A couple of days ago I had to euthanize my rabbit, Sophie. She had been a little lethargic and "off" in the afternoon, and when I came back in the evening from picking my boyfriend up at work, she got progressively worse that night. I took her to the emergency vet and they thought she had an abscess or a tumor behind her eye. She was suffering. She would have been 8 years old in May, so she had a long life and was very healthy up until the end.
One day she was burrowing in the pile of laundry. I heard the pile collapse and I turned around and just saw her little nose sticking out.
The trio- only Delilah is around now. Sophie was "just one of the dogs."
One of our Easter photos BD (Before Delilah).
Sophie playing with bubble wrap- she loved it!
Meeting Delilah when I brought her home. Delilah thought she was a dog!
Sophie loved the dogs. She was always so sassy and feisty. Mia was scared of her, and sometimes when Sophie got bored and Mia was sleeping nearby she would thump and then watch Mia bolt up and run away. If I was eating something that she wanted me to share with her, she would beg, and sometimes nip me if I didn't share right away! She started out as a family pet that my parents got for me and my sisters when I was in high school, but after I moved out she came with me and lived with me in three different apartments. Once we had a roommate who had three other rabbits and a cat. Sophie became BFFs with the cat- they would chase each other around the apartment and just hang out together. I'm really going to miss her.
As you may know, I'm watching the fluffy collection this week, which coincides with the 12th birthday of my fluffiest friend, Mia!
To celebrate, we went for a long walk in the nice weather.
I bought her a little kong duck toy, and a birthday cake!
We ALL tried a piece of the incredibly bland cake! The animals were crazy for it! I thought it was gross- smelled like graham crackers, tasted like cardboard.
This week my parents were out of state, so Mia got to spend the night at my apartment.
I was worried about how Delilah would react to sharing her house with another dog. There was some resource guarding of me, toys, food, everything when she first met Mia a couple of months ago but they've been getting along really well since then. I'd love another dog in a couple of years so I was really hoping this would work out.
Luckily everything went well, Delilah really enjoyed having Mia in the house. She tried to play with her. Not only did she like having Mia around, but she was also more confident outside with another dog. Mia loves people and tries to walk over to strangers wagging her tail. Delilah hates strangers but she would follow Mia curiously and watch what she was doing. She seemed more comfortable around people and loud vehicles with Mia around and seeing that Mia wasn't scared.
The Fluffy Collection reunited! From left to right: Mia, Sophie, Delilah.
Sophie and Mia were both neutral to see each other again. Usually Sophie really loves Mia and Mia is scared of Sophie. But they weren't particularly interested during the visit. Here is a video of Sophie playing with Mia a few years ago when we used to live with my parents.
I brought Mia and Delilah on a long walk to the waterfront and let them run around the dog park (which was unoccupied) before we headed back. Mia was exhausted when we got home, it didn't seem to have any impact on Delilah's energy.
