tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25714534787173197182023-11-15T23:14:31.824-08:00Life with Reno RabbitsOur life with 4 Reno rabbits adopted from Best Friends Animal Society in 2006, and many adopted and foster buns from the Humane Society. This blog is dedicated to our beloved Jasper, Raisin and foster, Buddy, who left this earth too soon.Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-39891354914942707722018-09-02T19:10:00.000-07:002018-09-02T19:10:08.003-07:00Hazel is goneHazel died a few months ago from bladder sludge. Something a rabbit can recover from, but the veternarian we took her to failed to give her proper treatment. (Rabbit care here in Florida is horrible. I have been to 4 vets and have yet to find someone that know's what they are doing.) By the time I got advice online it was too late. Hazel had died at home. I feel horrible that we failed her, and that we were not with her in the end. <br />
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Hazel was a super cute lionhead lop. She belonged to the husband. He always said she was like a doggie. Before we moved to Florida, Hazel lived in our living room. She loved digging in her litterbox, and ran laps around the couch. We had her for 6 or 7 years, and was maybe 2 years old when we got her. She had 2 previous owners that kept her in a small cage. With us she had a lot of freedom and love. We miss her so.<br />
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<br />Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-41384090215695465122018-09-02T18:21:00.002-07:002018-09-02T18:21:46.607-07:00Meadow is goneTwo years ago we moved from Washington to Florida. We brought 5 rabbits with us across the country. 5 was all we could fit in the car, and most hotel rooms. It was the most stressful thing I have ever done. We all made it fine.<br />
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Meadow had been diagnosed with thymoma months before we moved. When moving plans were being worked on I was thinking that Meadow would not be able to make the journey, and I had a wonderful bunny person that was willing to take her. But Meadow was doing well, she had already lived longer than JT did with thymoma. So I took her on a few car rides to see how she did. The car rides went well, so I decided to take her with us across the country. I'm glad I did.<br />
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Meadow bonded to me after JT died. I spent every minute I could with her and I was with her when she took her last breath. She had a wonderful bunny personality and was very brave. She always loved jumping up on things. There was a short time where she lived in our guest bathroom, her favorite place was on top of the bathroom counter, and loved to push everything off the counter, much like a cat. She also lived in our office, where I would find her on top of the desk, eating all the paper she could find.<br />
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Meadow and her babies were our first fosters. Though my time volunteering at the Humane Society proved to be a sad and disapointing experience, I'm glad I was able to save a few rabbits during my time there.<br />
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Meadow died 5/18/2017.<br />
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<br />Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-33107912157633838722015-05-02T23:04:00.000-07:002015-05-03T08:03:30.356-07:00JT was the best bunnyI don't blog anymore. But I had to write something about my most special bunny. JT died last Saturday, he had thymoma.<br />
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Two months ago I took JT to my regular vet because he was breathing hard. The vet took x-ray's and an ultrasound. JT was diagnosed with thymoma. We did not do a biopsy, but had 2 exotic veterinarians look at the x-rays, and they said the same thing, thymoma. It's a large cancerous mass that sits in the chest. There is nothing that can be done to cure it. But there are treatments that can prolong life. One of those things is radiation. Something I decided, for many reasons, not to do. The other, is to treat with prednisone. Which I did. Rabbits can live up to two years on prednisone. Unfortunately this was not the case for JT.<br />
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My exotic vet told me to put him on metacam. I was dissatisfied with this and I immediately started talking to other bunny owners, reading information online, got as much information as I could to determine the course of action. I started prednisone, along with zeniquin and hepato support. I crushed the pills with a pill crusher and mixed it with applesauce and gave it via syringe. This worked great because I could not pick him up (it put pressure on his chest which made his breathing worse). We did blood work and x-ray's 2 weeks after starting the meds and everything looked good. About 2 weeks after that he started getting worse. I was not able to take him to the vet again for blood work and x-rays because it was difficult for him to breathe, and the stress would have just made it worse. I bumped up his prednisone dose, which helped, but not for much longer.<br />
