The hardest part of opening up your home and your heart to a furry four legged friend is having to say goodbye. Pepin made the decision to go over the Rainbow Bridge while she was at the vet's office to get some routine health care. The vet was drawing blood for some tests when she went into cardiac arrest, and they were not able to revive her. It was very sudden and very unexpected - but I suspect that she had just decided she'd lived a good long life and she wanted to go be with her adopted siblings....my kitties Corkie and Sparks. Pepin was 11 and a half years old (!) and I knew that every day I woke up with her was a blessing.
I will miss her indomitable personality - she had more attitude than a 2 pound rabbit should be allowed to have and never missed an opportunity to prove it! I will miss her running circles around my feet and madly grunting when it was feeding or treat time. I will miss her quiet little whistle snort when she laid next to me on the couch for her evening nose rubs. I will miss the nightly Bunny 500 around the living room - with pauses only for binkies or to chase the cat. I will miss her somewhat panicked nudging at my hands and thumping madly at me when I messed with her stuff. I will even miss her insistent "sharing" of snacks. (My all time favourite story about Pepin's "sharing" of snacks involves her leaping out of seemingly nowhere and landing smack dab in the middle of a bowl of cereal and milk!)
My thanks to Pepin's bunny-daddy who was at the vet's office with her when she passed. Losing her so unexpectedly while he was there was hard for him. I truly appreciate that she had someone she knew and loved with her in her final moments. I truly appreciate the support he always gives me with our furry friends.
And, our thanks to Olga at Vancouver Rabbit Rescue and Advocacy for introducing us to Pepin, Eagle Ridge Animal and Bird Hospital for 11 years of the best care, and to Doctor Hardin for his compassion and kind words when he called to tell me the news.
Binky free you little Tasmanian devil you!
I will miss her indomitable personality - she had more attitude than a 2 pound rabbit should be allowed to have and never missed an opportunity to prove it! I will miss her running circles around my feet and madly grunting when it was feeding or treat time. I will miss her quiet little whistle snort when she laid next to me on the couch for her evening nose rubs. I will miss the nightly Bunny 500 around the living room - with pauses only for binkies or to chase the cat. I will miss her somewhat panicked nudging at my hands and thumping madly at me when I messed with her stuff. I will even miss her insistent "sharing" of snacks. (My all time favourite story about Pepin's "sharing" of snacks involves her leaping out of seemingly nowhere and landing smack dab in the middle of a bowl of cereal and milk!)
My thanks to Pepin's bunny-daddy who was at the vet's office with her when she passed. Losing her so unexpectedly while he was there was hard for him. I truly appreciate that she had someone she knew and loved with her in her final moments. I truly appreciate the support he always gives me with our furry friends.
And, our thanks to Olga at Vancouver Rabbit Rescue and Advocacy for introducing us to Pepin, Eagle Ridge Animal and Bird Hospital for 11 years of the best care, and to Doctor Hardin for his compassion and kind words when he called to tell me the news.
Binky free you little Tasmanian devil you!
