Foo and just thinking out loud

[FooFoosMommy2]

So we have had Foo for six months this month. I was playing with her earlier and started thinking about all the stuff we dont know about her, thats kinda important, like how old she is, if she has been spayed, what her medical history is, etc. And beyond that, is she happy with us? Like the more I think about it, I always worry that we took her from a good home (not took her, but she was a stray) anf what if she was better off where she was? We assumed she was abandoned, but what if she escaped some how?

I dont know, I guess Im just thinking out loud here…

[floppybunny123]

you can always take her to a vet to examine Foo and don’t feel down. As long as your not doing anything wrong, and you think your doing a good job, then IT IS OKAY Don’t be too hard on yourself

[FooFoosMommy2]

Shes been to the vet and shes healthy but i kinda wondered about her life before she came to us. Like was she an indoor bun? Did her people play with her, that sort of thing.

[Michelle&Lolli]

If you found her as a stray, then she might not have been an indoor bunny. Most likely, she was just “released” cause people didn’t want to take care of her.

If she’s flopping in the same room as you, doing binkies, or just simply hanging out in general, she is happy and content!

[Ava]

If you’re worried she has a nice family who just accidentally lost her, you could always go to your local shelter and ask if anyone lost a rabbit. You could also let them know you found a rabbit and if anyone lost one they can call you and describe her to you.

My sister picked up a stray dog once, she was filthy and we weren’t sure if she was dumped or not(extremely common there). I left a note with the shelter folks and just a few hours later, someone called describing the stray dog to a T. That’s actually the only time we have successfully reunited a dog with its owner, every other time I’ve ended up re-homing the stray dog because no owner could be found. But, it just goes to show, we shouldn’t just assume the pet was dumped or escaped a bad situation, it could indeed just have been an accident. I’m glad I didn’t assume with that one dog, the poor owners were frantic with worry and so happy to be reunited with their dog.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

I think adopted/rescued pets, will always make us wonder! I would just give anything to know more about Rupert and to have baby pictures of him and Mikey. I know how you feel she’s definitely happy with you and lucky to have you!

[Roberta]

Hi FFM, Always questions will taunt us with rescues. One of my cats was rescued by the Cat Haven and I got him at 10 months old. He was found starving in the bush (urmmm, wild for non Australians)an elderly couple fed him and gained his confidence and brought him to the rescue. I adopted him (which is another beautiful story on it’s own) and discovered a few days in his hip was broken and the ball joint had fused half way down his leg. It takes months for a break to heal and he was only 10 months old.. Makes one wonder how he survived. On his 5th day as my pet he went through reconstructive surgery and a week later ran and jumped for what we suspect was the first time in his life and to the detriment of my cardiac health as he was not supposed to run or jump for 3 months. I always wonder how he came to be there but I know he does not like young men which gives me a clue. As to your Foo, chances are that he was dumped, if he escaped he was probably out of doors. Either way he now has a forever home with you where he is loved and nurtured. If he had a family who missed him and they could not be found I am sure in their prayers they are hoping he is in a home like yours being cared for by someone like you. We can’t change what has gone before we can only hope to make the now something we can remember fondly or proudly and the future something that we can make better.

[Monkeybun]

If you don’t know if she is spayed or not, you could get the vet to check for a spay scar. usually they are still visible, especially if she is young.

[FooFoosMommy2]

Thanks guys. Monkey, Ive really been wondering about that bc we are so torn over having her spayed because we dont know of its been done, and dont want to put her through the procedure twice for no reason.

[Monkeybun]

another way to tell if a scar can’t be seen is a urine or blood test, don’t remember which, that looks at hormone levels. If she is spayed, they would be non existent

[Sarita]

Most likely if she was a stray it’s unlikely she is spayed. If they do put her under anesthesia and discover she is spayed it won’t be traumatic for her at all and she will recover quickly – it’s better to do that then to discover later she is not spayed.

[FooFoosMommy2]

I didnt know that it could be checked with a blood or urine test! She needs to go back to have her teeth checked anyway (she wasnt cooperative with the vet at all when we took her right after finding her), Ill talk to her doctor about it then.

[zoologist]

I always wonder where Finn came from. I know him and a guinea pig were given back to the petstore because their previous owners, two college girls, were moving and couldn’t take them with them. he was only there one night before I snatched him up to give him a loving home. I am a little jealous that the girl who had him before me got to watch him grow up from a cute fluffy baby bunny. I think she played with him and fed him by hand often because he is SO GENTLE when taking treats. He was a little shy at first but he’s definitely coming around

I sort of knew Tofu’s back story. It was as happy as Finn’s. Tofu was found in an abandoned house in a filthy cage with no food and water. Essentially the tentants of the house got foreclosed on and decided to not take the pets (rabbit and a cat) with them. Some nice lady picked him up and gave him to her sister. They had him for a couple of months before she decided it was too much to take care of her two year old and an unfriendly rabbit. So I adopted him. He wasn’t scared of ANYTHING but he wasn’t really fond of people touching him. He snapped at you when you brought him his food, as if you were going to take it away before he could eat it all. The one thing that I thought was cool was the first night I got him and let him free roam he jumped out of the cage and started binkying. His favorite place to flop was in the middle of the floor, and you could walk right next to him and he wouldn’t flinch. He was oddly trusting in that way

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