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JT started to lose weight, despite the increased feedings. He stopped peeing in the litter box. His last week he was getting worse and started chocking on his food. Not every time, sometimes he would be fine, other times he could barely eat. He was hardly drinking water, barely eating hay, and obviously uncomfortable (tilting his head up to breathe). One night was really bad and I was afraid he would choke to death on his food, or his airway would be cut off, so I made the horrible decision to let him go the next day.<br />
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It was a rainy Saturday morning when my vet opened her office just to help us. I kept telling him how much I loved him and to go find his brother Buddy, and our cat Tiki (that died 3 weeks before). I brought his body home so Meadow could spend some time with him. She groomed him for a while and thumped a few hours later. I think she took it better than I did.<br />
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Days after I found out JT was sick I moved him and Meadow to the dining room. The dining room has much more light, more space for me to sit, and I was able to keep an eye on him when I was doing other things. I sat with JT every night for about an hour (longer on weekends), always petting him, sometimes Meadow joined us. One night he flopped against my leg, it was precious. I knew he wouldn't make it to his 6th birthday in September. So I made April 21st his 6th birthday. It was easier for me to think that he was 6, and most rabbits make it to 7-8, so he did pretty good.<br />
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JT was the most wonderful rabbit we ever had. So friendly, so full of life. He loved to be petted, he loved toys and really loved tree twigs. He loved to flop and shredding phone books. When he knew food was coming he would stand on his hind legs and open and close his mouth (something the husband called "chompers"). When JT and Meadow got a 2 story condo JT would always run up to the 2nd level when food was coming, don't know why, but he always did it, we told him to "go to the bistro" and he did. When JT and Meadow were done with breakfast or dinner, they both went to the litter box and ate hay, they were breaking bread. Unlike many rabbits, JT has only known one home, it makes me happy to know he has only known peace and love.<br />
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It's devastating to see one so full of life and energy deteriorate so quickly. To me, it's different when they are old, and their bodies and spirits give up. JT's spirit and will to live never gave up. If more people had a pet rabbit like JT, more people would be bunny people. Love you to the moon and back JT. Meadow, mommy and daddy miss you so much.<br />
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As hard as the last 2 months were, I'm glad I had that time to say goodbye. I know we all don't have that chance. We didn't have that with Jasper. So every moment was cherished, and JT was spoiled every minute.<br />
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JT's 6th birthday. 4-21-15<br />
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<br />Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-51774956634252930242013-11-10T19:38:00.000-08:002013-11-10T19:38:06.878-08:00Gerald is gone<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gerald's health had been slowly failing. He had pasteurella, arthritis, kidney disease, and who knows what else. In the last 2 months he ate less and less, a sign that kidney disease was turning into kidney failure. I was taking him in for fluids twice a week, and increased his metacam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During that time I had made plans to visit my parents in Florida, something I couldn't change at the last minute so I decided to take Gerald to Special Bunny for boarding. I knew he would get great care there, including receiving daily fluids (much needed for kidney disease).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I came back from Florida we went to pick up Gerald at Special Bunny, at that time we all decided that he should stay there. I just could not give him the medical care he needed. Unfortunately he eventually stopped eating and we made the decision to help him find Clint, and Gerald was put down the evening of November 8th. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Clint died Gerald became a much more friendly bunny. He would run to us when we came in his room (he always ran from us, even when he was out in the rabbitat). He enjoyed being petted and seemed to enjoy our company. Gerald and I had a routine at night: I sat on the floor and pulled out the plastic tub with all the bunny treats and meds. He would always come over to me, no matter how he felt, and he received his cheerios, oats, metacam and pumpkin seeds (the oats and seeds were given only his last few months to help him keep weight on, just to get him to eat anything).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gerald was a curmudgeon. We felt he was an old bun when we first got him. When all 4 Reno Rabbits arrived here, he was the last to come out of the carrier. He was always the most shy of all the buns. When living outside he did have a good time running around and digging in the dirt. </span><br />
