missyscove
Christina - Moderator
I am on vacation out of state, but yesterday my mom, who was watching my buns, called me with some terrible news. Sherlock, one half of my bonded pair that I had adopted exactly two months previously, had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. We're not sure what the cause was as she just heard him struggling and found him halfway out of their tunnel struggling to walk. She picked him up and within a few minutes he had passed. He had shown no signs of illness previously and had been proclaimed a healthy rabbit at their recent wellness checkup.
Losing him so soon after losing my Timmy is just devastating. I had never imagined I would be posting here again so soon. Although I had only had them for 2 months, I had already become quite attached to little Sherlock. I loved his grumpy little Nethie face and the way he would come running over and jump into my lap whenever I shook their cup of pellets. He was such a friendly rabbit and really would come over to anyone to introduce himself. He was even showing promise at learning some new tricks.
I know losing him must be even more upsetting for his bond mate, Watson. They were found together as strays and I adopted them together from the shelter. They loved cuddling and Watson relied on Sherlock to taste test any new foods and show him that they were okay.
Here they are together at the shelter the day I adopted them.
Here's Sherlock chowing down on some parsley right off the plant on their very first trip outside.
And here are the two of them cuddling together in their cat bed.
And here is the last picture I have of him; the two of us together on Christmas day.
Losing him so soon after losing my Timmy is just devastating. I had never imagined I would be posting here again so soon. Although I had only had them for 2 months, I had already become quite attached to little Sherlock. I loved his grumpy little Nethie face and the way he would come running over and jump into my lap whenever I shook their cup of pellets. He was such a friendly rabbit and really would come over to anyone to introduce himself. He was even showing promise at learning some new tricks.
I know losing him must be even more upsetting for his bond mate, Watson. They were found together as strays and I adopted them together from the shelter. They loved cuddling and Watson relied on Sherlock to taste test any new foods and show him that they were okay.
Here they are together at the shelter the day I adopted them.
Here's Sherlock chowing down on some parsley right off the plant on their very first trip outside.
And here are the two of them cuddling together in their cat bed.
And here is the last picture I have of him; the two of us together on Christmas day.
I'm glad he had someone to hold him at the end, though.
