The One & Only Kokomo

10/09/2023

01/11/2022

Missing our girl.

31/08/2022

ATTENTION CALGARY RABBIT OWNERS:

*Potential RHD cases in Manchester Industrial Area Feral Rabbit Population, **Not Confirmed Via Testing, But Suspicious***

We got a text from a lady who knows us from a long time ago. She said there are a large number of dead rabbits on their yard and in this general area.

Police were there today, she is contacting fish and wildlife and they are hoping to get them tested.

She said they witnessed a rabbit dying, they saw it puking blood then urinate, then died right in front of them.

This is near the MacLeod McDonald's (Manchester area).

Anyone who knows about this colony knows that there are hundreds of rabbits that span Manchester Industrial, reaching across MacLeod Trail to Erlton, the Talisman Center and in to Downtown, with many vehicles entering and leaving the area, foot traffic and the very commonly used Ctrain in the area. If this is RHD, this has potential for very serious spread.

Please be safe and protect your rabbits! Avoid this area and areas known for ferals! If you must be around them, then when coming home to your rabbits, disinfect your shoes (we use a Virkon Foot Bath), change your clothes and wash your hands immediately before interacting with your rabbit.

And most importantly, get your rabbits vaccinated.

29/05/2022

Thinking of Kokomo today.

Kokomo came to us as a surrender to our rescue Against All Odds Rabbit Rescue in early 2009. This was her adoption write up at that time. On this date in 2009 our family officially adopted her.

Her story:
Kokomo has been bounced around an unbelievable amount. We were approached by a woman who loved Kokomo, but was getting married and having a baby. She therefore believed that Kokomo would no longer be getting the attention and care that she rightly deserved, so she decided to surrender her.

Kokomo had been adopted by them from the Calgary Humane Society. She was a surrender from a family that had kept her in a backyard hutch and bred her. She was surrendered pregnant and gave birth in the Society, where she had 7 healthy little babies. They were all rehomed separately.

When we received Kokomo, she was obese and required quite some time to slim down. She was adopted out to two separate homes, both times being returned for problems with aggression and drawing blood on members of the new family. While we have noted that Kokomo is quite territorial and requires special handling, she is by no means aggressive, simply protective of her space and things.

As she does seem to like us so much, we decided that Kokomo would become a permanent member of our family, rather than have her bounced around repeatedly with new people.

15/04/2022

A few years ago we made a Kokomo cake for her girl's birthday.
This is in memory of Kokomo and celebrating Alana's Birthday yesterday.
🎂

01/04/2022

Memories from 2018.

30/03/2022

A painting someone did for us years ago of our beautiful Kokomo.

30/03/2022

One of our favorite photos of our girl, it was taken on one of her birthday's and later became a painting that someone did for us.

12/03/2022

Memory from 2 years ago.
Our beautiful girl is missed every day.

09/02/2022

Memory from 2018.💕

05/01/2022

Memories from 2015.

26/12/2021

Memories from a year ago.
Our girl enjoying a willow wreath. 💜

12/12/2021

She was always so sassy!💜

08/11/2021

It was 8 years ago today she went in for her bladder stone surgery.
We were so worried about her, little did we know how many more wonderful years she would have at the time.🥰

We miss her very much. Our home hasn't been the same without her here with us.💔

30/10/2021

Taken 5 years ago.
Kokomo was always such a wonderful poser when there was a camera near by!

Happy Halloween.