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Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-10622398511268762092013-09-26T21:27:00.000-07:002013-09-26T21:30:16.728-07:00Gerald<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well, Gerald has been making it without Clint. The first few weeks were hard, for both of us. I hated seeing Gerald alone. A week after Clint's death I got online and found a black and white stuffed bunny on Ebay and purchased it. When the bunny arrived I gave it to Gerald right away. The minute Gerald saw the bunny he came running out of his cardboard box to greet him. Gerald has been by his side ever since. Gerald grooms him and always lays with him. Once in a while I move the bunny around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A few weeks after that Gerald's appetite changed. He stopped eating his pellets (well, he ate some on occasion). I knew the change was from the kidney disease. I talked to a few bunny people for advice, so I'm doing what I can to keep him comfortable. He also has arthritis which has gotten worse. He is unable to sit on his back legs to clean his face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gerald had an x-ray done, months ago (at the moment I can't remember why). But the x-ray confirmed that Gerald is 10 years or older.</span><br />
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<br />Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-37543026026772130092013-07-26T22:38:00.003-07:002013-07-26T22:38:13.704-07:00Clint is gone<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On Friday, July 19th, I took Clint to the vet and the vet helped him to the bridge. The vet was wonderful and I was with Clint the entire time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Clint just continued to get worse. Last Wednesday I noticed he was dragging his right front paw. By the evening he was dragging the right front and rear left. I spoke with the vet. She thought since he was still taking syringe feedings to keep going since we just started the new meds, but it was possible that the infection had gone to his brain. By Friday morning he was not able to swallow and was not able to move around (but could only hold himself up). We knew he was miserable and there was nothing else we could do for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We miss Clint so much, and it hurts us to see Gerald alone now. Gerald is having a hard time too. We sit with him, but he doesn't want our company (he never has). Now he gets extra tree twigs and timothy cubes. I purchased a jingle ball for him and some stuffed toys. Gerald has had Clint by his side for 7 years, it will be a tough adjustment and we will do what ever we can for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Four Reno Rabbits is now 3. Clint had a wonderful life here and I'm always so glad we got to care for him after his rotten start in life. Clint was the only rabbit that didn't like Strawberries, and I recently discovered that he loved peaches. The shelter that rescued him originally named him Dumbo, because of his one bad ear. I named him Clint, after Clint Black. Some think he was named after Clint Eastwood, that would have been fitting too, he was one tough bun. After years of outdoor life in the Rabbitat, I'm glad we moved both the boys into the house, we got to know them better and they became less afraid of us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gerald received meds for pasteurella and Clint for another ear infection. Actually, we don't know if Clint's ear infection is leftover from last month, or new. After a week of meds he is slowly getting worse. I have been syringe feeding him. I spoke with the vet today and we are going to try different meds. Right now Clint is hardly eating and he has lost a lot of weight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">During the vet visit in June I asked the vet to do a blood draw on Gerald (I was concerned about his long term use of metacam for his arthritis) results came back and he has kidney disease. If you have any experience with this I would welcome your stories and advice.</span><br />
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Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-1768677492224883262013-04-15T18:50:00.005-07:002013-04-15T18:50:59.716-07:00Clint is not well<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>I noticed Clint's eating habits slowly change over the course of a week. He is still very active, and eating, just very little. So I took him to a rabbit savvy vet on Saturday and she said he has a blockage in his gut. In or near his stomach actually. Started metocloprammide and metacam Saturday night. After Clint's xray, the vet agreed with my guess on Clint's age, between 7 and 9 years.</strong></span><br />
