juliew19673
Well-Known Member
OK so here I go, trying to tell Baxter!'s story (hope Ido him justice)..
Baxter! yes with an "!" exclamation point (as he is all business and does not have alot of patience with "mere" humans) was "gotchaed" by my old roommate on a collective friends front lawn one night last March when it was VERY cold out (well, for Los Angeles it was cold - about 47/50 degrees).. My girlfriend callsme ina "fit" of hysterics, telling me of her most recent find of homeless animal (she can find anything! when we lived together we nursed Opossums, feral cats, dogs, birds - you name it - bless her heart - I truly believe she is on earth to hunt out the animal that needs help, regardless of their breed)..
Anyhow - when she called, I told her to give "it" a carrot and walk away.. She became hysterical (litterally - HYSTERICALL, that high "pitchy" voicewe Women do when not being taking seriously and are overly hormonal?!)..She screams that he was starving,SO skinny and she could not leave, nor could she take it home as she had just rescused a dog, has 2 cats, 2 fish and a frog.. And all"we" had was one 19 year old cat that she and I had gotten together when we were in are early twenties -"how could I not take it in".. Sigh..
To make her stop "screaching" I said - "fine" -just bring him to me and I'll figure it out.. Sigh..:X
I made a call to my Boyfriend Eric to let him know that "there is going to be a bunny running around "somewhere" when you get home from work - don't freak out.. His reply "Bunny? why?? what did Tami do? :shock:.........sigh... (Nothing like trying to"BE" "Sweden" betweeen the Mate and the Best Friend!!)...
.........Sigh............
So Tamimakes it to my home - I go out to meet her and here is this - "Tiny", "Little", seriously - Half Starvedbunny ina carrier (Tami keeps one in her car for just this situation) and he is SO Cute.. I "thank" her (honestly?! my thanks were"your going to pay for his food right?" and your going to help me find him a home - RIGHT!")
....sigh....:tantrum:
I take him inside - not knowing this bun from Job/Jesus and put him into my bathroom.. I gave him a carrot, lettuce (iceburg mind you - poor thing) and blankie along with acat box full of newspaper and sat with him for a time. He, was not scared wholeheartedly,and was hopping about, checking out his new digs and me (wanted alot of nose rubs) but -Pooping EVERYWhere he hopped.. I really thought in the initial days of having Baxter! that buns just pooed 24/7 - lol..
Ijumped on Google that night and researched the best I could to find out what he needed and at least found out that he should be fed hay... Which I picked up the next morning, along with some "GREAT" KayTee crap pellets for him to choke down.. LOL!
Over the next couple of weeks he made it to the Vet, the rescue pet store had given me at a discount, a bunny hutch that he could stay in and found R.O. (thank God! -truly Amen!), so that I got him off of that horrible KayTee food I had him on..
After I had gotten him checked out by the Vet and had his diet figured out - I noticed on this site, howSO many people let their buns run "wild" through their house I really thought I had to get Baxter! rehomed to one ofYOUR homes.. So I started to place him on craiglist, petfinders (and RO)..Within 7 hours of doing so, I had a number of responses from you all on this site - suggesting that I, might possibly, bethe best home for Baxter! (which in all honesty, I thought you were all crazy - as I didn't know buns from worms and it could all go "South" so quickly - in my minds eye)..
But then I read on "Katts Blog" (would put a link, but not sure if that is PC) -thestory of the "Briar Patch"and started to cry and thought "I can't EVER give up this little guy." He had already beento the Briar Patch. I can do at least, better than thatand what if someone else doesn't like that he pooes alot (he is now litter box trained and did not take ANY time at to get trained, just a stable home - !!Awwwww - such a good boy!).
So here we sit a couple of months later and am SO happy that he is part of my family (mind you the cat - Tbone, disagrees).He - Baxter! has opened my eyes and world to so many new experinces, such as meeting so many nice people on RO..
