Loss....

I picked up my three Creme D' Argent rabbits on Sunday. They are big beautiful rabbits and they have been such a joy. Mr. Miller the gentleman I picked them up from is an older man who still shows rabbits and has a true passion for it. He was kind and even invited me to show his two with him at the show. The two does are timid and the buck was very friendly. At first I was worried I may lose the two does as their eating habits were not what I expected at that time. One of them I even had to coax a little. She has since bounced back to normal eating habits.

However, nothing is ever easy in the rabbit world and we lost our first rabbit today. Our buck "Charlie" passed away. Most of the time the reasons are unknown as it was for Charlie. He was great last night and passed this morning. We tried what we knew how to stall death even evade it but I knew this morning he gone before I even was able to get him out of cage. Laura was holding him when he passed and although she is a little less outward emotional then me I know she is deeply upset.

Our goal is to be farmers and that will include raising animals and with that will come death. I have had many people who know me personally tell me there is no way I will be able to be a farmer and be around the death. Yes, I do get extremely sad and yes I do cry far more then someone probably should. However, this does not make me weak. I know that Charlie had a good life while he was here. He had a clean cage, fresh food, water, and he was loved. I will know in the future that before every animal dies whether for food or by nature that they were loved and cared for. Yeah you may see me cry and you may think I'm a bit over the top, but I love with every inch of my body and I also ache with every inch when something I care for is no longer. I'll be sad for awhile but I'll eventually move on and just like every other animal I have ever owned I will look back on Charlie and be happy but also sad.

My original plan was to post pictures as soon as I got the rabbits. However, with the does being timid I am waiting and I just don't think I can put up a picture of Charlie yet.