Delilah is back here at Jackrabbits! She has such a tale to tell so I
thought I'd tell it........
About 6 months ago I had a call from my vet about a female rabbit someone
had handed in after finding her straying. They wanted me to take her and agreed
to spay her and vaccinate her against myxomatosis if I would. Soon enough I
rehomed her to live with Sampson, a rabbit I had rehomed a year earlier who was
patiently waiting for a lady friend and whose owner happened to live in the
exact same area where Delilah had been found straying. The initial bonding
went well and all seemed fine for Sampson and his Delilah. However, a few days
later a had a call from the owner to say that Delilah has escaped in the night
(oh no) but had returned (phew) with another stray rabbit who looked so much
like her! This, for anyone who has followed my FB page, was the one eyed rabbit
whom I later called Nelson! Were they from the same irreponsible owner in the area? Had they known each other before? They seemed so similar that it seemed impossible that they weren't linked in some way. I took him in, neutered and vaccinated him, bonded him with
a female and rehomed him about 2 months ago. So, Delilah had helped me in my
rescue efforts. Whilst all this good stuff was happening for Nelson, Delilah
had escaped again and was missing!!! Initially, she was returning for food in
the mornings but then that stopped and she wasn't seen for 2 months. Her owner
had tried to catch her but she was too quick. When I found out I was so
worried. I kept telling myself that at least she was spayed and vaccinated but
didn't think in the terrible rain we had that she was alive and imagined her being
attacked and killed or lying somewhere injured. I felt terribly guilty because,
even though I had passed over responsibility to her new owner, I had made a
promise to look after her and make sure she was ok and I felt I had let her
down. So, you can imagine my relief when her owner rang 2 months later to say
she had come back! Sampson had chased her into a corner (poor lonely Sampson had
resorted to trapping her) and her owner had managed to catch her. We made the
decision that she should come back to me and be rehomed to someone with an
Alcatraz style garden!!! She is some escape artist. I am so happy that she is
now out there in my garden safe and warm in the rescue hutch and I will make
sure she gets a great home. Sampson still awaits his 'Delilah' but we will get
him a new, more needy companion! Don't worry, he will get a happy ending too.
If you are interested in rehoming Delilah and have a safe (VERY SECURE) garden
or are willing to build a large enclosure please get in touch. She is spayed
and vaccinated, a little shy but very friendly once she gets used to you. She
is also beautiful and full of character and loves nothing more than running
around. She does need a companion so you must have an existing neutered male or
be willing to adopt one in the near future. You can contact me via the FB page or on sarah.perryman@yahoo.co.uk Thank you for reading xxx
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| Delilah not amused that she cannot have the whole garden! |
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