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Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-61504490433669769702013-01-01T21:51:00.000-08:002013-01-01T21:51:55.674-08:00Bunnies need a better house<object width="250" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/ccb734f958db0973"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="color_scheme" value="red"></param><embed src="http://widget.chipin.com/widget/id/ccb734f958db0973" flashVars="color_scheme=red" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="250" height="250"></embed></object>Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-58909787796332944762012-12-15T17:12:00.001-08:002012-12-15T17:12:58.301-08:00I have a new friendA few months ago, on one of my visits to the vet with Raisin, I was in the waiting room and a wonderful bunny slave sat down next to me and we talked about our bunnies. Turns out he makes bunny treats. He gave me his card and just last week I finally purchased some. <br />
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They are called bunny biscotti and our bunnies love them. How wonderful to have some home made treats for bunnies! Please check out his blog: <a href="http://bunfectionary.com/">http://bunfectionary.com/</a>. You can order bunny biscotti or macarons through <a href="http://www.bunnybytes.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi">http://www.bunnybytes.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi</a> (click on Feed & Hay, then start scrolling).<br />
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Here is Dora enjoying her beet biscoti. Though they all seem to enjoy the banana biscotti better.<br />
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Unfortunately we don't have many memories about Jasper. We only had him for 3 months. What I do remember is that he sprayed me. He let me bathe him, in just a bit a warm water, with no fuss; I didn't get much dirt off of him because he was so matted. He and Raisin would always lay together and it would always be so cute. Sometimes I would tell my husband "come look how cute they are" because the camera was not always handy.<br />
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The day that Jasper died, a wild bun came to the back porch that evening, as if his spirit came to say good bye. It was a sunny July day and still light out.<br />
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Raisin also died in the morning, and that evening (it was still light out) a wild bun came running to the back porch. He stopped in the grass, looked back, then came on to the porch. He hopped around then took the 2 steps to the back door and looked in. Wild bun then stood up on his hind legs, still looking in; he did that 2 more times. If Dora had turned around and moved closer to the door she would have seen him. I hope that was his little spirit telling us he is ok. I told him to go find Jasper.<br />
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<br />Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-30607153762703812002012-10-17T09:41:00.000-07:002012-10-17T10:27:14.897-07:00Raisin is goneHe died this morning. I came out of the bedroom to start bunny breakfast and saw Raisin in his pen, on his side. I wrapped him in a blanket and put his stuffed bunny behind him for support. Told him he was a good boy and it's ok. I sat with him for a few minutes. Got up to call the vet and start bunny breakfast again, I think that is when he died.<br />
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He was one of the best bunnies we ever had. To me, he was also the prettiest, he was a Silver Martin. <br />
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He was bonded with Jasper, who died last year of something similar. Both were super sweet and mild mannered buns. They were not afraid of anything. I kept them (they did start off as fosters) because I knew they were special and I was afraid if they were adopted they would be separated.<br />
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They came to the shelter a mess. Skinny, dirty and stinky. They lived in our dining room with lots of light and space to play.<br />
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We did everything we could over the last few months to get Raisin better. I took him to 3 vets, even spoke to a 4th in California. <br />
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I hope he is with Jasper now. We love you Raisin Man. I love you to the moon and back.<br />
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Special thanks to Angie at <a href="http://www.specialbunny.org/" target="_blank">Special Bunny</a> , Cat at <a href="http://mybunny.org/" target="_blank">Zooh Corner</a> and Christina that volunteers at <a href="http://heartlandrabbitrescue.org/" target="_blank">Heartland Rabbit Rescue.</a><br />
