LauraD
Active Member
My baby girl, Pepper, is now gone. She fought as long as she could. :cry4::cry4:
Peppers head tilt and behavior that started a day before her death was due to her infection working its way into her brain, there was nothing we could do anymore (We certainly tried everything under the sun for this perfect sweet girl) and I made the decision to let her be pain free.
Although it was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make, she is at peace now and I am confident that we did all that we could do for her.
Pepper had been very unstable that day and nothing other than a tight grip by me, or her stuffed bunny friend could keep her still at all... but, when she calmly went to sleep in my arms I could almost feel her pain stop, even if seeing her eye close broke my heart.
In true Pepper fashion (strong and not willing to give up!) she needed an extra dose of her *calming medicine* to stop her heart, and though she was gone, it took her over 5 hours for her body to finally relax. I decided to bury her at my home along with my fish (Leo) of many years that passed less than 24 hours later.
Pepper was still very young, born in the summer of 2010, it hurts me to see how short her life was, and what she had to deal with along the way.
What makes it all worth it is how loving and sweet she was.
She was an extra pillow, she shared a bed with me at night because she was just THAT cuddly. She litter trained instantly, and never chewed on anything she wasn't supposed to (except my snow boot!) She certainly was my furry best friend and I will miss her endlessly.:bunnyheart:innocent
I can only hope that wherever she is, Pepper is happy... continuing to do her cute flips (which thankfully, she was doing up until her final days <3 ) She doesn't have a sad nail-less toe, she has both of her eyes again, she doesn't need a shot every other day, she doesn't need 3 different oral medications twice a day, she is infection and pain free and eating all the goodies she wants! :carrot:carrot
So, I say bye to my bunny angel! RIP Pepper <3 :hearts: :bunnyangel:
Peppers head tilt and behavior that started a day before her death was due to her infection working its way into her brain, there was nothing we could do anymore (We certainly tried everything under the sun for this perfect sweet girl) and I made the decision to let her be pain free.
Although it was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make, she is at peace now and I am confident that we did all that we could do for her.
Pepper had been very unstable that day and nothing other than a tight grip by me, or her stuffed bunny friend could keep her still at all... but, when she calmly went to sleep in my arms I could almost feel her pain stop, even if seeing her eye close broke my heart.
In true Pepper fashion (strong and not willing to give up!) she needed an extra dose of her *calming medicine* to stop her heart, and though she was gone, it took her over 5 hours for her body to finally relax. I decided to bury her at my home along with my fish (Leo) of many years that passed less than 24 hours later.
Pepper was still very young, born in the summer of 2010, it hurts me to see how short her life was, and what she had to deal with along the way.
What makes it all worth it is how loving and sweet she was.
She was an extra pillow, she shared a bed with me at night because she was just THAT cuddly. She litter trained instantly, and never chewed on anything she wasn't supposed to (except my snow boot!) She certainly was my furry best friend and I will miss her endlessly.:bunnyheart:innocent
I can only hope that wherever she is, Pepper is happy... continuing to do her cute flips (which thankfully, she was doing up until her final days <3 ) She doesn't have a sad nail-less toe, she has both of her eyes again, she doesn't need a shot every other day, she doesn't need 3 different oral medications twice a day, she is infection and pain free and eating all the goodies she wants! :carrot:carrot
So, I say bye to my bunny angel! RIP Pepper <3 :hearts: :bunnyangel:
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