Phil_F_NM
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I came up to Jersey City on the 3rd of April to stay for two weeks and
"bunnysit" 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 east 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.
Maya
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.
Ollie
Katelyn adopted Ollie to give Maya a companion and after their
introduction, they bonded well over a few months and have been inseparable since.
Ollie was a big force in Maya's life and after they became companions, her temper got even better.
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. Kate returned from vacation on Saturday and had a few
days to spend with Maya.
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 too.
Apologies for rambling.
Thanks all,
Phil Forrest
"bunnysit" 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 east 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.
Maya
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.
Ollie
Katelyn adopted Ollie to give Maya a companion and after their
introduction, they bonded well over a few months and have been inseparable since.
Ollie was a big force in Maya's life and after they became companions, her temper got even better.
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. Kate returned from vacation on Saturday and had a few
days to spend with Maya.
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 too.
Apologies for rambling.
Thanks all,
Phil Forrest
