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Benjamin & Buttercup Rainbow. Started for Neil ~ 2017 - 2026 馃寛 who was re-homed and re-loved until the end. Named after @jennycolgan's Neil the Puffin.

Clowne, England
Joined October 2018
You have treats..... Right?!
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It's been too hot down here, barely a drop of rain, we went on holiday to Norfolk where we had one day with a decent amount but not for long. It's been a little cooler for a day or two, but mainly hot. Benjamin isn't a fan, because he's very fluffy and *whispers* overweight 馃槄
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Yesterday was the first time we went on holiday since losing Neil. I dreaded the moment of coming home to an empty house from the day we went. I cried at the thought many times during our holiday. The kids also anticipated the moment we returned to no greeting from him. 馃挃
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It has spent nearly 3 months flat packed in the dining room floor where it always sat. Today we finally put it in the loft. This made me cry again. How is it nearly 3 months since we let you go? It feels like 2 minutes since you were running from room to room. I miss you 馃ズ鈾ワ笍
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Removal service then relax to groom. I miss this boy's antics. #neiltherabbit
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10 weeks since we said goodbye, doesn't feel long yet also feels like a lifetime since you were home. I wanted something to remember him, nothing quite right until I found @CosmicLensJewel his fur, paw print, and name, along with the colour of his eye and a little glitter 鈾ワ笍馃挃
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When we went to the vets and said goodbye to Neil, we saw his name on the wall on the inpatient board. 馃挃
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New ice pod put in part way through the day at the weekend and Benjamin was delighted, treating us to a flop!
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So many photos on the computer to go through/edit. Christmas 2025 caught my eye, never knowing it would be his last with us. Always in the middle of it all, eating paper, chewing boxes, this time also having a moment where he climbed on a still wrapped tub of chocolates.
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Oh to have no cares on a warm day and chill next to ice!
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I still find myself having a moment missing Neil with a few tears. Buttercup and Benjamin have been too hot this week with the weather, I thought how Neil would've been laid in the sun in his favourite spot. Buttercup has been off her food a little last night so I'm watching her
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The vets that tried their best to help Neil & where we said goodbye sent us a lovely card a few days after his death. I wanted to let the other where he regularly had his teeth done know. I commented on their social media, they replied with a lovely message & sent this card 馃ズ
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Having a little weep seeing the card the vets sent me, that's on my desk. And the footprint they took for me after we had to let him go. I haven't been able to post that, I still find it hard to look at, but might add it to some jewellery I'm looking at that I can put some fur in
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It's raining for the first time since we buried Neil in the garden and all I can think about is him getting wet and dirty. He always spent so long keeping himself pristine. This upsets me so much. 馃槪
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The pain is a little less raw, but the kitchen echoes without his litter trays & the dining room feels too big without his cage. But there are little reminders around the house, a pang of sadness, the ruminating thoughts of what if we'd done something different or sooner.
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It's hard for all of us to have an empty house, but Neil's little brofurs are finding it very difficult. Particularly little brofur #1 who has had Neil as his best friend for the longest. We're forever thankful to have had an amazing rabbit to teach them how to be kind to animals
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Bunpals, this is his mum. I'm truly heartbroken to share with you, that whilst Neil did start to respond to treatment, he quickly started to deteriorate, with vets suspecting a blockage. Sadly he was too weak to be operated on and he crossed the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon 馃寛馃槶
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