Moon's Graden

> I shared this with eThump but I thought you would also appreciate knowing

> what happened.

> I received some sad news about Mark on Thursday when a friend drove me to

> the vet in Sherwood Park. She said that my fur sir has a jaw infection that

> has gone into the bone. Worse yet, the only dental vet in Edmonton isn't

> accreditated for animal dentistry. If I did have antibiotic beads implanted

> in Mark's jaw, he would only live a little longer. He's losing weight and

> there's also that growth on his lungs. The vet said rabbits with jaw

> infections have an 80% mortality rate.

> Sooner or later, I'll have to make that horrid decision to end Mark's

> suffering. If he stops eating and keeps losing weight, I'll have to do

> something that no bunny person wants to do. I love little Mark but the

> kindest thing is to keep his pain in check with Chloramphenicol and Metacam

> until he no longer enjoys being alive.

> Poor Mark also tore one of his nails on his back right foot. I don't know

> how that happened but my driver did go over some rough roads. The weather

> was also bad. Snow and freezing rain made roads treacherous. Traffic was a

> problem too since quite a few drivers weren't observing winter driving

> rules.

> I wasn't the only one who was happy to be home on Thursday evening. When

> Mark hopped out of his carrier, he ran around his pen. He looked so glad to

> be out of the carrier and back in his familiar place.

> Mark seems perky and he's eating well at the moment. He eats his pellet mash

> and pumpkin as if it's the last he'll get. I've been putting the Metacam and

> Chloramphenicol in his food so that avoids syringing  and all the struggle

> that involves. He's also pooping well. I've noticed that he isn't drinking

> so much water but that could be because of the pumpkin and pellet mash.

> Whatever it is, I make sure he has a fresh bowl of water each day.

> Whatever happens, I'm taking things day by day. If things turn for the

> worst, I'll let you know about it.

> Sincerely,

> Bruce Atchison - author of How I Was Razed: A Journey from Cultism to

> Christianity, available through www.store.virtualbookworm.com as well as

> Amazon and Barns & Noble.

> I shared this with eThump but I thought you would also appreciate knowing

> what happened.

> I received some sad news about Mark on Thursday when a friend drove me to

> the vet in Sherwood Park. She said that my fur sir has a jaw infection that

> has gone into the bone. Worse yet, the only dental vet in Edmonton isn't

> accreditated for animal dentistry. If I did have antibiotic beads implanted

> in Mark's jaw, he would only live a little longer. He's losing weight and

> there's also that growth on his lungs. The vet said rabbits with jaw

> infections have an 80% mortality rate.

> Sooner or later, I'll have to make that horrid decision to end Mark's

> suffering. If he stops eating and keeps losing weight, I'll have to do

> something that no bunny person wants to do. I love little Mark but the

> kindest thing is to keep his pain in check with Chloramphenicol and Metacam

> until he no longer enjoys being alive.

> Poor Mark also tore one of his nails on his back right foot. I don't know

> how that happened but my driver did go over some rough roads. The weather

> was also bad. Snow and freezing rain made roads treacherous. Traffic was a

> problem too since quite a few drivers weren't observing winter driving

> rules.

> I wasn't the only one who was happy to be home on Thursday evening. When

> Mark hopped out of his carrier, he ran around his pen. He looked so glad to

> be out of the carrier and back in his familiar place.

> Mark seems perky and he's eating well at the moment. He eats his pellet mash

> and pumpkin as if it's the last he'll get. I've been putting the Metacam and

> Chloramphenicol in his food so that avoids syringing  and all the struggle

> that involves. He's also pooping well. I've noticed that he isn't drinking

> so much water but that could be because of the pumpkin and pellet mash.

> Whatever it is, I make sure he has a fresh bowl of water each day.

> Whatever happens, I'm taking things day by day. If things turn for the

> worst, I'll let you know about it.

> Sincerely,

> Bruce Atchison - author of How I Was Razed: A Journey from Cultism to

> Christianity, available through www.store.virtualbookworm.com as well as

> Amazon and Barns & Noble.

