naturestee
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As many of you now know, Sprite passed away last night due to ileus.
I rescued Sprite and her sister Fey just over two years ago. Her Gotcha Day is actually September 11. There last owner was horrible, and due to bad food and poor care they were both pretty sickly and very scared of humans. Sprite never got over her fear of hands, but she was getting used to it more and sometimes wouldn't mind too much if I stroked her back while she was eating. Hands by her head were an absolute no-no. But Sprite was proof that living with a hand-shy rabbit can still be a lot of fun. Despite her fear of hands, she loved people. She liked to hop around tugging on people's pants legs for attention, or poking them with her nose, and then she'd dash away. One of her favorite things was to jump and climb all over me. When we visited Julie she climbed up on my shoulder and sat there like a parrot! She was also the only rabbit to groom me, and would sometimes lick my nose and eyebrows. Sprite also liked to play fetch, where I would hand her a toy, she would throw it, and I would fetch it back for her. She always had a lot of energy and loved to binky, do bunny 500s, and bounce around on the furniture. She and Fey would binky over each other's backs, it was so cute!
These are some of my favorite pictures of her.
Goodbye Spritely, my baby girl. I don't believe in God or heaven. I don't know if there's still a part of your soul out there somewhere. All I know is that my house is very empty without you.
I rescued Sprite and her sister Fey just over two years ago. Her Gotcha Day is actually September 11. There last owner was horrible, and due to bad food and poor care they were both pretty sickly and very scared of humans. Sprite never got over her fear of hands, but she was getting used to it more and sometimes wouldn't mind too much if I stroked her back while she was eating. Hands by her head were an absolute no-no. But Sprite was proof that living with a hand-shy rabbit can still be a lot of fun. Despite her fear of hands, she loved people. She liked to hop around tugging on people's pants legs for attention, or poking them with her nose, and then she'd dash away. One of her favorite things was to jump and climb all over me. When we visited Julie she climbed up on my shoulder and sat there like a parrot! She was also the only rabbit to groom me, and would sometimes lick my nose and eyebrows. Sprite also liked to play fetch, where I would hand her a toy, she would throw it, and I would fetch it back for her. She always had a lot of energy and loved to binky, do bunny 500s, and bounce around on the furniture. She and Fey would binky over each other's backs, it was so cute!
These are some of my favorite pictures of her.
Goodbye Spritely, my baby girl. I don't believe in God or heaven. I don't know if there's still a part of your soul out there somewhere. All I know is that my house is very empty without you.
atti, Sparky & Scooter
