My Dearest Kajoor, After 7 years you died in my arms Options

[kajoorsmom]

My KJ and me:
Dear kajoor.
everyday is easier and harder at the same time. i can't believe you're really gone. i want to write some cute stories about you, but everything about us was mundane. we did everything together. for a while you even decided that my bathroom was the best place for your litter box and refused to go anywhere else. bathing you, sleeping next to you, cuddling you, nuzzling under your chin, breathing in unison, feeding you, letting you walk me, and hugging you were among the most precious gifts you gave me. thank you so much for giving me the privilege to be your mom. i miss your sneezes...but you have forever changed me for the better. i wish i could've saved you, but you did not want to go to the vet again, so you made your own choice. thank you for not making me euthanize you. thank you for dying in my arms...in the same position from when i first held you--a 6 wk old little munchkin with silly whiskers and huge bulging eyes. you were so brave and rambunctious from the start. and the fact that you thought you owned the place only made me love you more--you did own it, along with my heart. kajoor, just know that i loved you more than my life, and will forever keep your lessons deep in my soul. i love you!
love,
your mom, rachu

[CarissaP]

Hi Kajoorsmom & Cheryl83

I have a bunny too. Still alive for now. Your stories make me so sad. Rabbits are some of the best animals to have. It angers me some think cats and dogs are self aware but not rabbits. they say rabbits can't love you or be as close. What bollocks. Having a rabbit and studying new research all the time they are very similar to cats and dogs. you can train then and everything. they run to you when you get hoe like a dog does, sit on your knee and cuddle like a cat. there is a site where they teach you rabbit language to know their ear signals even. they are very communicative. I live in daily fear knowing one day takhisis may just die or get sick. He was poorly the other day but seems better now. He likes to give us a fright i think.

Hes not a house rabbit as hes a rex eared buck so still intact and marks territory and naughty rexed bite through cables. he loves that. but we have him in doors alot in the dinning room, he has an indoor pen, dining room playtimes and a massive outdoors pen big enough for humans to stand and run about in so I can play with him with hutch inside.
hes 7 so pretty old. how many years did they live?
mind if i asked what they died of. rabbits are so fragile i'm always worrying what tak has when he acts ill but then he hes fine.

I think rabbits are amazing.you can even teach them tricks. so nice to see other people who think rabbits are as good as dogs or cats and who miss them like they were people because they are people!

[Cheryl83]

Hi Kajoorsmom & Cheryl83

I have a bunny too. Still alive for now. Your stories make me so sad. Rabbits are some of the best animals to have. It angers me some think cats and dogs are self aware but not rabbits. they say rabbits can't love you or be as close. What bollocks. Having a rabbit and studying new research all the time they are very similar to cats and dogs. you can train then and everything. they run to you when you get hoe like a dog does, sit on your knee and cuddle like a cat. there is a site where they teach you rabbit language to know their ear signals even. they are very communicative. I live in daily fear knowing one day takhisis may just die or get sick. He was poorly the other day but seems better now. He likes to give us a fright i think.

Hes not a house rabbit as hes a rex eared buck so still intact and marks territory and naughty rexed bite through cables. he loves that. but we have him in doors alot in the dinning room, he has an indoor pen, dining room playtimes and a massive outdoors pen big enough for humans to stand and run about in so I can play with him with hutch inside.
hes 7 so pretty old. how many years did they live?
mind if i asked what they died of. rabbits are so fragile i'm always worrying what tak has when he acts ill but then he hes fine.

I think rabbits are amazing.you can even teach them tricks. so nice to see other people who think rabbits are as good as dogs or cats and who miss them like they were people because they are people!

Hi CarissaP,

I totally agree with everything you said about rabbits. They can be just as affectionate and loyal as dogs or cats -- my bunny, Daisy (a lop-eared/lionhead) was a real love-bug. She was a house-bunny, and would follow me all around the house. She would nut my hand for strokes and cuddles, and whenever I stroked her she'd lie down instantly and start making these content little chattering noises. She was fully litter-trained, and slept in a small dog bed, where she'd curl up and cuddle her teddies. She knew her name and would come to you whenever you called her. So anyone who thinks of a rabbit as an unresponsive pet, that just sits in a hutch eating straw, is so, so wrong!

Daisy died aged 5 during an operation to remove a cancerous tumour. Rabbits are very sensitive to anaesthetic and the vet suggested that the cancer had maybe spread to her lungs and that's why she didn't survive it. You're right -- rabbits don't show pain or sickness very well, they're very good at hiding it. The only thing I noticed with Daisy at first was that she'd gone off her food (which was a big thing, as she LOVED her food), but then I noticed some blood in her urine and rushed her straight to the vets. An X-ray confirmed the tumour. So all you can look out for really are any noticeable changes in your rabbits behaviour, and if anything concerns you, take him to your vet for advice.

I also used to constantly worry about Daisy and dread the day she died. I even used to have regular nightmares about it. She was my baby, and I'd only have to look at her and would feel like the happiest girl alive. I really thought I wouldn't be able to cope losing her. But this forum really was a life saver, and gave me the strength and support I needed to get by. It's been over a year since she died, and I still miss her, and still cry. But I feel her presence with me and realise that a part of her is still here and always will be.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

Take care, Cheryl x