I had a game.. she pretended to ignore me when I talked to her, and when I turned my head away and pretended to ignore her, she grumbled and growled and grunted at me.

I loved doing that with her.

We bred her to George, and many of her babies did not survive, and the ones that did really arn't show quality at all... I can't help but wonder if it was due to the tumors.

Blake blames himself, he kicked a football and it landed on the top of the rabbitry minutes before he found her. He is convinced he scared her, but while she wasn't stiff yet, you could tell it didn't just happen.

Rusty is not realrabbit savvy, but he's taken a couple of courses, attended a symposium at some vet school, just for me, and did her necropsy as not only a learning thing for him, but so other rabbitscould benefit from it as well.

There were more tumors than uterus, I feel so bad for the mouthy girl..

Blake buried her next to Mr. Piggles.

Binky free ya mouthy pain in the rear.. I will miss our little convo's..

Z

 

[JadeIcing]

I am so sorry. RIP Gabby.

 

[tonyshuman]

I'm so sorry for both of you. It truly is amazing how she hid her illness from you. She was a beautiful girl, and it's such a shame that she was so persistent in hiding her pain. I love grumpy bunnies. Binky free Gabby.
:rainbow:

 

[Michaela]

I'm very sorry Peg and Zin.

Binky Free Gabby. :rainbow:

 

[LuvaBun]

I am so sorry for you both . Gabby sounded like such a character - I love vocal bunnies.

At least her last few months were happy, filled with people and bunnies that loved her.

Jan