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this is not going to be the good news you were hoping for..
but yesterday, Bennitto unfortunately passed away.
on Monday our neighbor had found 3 wild baby bunnies after her dog brought them to her. There were around 5-6 days old because their eyes had started to open and they were developing fur, but their ears were still flat. Two of the babies died of shock. My mom went over with some kitten formula we had (a story for another day) to help care for them. To my surprise, my mom brought him home to care for him. that first night was scary to me. I was worried he wouldn’t make it. I had something similar happen to me in the past (the possum incident) and I was scared of the pain that would come if he died. But my mom comforted me and I pushed foward
For six days, me and my mom bottle fed him. He was placed in my room so I had a lot of moments with him. And I admit it, I got attached. I ended up naming him Bennito because I wanted to name him Bennett after the character from genshin impact (my mom suggested naming him Lucky) and when I was feeding him I sang peppito to him so those names fused into Bennito. One day Bennito managed to escape his little container and we moved him to a larger box. We started to provide him with solid food and water. yesterday I noticed Bennito wasn’t swallowing the formula I was giving him. That he was having trouble staying up right. I texted my mom, (she was in another room and my door was locked) and we concluded he might be dying.
eventually I realized he was going limp and texted my mom. I don’t no how long it took. We were with for every second. We wanted him to die warm and loved. And eventually. Bennito took his last breathe
I don’t really know why I’m typing my heart out here. Maybe it’s to stop people from asking me about Bennito. Maybe it’s to sort through my feelings. But what I do know is that I loved Bennito. And that it hurt when he died.
Rest in peace bennito