I came home from work yesterday to find that Smudge hadn’t eaten her food which is very unlike her as she was always so fat. Lol so we phoned the vet and they said to get her there asap, as with all rabbits once they go down hill they tend to go very fast!

She was diagnosed with GAstroIntestinal Stasis, meaning that her intenstines were all blocked and her tummy was full of gas. Went to work the next day and got a phone call she wast eating again and going to the toilet but eventually she just collapsed and passed away :’-(

Cant belive it, in less than 24 hours. : (  cried myself through work to the dirtrss of many a customer. Then came home and saw her empty hutch and just cried and cried and cried.

Got Popeye out of his hutch and we sat and had cuddles, I even fell asleep with him on my lap and he stayed there good as gold. : )

Not Smudgy though : ( not that smudge was ever a cuddly rabbit lol remember when we first saw her she was all tiny with these huge floppy ears and when we went and saw her she was sat in her food bowl (should of guessed her love of food from there) lol. Then we bought her home and introduced her to her hutch.

From learning from Barney and Speckles, we decided to keep Smude outside and not let her indoors, and so she became an outside bunny. Got bitten a few times lol but she was always happier on the ground.

Shed always scrap at the bars when she heard the cubaord door banging for her treats, or come running when she heard the russle of the packet. And shed always chase you round the garden and nip your feet, which is affectionate in bunny language lol and shed chase my dad round in circles because she wanted to mate with him. Lol and the amout of false pregnancys and mood swings she had was unheard of lol but they were always perfect and soft and she would have made a good mum! Then we introduced her to popeye and she decided to hump his head, lol random!

The amount of times she escaped down the drive way, and the night I came hoem from college to find neil had left her hutch open accidentally. Went up and down the street crying for hours only to find shed got herself stuck between the walls of the houses. Lol and shed always escape up the other end of the garden… and it always seems that the most edible plants were mums favourites… which would often end in mum chasing her back down this end of the garden lol

Even though she didn’t like cuddles or being picked up and would attempt to rip your hand of as soon as she saw the carrier cage to go to the vet, she was still an affectionate bunny that would always be there sitting waiting for you, watch you every move, lick your hand whenever you offered it and as soon as you stood foot in the garden she would come running to greet you. J lol shed even headbutt your leg if you were out sun bathing too long! Lol

Rest in peace Smudgy Bunny, you will be dearly missed :’-(