bunnybliss: Ana Banana

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Ana Banana

There is a new bunny in town and her name is Ana Banana. Her original name was Anastasia but Mom and Dad shortened it to Ana, and somehow Banana seemed to be a logical tag-along. She was originally dumped at a shelter but due to her extremely aggressive nature, was immediately put on the euthanasia list. A good soul who works there managed to get her into Rabbit Rescue and from there, she came to live with us. Mom and Dad are hoping that she will bond to Scooter MaGoo who lives upstairs. He has been alone since his bonded mate Ella crossed the Bridge in June of 2010.

She's one angry bunny. She has a tattoo in her ear so this most likely means she was from a breeder and may have been used to breed. She is more vocal than Angry Ella ever was, grunting, boxing and biting on a whim. But it's this sort of behaviour that Mom and Dad find endearing. It's like a challenge to get Ana to learn that she is in a safe and loving home now, and she doesn't need to fight or be afraid anymore.

She's a bit of a destroyer - baseboards, foam squares, willow toys, futons - she finds them mighty tasty. Well, she doesn't eat them, just likes keeping her scissor teeth in tip-top shape shredding them. Bonding has been going very slowly as Ana is very defensive and Scooter gets freaked out by her tantrums. But progress is being made - licks have even been exchanged! Why can't all bunnies fall in love overnight like Miss Binks and I did? Such a waste of snorgle time.....

So here is a little video of what it's like every morning when Mom goes in to feed Ana. As lethal as she seems, she really is a sweet girl with the softest, velvetiest fur imaginable.

Welcome home Ana.....<3

Fluffy

5 comments:

Tamsin said...: Aww, bless,what a beautiful rexy bun. I've noticed that often buns with shaded colouring have slightly red-brown eyes and sometimes their vision is bad like those with pink eyes. Just a thought, as lack of vision can make a bun defensive - plus of course rex = useless whiskers so that's another sense down.

I think you're very brave feeding with bare feet!; November 22, 2011 at 3:49 PM
tamara said...: OK, I love that video. Especially your reaction...the 'thhppttht!' laugh is one I know very very well...I developed it when I started sharing my own home with bunnies. So great! Thanks for giving a loving home to her...one where her ridiculousness is met with being laughed at vs. being mistreated. :); November 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM
Christina said...: THANK GOODNESS Ana is in your home. It takes a lot of time and love to help a bunny like her and most folks dont want to mess with it.

Yep agree with Tamsin....an eye check might be in order here but it may be that it is just a natural reaction to being treated like garbage.; November 22, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Jade said...: I go through that with Mr. Mick and his oats--Mick doesn't growl, but he will climb all over me trying to get at that spoonful of oats as I'm trying to put it in his pellet dish.

Congratulations on finding such a gorgeous girl--we will be thinking good thoughts for successful bonding and a calmer, gentler Ana. :)

P.S. I third the idea of a checkup to rule out any medical issues being the reason for her aggression. Bunnehs hide illness or disability so easily, it's always better to rule it out completely than to possibly regret time wasted.; November 22, 2011 at 10:30 PM
Krystle said...: What a wonderful person you are to give this rabbit another chance - especially since she seems so intimidating! I bet once you guys become buds she'll just melt for snuggles and rubs! Hahaha. In the mean time, good luck, I would have dropped the food too - eeeek a wittle scary! Silly Ana!; January 15, 2012 at 8:29 AM

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Rabbit Rescue Poem

I used to be a lonely rabbit,
Just looking for a home.
I simply had no place to go,
No one to call my own.

I wandered through the streets and fields,
in rain in heat and snow.
I ate what ever I could find,
I was always on the go.

My skin would itch, my feet were sore,
My body ached with pain.
And no one stopped to give a pat
Or gently say my name.

I never saw a loving glance,
I was always on the run.
For people thought that hurting me
was really lots of fun.

And then one day I heard a voice
So gentle, kind and sweet,
And arms so soft reached down to me
And took me off my feet.

"No one again will hurt you"
Was whispered in my ear.
"You’ll have a home to call your own
where you will know no fear.

You will be dry, you will be warm,
you’ll have enough to eat
And rest assured that when you sleep,
your dreams will all be sweet."

I was afraid I must admit,
I’ve lived so long in fear.
I can’t remember when I let
A human come so near.

And as she tended to my wounds
And cleaned and brushed my fur
She told me ‘bout the rescue group
And what it meant to her.

She said, "We are a circle,
A line that never ends.
And in the center there is you
protected by new friends.

And all around you are the ones
Who'll keep you safe and sound,
Who will share their loving home with you
Until a forever one can be found.

We will do all we can
by searching near and far,
To find the perfect home for you,
where you can be a star."

She said, "There is a family,
that’s waiting patiently,
and pretty soon we’ll find them,
just you wait and see.

And then they’ll join our circle,
they’ll help to make it grow,
so there’ll be room for more like you,
who have no place to go."

I waited very patiently,
The days, they came and went.
Today’s the day, I would hope,
my family will be sent.

Then just when I began to think
It wasn’t meant to be,
there were people standing there
just gazing down at me.

I knew them in a heartbeat
I could tell they felt it too.
They said "We have been searching for
A special bunn like you."

Now every night I say a prayer
to all the Gods that be.
Thank you for the life I live
and all you’ve given me.

But most of all protect the bunnies
in the pound and on the street.
And send a Rabbit Rescue Person
to lift them off their feet.