12/17/2025
For those of you not familiar with Bunnicula, he is the Rambo of bunnies. He was found on the side of the road in the middle of the night by Mars and taken to safety (or so we thought). Mars and Dawson often joke that Bunnicula would rather be released back into the wild to fend for himself as he fully believes that he was "doing just fine". Spoiler alert, he was not. Since bringing Bunnicula home, he has come with a slew of health problems, the first and most evident one being deep bite marks on his rear and an enlarged and irritated testical. It was also soon evident that his front teeth were growing out and into his mouth with a cyst the size of a golf ball growing out of his chin. So off to the vet he went! While at the vet we found he has a severe tooth infection that resulted in him needing to have several surgeries, lots of teeth removed, almost a years worth of antibiotics, and several pieces of his jaw removed. He had at least three cysts drained, and lots of "critical care" bunny feedings with his pharmacy worth of meds. During this time he also experienced a freak accident that broke his spine, which resulted in round the clock care and more medications and vet visits. The vet fully believed he'd never hop again, but he's since recovered almost entirely. He also had ear knats during this time, so yet another medication!
Mars and Dawson often joke that Bunnicula goes between asking to be released back into the wild so he can take up his rightful place as the Rambo of the woods, or making the joke that he's saying, "Just let me die already."
This later statement came into play today. After Bunnicula broke his spine, and then recovered, he now struggles to keep himself clean properly, which results in him needing regular baths and rinses (yes, vet recommended). As you can probably guess, he does NOT like this :)
Today he was ✨extra✨ spicy about it, showing this in the form of trying to climb Mars while soaking wet, continuously jumping out of the sink, splashing p**p water at Mars, and generally not cooperating.
Upon finishing his bath he was set on a towel to dry, at which time he decided to go exploring. He then discovered the ✨🎄Christmas Tree🎄✨
Mars walked into the room and swears she heard a tiny voice yelling "FINALLLLY!" as the Christmas tree came crashing down upon him. Mind you, we have no idea how this barely 5 lb bunny managed to knock over this tree (he didn't jump into it), but we are suspicious this was an attempt on his own life. Mars found the strength of the hulk and hefted the tree off him (with Dawson's help) and found his grumpy gray ass under the tree in a small pocket completely unharmed. Luckily the only fatalities were one glass ornament, a snowflake, and the tree stand.
The tree is back up and in its (almost) former glory and Bunnicula has now been crowned the Grinch. He even left me a little gift 💩 when taking his picture to show his true feelings about the whole situation.
Anyways
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year from Elder Ridge and the Grinch 💚
