The ol' switcheroo

Tomorrow, I'll be taking Tiger Lily back to the shelter. I'll be bringing home Petra, fka Peter, an emaciated rabbit.

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If you look at the picture, you can see some dark lines on her side. That's where her fur is clinging to her bones. A rabbit has to be pretty skinny to be able to tell through their fur.

Here's her story:

Her previous owner was told by her vet that the rabbit's teeth were overgrown and needed to be trimmed. She was told to bring the rabbit in once a month for trimmings. At one of these trimmings, one of the rabbit's teeth were cracked. That made it painful for her to eat and caused some more vet visits. You can see in her photo how her chin is messy, which is a big sign that the owner tried to feed her a liquid diet (Bailey used to have a strawberry mustache).

In addition, at another visit, the rabbit's gum was cut. The owner was not told, did not know, and the cut got infected. She had to pay to have the abscess treated. She was also told to bring the rabbit in every two weeks. At this point, it became difficult for her to pay for the frequent vet visits and subsequent injuries.

At the time of surrender, the owner was so upset that she sat out in the parking lot and cried for at least half an hour. 

What I don't understand is why, if the lady was so upset, she didn't bother to fill out a surrender form. We know nothing about this sweet girl other than her sob story. I guess we'll just have to get to know her.