Luchi is in Trouble

Update: November 30, 2007

Luchi recently settled in to her new foster home. She sent us this note to let us know how she is doing:

Dear Auntie Heather,

Hi, it's me, Luchi. So many things have happened to me in the last few weeks and I thought that you might like to know about them. I was in that strange place with all of the dogs and the loud noises for a really long time. It was lonely there, and kind of scary. After a while, my mouth started to hurt because my teeth got too long. I had trouble eating, and I got really sad being in that place without anyone to play with. I could not eat because I could hardly get any food past my teeth and no one there would do anything to help me. Then, like magic, someone named Ann came and took me away from there! She put me in the car, and we drove away. I was a little scared in the car, but I had a feeling I was going someplace better than where I had been. I like Ann, she's kind.

Soon we stopped, and a man named Ray took me to a new place. Wow, this new place was amazing. I had all of this room to run around in, and lots of really tasty food like hay and yummy vegetables. I had enough space to do binkies! I hadn't done any of those in a really long time. I had almost forgotten how to do it! There were really nice people living there, and they knew all about bunnies. They gave me great nose rubs and snuggles, and made me feel safe. Soon after going there, I got to see a doctor. I went to sleep for a long time, and when I woke up, the most amazing thing happened. My teeth were all better! I could chew without hurting. After recovering for a few days, I went on yet another long car trip. It was kind of scary in the car, and I missed the people who had taken care of me, but I had a good feeling I would be safe soon.

After a long time, I found myself with a new person named Beth. She loves me! She gave me hugs and said I'd be just fine. Beth had a bunny named Chadwick that she lost and that made her sad. Seeing me made her feel better somehow. Beth hugged me and promised me I'd be safe there, and that now I have a foster home. I am not sure what that means, but I really like it. I have my own space to stay in, my own toys and my own place to sleep. I get awesome food, lots of love, and I get to do whatever I feel like doing. For the first time in a long while, I feel calm inside. I am just beginning to understand what it is like to be really safe. I know that my new foster mom will take good care of me and give me the best of everything. Is this what it feels like to be loved?

Auntie Heather, please thank all of the bunny angels who helped get me out of that cold little cage and into my new home. I am so happy here, and I am so thankful that I am out of that noisy place. I think I am going to like being a house rabbit. I can sleep contentedly now for the first time in so long. I am no longer afraid, or worried about my future.

Your friend,
Luchi

Update: November 19, 2007

Luchi is safe!

Luchi was rescued today! She has traded in her cramped space at the shelter for a roomy XPen, fresh hay and greens, and delicious Oxbow pellets at a Haven foster site. A Haven volunteer went to the shelter and got Luchi out just in time. Because her teeth are overgrown, the shelter considered Luchi unadoptable, and her time was nearly gone. She is safe now, ready to get on with the life that she deserves. What better time of year than Thanksgiving to take her from loneliness and fear to love and happiness?

Luchi has an appointment with Dr. O'Day at Adobe Animal Hospital later this week to be spayed and to have her overgrown teeth trimmed. Once her surgery is complete, Luchi will travel to her new foster home. She is a sweet girl, very easy to handle, and enjoys a nice nose rub now and again. Luchi's soft fur has beautiful black and white markings, and she seems to enjoy the extra space she has at her foster home. She enjoys stretching out in her pen and contemplating her new surroundings. She must think that she is in bunny heaven!

Check back here for updates on Luchi's progress.

November 12, 2007

Luchi is in trouble

Hello, my name is Luchi. I am a little Dutch mix bunny. Well, my teeth (just the front ones) have grown a bit long so I have been marked as unadoptable. No bunny braces for me. Here at the shelter, unadoptable means many bad things. Like you die unless you get rescued and you do not get the care the others get - I do not get to meet people in adoptions at all! I think that is very unfair. Only the "perfect ones" go there. I hear people talking about me - it sounds bad. I am scared. I cannot do anything, because I cannot get out. I try to show them I am very nice and loving but they do not see me.

I can love! I like to snuggle. I want to play and be held. I want a family of my own who will love and take care of me, but because of my front teeth they say I cannot be adopted.

But I can be rescued! So, do you want to rescue me? Will you? I will be happy then. I travel well. My friend Auntie Heather at The Rabbit Haven says I can see a doctor to get my teeth fixed, and I can have the special care the others have if I can get a place to go. My heart races when they come in the room here - I can hear the door clanging and I sit very still, too afraid to move an inch. I try to disappear, so maybe they will not see me.

I know I'll make a good house bunny someday. I know how to use my litterbox, and I like veggies, pellets, hay and fresh water. Some nice people here pick me up sometimes, but not very often. All I need is a chance at a better life.

I am sad and frightened. I never know when the person coming is going to take me to a bad place where I do not want to go! I heard the people talking about what happens to bunnies like me.

I want to live ! Can I come to you? Are you a nice person with space for me?

I am a little nervous and I need help to get out. Will you come get me? Please ??? Call Auntie Heather, she said she would help. Her number is 831 239-7119. You can also send her email about me. Her email address is director@therabbithaven.org.