A Friend for Aimee :-(

Hi Everybun,

I just need to vent for a minute and also see if anyone has some bright
ideas...

As many of you know, I've been searching for a rescued companion for Aimee
for a *long* time now, even before she was spayed last September. To borrow
from U2, I still haven't found what I'm looking for. :-(

Is it just my imagination or are there more female than male bunnies in
shelters? (Is this because of supposed behaviour issues, or are more female
bunnies born because the males can throw their seed far and wide?) Also, I
am having a hell of a time trying to find a mini-Rex bunny. Is this a rare
breed? I didn't think so, but my search seems to be indicating otherwise. My
allergies have proven that longer-furred rabbits are not a good thing, as
much as I love them too. :-(

I have been keeping a close eye on the local Humane Society website (and
they know to call me as well), PetFinder, OREO and Rabbit Rescue. This seems
crazy when you hear about all the bunnies up for adoption everywhere else.
Does anyone have any ideas?

Another major issue that is concerning me is the whole bonding thing, and I
would greatly appreciate any thoughts you might have on the issue. I am
getting this bunny to be a companion for Aimee. While I'm well aware that
there will be a bonding period, it is absolutely essential that it happen as
I'm not set up to house two bunnies separately, nor can the house be
modified to accommodate this. I *really* worry about getting into a
situation where they will reject each other. Then I'd be in a major pickle.
At this point, I don't even know what I'm going to do about a quarantine
period.

I didn't know at the time I brought Aimee home that a companion of her own
species was so important (though I learned very quickly from all the
reading). Even if I had known, though, it wouldn't have helped much because
she was the last of her group. How she could have been left behind is beyond
me, but it certainly was my good fortune! Given this continuing search, do I
even need to say how much I love her? :-)

I am more than willing to travel to pick up a bunny, but due to my current
employment situation (or more precisely, lack thereof) I need to be able to
travel there and back in one day, so about a six hour roundtrip. Is there
somewhere that I'm missing? Someone posted a website of interest to
Canadians last week, and I checked it out, but saw mainly cats and dogs, not
bunnies.

I live in Ottawa, ON - a major metropolitan area with almost a million
people, yet the local Humane Society only has two bunnies at the moment,
frequently has none, and very rarely more. I'm not sure if we are a more
bunny-loving city than most where people keep their pets or if very few
people buy them as pets in the first place, eliminating a demand for
breeders.

Okay, I'm done whining. Thanks for listening. :-)

Take care,
Martha and Aimee (hurry up and find me a boyfriend, darn it!)

I agree with Arlette - I don't think you necessarily have to get Aimee a
friend. Daffy was a single bun for five years and always seemed very happy
and content, as we both worked from home and she never had to be alone for
very long. We got Eric so that she's wouldn't have to be alone when she had
to spend six months in quarantine when we moved to England. (Of course, now
we can't even picture life without him!) But don't feel like you absolutely
have to get a second rabbit for Aimee's sake.

Good luck with it!

--
Karin, Daffy and Eric

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