Like all of us, Abed’s priority for living his best life is felt safety. At the beginning of this chapter of his story, the little dude was a huddled-up bundle of nervous energy, not sure what to think, holding onto his little braid of hay from his foster fam (thank you foster fam! He loved having that with him!). He was so tentative and uncertain, he wasn’t even all that interested in coming out for some exercise. He took things in at his own pace, and slowly began eating more. Bit by bit, he started feeling more comfortable, and we’d hear him bopping all around in his cage at night. When we opened his cage one morning to an empty hay trough, an almost empty pellet bowl, lots of his water gone, and what looked like a whole festival of running around (and pooping!) had happened at night, we knew he was feeling at home. Nowadays, he runs around so freely in his playtime, we had to put up baby gates to keep him safe. And the biggest moment of all: he even started to come up close to be petted and loved. The purest show of trust from a prey animal. Abed, you are safe, and you are loved. Welcome home.  

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