> I shared this with eThump but I thought you would also appreciate knowing

> what happened.

> I received some sad news about Mark on Thursday when a friend drove me to

> the vet in Sherwood Park. She said that my fur sir has a jaw infection that

> has gone into the bone. Worse yet, the only dental vet in Edmonton isn't

> accreditated for animal dentistry. If I did have antibiotic beads implanted

> in Mark's jaw, he would only live a little longer. He's losing weight and

> there's also that growth on his lungs. The vet said rabbits with jaw

> infections have an 80% mortality rate.

> Sooner or later, I'll have to make that horrid decision to end Mark's

> suffering. If he stops eating and keeps losing weight, I'll have to do

> something that no bunny person wants to do. I love little Mark but the

> kindest thing is to keep his pain in check with Chloramphenicol and Metacam

> until he no longer enjoys being alive.

> Poor Mark also tore one of his nails on his back right foot. I don't know

> how that happened but my driver did go over some rough roads. The weather

> was also bad. Snow and freezing rain made roads treacherous. Traffic was a

> problem too since quite a few drivers weren't observing winter driving

> rules.

> I wasn't the only one who was happy to be home on Thursday evening. When

> Mark hopped out of his carrier, he ran around his pen. He looked so glad to

> be out of the carrier and back in his familiar place.

> Mark seems perky and he's eating well at the moment. He eats his pellet mash

> and pumpkin as if it's the last he'll get. I've been putting the Metacam and

> Chloramphenicol in his food so that avoids syringing  and all the struggle

> that involves. He's also pooping well. I've noticed that he isn't drinking

> so much water but that could be because of the pumpkin and pellet mash.

> Whatever it is, I make sure he has a fresh bowl of water each day.

> Whatever happens, I'm taking things day by day. If things turn for the

> worst, I'll let you know about it.

> Sincerely,

> Bruce Atchison - author of How I Was Razed: A Journey from Cultism to

> Christianity, available through www.store.virtualbookworm.com as well as

> Amazon and Barns & Noble.

> I shared this with eThump but I thought you would also appreciate knowing
> what happened.

> I received some sad news about Mark on Thursday when a friend drove me to
> the vet in Sherwood Park. She said that my fur sir has a jaw infection that
> has gone into the bone. Worse yet, the only dental vet in Edmonton isn't
> accreditated for animal dentistry. If I did have antibiotic beads implanted
> in Mark's jaw, he would only live a little longer. He's losing weight and
> there's also that growth on his lungs. The vet said rabbits with jaw
> infections have an 80% mortality rate.

> Sooner or later, I'll have to make that horrid decision to end Mark's
> suffering. If he stops eating and keeps losing weight, I'll have to do
> something that no bunny person wants to do. I love little Mark but the
> kindest thing is to keep his pain in check with Chloramphenicol and Metacam
> until he no longer enjoys being alive.

> Poor Mark also tore one of his nails on his back right foot. I don't know
> how that happened but my driver did go over some rough roads. The weather
> was also bad. Snow and freezing rain made roads treacherous. Traffic was a
> problem too since quite a few drivers weren't observing winter driving
> rules.

> I wasn't the only one who was happy to be home on Thursday evening. When
> Mark hopped out of his carrier, he ran around his pen. He looked so glad to
> be out of the carrier and back in his familiar place.

> Mark seems perky and he's eating well at the moment. He eats his pellet mash
> and pumpkin as if it's the last he'll get. I've been putting the Metacam and
> Chloramphenicol in his food so that avoids syringing  and all the struggle
> that involves. He's also pooping well. I've noticed that he isn't drinking
> so much water but that could be because of the pumpkin and pellet mash.
> Whatever it is, I make sure he has a fresh bowl of water each day.

> Whatever happens, I'm taking things day by day. If things turn for the
> worst, I'll let you know about it.

> Sincerely,

> Bruce Atchison - author of How I Was Razed: A Journey from Cultism to
> Christianity, available through www.store.virtualbookworm.com as well as
> Amazon and Barns & Noble.