RIP Marshmallow

I miss Marshmallow so much. It's my first time experiencing a death of a beloved pet and it's so painful because I lost him suddenly.  When Marshmallow was young he was showing signs of pasteurella AKA snuffles symptoms along w/ Mochi and Milk.  He wasn't also able to hop or jump very high like the other buns because when he was young whenever he'd move around I would hear a "click" noise and he would twitch.  I wasn't sure what it was, but when he got older he grew out of it.  On 01/27/14 late afternoon he stopped eating and just loafed under the toilet.  I knew something was wrong when my husband let him pick him up without hesitation because Marshmallow NEVER let us carry him w/o a struggle.  I started Critical Care right away and medicated him then the next morning I took him to the Vet, but the Vet said he was so out of it, weak, and sluggish, and she told me he might not make it.  We still continued w/ the treatment, but he didn't make it.  He took his last breathe and died in my arms.  I cried and screamed in the car and kept shouting  "don't leave me! don't leave me!" I will never forget that moment when he took his last breathe. I cannot blame anyone why he died because it wouldn't change anything, it wouldn't bring him back to life. I have to accept that he's now gone and I hope he'll visit me in my dreams. I will see him again in my next life. Marshmallow was my special boy. He wasn't the sweetest bun to us, he didn't like being petted, hated being carried, but I loved him so much.  But he was the sweetest boy to my darling Penelope, he loved her so much, they were inseparable.

12/24/12 - 01/28/14

Marshmallow had GastroIntestinal Stasis, "The Silent Killer" and because of his past sickness and low immune system he wasn't healthy enough to survive it, but he tried to fight he tried to eat and drink. And I will never forget his first and last kisses on my shoulder.  
Mochi also had GI Stasis last year, but survived it. I thought Marshmallow would survive it too. :(

Read more about GastroIntestinal Stasis here.
To read more about Pasteurella click here.

Why did I get a rabbit?

My first rabbit was a Santee Alley bunny.  I bought the bunny as an impulse buy. I went to the pet store to buy the cage, food, hay, food/water bowls, and toys. I was so happy to have a bunny because I never had one, so once I got home I did a lot of research on how to take care of a rabbit. But, sadly the next day he past away because I didn't know he was only a few weeks old. If you guys don't know about Santee Alley bunnies, these vendors sell underaged bunnies that are around 2 weeks of age and some haven't opened their eyes yet. These vendors will advertise them and mislead people that they are "dwarf" bunnies and they're 2-3 months of age already.  It was so heartbreaking because he/she was so young, cute, and innocent, even though I only had him/her for a day losing him/her was like losing a piece of my heart. 

Then we bought Mochi from a pet store. Someone convinced me that rabbits are happier in pairs so we bought Milk from a breeder.  Then I wanted more and bought Marshmallow and Penelope also from a breeder. I thought I was set w/ my 4 rabbits, but a fellow schoolmate contacted me and asked if I wanted to keep his rabbit because he couldn't keep it anymore. What did I say? Sure why not? :) I named this little guy Munchkin. I didn't want Munchkin to feel left out because everyone else had a bonded mate, so we decided to adopt Léon from Bunny Bunch Fountain Valley where I volunteer at the moment.

Now I'm a crazy bunny lady :)

Mochi. Lionhead lop. Sweet. Loves to be petted. Homebody. Lazy. Crazy for bananas and pellets. Loves cilantro & parsley.

Milk. My daughter named her Milk. Holland Lop. Shy. Alpha male. Protector. Kind. Loves spooning.

Marshmallow. Holland Lop. Hates to be carried. Not friendly. Loves Penelope. Socially awkward. Cute.

Penelope. Holland Lop. Loves giving kisses. Treat snatcher. Enjoys to be cuddled. Sweet. Loves any kind of fruits.

Munchkin. Netherland Dwarf. Brave. Cute. Sweet. Loves to be carried. High Jumper. Loves alfalfa pellets. Anti-social.

Léon. Lionhead. Sweet. Nice. Gives kisses. Hopper. Loves to cuddle.