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<br />Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-1610203284218272982012-10-14T08:59:00.000-07:002012-10-14T08:59:44.142-07:00The Raisin ManSo much has been going on the last few months, and I haven't had time to blog about any of it. Mostly what has been keeping us busy is Raisin. He has been sick for months, with a mass in his gut. We have been to many vets, had lots of tests, meds and nothing seems to help. Most recently he had an enema, which seems to have moved the mass, maybe even shrunk it, but it is still there. Now we need to concentrate on getting some weight back on him.<br />
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I am making a scrapbook with my neice, she comes over once a week. She will frequently take breaks and visit the bunnies, always sitting down with Raisin. He loves the attention he can get from anyone. <br />
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Raisin has also been hanging out with Dora during the day. She is pretty active, and Raisin is not, so they are not together all the time. They get along but aren't quite bonded, seems she could take him or leave him.<br />
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Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-74924581390480972392012-06-04T21:53:00.000-07:002012-06-04T21:53:35.431-07:00Dedicated to Fez<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Fez over at <a href="http://some-bunny.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://some-bunny.blogspot.com/</a> died. I don't have details. His wonderful human slave hasn't blogged in a while so there is no update there. But I know some of us followed the blog at sometime and didn't want his passing to be missed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Fez touched my heart from the beginning because he was rescued from a meat farm, and, I fell in love with his EARS. Much love to you Fez and those that took care of you and gave you a great life.</span><br />
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<br />Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-5047828704868442072012-06-03T16:40:00.000-07:002012-06-03T16:40:12.597-07:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>We are back! </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>On to more important news.</u> Clint is doing great. He still had head tilt, but is otherwise fine. Except that Gerald (who is old and has arthritis) discovered that Clint is weak and can be picked on. I always saw Clint and Gerald as equal. I never saw one being more dominant over the other like I do with the others. I guess Clint was the dominant one, now that he has recovered from his illness he is no longer. Gerald has decided he can chase Clint and pull fur, because of this they have been separated. They are still in the same room together, just separated by a pen (Clint has to stay in the pen, Gerald is free run). A few times a week I will let them mingle together, but have to stay nearby as Clint almost always panics even if Gerald has no intention of doing anything. So this is their life now:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's sad, often Gerald will stick his nose in the pen for Clint's attention. Gerald spends most of the day laying next to Clint's pen. I have tried some bonding tricks, but the results were temporary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Clint's head tilt is not bad, and has improved a bit over the last few months. </span><br />
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<br />Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-82828008589641419242012-01-29T16:57:00.000-08:002012-01-29T17:19:05.547-08:00Some education<span style="font-family:arial;">Every once in a while I listen to the New Mexico HRS <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">podcasts</span>. I love these and always learn something. You can find them </span><a href="http://www.rabbit.org/newmexico/podcasts.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> or on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">iTunes</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Something I recently learned listening to one of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">podcasts</span>: the Bunny Hop Line, a place to ask questions and have them answered by a vet. Here is the website: </span><a href="http://www.bunnyhopline.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.bunnyhopline.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">. The doctor also has a blog you may want to check out, but you have to register (free) to read it, so I can't post the link here.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">For you entertainment here is Clint having some playtime in the office (Gerald decided to hide at the moment I brought the video camera out).