Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So sorry to hear this. We had a rescue bunny once that looked like Maya. We had 4 bunnies and all but one were rescues. They make wonderful pets and can be loose around the house if they don't chew house stuff. One of our bunnies (Queen Bun) ran loose in the house all the time, including when we were away for a few days. I hope Ollie will recover from the broken heart, and will you and Kate. On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > I came up to Jersey City on the 3rd of April to stay for two weeks > while my friend Katelyn was away on vacation in Florida. > Kate and I have been lovers of rabbits for years and we both volunteer > at the NYC Animal Care and Control center in west Harlem to assist with > rabbit rescue when we can. > Katelyn adopted Maya in the fall of 2008. She was from a litter of four > or five other rabbits who had been abused, neglected and abandoned in > NYC. Maya came to the shelter very skittish and had quite a temper not > hesitating to paw or bite a person. > After a few months Maya calmed down a bit but she was still very > temperamental until her friend Ollie came along in the fall of 2009. > Katelyn adopted Ollie to give Maya a companion and after their > introduction, they bonded well over a few months and > have been inseparable since. > Last month Maya was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy which caused > pressure on her already weakened heart (from a previously unknown > cardiac episode) due to fluid build-up around it. Her lungs were > filling with fluid as well and she was having difficulty breathing. She > was put on medication these last three weeks and her health got much > better. Within a week of her diagnosis, she was again the spry little > bun that we knew and loved. > These last two weeks I've gotten to get closer to Maya than ever > before, having to administer her medication and generally dote upon > her. She showed a lot of interesting things about her personality in > these last few weeks that endeared her more to us and made her passing > that much harder. > She died this morning and Kate and myself are very sad about losing > her. The anxiety of her possibly being in pain is over though and we know > that she had the best life possible > these last several years. Ollie is probably still processing it. He > said his goodbyes and groomed her and we think he knows what happened. > He's been a little down today. > Apologies for rambling. > > Maya in 2008: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/Maya/01140011.jpg.html > > Maya and Ollie last week: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/Maya/L1006768_E.jpg.html > > Thanks all. > Phil Forrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>