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Bunny Petra died in May of last year; Milkweed in May of this year; and now Clay. Clay was a golden Palomino, big, handsome, clever, insistent on his way, irascible, not easy to get along with - but then neither am I, so I can hardly hold that against someone. I had him for 6 of his 7 years and we gradually found a way to rub along together - literally, he could absorb petting for ages, which endears any creature to me. He also had a terrific appetite for scraps from veggies I grew, another way to my heart.

His health declined precipitously in the last two weeks, the vet figured kidney disease or cancer, he was a respectable age in bunny years, and it would have been unlikely-to-impossible to restore him to health. Unlike with Milkweed or Petra, I was prepared for him to die, and he softened away to nothing in my arms.

That leaves me only one bunny, the elderly and asocial Sugar, which is obviously not enough to use up my extra garden produce, let alone provide a vessel for all my bunny-love. So, more bunnies soon, I hope. For now, some more grieving - though not as hard as with Milkweed, lagomorphic love of my life.

oops!

May. 20th, 2013 09:51 pm
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Er. I went to the store for pet litter. I came home with a new bunny. The owner was all, "Seriously, take him home for free, bring him back if it doesn't work out." Within an hour, it was clear that a) it would be tragic for two little girls if it didn't work out, and b) there's an easy solution, he can live in the kitchen.

He's freaking HUGE, a Flemish Giant, more like a small dog than a big bunny. He's pure white and shed enough fur to make three more bunnies in the first hour here. He explores like crazy, is insanely affectionate, and doesn't mind a lease being put on him.

And the reason I brought him home? 'Cause I love Petra, I really do, but after a year and a half she still hates being held, and this guy basically set up shop in my lap upon meeting me. What a sweetie! So now we apparently, just like that, have a house bunny.

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