</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzeFRpM48yWFuiZimz1vNRjImsGWReuxEngx-jqCID5Gcpyf3UruSdItMfhpTf_xNY6I5vyQKUsHqwjyJLvdA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-72073400487237336652012-01-21T17:13:00.000-08:002012-01-21T17:50:30.878-08:00Clint is doing better<div><span style="font-family:arial;">I have noticed a bit of improvement over the last month. My friend, Ann, who comes over and gives Clint his shot, has noticed improvement also.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Last weekend Clint and Gerald moved from the garage to the office. They have been in the house before, during wintertime. It took Gerald a few days to adjust, they both have now settled in just fine. It's nice to keep an eye on them and see what they do during the day (mostly sleep).</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">But in the last few days I have seen Clint in the box eating hay, not a lot, but it's something he is doing on his own. He is still on some meds, but I have stopped others. Finally getting some Critical Care has helped also, as Clint has lost a lot of weight and still won't eat pellets on his own.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are the boys from this afternoon. </span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700259399211824050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHim7H8rRpXUwUGHLqZ_YGAJzz61BAa_Ua-pS8rR-lLR8qqHBi_djmWVCC80vzPH2iMpSk1IQvcy09_tqDTObM8ijDp8ZVitGfaYYDWPomxewJa62nib5jHWHOFVaWF90UhkkrrwW4sM/s320/clintgerald2012.2.jpg" /><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700259391283541490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLcWnsCwU4Ve2h7ftFW3pDDIZo0Q5dx6i4x0m99amYHjWvtkgGChzHuY6lKRNA4UmAfv3-U7k2-DfRT-msbNDTjCtHPEmyNZ2aWIgNVBwTf4uN0zbbzOig_wkU7bdsCxqVgrojekAfeo/s320/clintgerald2012.1.jpg" /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">From the beginning of Clint's illness I have had great support from the rabbit "community", including Thea, Cat, </span><a href="http://rabidtidbits.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">Christina </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">and Angie (at </span><a href="http://www.specialbunny.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;">Special Bunny</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">), along with those of you that have sent messages and left your kind words here, all have kept me, and Clint, going, one day at a time. I thank you all for that.</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">On another note I want to mention that I had an article printed in the most recent HRS journal. I was so excited, until I read it, and reread it. The changes in the article, I feel, make the story confusing. I wonder what you thought of it. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700266067338943586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmD4DzJD3aowJ4nXnslzpIK-s-PH6-O1WP0tywVjARX_5Rs9JxSgfwlQrBIv21EbAAnxhs_cs3hQ55HDH8CywoGOimCBLkNQG6saNwr7k3Flfalzid5FKJbHtW7y6r2vxFma-sLlbTVc/s320/HRSArticle.jpg" /></span></div><br />No matter what I do I cannot remove all the extra spaces between paragraphs, really ticks me off...<br /><br /><div></div>Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-4949851989843252952011-12-28T18:46:00.000-08:002011-12-29T06:25:02.008-08:00Clint is sick<span style="font-family:georgia;">He has been for about a month now. He has an inner ear infection, which sounds simple, but in a rabbit it's not. We are still in the stage of not knowing if he is going to get better. He can hold himself up and get around pretty well. But he still falls over and has times where he doesn't want to eat. Right now he eats all his veggies every day and I syringe feed him twice a day, and he is still on his meds. So send him all your good vibes, he needs it.</span><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691376904229834642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-dl6ycFQMLLzdbi9cE7dWW8eLaH45-2aflJSwla0m7CnnaNfALi5t7IWRZePGXsY5XQ57ybwBM8xmnNdcanUJl5ig0ze8YPHlkcD5bOLdjxVGsqLFA_T4x5uVzciztSxbx4OTgNj0H4/s320/Clint1.jpg" />For Clint's safety, and because of the cold weather, the boys had to be moved into the garage. It's more like they moved into the senior home.</p><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691378100856904994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUXtE4_Gf1qtpd1WK9ILhXJbEDrRVX5ejmgK3wCn20H1KQSoBiIASOUh0_zlutcViRnaj6D_KCaTB1FQ_lNlJvlRf0KNch28jur2XOLqEThvEWxh6XE0XrfseVYB505vh5wEU_76rlWg/s320/clintgeraldgarage.jpg" /><br /></p>Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-43401692214790075172011-10-16T15:33:00.000-07:002011-11-18T19:02:17.267-08:00Daisy and Peter need a forever home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vNsIqW3a-Hi4mJr3Xu7SqhAIuvX7hEcnSPUpS_KkbgK7i5GQgXfKr9_xodZ2vthqba3dmCgP_ADL-M3_BL0DMnzv95HP8Y7vsSp3iD1oS2KOWgQJnhviACJcYGj1zNX_JTQI9WI7ep4/s1600/peterdaisy5.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675048768879724946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vNsIqW3a-Hi4mJr3Xu7SqhAIuvX7hEcnSPUpS_KkbgK7i5GQgXfKr9_xodZ2vthqba3dmCgP_ADL-M3_BL0DMnzv95HP8Y7vsSp3iD1oS2KOWgQJnhviACJcYGj1zNX_JTQI9WI7ep4/s320/peterdaisy5.