This morning at 9.39pm our beautiful sweet boy left us 
We are again brokenhearted - we love our Wilbur so very much - we will miss him for the longest time
Wilbur came to us on the 23rd December 2004 and was in a pretty bad way - he had had a dental the day before and then stayed at the vets overnight - when he arrived here we did not think that he would survive the night All Christmas Eve we nursed him and gave him fluids - Christmas morning we awoke to find a bright eyed boy We where so very happy and it was the best Christmas present we could ever have asked for.
Wilbur had been taken to a "rescue" on the Wirral where he had spent 2 years or more in a tiny hutch in a dark shed - his food and water where limited and he had terrible teeth. When he was rescued by Sarah she asked if we could take him - we said that we would. We had no idea of his background or his age but we did know that he was an old fellow.
Wilbur never hopped properly - he always trotted - we used to laugh at the way he did this and we would sing "My little Pony" to him - he made our hearts sing with joy.
We also called him Professor Wilbur as he would have such an intelligent look on his face - as though he knew everything that was going on and understood it all.
Wilbur only ever wanted comfort and food - he asked for no more than that. He was happy alongside your feet or legs - he would wrap himself around your feet just to feel you beside him. He was not one for being picked up and cuddled but would stay on the floor having strokes for absolutely ages. He just wanted to be loved - and he got that a million fold here as you could not have asked for a sweeter, gentler boy than him. Whoever gave him up in the first place lost out on the most wonderful boy - the "rescue" nearly took his life away due to his bad teeth and diet but he lived for another year with us and was happy for every second of that year.
Wilbur had been in renal failure for a while (probably due to the fact that he hardly had any water at the "rescue") - he tried so very hard to cope with it all - he then developed an abscess in his ear and it burst through to his eye and nose. Yesterday his back legs gave way altogether - we had known for the past week or so that Wilbur's time with us was very limited
I got up at 4.10am to check on him and he was very poorly - he was not in any pain but just by looking at him I knew that he would leave us today I nursed him until I got Daddy up at 7am and we both took it in turns to nurse him and tell him how much we love and adore him. Wilbur was very peaceful all the time he was being nursed - he just lay upside down in my arms and rested against my chest - he could hear and feel my heartbeat and I think that gave him comfort. He had no responses at all - he was completely unaware of where he was John took him to the vet for the final time and Wilbur gently drifted away - it took no time at all as he was ready
Wilbur darling, you came to us so very ill but we loved you immediately - we knew that you where a happy boy and we knew that you loved us very much.
Have fun at the Bridge darling one - you can run and hop and binky now - you can flirt with all the does as well - you are so handsome that they are bound to want to be with you.
We promised that we would take care of you as soon as you arrived here, and we hope that we fulfilled that promise to you.
I told you this morning that we would always be with you - and I meant it - it is us that are suffering as we are not able to see you - you are having lots of fun now and will not miss us as time has no meaning at the Bridge. In the blink of an eye our baby boy, we will be with you again and will never ever leave you again.
We love you Wilbur - we always have and we always will. Run free in the eternal sunshine darling boy - you deserve it so much after all that you went through before coming home to us.
All our love always and for eternity - your broken-hearted Mummy, Daddy and your brothers and sisters of the Hairy Mob - xxxxxxxxxx
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We are again brokenhearted - we love our Wilbur so very much - we will miss him for the longest time Wilbur came to us on the 23rd December 2004 and was in a pretty bad way - he had had a dental the day before and then stayed at the vets overnight - when he arrived here we did not think that he would survive the night
All Christmas Eve we nursed him and gave him fluids - Christmas morning we awoke to find a bright eyed boy We where so very happy and it was the best Christmas present we could ever have asked for.Wilbur had been taken to a "rescue" on the Wirral where he had spent 2 years or more in a tiny hutch in a dark shed - his food and water where limited and he had terrible teeth. When he was rescued by Sarah she asked if we could take him - we said that we would. We had no idea of his background or his age but we did know that he was an old fellow.
Wilbur never hopped properly - he always trotted - we used to laugh at the way he did this and we would sing "My little Pony" to him - he made our hearts sing with joy.
We also called him Professor Wilbur as he would have such an intelligent look on his face - as though he knew everything that was going on and understood it all.
Wilbur only ever wanted comfort and food - he asked for no more than that. He was happy alongside your feet or legs - he would wrap himself around your feet just to feel you beside him. He was not one for being picked up and cuddled but would stay on the floor having strokes for absolutely ages. He just wanted to be loved - and he got that a million fold here as you could not have asked for a sweeter, gentler boy than him. Whoever gave him up in the first place lost out on the most wonderful boy - the "rescue" nearly took his life away due to his bad teeth and diet but he lived for another year with us and was happy for every second of that year.
Wilbur had been in renal failure for a while (probably due to the fact that he hardly had any water at the "rescue") - he tried so very hard to cope with it all - he then developed an abscess in his ear and it burst through to his eye and nose. Yesterday his back legs gave way altogether - we had known for the past week or so that Wilbur's time with us was very limited
I got up at 4.10am to check on him and he was very poorly - he was not in any pain but just by looking at him I knew that he would leave us today
I nursed him until I got Daddy up at 7am and we both took it in turns to nurse him and tell him how much we love and adore him. Wilbur was very peaceful all the time he was being nursed - he just lay upside down in my arms and rested against my chest - he could hear and feel my heartbeat and I think that gave him comfort. He had no responses at all - he was completely unaware of where he was John took him to the vet for the final time and Wilbur gently drifted away - it took no time at all as he was ready Wilbur darling, you came to us so very ill but we loved you immediately - we knew that you where a happy boy and we knew that you loved us very much.
Have fun at the Bridge darling one - you can run and hop and binky now - you can flirt with all the does as well - you are so handsome that they are bound to want to be with you.
We promised that we would take care of you as soon as you arrived here, and we hope that we fulfilled that promise to you.
I told you this morning that we would always be with you - and I meant it - it is us that are suffering as we are not able to see you - you are having lots of fun now and will not miss us as time has no meaning at the Bridge. In the blink of an eye our baby boy, we will be with you again and will never ever leave you again.
We love you Wilbur - we always have and we always will. Run free in the eternal sunshine darling boy - you deserve it so much after all that you went through before coming home to us.
All our love always and for eternity - your broken-hearted Mummy, Daddy and your brothers and sisters of the Hairy Mob - xxxxxxxxxx
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