In the last 5 years, he ate roughly 1825 Scoops of 'breakfast pellets', 5475 leaves of lettuce, 1825 carrots, and almost a whole farm of brocoli, cauliflower, and celery. And enough hay to feed a horse for a year or two.
Tonight, after a little bit of trauma in the living room and a few calls to different animal hospitals that know rabbits, we had to put Satchel, our rabbit of 5 years, to sleep for good.
No more heir balls (get it?) floating around the living room or clogging the vacuum. No more stench from his litter box moving downwind towards the dinner table while we ate. No more pictures with the neices and nephews at Easter time. Or running around in circles around the couches. Or chewing on the furniture that he felt was in his way from where he wanted to go. And no more stray poop pellets on the living room floor.
Now, his large section of the living room is officially empty. It was one of the hardest things that I've had to do in my recent memory. To assign his fate with my signature and credit card was a little surreal. But through some tears, our family went from five to four. He had been carrying a sickness for a long time and apparently tonight was just his night to go.
He lived a full, fun life. He made us laugh plenty of times. One of our favorite memories was at Christmas time when he stood on the side of the couch stretching as far as he could to nibble on a Christmas tree branch and fell off the side and into a Christmas present bag. He was a great pet. We already miss him and it's only been a few hours. The living room just isn't the same without him.
Named by his 'father' after the great baseball player Satchel Paige. Satchel is survived by owners Aaron & Beth and their children Nathan and Josh.
1 comment:
May Satchel rest in Peace. He was a great bunny and a good friend. His commitment to eating and pooping was unrelenting. I loved it when he would bite my kids that was awesome...because they deserved it...
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