Toji’s Quiet Struggles and My Deepest Love
Our rabbit, Toji, turned 9 years old this year. Last year, she had spay surgery (uterus removal). She was doing well afterward, but recently she has been struggling with occasional digestive problems. Some days she eats well and runs around energetically, but then suddenly she can’t eat anything and seems to be in a lot of discomfort. Just two days ago, she went a whole day without eating, with her belly full of gas. She had the same symptoms about four months ago, and now it has happened again. Toji hunched up and completely still… my heart aches seeing her like this. Even her favorite food sits untouched… Toji has no appetite today. The next day, we took her to a rabbit-specialized hospital. Since coming back, she is eating well again, but my heart aches thinking about how scared and stressed she must have been from the injections and the hospital visit. Remembering how much she suffered during last year’s surgery makes me feel even more heartbroken. Since then, my love an...