Sweet dreams, my friends

[Cinnabun14]

 

[tulsi]

Sending love. I know exactly what you mean about an empty house.

I felt like that after my Mother died (I was her carer). It was always hard to feel that I had done enough for her so I hope you can look back at your journals and see and remember the beautiful care that you gave your lovely lucky rabbits.

 

[bunny momma]

I feel your pain. Casper and Sophie were with you a very long time, and Saar touched your heart when she became Casper's companion during his and your grief.
Reading your stories and seeing photos of your bunnies always brightened my day, so not having them under foot must have left a huge hole in your heart.
It must be so much more difficult when your home is bunny free after all these years.

Sending lots of gentle hugs as you grieve the loss of your bunny family.

 

[FireRose]

it’s always hard not to remember the most saddest day, but do take comfort that to them it wasn’t a sad day, they’re not in pain and the went together.

I am sorry for your loss of your friends and I hope your journal, posts here, other people’s memories of them can help bring you some comfort.

It’s strange how they’re not really vocal animals. But the house does go quiet, take it easy and don’t be hard on yourself.

Sending you lots of hugs and I hope your journals help!! (What a good idea!)

 

[joey&boo]

I'm pleased the forum gave you some workable ideas to help you recall treasured memories of your long earred friends I bet your bunny journals are lovely. I really hope those last day images fade & get replaced by ones from happier times. I totally agree with Firerose's post, all your bunnies last days were as good as it gets. Eddy, Chinookie & me are very grateful not only for you letting us get to know your bunnies, but for setting a very inspiring example on how to keep our bunnies entertained

 

[Jaelyn]

I wanted to post this now, before the grief sinks in and I won't be able to anymore... I said goodbye to my sweet Casper and silly Saar a few hours ago. Casper's been continuing to get more and more quiet and withdrawn these past couple of weeks, not really wanting to eat or do much anymore. This morning he was clearly done with everything, seeming frustrated and just wanting to be left alone. Before I called the vet about letting him go today, I checked on Saar who had been hiding in her house. She didn't want to eat and was clearly very unwell. She was fine last night, happy and hungry, but the vet explained this often happens with tumours, that from one day to the next it can suddenly become too much. She started eating again later, but she was very quiet and mostly just wanted to lie down and just wasn't well.

They both got lots of favourite treats all day, lots of fruit for Saar and her sweet tooth, and Casper's favourite treats that he hasn't been able to tolerate anymore, since there was no reason anymore for him not to have them now... I told them all day how much I loved them and how grateful and happy and lucky I've been to have them in my life. Saar got lots of pets, which she has started liking recently. Casper mostly wanted to be left alone, so I respected that. About an hour before the vet came Saar joined Casper in his little tent house and they cuddled together until it was time. Saar, my little foodie girl, still hopped over to her pile of greens and devoured a piece of kale after they'd both had their first injection. They peacefully fell asleep close to each other.

It's a comfort that neither of them will have to grieve their friend, and it was the right decision, but it's also very, very hard and heartbreaking to lose them both. They're with Sophie in my parents' garden now. I couldn't be there as I've been having a horrible ME crash for a while now and should really not be out of bed; never mind being able to go somewhere. I feel like most of my life has been buried with them. I'm not sure how to have a life all by myself, without their lovely, quiet, silly company. I guess that's something I'll be figuring out, but right now I'm just in a lot of pain.

I'll love you forever and ever, my sweethearts. I'm the luckiest human alive to have gotten to know and care for you both

you have got me all teary reading this. I am so sorry!

 

[a reader of books]

Thank you so, so very much, PM, Zoobec, Cinnabun, tulsi, bunny momma, FireRose, j&b, and Jaelyn, for your compassion and kindness and empathy, and for being here. Your messages really do mean a lot to me, and that you're here and so supportive. Thank you Life is no fun without them... I'm not enjoying anything or getting excited about anything, even things I normally really love. I feel like I'm just going through the motions of life without really experiencing it. In true autism style I've been researching grief a lot and reading many books about it (I've discovered a lot of books about grief are terrible), so I know it's normal and that it takes time, and that I can only be gentle with myself. It just all feels so very empty without them...

 

[Zoobec]

Thinking of you and sending more hugs xx

 

[Pets mum]

Thinking of you Reader, sending you the biggest hug xx

 

[Barn Yard Bunnies]

Big big big big hugs. Of course you are grieving so much. Xxxxx

 

[a reader of books]

Thank you so much, Zoobec, PM, and BYB

 

[a reader of books]

It feels really horrible to have a whole new year stretching out in front of me without them... Life had so much more colour when they were here.

I wonder what Saar would've thought of the snow. Sophie and Casper didn't care for it when I showed them, but I think Saar might have liked it. She probably would've tried to eat it if I'd offered her some.

 

[Pets mum]

Saar and the snow, bless her, I wonder what she would have made of it. Sorry that it is feeling horrible Reader, that's very understandable given your losses, I hope that in time things will feel better for you. Wish I had a magic wand to make it all better, sadly I don't so am sending you a big hug, and Flora sends you love and purrs x

 

[Zoobec]

Thinking of you, Reader of Books, and sending more hugs. I’m so sorry you are going through this xx

 

[redmal]

I do understand how you are feeling, I feel like I have left Edie behind in 2025, but she could not continue as she was. We love these living things, given to us for such a short time, but we mourn them when they go.

someone said to me once "It hurts so much when they go, but the only way to avoid the pain is to never know the joy"

 

[joey&boo]

Thinking of you Reader, I'm so sorry you have to go through all this

 

[RabbitNerd]

Oh man, I'm so sorry! I can't imagine how upsetting that must have been. Sending my prayers.

 

[a reader of books]

Saar and the snow, bless her, I wonder what she would have made of it. Sorry that it is feeling horrible Reader, that's very understandable given your losses, I hope that in time things will feel better for you. Wish I had a magic wand to make it all better, sadly I don't so am sending you a big hug, and Flora sends you love and purrs x

Thank you so much, Pets mum. It’s so sweet of you to wish you had a magic wand to make it all better. Please give Flora some pets from me

Thinking of you, Reader of Books, and sending more hugs. I’m so sorry you are going through this xx

Thank you so much, too, Zoobec, for the hugs and for thinking of me.

I do understand how you are feeling, I feel like I have left Edie behind in 2025, but she could not continue as she was. We love these living things, given to us for such a short time, but we mourn them when they go.

someone said to me once "It hurts so much when they go, but the only way to avoid the pain is to never know the joy"

I understand your feeling like you have left Edie behind in 2025. It’s so true what that person said to you. Thank you for sharing that, redmal, really.

Thinking of you Reader, I'm so sorry you have to go through all this

Thank you so much, too, j&b, for being there for me the way you are.

Oh man, I'm so sorry! I can't imagine how upsetting that must have been. Sending my prayers.

Thank you. That’s very kind of you.