TLDR: I got my head out of my ass and want to give my ~6 year old boy another chance at receiving the kind of love I could never give him myself ❤️
Whether it was my selfishness, grief, trauma, or a combination of the three, I refused to find a new partner for Peanut, the lionhead, as I didn't want to engage in an "endless cycle of rabbits". She was supposed to grow old with Mr. Nut, not pass so soon in such a bad way. At the time of Sesame's passing, the closest exotic emergency vet was over 1 hour away with local ERs refusing to help stabilize her, and let me tell you, that was a horrible drive to make.
For years, I made excuses as to why I didn't want another rabbit. I couldn't abandon Peanut since I had promised him a forever home, but I also couldn't fathom going through the same experience I had with Sesame. I struggled a lot with this. A local exotic emergency vet opened up 1 year later. I still found a way to make excuses as to why Peanut was better off alone.
My grief slowly turned into fond memories of Sesame, and furthermore even fonder memories of them together for the short time they had. A few months ago, I concluded that Peanut deserved companionship no matter how much I wanted to save myself from more grief.
On the 24th, I am dropping him off at the very shelter he was adopted from so that he may do a little ~bunny speed dating~ and find new companionship. I am so thrilled for him and have been itching for this day for weeks! Next time you see him, he will be with a lovely lady! Unless if he has decided the bachelor life is more his style 😂
by kbellingrath