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfQtBxKMtYiXy81jandUf197i2Wec84XqMIEctjgRtiOEhkC_kCZE5oNd5oF86a9sbKMJKmODpkapnEWnx-Sn1MbFk4qefKs5eR12-7w5XKEtc_8x9CM9dcFFFvVeDMvJ3_lB6DmVy-8/s1600/peterbox.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675048762174805874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfQtBxKMtYiXy81jandUf197i2Wec84XqMIEctjgRtiOEhkC_kCZE5oNd5oF86a9sbKMJKmODpkapnEWnx-Sn1MbFk4qefKs5eR12-7w5XKEtc_8x9CM9dcFFFvVeDMvJ3_lB6DmVy-8/s320/peterbox.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Peter and Daisy have been at Seattle Animal Shelter for over a year, and were at Seattle Humane before that. I few months ago I was asked to foster them because they needed a break from shelter life.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">They are a mother and son pair. They are really good bunnies, and, like most bunnies, enjoy running around and exploring, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">especially</span> Peter. They love apple tree twigs, timothy hay cubes and toilet paper rolls. They are shy, and don't like to be petted. Maybe that is why they have not been adopted, they are not outgoing.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm hoping with your help we can find their forever home. They belong to Seattle Animal Shelter, but their foster home is in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Skagit</span> County. Bunny <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">bloggers</span>, please <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">repost</span> this in your blog. There must be someone out there that just wants to give some critters a home (indoor only with no dogs or small children please).<br /></span><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I wish more than anything that I could keep them. They have been through enough and deserve a loving home.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Su22l-Mpk4HociCFzxoFdNcgmj8qKpAKwoIySpV9GF_EgEGmfRf7EtQCoAckbXTBCZz2mS8wWgbZt2CL0Zh9mkwCtkTGN9mDF2m_bZA_Q_o156oB8y8La9Yjs1wUt7lrOshi7W0y4uE/s1600/peterdaisy4.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664228667117460258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Su22l-Mpk4HociCFzxoFdNcgmj8qKpAKwoIySpV9GF_EgEGmfRf7EtQCoAckbXTBCZz2mS8wWgbZt2CL0Zh9mkwCtkTGN9mDF2m_bZA_Q_o156oB8y8La9Yjs1wUt7lrOshi7W0y4uE/s320/peterdaisy4.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURG3SVIiAw6Pacw57nZVTcqowKpFdO_DUhraPIR8ALG2xAkqJBJ1PB-ma_9wg6NyeOvkkNpiLoYCFMB0bFdL-PLQQ0NO4ztZ8D0VvcfIvhjOOEe2jYcAgk4EZKMMQTkHHqaB79sSM-H0/s1600/peterdaisy.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664228661588290866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURG3SVIiAw6Pacw57nZVTcqowKpFdO_DUhraPIR8ALG2xAkqJBJ1PB-ma_9wg6NyeOvkkNpiLoYCFMB0bFdL-PLQQ0NO4ztZ8D0VvcfIvhjOOEe2jYcAgk4EZKMMQTkHHqaB79sSM-H0/s320/peterdaisy.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Seattle Animal Shelter info: </span><a href="http://www.seattle.gov/animalshelter/Adoptnow.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.seattle.gov/animalshelter/Adoptnow.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Foster mom's email: <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">kauai</span>_sand at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">hotmail</span>.com</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-63576289548974332232011-10-01T20:54:00.000-07:002011-10-01T20:58:23.311-07:00All bunnies are well<div>Even Raisin. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658738886490296498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YPBeZEUVjLb-vnJX6bC7He2eE4ZqUFuL0grhfDwGhUnturnFMea3l7DokeFZCU8yI23CzwhpNEoS4xfS5XyYzyUpMJzCiMzA3fTOieyfd-mCiwp8ksfYD82I90c1mUl_5dwWIkjmUb4/s320/Raisin1.jpg" /><br /><br /><div></div>Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-65343138518572534912011-09-05T21:03:00.000-07:002011-09-05T21:23:26.220-07:00JT's birthday<strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">JT</span> got a ball for his birthday. He has had a good time with it. The next 2 weeks I will be bun sitting over at </strong><a href="http://houseofrabbits.blogspot.com/"><strong>Houseful</strong></a><strong>.</strong><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKr-oyxmZwOfSJSe0x1vBHyQyCu4dQdPvQC0CltYyBMFSlzVjx5jCRdzwa1YEjUaH_aAjvxc4MOftEf9lLJkDa615GKfpr6P7JUoJDCJEktMy8pSNb9wCYfApGXwHvMFc6SI17yFOhHMk/s1600/jtbirthday2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649095080946300306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKr-oyxmZwOfSJSe0x1vBHyQyCu4dQdPvQC0CltYyBMFSlzVjx5jCRdzwa1YEjUaH_aAjvxc4MOftEf9lLJkDa615GKfpr6P7JUoJDCJEktMy8pSNb9wCYfApGXwHvMFc6SI17yFOhHMk/s320/jtbirthday2.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649095083754993986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJMb-pKgGRV2tOEAXpIHcFQE6clyYFeaPtuRkWrz7vC49ja4mrLnqlPat_IXFn0G8BbYPudZfaPHkopjCs4AsglkmexOnCOUnBN1LsXZwkMEjy67Cdk297-DFVe7_ywj6lvVcKeccWbs/s320/jtbirthday3.