Lucy has been a Kelm since Easter of 1999 when she and Ricky joined the family . They were tiny and loved to jump. They lived in the backyard in a huge fenced off area and a nice big hutch. Ricky was the friendly one, and Lucy was the boss. Ricky met an untimely death in May 22, 2002, he was killed by a dog that got in the back yard. I heard the commotion as the dog was chasing Lucy around in circles and scared him off. Then we got NewGuy. He was a bit more lively and a trouble maker. He dug tunnels all over the place. He was good company for Lucy. Sadly, he also met an untimely death on November 8, 2004. He was in one of his tunnels all day and when we finally got him out he had a disease (which I won't go into details about) and dad put him out of his misery. He was buried next to Ricky.For 5 years Lucy lived as the queen of the back yard by herself. She loved kale, carrots, hay, and banana leaves. She was known to jump high. She thumped her foot when she was mad. She ate Christmas lights and shredded Christmas packages. She had to be coaxed out from under mom's bed several times when we didn't close the door. She had an attitude but we loved her for her independence. The vet even noted in her chart she was "wild". My favorite thing was to watch her clean her face and ears. She took her paw and licked it, than pulled her ear down towards her mouth. It was so cute to watch. I also liked it when she would run circles around the yard and kick her back legs. She was fast.
Over the past few weeks she had been moving a bit slower and not eating or drinking very much. We brought her in last night to get out of the cold. She just looked different and seemed to be breathing a bit hard, and thankfully during the night she passed quietly in her sleep at the age of 10 1/2 years old. She was laid to rest this afternoon next to Ricky and NewGuy. We will be asking Michael what he would like on her tombstone when we email him to tell him the news this weekend. He sure did take good care of her.
Rest in Peace Lucy!
Lucy and Ricky
Tamara, Devin, Michael, and Ricky
Lucy and NewGuy
Michael and Lucy before he left on his mission
Lucy chilling in her banana plant jungle, summer 2009.
Pics of Lucy we took to send to Michael.
3 comments:
10 years of Lucy in the backyard! It's going to be really weird to not have her back there. I'm glad that we brought her inside last night, knowing that she didn't just die out in the cold, it somehow feels better. We've got 10 years of great memories.
Poor Lucy. I think I got to pet her one time.
Sweet post. I didn't even know you guys had rabbits, but it sounds like you took excellent care of her.
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