To all of you on R.O.and - Baxter!, I'll be forever grateful..
Baxter! yes with an "!" exclamation point (as he is all business and does not have alot of patience with "mere" humans) was "gotchaed" by my old roommate on a collective friends front lawn one night last March when it was VERY cold out (well, for Los Angeles it was cold - about 47/50 degrees).. My girlfriend callsme ina "fit" of hysterics, telling me of her most recent find of homeless animal (she can find anything! when we lived together we nursed Opossums, feral cats, dogs, birds - you name it - bless her heart - I truly believe she is on earth to hunt out the animal that needs help, regardless of their breed)..
Anyhow - when she called, I told her to give "it" a carrot and walk away.. She became hysterical (litterally - HYSTERICALL, that high "pitchy" voicewe Women do when not being taking seriously and are overly hormonal?!)..She screams that he was starving,SO skinny and she could not leave, nor could she take it home as she had just rescused a dog, has 2 cats, 2 fish and a frog.. And all"we" had was one 19 year old cat that she and I had gotten together when we were in are early twenties -"how could I not take it in".. Sigh..
To make her stop "screaching" I said - "fine" -just bring him to me and I'll figure it out.. Sigh..:X
I made a call to my Boyfriend Eric to let him know that "there is going to be a bunny running around "somewhere" when you get home from work - don't freak out.. His reply "Bunny? why?? what did Tami do? :shock:.........sigh... (Nothing like trying to"BE" "Sweden" betweeen the Mate and the Best Friend!!)...
.........Sigh............
So Tamimakes it to my home - I go out to meet her and here is this - "Tiny", "Little", seriously - Half Starvedbunny ina carrier (Tami keeps one in her car for just this situation) and he is SO Cute.. I "thank" her (honestly?! my thanks were"your going to pay for his food right?" and your going to help me find him a home - RIGHT!")
....sigh....:tantrum:
I take him inside - not knowing this bun from Job/Jesus and put him into my bathroom.. I gave him a carrot, lettuce (iceburg mind you - poor thing) and blankie along with acat box full of newspaper and sat with him for a time. He, was not scared wholeheartedly,and was hopping about, checking out his new digs and me (wanted alot of nose rubs) but -Pooping EVERYWhere he hopped.. I really thought in the initial days of having Baxter! that buns just pooed 24/7 - lol..
Ijumped on Google that night and researched the best I could to find out what he needed and at least found out that he should be fed hay... Which I picked up the next morning, along with some "GREAT" KayTee crap pellets for him to choke down.. LOL!
Over the next couple of weeks he made it to the Vet, the rescue pet store had given me at a discount, a bunny hutch that he could stay in and found R.O. (thank God! -truly Amen!), so that I got him off of that horrible KayTee food I had him on..
After I had gotten him checked out by the Vet and had his diet figured out - I noticed on this site, howSO many people let their buns run "wild" through their house I really thought I had to get Baxter! rehomed to one ofYOUR homes.. So I started to place him on craiglist, petfinders (and RO)..Within 7 hours of doing so, I had a number of responses from you all on this site - suggesting that I, might possibly, bethe best home for Baxter! (which in all honesty, I thought you were all crazy - as I didn't know buns from worms and it could all go "South" so quickly - in my minds eye)..
But then I read on "Katts Blog" (would put a link, but not sure if that is PC) -thestory of the "Briar Patch"and started to cry and thought "I can't EVER give up this little guy." He had already beento the Briar Patch. I can do at least, better than thatand what if someone else doesn't like that he pooes alot (he is now litter box trained and did not take ANY time at to get trained, just a stable home - !!Awwwww - such a good boy!).
So here we sit a couple of months later and am SO happy that he is part of my family (mind you the cat - Tbone, disagrees).He - Baxter! has opened my eyes and world to so many new experinces, such as meeting so many nice people on RO..
To all of you on R.O.and - Baxter!, I'll be forever grateful..
