Rabbit Cafe R.A.A.G.F. in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan

Today we left for Harajuku to go to a rabbit cafe. It's tucked away on a smaller street near the station so after asking a few locals we made it! I had heard about puppy and kitten cafés, and I'm sure I've come across rabbit cafés while perusing the Internet. This was a big "to see" on my list.

The Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge

by SDB, inspired by a Norse legend

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,

Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.

Where the friends of man and woman do run,

When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,

Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.

On this golden land, they wait and they play,

Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,

For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.

Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,

Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,

Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.

All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,

Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;

Together again, both person and pet.

So they run to each other, these friends from long past,

The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,

Has turned into joy once more in each heart.

They embrace with a love that will last forever,

And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

Penny passed away two days ago.

She was going to turn 2 years old this July. We noticed she sustained a hip injury in December. After going to the vet who diagnosed it was hip subluxation, and was prescribed cage rest. Later we noticed her limping, and then a week ago she stopped walking completely. We took her to the vet and received these x-rays The prognosis was not good: she had diffuse debilitating arthritis in all of her joints: hips, knees, spine. The vet warned me she may not do well and to prepare.

Charlie, the bunny burrito

{source: boy girl rabbit}

Charlie has reached of age, and we took him to the vet to get neutered. He's a very hyper, anxious little bunny and seems to be very nervous in new environments. I draped a towel over him and he calmed down immediately:

Before Surgery

After Surgery

The surgery went successfully! He's recovering quite nicely and is back to his usual self. Something we noticed however, was that he started chewing on our wires (which we've tried hiding from plan sight but he managed to get on) - this is a behaviour he has never done before.

We were given three days worth of an anti-inflammatory (Meloxicam), strangely it was chicken flavoured, I'm not sure why. Hopefully there was no actual chicken.

We have also attempted to reunite them, and it took 5 days before the hormones from his system cleared before we can reunite them without inappropriate behaviour taking place.


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