Rachel The Rabbit

[poliphilo]

Rachel the rabbit had a stroke or a seizure and lost the use of her legs and had to be put to sleep.

Oh.

We weren't expecting this.

We'd had her about 10 months,  she came to us from a rescue centre and must have been about 5 years old. 

Tosh has been going from room to room,  looking for her. 

And now he's sitting by my chair. He needs the company. I reach down and tickle his nose.

Comments

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor Rachel, poor Tosh, poor you. How sudden and horrible. I am sorry.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Oh, how sad! I'd forgotten that you got them from a rescue centre as mature adults. Average lifespan is about 6-10 years, apparently, so she was perhaps a little older than you thought, or just unlucky.

Poor Tosh. :-(

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Usually with pets you can see that they're going down hill but this was sudden.

[baritonejeff.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's very sad for all. Breaks my heart for poor Tosh. Don't you wish, if for only a moment, that you spoke Rabbit?

I'm so very sorry for your loss.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We got Tosh as a baby, but when we needed a companion for him we went to the Rescue Centre.

5 is just a guess. She had a considerable back story. The Centre had had her for 18 months. They'd tried placing her with another family before us but it hadn't worked out. And at some time in the past she'd belonged to a zoo.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

I love that line from Richard Adams. It has a lovely, mythic touch.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

We're going to have to get him a new companion. Rabbits are social creatures. They don't thrive on their own.

[dadi.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry to read this :( may she romp happily on the Rainbow Bridge!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

It was a bit of a shock.

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

As others have said, I'm very sorry to hear this news. I think we had all got to know your rabbits virtually through your posts about them, and I'll miss hearing about her antics. I do hope you are able to choose a nice little friend for Tosh soon.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

I´m so sorry to read this. I know what losing a dear animal friend suddenly feels like all too well. I do hope you can find a compatible friend for Tosh. He must be so confused, poor boy. No matter how they go or how prepared we may be, it´s never easy and especially not like this, so suddenly.

[bodhibird.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. Poor Rachel, poor Tosh.

[forestdweller.livejournal.com]

Oh! Poor Tosh! Poor you!

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

"My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today." Richard Adams.

Ah yes, I thought of this quote as soon as I read your Bad news. I am so very sorry for your loss. And glad that Tosh has YOU to keep him company now. I hope you can find another friend for Tosh (not a replacement, just another friend)

These kinds of things are never easy.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We're going to an abandoned animals sanctuary this afternoon to check out a new rabbit. The word on the street is that rabbits shouldn't be left alone and the sooner we get Tosh a companion the better.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We're going to an animal sanctuary this afternoon to look at rabbits.

Ailz has her heart set on a black, lopped-eared female.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

"He must be so confused, poor boy"

I believe he is. Rabbits don't make noises or have facial expressions, but the way he's been behaving has been eloquent.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

We're off to an animal sanctuary this afternoon to try and find Tosh a new companion.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

He's not happy. We're going to find him a new companion ASAP

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Will you take Tosh with you to help you choose, or would that be needlessly disruptive for him?

[momof2girls.livejournal.com]

Oh, my sympathies on the loss of Rachel the Rabbit. Give Tosh an ear rub for me.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Tosh is grateful for the ear-rub.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I think we'll leave him behind. He doesn't enjoy being picked up and messed around.

[queen-in-autumn.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. . .

[jenny_evergreen]

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