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Forum THE LOUNGE To adopt or not to adopt

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    • BunsAndDolls
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        As some of you have read, my oldest bun passed away a little over a week ago.  I decided that I wasn’t going to adopt a new bunny right now, and just keep Toby as an only child.  I took down all of his barricades and he’s doing quite well by himself.

        Yesterday, I got this message on Facebook.

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        Totally not fair!  She ambushed me with a picture of a cute bunny.  She goes on to say that I can have her and all of her food/toys/supplies, for free.  She’s just become SUPER allergic to her since she got pregnant.  I was all ready to not have another bunny because I don’t want to have to put Toby’s barriers back up since he’s doing so well.  But I feel so bad for this little girl because she’s outside on that wire floor, all by herself with nobody to play with…plus, I’m pretty sure she hasn’t been spayed, and she’s almost a year old.  Now I’m almost convinced to get her and bring her home and rearrange my whole house so I can set up a separate area for her in the living room, lol.  

        Go ahead…enable me!  Tell me how cute she is!


      • Sindri
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          You have a heart like mine. I would be really tempted to get her if I were in your shoes. I guess it comes down to what you really feel about it. It sounds like she will have to be spayed which costs money. So that’s something to think about but it sounds like you have. I use to really believe in fate so who knows maybe she was destined to be your bunny. Perhaps go and see her and she how you feel then.


        • Flopsie
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            i firmly believe in the statement “the heart wants what the heart wants”

            seems like you want to adopt her so I say go for it. Plus you know what you are getting into and you are an adult so you can make the best decisions for yourself, so go get the cute bun!


          • MissGabbster
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              Get her. Rearrange house. Spay her. Bond them. Take down barriers again.


            • LittlePuffyTail
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                Go directly to Bunny. Do not pass Go. Do not Collect $200.

                Seriously, though, only you can decide whether adopting another bun is right for your situation. If you decide against it, perhaps you could help her rehome him.


              • emm_renn
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                  The bunny is so cute! She looks like she is a long hair? Maybe a jersey wooly mix? So she will need some grooming upkeep. If you can spare the money, I say go for it!


                • LBJ10
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                    LOL LPT!


                  • Eepster
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                      Fuzzy Lop 


                    • Tessie
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                        Awwww!

                        It really depends if you can afford it; if you can I say go for it!


                      • BunsAndDolls
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                          I think I’m probably going to go for it…she’s too cute, and I just feel bad for her little fuzzy butt being stuck outside by herself all the time. I asked my husband what he thought about it and he just looked at me and rolled his eyes. He already knows, LOL.

                          She’s half fuzzy lop and half hotot, so she will definitely need more grooming than i’m used to. I like brushing the little bunny butts though, so I don’t mind. I just need to see how fast I can get an appointment to get her spayed.


                        • Sindri
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                            When you get her you must post more pics of her. I hope everything goes well. I am glad you are going ahead and getting her I am sure she will be a happy bunny at your home!


                          • Beka27
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                              Who is this person who messaged you? This is my personal opinion, and it sounds like you’re going to take this bunny in (which is great for the bunny!), but I would have a major issue with someone messaging me out of the blue asking me to take their bunny! I assume you had posted that your bunny passed away. Did this person see this and think, “hey, maybe I can finally get rid of this bunny?!” I don’t know this situation, but I feel like the grieving process is very personal and I’d be offended by that message so soon after losing my bunny. :o(

                              But in any case, if YOU are in a good place and want to take this bunny in, good for you! If you’re on the fence, don’t feel bad at all about saying that you are not ready to make the commitment to another bunny right now. It’s not your responsibility to relieve people of their unwanted animals.


                            • BunsAndDolls
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                                Posted By Beka27 on 7/08/2015 7:41 PM

                                Who is this person who messaged you? This is my personal opinion, and it sounds like you’re going to take this bunny in (which is great for the bunny!), but I would have a major issue with someone messaging me out of the blue asking me to take their bunny! I assume you had posted that your bunny passed away. Did this person see this and think, “hey, maybe I can finally get rid of this bunny?!” I don’t know this situation, but I feel like the grieving process is very personal and I’d be offended by that message so soon after losing my bunny. :o(

                                But in any case, if YOU are in a good place and want to take this bunny in, good for you! If you’re on the fence, don’t feel bad at all about saying that you are not ready to make the commitment to another bunny right now. It’s not your responsibility to relieve people of their unwanted animals.

                                She’s a friend of mine from high school…she said she was going to message me about her sooner, but then I made the post about Hershey, so she decided to wait.  She messaged me after I made a picture post about Toby on Facebook.  I think she just saw another bunny-lover who might be interested.  She did tell me not to worry about it if I didn’t want her, she just thought of me first.  

                                I’m BACK on the fence again, as I think Toby has finally started his own grieving for Hershey.  He’s not eating all that well, but he’s still drinking and going to the bathroom.  I checked his face and teeth yesterday and there’s no issue there, so I think he’s just sad.  


                              • Sindri
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                                  It might help him by getting the new bunny. I mentioned in the main chat thread about how my cat grieved the loss of our other cat. I forgot to mention that once I brought Grimjow home Puss quit his nightly meowing right away even though I kept them separate for the first few weeks with only supervised visits. I hope Toby feels better and starts to get back to his old self.


                                • BunsAndDolls
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                                    Posted By Sindriona on 7/09/2015 9:01 AM

                                    It might help him by getting the new bunny. I mentioned in the main chat thread about how my cat grieved the loss of our other cat. I forgot to mention that once I brought Grimjow home Puss quit his nightly meowing right away even though I kept them separate for the first few weeks with only supervised visits. I hope Toby feels better and starts to get back to his old self.

                                    I had this thought too…thanks for the input!  I may get her for him, just to see if it helps him perk back up.  Even if they’ll be separated by a wall for a while, they can still see and sniff each other.  He and Hershey would sleep side by side, pressed up against the cube walls before I let them move in together, haha.

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