Some education

Every once in a while I listen to the New Mexico HRS podcasts. I love these and always learn something. You can find them here or on iTunes.

Something I recently learned listening to one of the podcasts: the Bunny Hop Line, a place to ask questions and have them answered by a vet. Here is the website: http://www.bunnyhopline.com/. 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.

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).

Clint is doing better

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.

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).

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.

Here are the boys from this afternoon.

From the beginning of Clint's illness I have had great support from the rabbit "community", including Thea, Cat, Christina and Angie (at Special Bunny), 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.

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.

No matter what I do I cannot remove all the extra spaces between paragraphs, really ticks me off...

Clint is sick

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.

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.

Daisy and Peter need a forever home

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.

They are a mother and son pair. They are really good bunnies, and, like most bunnies, enjoy running around and exploring, especially 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.

I'm hoping with your help we can find their forever home. They belong to Seattle Animal Shelter, but their foster home is in Skagit County. Bunny bloggers, please repost 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).

I wish more than anything that I could keep them. They have been through enough and deserve a loving home.

Seattle Animal Shelter info: http://www.seattle.gov/animalshelter/Adoptnow.htm

Foster mom's email: kauai_sand at hotmail.com

All bunnies are well

Even Raisin.

JT's birthday

JT 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 Houseful.

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.

Sleep well, little Jasper...

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??....

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...

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.

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...

Good night, Jaspee - mommy & daddy love you, and we're going to miss you so much...

*EDIT: Raisin and Jasper were with us since April. Giving us 3 full months with the two special boys.