I saved Molly in March of 2004. I rescued her from a terrible animal auction where her fate would have most likely been someone’s dinner. I had no plans of bringing home a rabbit that night, especially such a large one. She was a Flemish Giant. None of the rodent cages I had on hand could house her big self, besides, it seemed inhumane to keep a rabbit the size of a dog in a cage. I scrambled on the internet and learned how to litter train a rabbit. Molly was litter trained in 24 hours.
She spent her life roaming my one floor condo, never having to be caged or quarantined because oddly, she never chewed. When I moved into a single home she moved with me. I found some orphaned kittens who’s mother was hit by a car outside my home. I brought them in, made them well and they became pets. The kittens loved Molly so much and she loved them. They would sleep together and groom each other. They were practically inseparable. Unbeknown to me Molly broke her back sometime last summer. In early Fall 2007 she started to lose the use of her back legs. After 3 vets and thousands of dollars I realized I was going to have to accept that Molly was now a disabled rabbit and would never be the same. The last couple months were rough, physically and emotionally. Yet she wanted to live, that I was sure of.
Until the morning of 8/9/08.
I was in disbelief because the night before she eagerly took her night time carrot. But as I bent down to her that morning I knew she had given up. She told me she was tired. Tired of the constant baths, missing the cats that were always by her side, being able to run and come to me when I called her name. I sang to her (as I often did) and she turned away. I reluctantly called a vet that said to bring her right away and they would euthanize her. My heart broke as I held her on my lap in the car. I kept telling her I loved her and I was so sorry. As I talked and cradled her and pet her she took her last breath. It was 1:50 PM. I thanked God for taking her before I got to the vet.
I know it will get better with time but right now I miss her terribly. The last 6 months of her life cost me alot of work and alot of money. But I would spend it all again in a heartbeat for “My Molly Girl”.
I Miss You Molly,
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