Ester, March 2003 - March 2007
A good and funny friend who kept me company in my office while working from home passed away this morning after battling with an unknown (symptoms of stasis) illness.
Every morning, even at the ludicrous times I leave the house in the morning she'd appear jumping up on the sofa wanting my crust from my toast.
She was quite definitely the boss in our little warren here in Harpenden - always finding a way through my patio fence and onto my garden where she would be delighted to run rings round me while I tried to chase her back onto the patio - its these moments where you really see the personality of the bunny come out.
One of the most memorable (of many) funny things she did was when she run into the house from the patio clutching a 2 foot length of nettle in her mouth - very funny.
Another funny thing that shows her intelligence or cunning is her ability to realise child gates wheren't fully closed and how she used her nose and teeth to open them to get into rooms she shouldn't be in and I'd have to chase around getting her our.
Where ever you are now Ester I hope you feel you had a good life and you'll be sadly (very sadly) missed.
For those who reached here from googling Rabbit Stasis I do have advice that has actually saved both my bunnies in the past; always keep an emergency kit of Metacam (helps relax and give pain relief so the bunny has a chance) and Metacloprimide (helps get the gut going again) handy because 9 times out of 10 the vets won't be open and time is precious once you discover your rabbit has stasis (stops eating, lethargic and stops doing there business). I sort of resigned myself to the fact I might lose one of the bunnies this year because of the staggering amount that my other bunny Rosie is moulting - which you need to keep on top of because that's the cause folks!
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