Goodbye dear Fluffy - I shall miss you...

Dear Friends,

God works in the most mysterious of ways as you will see...

Jokes apart, I had been really concerned about Fluffy's situation for some time now. In fact I tried to find her a home about two weeks ago, but it fell through. Every time I passed her cage in the basement, I would get a whiff of guilt and sadness at her sorry plight. She really had a miserable existence and may as well have been dead. I thought of maybe returning her to the pet shop where we bought her, at a weak moment, after Tatiana our hampster died two years ago. In desperation I even considered bringing her up to the University of Victoria where hundreds of rabbits run free, in the hopes she may make a friend or two...then the girls said "Mother you'd be arrested for doing that" so that was the end of that.

Today, one of Kevin's patients was very upset because it was her daughter's birthday tomorrow, and she wanted to get her a bunny rabbit - but could not afford to get the cage and all the paraphernalia involved. She is a single mother of four young children and is just going through a very bitter divorce (tell me - are they ever sweet?). Kevin mentioned Fluffy, and call it divine providence or what...but Fluffy ended up packing her little suitcases this evening. Claudia helped me to clean out her cage and told me she was female.

She was so good sitting there patiently as we cleaned out her cage - almost as if she knew. Lulu and Chi Chi were also very lonely and really it was like an Irish Wake as we gathered up all her little things, food, bedding, feeding dishes and water containers.

As we left the house Lulu and Chi Chi came out to the front door to see her off. It was all really very strange and sad and weird. I am so sorry for all the mean things I said about her in the past. When I looked at her today, she looked absolutely beautiful with her little bobby socks paws and beige velvet coat dotted with little black stripes (which is why we called her Tiger initially). I changed the name to Fluffy as I felt Tiger was an unlucky name. A cat we had in the past was called Tiger Lily and she fell off the neighbour's tree and broke her neck. Everybody thinks she was poisoned as cats always fall on their feet.

The same neighbour informed me that cats were not allowed to roam in the neighbourhood and that I could be fined $30 for allowing TL to do so. Unknown to this lady, her husband offered to look after TL when we were in Ireland - (without asking her permission), so she was mad with him, as she did not like cats. Her new second husband was off to a very very bad start!! Two days before we were due to leave for Ireland, Tiger Lily fell off her tree and died 'mysteriously' in the neighbour's garden - Divine Providence of a lesser kind...!!
Again it was one of those experiences that you never forget because you are left wondering...

Anyway Fluffy is gone now to a 'perfect home'. When we arrived at the house, the mum, whom I'll call Rosabelle (because it suits her) began to cry with joy. It was love at first sight for both Fluffy and her. She loves rabbits and had one years ago. She thought Fluffy was the most beautiful rabbit she had ever in her life seen and remarked on her beautiful colouring and pretty little feet - everything of course that Rosabelle was saying was absolutely correct - she was a beautiful rabbit - it's just I did not have the time to notice that nor did the girls who are gone beyond 'the bunny stage'. Rosabelle's little girls Ruby and Violet began to dance around the room with joy - it was the happiest scene I have seen for a very long time and it warmed my heart.

Of course Fluffy is in bunny heaven because Rosabelle wants to let her have the freedom of the house like her last one had. This was a classic example of a WIN WIN WIN situation.

The moral of the story is - Do not buy a bunny rabbit - unless you have the time to play with it. Of course a Playboy Bunny is a totally different story - they never have any problem finding people to play with them.

Cheers, and thought that little magic story would warm your heart on this cold frosty evening.

Thank you God...I love you for the miracles you create.

Delisha xxx