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Late last night I lost my beloved French Angora rabbit, Cleopatra. Cleo was the last of my farm animals, since I got extremely sick and can no longer do it. She moved with us to the city, and was absolutely adored. She was the sweetest, sassiest doe, so fun and happy. I was absolutely not functioning last night when I found her. She died with me there. I’ve completely shut down.
I feel so broken having lost her, it feels like the end of everything. Not only having lost my favorite bunny girl, but also having lost the last of my rabbit line. It feels like losing my farm all over again. It’s been only a year since it happened and the wound is ripped back open. I feel like I can’t catch a damn break- two strokes, several genetic diseases, narcolepsy, going blind, the loss of my farm, Cleo’s death… it’s just hit after hit after hit. I’m 28 and I feel like I’ve lived enough tragedy for several lifetimes.
I loved that freaking rabbit so much. I haven’t been this intensely broken over a death since I lost my childhood dog. Usually I can take it in stride because deaths happen when farming and I prepare myself but this… losing Cleo is on another level. Devastated doesn’t cover it. I feel destroyed.
No one around me really seems to understand how much her loss means. I know the people here would so I just wanted to write down my grief.

If anyone has any suggestions for memorial things for her, let me know.