Anniebirdy
Alpha Buck
hello all, its been quite a while since I posted here, but hopefully some of you may remember Benjamin, if not me
Quick recap, Benjamin was/is my first bun, he was a baby, a rescue with terrible injuries and problems. He had, one can only assume, been savagely battered; his broken leg, fractured jaw, fractured skull, brain damage, deafness PLUS headtilt condition told their own story However, despite how meagre his chances were, Benjamin has survived and thrived and is now a plump, bouncy, often 'nawty' adorable bun who just loves everyone and anyone (**except for one soul destroying incident, which I shall detail later)
he still has to have veterinary help occasionally as the damage done to his brain will never fully heal. Last time, he had a build up of fluid on his brain, but the the minute, the VERY minute I see the slightest change, I am on the phone to his 'doctors'. I vowed when I took this bundle of 'hopeless' challenges on that he would never, ever wait for the medical help that he would probably so often need.
I now feel that it is more than time he had a little friend of his own kind. At the moment, his best animal friend is one of my rescue cockatiels, Weeble, who likes to ride on Benj's back, share his food, or just sit right next to benjamin, and Benjamin is so gentle and careful.
I realy, realy want a rescue bun, but I am thinking more towards a baby doe, who could grow up totaly accepting Benjamin as he is, and not (well, this is my dream anyway) ever bully him because he is 'different'. (Benjamins world is silent, and he responds to sign language which I began to teach him from the moment he arrived)
Or, maybe a very gentle older female who also has very special needs may be the way forward?
My problem is, I am just so VERY terrified of anything, anything at all happening that may hurt him, even the thought of a grumpy nip fills my heart with pain, he has suffered so very much already in his young life.
Can you advise, please? anybody? As I said, Benjamin came to me, a total novice, with his life hanging by the finest thread possible, so realy, I guess I am a complete ignoramous who shouldnt even have been allowed a bunny if Im honest. I knew nothing, except that somehow, i would do all it took to save his precious life.
And just quickly, regarding ** I was upstairs in my friends flat and had Benj with me, happily hoping around, when her OH came in with three guys. The OH was fine, the three guys were loud, bouncing, rather drunk etc. Not offensive, just loud and drunk and bopping around. I scooped benj up in a millisecond of course, BUT, my ever loving bunny who just adores everyone, stared with such terror and horror at the three guys, and began to wriggle and scream and scream in absolute dread. I just ran with him, out of there and eventually calmed him down. I think at that moment, my dear, harmed little bunny told us all how he received his injuries. I believe, with all my being, that he was kicked and battered by a gang of thugs, and those three guys, completely innocently, flashed him back to the day he was so badly, horribly hurt. (One of the guys was in tears later when i told them
Benj's story)
So, i am even MORE protective now, even MORE determined that nothing will scare him, harm him, distress him...
How can i give him a friend, and also protect him as I so desperately want to?
I just want his world to be the best, in every single way.
Quick recap, Benjamin was/is my first bun, he was a baby, a rescue with terrible injuries and problems. He had, one can only assume, been savagely battered; his broken leg, fractured jaw, fractured skull, brain damage, deafness PLUS headtilt condition told their own story However, despite how meagre his chances were, Benjamin has survived and thrived and is now a plump, bouncy, often 'nawty' adorable bun who just loves everyone and anyone (**except for one soul destroying incident, which I shall detail later)
he still has to have veterinary help occasionally as the damage done to his brain will never fully heal. Last time, he had a build up of fluid on his brain, but the the minute, the VERY minute I see the slightest change, I am on the phone to his 'doctors'. I vowed when I took this bundle of 'hopeless' challenges on that he would never, ever wait for the medical help that he would probably so often need.
I now feel that it is more than time he had a little friend of his own kind. At the moment, his best animal friend is one of my rescue cockatiels, Weeble, who likes to ride on Benj's back, share his food, or just sit right next to benjamin, and Benjamin is so gentle and careful.
I realy, realy want a rescue bun, but I am thinking more towards a baby doe, who could grow up totaly accepting Benjamin as he is, and not (well, this is my dream anyway) ever bully him because he is 'different'. (Benjamins world is silent, and he responds to sign language which I began to teach him from the moment he arrived)
Or, maybe a very gentle older female who also has very special needs may be the way forward?
My problem is, I am just so VERY terrified of anything, anything at all happening that may hurt him, even the thought of a grumpy nip fills my heart with pain, he has suffered so very much already in his young life.
Can you advise, please? anybody? As I said, Benjamin came to me, a total novice, with his life hanging by the finest thread possible, so realy, I guess I am a complete ignoramous who shouldnt even have been allowed a bunny if Im honest. I knew nothing, except that somehow, i would do all it took to save his precious life.
And just quickly, regarding ** I was upstairs in my friends flat and had Benj with me, happily hoping around, when her OH came in with three guys. The OH was fine, the three guys were loud, bouncing, rather drunk etc. Not offensive, just loud and drunk and bopping around. I scooped benj up in a millisecond of course, BUT, my ever loving bunny who just adores everyone, stared with such terror and horror at the three guys, and began to wriggle and scream and scream in absolute dread. I just ran with him, out of there and eventually calmed him down. I think at that moment, my dear, harmed little bunny told us all how he received his injuries. I believe, with all my being, that he was kicked and battered by a gang of thugs, and those three guys, completely innocently, flashed him back to the day he was so badly, horribly hurt. (One of the guys was in tears later when i told them
Benj's story)
So, i am even MORE protective now, even MORE determined that nothing will scare him, harm him, distress him...
How can i give him a friend, and also protect him as I so desperately want to?
I just want his world to be the best, in every single way.