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFtRTyHoKxj_aVuQW8obJBeCNwFkRd56JsG14NEFwXYXCYRpLPd4G22PdzYBMVmR6iGtEPQ1KNMMgg_4xIsHPCaN6kLP_iBz4zDn3iydCgNxYuKr4txYovXegXHTOS2x6pBwXH-t86k8/s1600/jtbirthday1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649095080334669074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFtRTyHoKxj_aVuQW8obJBeCNwFkRd56JsG14NEFwXYXCYRpLPd4G22PdzYBMVmR6iGtEPQ1KNMMgg_4xIsHPCaN6kLP_iBz4zDn3iydCgNxYuKr4txYovXegXHTOS2x6pBwXH-t86k8/s320/jtbirthday1.jpg" /></a> <br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649095085902881810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5NAJGa4WQo2pxXxNglYq8sehEqhkSI9UnWGDB4LWgtIQUOo87ENefn6Qji6RNfL08q8ldrrb442Pa_8SY2riwzagA1DBqzZjsW6E0p_rvqSAZ8UINpyjMnSp6r4TgMsOidpRbidcv9U/s320/jtbirthday4.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><strong>Been spending the last few Sundays rescuing some bunnies dumped at a grocery store parking lot. I had some help. We caught 5. There are a few more, they are too hard to get. Here are the 2 that I caught. They are all less than a year old, so I'm guessing someone dumped a litter.</strong></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649095088916925810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihy3FBrzaGaHKqVUOax0RChmh9Z55C7vSgB4Z9fHAcp6mToyTzDFMjjJzFj4RnNeJgesDAvrP0iCKWohu9aSk5gC4ulB11CSWhfK68B6YLPfUDcsZ1FIFqP1Pbi5vFO9leRzpnehqMZpk/s320/haggen1.jpg" /></div></div></div>Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571453478717319718.post-86104814425906191242011-07-02T20:58:00.000-07:002011-07-04T21:57:22.525-07:00Sleep well, little Jasper...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5bl1S71a65VAk5DtvgAMYudgB7Cdcxc3iEKoM4q9SHSO_o8cysvVijg0C4MGScvQMkDYMj8wyM-pg1Xeq1En7KQJFJFq82noNsXAPz7GtRh2-tlV-WW2qo1DFyff_of2zNqe7JKzY1g/s1600/JasperRaisin4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624993710992026434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5bl1S71a65VAk5DtvgAMYudgB7Cdcxc3iEKoM4q9SHSO_o8cysvVijg0C4MGScvQMkDYMj8wyM-pg1Xeq1En7KQJFJFq82noNsXAPz7GtRh2-tlV-WW2qo1DFyff_of2zNqe7JKzY1g/s320/JasperRaisin4.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpLEiWC2Nms4fhIATD3FJXM3sZmVcz0Qy6l9k3hYujrmY2GJo8sBMcIhRNM497zCmogUF-_yrZ_BLhUHMCacWypxwLHLy-NgTP0x2v2buZIOMuQU3AXlyk7ly1Wwnowncp_VFWkckcXY/s1600/RaisinJasper2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624992915621387954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpLEiWC2Nms4fhIATD3FJXM3sZmVcz0Qy6l9k3hYujrmY2GJo8sBMcIhRNM497zCmogUF-_yrZ_BLhUHMCacWypxwLHLy-NgTP0x2v2buZIOMuQU3AXlyk7ly1Wwnowncp_VFWkckcXY/s320/RaisinJasper2.jpg" /></a><br />With our own VERY heavy hearts, we regret to inform you that our little boy - half of our tandem of "wonder brothers" (we believe they were sibs), died on Saturday afternoon, following a very sudden illness that, only over the course of the last few days, overwhelmed his brave & sweet little soul. The kingdom is hurting tonight, right there along with a Bunny Mommy & daddy who little "Jaspee" (my own moniker for his greatness) made such an immediate & everlasting impact on in the short 2 or so months we acquired them. How lucky were we??....<br /><br />His sudden loss is almost unbearable, because it was so quick and so unfair; like his brother, Raisin - these two are in a class by themselves, as we have never had two buns so overly & equally friendly, and just plain happy to see you every time you spoke in their direction, or approached them. Initially, Raisin appears to be adjusting well, as he was afforded much needed quiet time alone with little Jaspee after he passed. Time will tell how he carries on, but we'll be there to support him any way we can...<br /><br />We will never forget little Jaspee, how he carried on with his brother, exploring the dining room during free-roam "playtime", jumping on top of the kennel to get that better view of the premises, not to mention better access to all the attention from mommy & daddy, and sharing the newest delivery of timothy hay with Raisin.<br /><br />He (and Raisin) have supplied us with a treasure trove of images & memories over the course of two quick months that will go, over time, to alleviate the overwhelming sadness we feel tonight, and for days to come - it feels awful, and is very hard to talk about. Suddenly, the problems and the gripes of our typical day pale in comparison to what our boy went through today, and the degree of pain he apparently was in. We're mindful we still have 11 more of these amazing critters depending on us, so we'll have to move on, and take care of business, while at the same time, always keeping a place in our hearts for a little boy who latched on to us like none other, and who hopefully is sleeping well - and free of pain - tonight...<br /><br />Good night, Jaspee - mommy & daddy love you, and we're going to miss you so much...<br /><br />*EDIT: Raisin and Jasper were with us since April. Giving us 3 full months with the two special boys.Friend of the Animalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09755121261479891270noreply@blogger.com11