Meet Maya

Picture that was sent to me from when she was first rescued. 

On May 29^th, we were told about a bunny in need.  A sweet woman had rescued a bunny that was running down her street and was almost hit by her sister’s car.  The women rescued the bunny and did what they could to keep her safe.  They also put the word out about finding a better home for the girl and called several shelters to see if anyone may be looking for bunny.  This is how we were notified.  Damon and I met the rescuer in the parking lot of a local store and brought her home.  

Her first day with us before her health check. 

After giving her some time to adjust to her new cage and surroundings, we did an initial health check.  I used my monthly maintenance checklist to exam the bunny’s health.  Things looked good except for an obviously case of urine scald on her bottom.  Her tail was so matted that it was completely rock hard.  During this exam I could also determine that this bunny was a girl.  The next step was to get her to our vet so Damon made an appointment for the following day.  Her vet exam (Friday) went well though she did in fact have urine scald.  Dr. J had to shave her bottom and her matted tail.  She would then need to be treated with Silvadene cream on the shaved area (this went on for 10+ days). That night, while Damon was away… Mary (from the rescue) and I wrote back and forth to each other trying to determine a name for this sweet girl.  We finally settled on Maya.  Since this sweetheart was initially rescued on the day the world lost Maya Angelou.  Maya is still living with us and has recovered from urine scald.  She will go to the vet this week to confirm her progress and to discuss her spay.  Maya is a very sweet girl who LOVES attention and gives kisses freely.  She is very under weight and our vet estimates to be about 6 months old.  

I just can't understand why someone would turn this sweet girl loose.  I know all the typical reasons but they just don't make sense.  This baby girl is so sweet, loving, curious and friendly.  Not to mention utterly adorable.  People can seriously irritate me. How could you throw that sweet face out into the wild to fend for herself?  

More updates will come as Maya spends more time in foster care.