Stew

You know it is funny how things happen in life. I went to the pet store one March evening to get fish food for my sons fish he got for Christmas. I saw this tiny little thing in a small glass case and she was the most precious thing I had ever saw. That night I brought her home which by the way they told us she was a he. Anyways, the kids were so surprised to see this little black and white furry nugget in my arms. We did not know what to name her. One day I was holding her and I needed to use the restroom really quick. I asked my boyfriend at the time to hold her and when I came back he no longer had her. I was like where is the bunny? He just kept laughing. There was a pot on the stove that wasn’t there before I went to the restroom. I went over opened the lid and there she was sitting in the pot (the stove wasn’t on by the way). So that is how she acquired her name Stew. He became my ex and my life moved on but not without her. She was my best friend and companion. I took her to the vet and that is when I found out that she was a girl. I was given wrong information about spaying rabbits. The vet at the time said that she would most likely pass away during the spay and said that I shouldn’t. I had NO education on bunnies. Six plus years passed and I woke up to something out of a murder scene in a horror movie. There was blood everywhere and I thought she had managed to cut her foot on something. That wasn’t the case unfortunately. I took her to the vet and found out that she had cancer. After more testing hoping we could spay her and save her life I received the devastating call late one night from her vet. She informed me that Stew’s cancer had spread to her chest and lung and the best thing I could do was to give her the best life that she had left. That is exactly what I did! She had a full room to herself with a sliding door that she laid by everyday and sun bathed. I opened the gate and let her have full roam of the house. Gave her more love than I did before and anything that she wanted. On September 14th me and my daughter were set to fly to Las Vegas to celebrate her 21st birthday. I was at the dinner table finishing up her scrapbook that I was doing and Stew came out to the living room and didn’t look normal. I went to her and she was very limp and lethargic. I knew it was time and we were rushing her to the vet so I could have them put her down because I didn’t want her to suffer. She died in my arms on the way. For some reason whether it was her or God, they gave me those last few moments to be with her. I will forever grateful for that. I miss her every single day and my heart still hurts so much. This is long, but it is to give people awareness on the consequences of not properly taking care of our pets. If I would have known or been more educated she probably would still be here. Take care of your pets because they love us more than we will ever know.