08/26/2026
Yesterday, one of our volunteers went to pick up a bunny who had been found outside at an empty home, living in a dog enclosure.
Almost immediately, she noticed something strange about his right back leg.
It wasn't really moving with the rest of him.
It was just hanging there.
We knew something was wrong, but before we had answers, the first thing Sirius needed was to get clean and comfortable. His entire underside was heavily matted from urine, and the fur along his back was urine-soaked too, so we carefully trimmed away what we could.
And while we were doing that, Sirius kept giving us little licks.
At the time, it was just very sweet.
He was eating his pellets, working on his hay, drinking water and calmly accepting all of this attention from people he had only just met.
Then today, we saw his X-rays.
His entire right leg is badly broken.
His left heel is broken too.
Suddenly, those little kisses from yesterday felt very different.
We knew Sirius was hurt. We did not realize just how badly he was hurt.
This little bunny was sitting there with two serious injuries, quietly eating his dinner and licking the hands trimming away the mats that had been pulling at his skin.
We don't know what happened to him or how long he has been living like this, and we don't want to fill in the parts we don't know with guesses.
What we do know is what happens next.
Tomorrow morning, Sirius will have his right leg amputated.
Until then, he is on plenty of pain medication and being watched very closely because the way that leg is broken carries a risk of causing further internal injury, including puncturing his abdomen.
That is the part we are trying not to think too hard about tonight.
Because if you looked over at Sirius right now, you would see a bunny eating hay, drinking water and wondering why everyone keeps checking on him.
He has no idea what his X-rays look like.
He has no idea why tomorrow is such a big day.
He just knows that when he is hungry, there is food. When he needs medicine, someone gives it to him. When something is uncomfortable, someone notices.
And tonight, he gets to sleep somewhere safe.
We named him Sirius after the brightest star in the night sky because after everything that came before, we wanted his name to point toward where we hope he is going.
Somewhere brighter.
Right now, we could really use your help getting him there.
This has been one of the heaviest stretches of medical cases we have had in quite some time. We are already beyond capacity, and we have now learned there may be another bunny at the same home who needs help too.
If you can donate toward Sirius' surgery and recovery, please do. Every donation helps us take care of what is directly in front of us while still leaving room to help the next bunny who needs somewhere safe to go.
And if you have ever thought about fostering, we desperately need homes right now. We provide the supplies, support and even boarding when you travel. You provide the safe place to land.
If donating or fostering isn't possible, Sirius still needs his cheering section.
Leave him a prayer, some good luck, healing vibes, a little ✨ or whatever good thing you have to send his way before surgery tomorrow morning.
Yesterday, we thought Sirius was a very sweet bunny who gave kisses while we cleaned him up.
Today, we learned just how much those kisses meant.
Tomorrow, we help our brightest little star start healing.
Foster: houstonrabbitresource.org/how-to-foster
Donate: https://givebutter.com/HRRdonate
