RIP Thumper

Thumper was one of Dave's rabbits. I saw her at the shelter and
decided she was too cute to not adopt!!!
She was terribly shy and didn't want to play with the other rabbits.
She was very content to sit in the corner alone. We did furnish her
with her own cage and spoiled her quite a bit. She had come from a
home where she was not socialized or loved on, t would seem.
However, she did eventually learn to trust us and would play with our
big ole dog and mess with her. She was very sweet and talkative when
we first got her.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that she was getting too skinny. Her hip
bones were sticking out of her back and you could feel each little
back bone and rib. I knew her days were numbered. We decided that we
would rather spoil her rotten for her last days than try to stretch
her life out a few extra days or weeks. So she ate a lot of pellets
and fresh fruits and nuts her last weeks. She got lots more extra
cuddles and more room time (alone without having to share with the
other rabbits).
Sunday morning, I found her lying on her side, breathing slow, shallow
breaths. I cleaned her and wrapped her in a soft towel and she layed
on Andrew's lap until she took her last breath.
We buried her in the back yard with a yellow rose as her grave marker.
She will be missed.