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On August 22nd, 1999 I got a call from a girl who informed me her bunny
had a baby an she didn't know what to do. She said there was only 1 baby and she didn't
know when it was born since she only checked on the bunnies every 3 days or so. My husband
and I went over saw the bunny's cage sitting up on top of their bar. I went around the bar
and found 2 baby bunnies laying on the concrete floor (about 3 feet below the bar) that
had managed to crawl out through the wire cage and fall off the bar. The babies were very
cold and I was amazed to discover they were alive. The 4th baby was laying on the wire
cage bottom with its little legs hanging through.
I was infuriated at the situation since I had given the owners
information on proper rabbit care and they had ignored everything. I took the mama and the
babies and brought them home with me. 1 baby died that night of a broken back but the
other 3 survived. I named the babies Precious, Hope and Treasure. Hope, now
called Beaker and Treasure got adopted and I
decided to keep Precious.
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Precious with her brother Hope at 21 days old
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Precious when she was 18 days old
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Precious at 19 days old
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Precious getting her first taste of fresh greens at 28
days old
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Precious with Hope and Treasure at 21 days
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Precious in a trance at 29 days old
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Very sadly, on 11/4/99, Mama Bunny (her name was Snowflake) passed away. The vet
did a necropsy and it appeared that she had a sudden onset of viral pneumonia that caused
lesions in her lungs. Precious was very sad and depressed now that she was all
alone.
I decided that Precious was going to stay on with us forever so I began to bond her
with Peter, Sheleg, Harry and Fluffy. These bunnies are generally calmer as they are
older bunnies and have always been excepting of new bunnies. I put her in with them
on Saturday and she has been with them since.
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Precious getting Carrots
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Precious cuddling with me (Miriam)
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Me giving her kisses
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