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| Picture that was sent to me from when she was first rescued. |
On May 29th, 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.
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| 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.
