The Yorkie Llama Floofball
Hello, out there! It's been quite a while since we last talked! Pretty much once my job starts back up nothing else gets done other than the necessities.
And lately, the world has gone even more crazy! Have you looked outside? There's a quarantine going on! People are wearing masks, no one leaves their home, events are canceled, school is virtual, and it's a never-ending roller coaster ride of wondering what will come next. Personally, I'd like to get off the ride and get a refund!
But since our last post, lots has changed in the herd besides the changes affecting the world right now. One of those changes is a new herd member. His name is Cullen Bunhannon.
In January, I went scrolling through Petfinder.com to see if there were any guinea pigs for adoption. I thought it was time to add to the Butter Girls - Butter Stick and Apple Butter. I found a young female guinea pig at the Humane Society of North Central Florida that was perfect. She was nut brown all over, young enough to grow up with Apple Butter, and looked very sweet. My boyfriend and I visited the humane society and were told there weren't any guinea pigs at the society, but we were free to look around. Discouraged, we stepped into the back just to look around. Immediately around the corner, we spotted four guinea pigs. Wait... what? Still, there was the little girl I had looked at all day on Petfinder! However, we discovered that the little girl up for adoption, named Posey, had a companion guinea pig with her.
"I don't have room in my current set up for four guinea pigs. Are they bonded? I don't want to adopt one and leave the other if they're bonded," I told the volunteer.
"I'll go find out," she said.
While my boyfriend and I waited on the news, I looked at some of the other animals in the same room. There was a massive black rabbit named Bun Affleck. He had a sign on his cage that read, "Ask for Assistance. Handle with Care." There was another black rabbit, a female, next to him. And then in the cage right by the door sat a floofball of black and white that looked like a Yorkie mixed with a llama. I thought, he's adorable.
The volunteer came back. She said Posey's companion was her mother, Daisy.
"Oh," I said, disappointed. "Yeah, I can't separate those two. That would be awful. That's unfortunate. She would have been perfect."
The volunteer pointed at the cage above Posey's. "We have these two. They're males."
"No, no males," I said. "I don't want any baby piggies." I turned to the floofball. "What about him? What's his story?"
"That's Cooper. He's a lionhead rabbit. His owner dropped him off here a few weeks ago."
"Can I hold him?" I asked. My boyfriend, meanwhile, had a smirk on his face. He knew we had walked in for a guinea pig, but we wouldn't be leaving empty-handed.
I sat down in a chair, and the volunteer handed me this puff of fur. Aside from my chinchillas, he was the fluffiest thing I've had held. Sweet mercy, there was a lot of hair! Was it even a rabbit? Where was his face?
For some time, I had been looking for a friend for Makoa, my 9-month-old Polish rabbit. Makoa seemed lonely and lost in a house full of animals that didn't look like him. Maybe Cooper was the answer.
I sat with him and talked with my boyfriend about what he thought. He shrugged. He already knew I didn't really care about his opinion. I knew I had the space in my home and in my heart for another rabbit. And this one was very calm and content in my arms.
"I'd like to fill out the adoption paperwork, please," I said.
"Awesome! Let's go do that."
About 15 minutes later, I was approved for adoption. Cooper still had to be neutered before he could go home, so I was to pick him up in a week. I couldn't wait to bring my new bun home...! I called the humane society every day to check on him, make sure he was eating and drinking. They sounded like they thought I was nuts. Then the day of his neuter surgery arrived...
To be continued...!
And lately, the world has gone even more crazy! Have you looked outside? There's a quarantine going on! People are wearing masks, no one leaves their home, events are canceled, school is virtual, and it's a never-ending roller coaster ride of wondering what will come next. Personally, I'd like to get off the ride and get a refund!
But since our last post, lots has changed in the herd besides the changes affecting the world right now. One of those changes is a new herd member. His name is Cullen Bunhannon.
In January, I went scrolling through Petfinder.com to see if there were any guinea pigs for adoption. I thought it was time to add to the Butter Girls - Butter Stick and Apple Butter. I found a young female guinea pig at the Humane Society of North Central Florida that was perfect. She was nut brown all over, young enough to grow up with Apple Butter, and looked very sweet. My boyfriend and I visited the humane society and were told there weren't any guinea pigs at the society, but we were free to look around. Discouraged, we stepped into the back just to look around. Immediately around the corner, we spotted four guinea pigs. Wait... what? Still, there was the little girl I had looked at all day on Petfinder! However, we discovered that the little girl up for adoption, named Posey, had a companion guinea pig with her.
"I don't have room in my current set up for four guinea pigs. Are they bonded? I don't want to adopt one and leave the other if they're bonded," I told the volunteer.
"I'll go find out," she said.
While my boyfriend and I waited on the news, I looked at some of the other animals in the same room. There was a massive black rabbit named Bun Affleck. He had a sign on his cage that read, "Ask for Assistance. Handle with Care." There was another black rabbit, a female, next to him. And then in the cage right by the door sat a floofball of black and white that looked like a Yorkie mixed with a llama. I thought, he's adorable.
The volunteer came back. She said Posey's companion was her mother, Daisy.
"Oh," I said, disappointed. "Yeah, I can't separate those two. That would be awful. That's unfortunate. She would have been perfect."
The volunteer pointed at the cage above Posey's. "We have these two. They're males."
"No, no males," I said. "I don't want any baby piggies." I turned to the floofball. "What about him? What's his story?"
"That's Cooper. He's a lionhead rabbit. His owner dropped him off here a few weeks ago."
"Can I hold him?" I asked. My boyfriend, meanwhile, had a smirk on his face. He knew we had walked in for a guinea pig, but we wouldn't be leaving empty-handed.
I sat down in a chair, and the volunteer handed me this puff of fur. Aside from my chinchillas, he was the fluffiest thing I've had held. Sweet mercy, there was a lot of hair! Was it even a rabbit? Where was his face?
For some time, I had been looking for a friend for Makoa, my 9-month-old Polish rabbit. Makoa seemed lonely and lost in a house full of animals that didn't look like him. Maybe Cooper was the answer.
I sat with him and talked with my boyfriend about what he thought. He shrugged. He already knew I didn't really care about his opinion. I knew I had the space in my home and in my heart for another rabbit. And this one was very calm and content in my arms.
"I'd like to fill out the adoption paperwork, please," I said.
"Awesome! Let's go do that."
About 15 minutes later, I was approved for adoption. Cooper still had to be neutered before he could go home, so I was to pick him up in a week. I couldn't wait to bring my new bun home...! I called the humane society every day to check on him, make sure he was eating and drinking. They sounded like they thought I was nuts. Then the day of his neuter surgery arrived...
To be continued...!
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