2011 Texan Tales & Tails

[TinysMom]

 

[TinysMom]

Athena has to be at the vet in Uvalde on Wednesday morning between 8 and 8:30 am. I'm really nervous but the same vet who did Angel's spay is doing hers....so I'm really happy about that. (This vet worked in Houston for 3 or 4 years and saw lots of bunnies during that time).

Athena is doing ok - its more of a gut feeling that when I look at her - I know something is off. I've been going in the rabbitry and sitting beside her and talking to her some and she seems to be perking up a bit.

I can hardly wait till her spay is done....she's already over 2.

 

[MiniLopHop]

Peg, I have been away for a bit. I'm so sorry for your losses. There seem to be more than normal being lost all over. I wonder if the abnormally hot spring adds another stress to push them over the edge? It is always so hard to loose a family member. :hug2:

That's great Oreo is responding so well! Hopefully he will soon learn to not chase the bunnies. It has been a hard lesson for our cats not to chase two of our buns when the third enjoys it as a game. :confused2:

Your babies are so freaking cute! If I could figure out a way to get one I would be tucking them into my pockets!

I don't suppose you want to drop one off in Louisiana next week? We will be there for a wedding. It's much closer than normal but still so far away. The belly pictures are so cute and the little ears that can't make up their minds yet just make me melt. Perhaps getting a baby boy would bond with Becky? :big wink:

 

[MiniLopHop]

I showed Joshua the baby bunners pictures and he said yes!!!! :biggrin:

Then he looked at a map :shock:You are very far away even when we are in the south, like 9 more hours. :grumpy:

I'm now pouting that I can't bring home a sweet little boy from you.

 

[TinysMom]

Oh Brandy - I figured you were kidding...

If I had the money to drive there and back - I'd love for you to have one of my bunnies - especially the all black buck who has Tiny's personality. He's just a hoot.

Oh well....

On a different note - Athena made it through her spay just fine (I was the one who did horribly) - and on Monday Zeus will see the vet for his teeth (abscessed tooth) and Jar Jar will see her for his abscesses in his dewlap. I suspect both will be having surgeries that day....

 

[TinysMom]

Almost all holland lop babies have dropped their ears (yeah)....

Tomorrow Zeus and Jar Jar are going to the vet in Uvalde - Zeus will most likely need surgery for a jaw/tooth abscess and Jar Jar has several abscesses in his dewlap.

I don't know if I can afford surgery for both - if not - then Zeus will get surgery and I'll see if we can get Jar Jar on stronger meds (than Pen G) for a couple of weeks while the vet is out of town and then do surgery if it is still needed.

 

[TinysMom]

Home from the vet.....no surgeries today!

After looking at both Zeus and Jar Jar, Dr. Colvin agreed that they both need surgeries but she wants them on antibiotics for two weeks first. She gave them something called Sulfatrim (SMZ or something??). It is cherry flavored and given to them orally twice a day.

I am very happy about this....I really like Dr. Colvin the more I deal with her even if she and I disagree on some things.

 

[TinysMom]

It is SOOO hard to take photos of babies that are 3 1/2 weeks old. They might pose in the cage - but on the table/desk? Ha Ha Ha.

However - here is some of what I got today...

Cindy - Buck #1 (pick of the litter I think)

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Cindy - Buck #2 - smaller and slightly finer bone than #1

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Cindy - Baby #3 - doe - would NOT sit still

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Cindy - baby #4 - buck - not overly cooperative

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Cindy - baby #5 - doe - runt of litter - very "flat" - (was thinking she was a buck but we're now thinking she's a doe)

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Portia's litter

Baby #1 - buck

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Baby #2 - buck

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Baby #3 - buck

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Baby #4 - doe

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[TinysMom]

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[SnowyShiloh]

Please mail me both Cindy's baby #3 and Portia's baby #3. That is all.

 

[TinysMom]

Some of you may remember Adam - he passed away just a couple of weeks ago - he was a flemish mix buck that I adored. His two brothers - Sam and Dean - continued to live together....they've been together since Feb. of 2010 if I remember right (when they were born).

I had to separate them tonight - one of them has started becoming aggressive (not sure which one it was - I always just called them "Sam and Dean" as if they just went together).

Tonight though I got upset when the aggressive one was chasing the other one - so I split them up.

I'm hoping they'll both be ok - but to me - when one is abusive - its not a true "bond".

But pray for them...that they'll adapt to being separated. I may rearrange things so they're side by side starting in a day or two.

 

[Wabbitdad12]

You have too many cute bunny's, you should send some north to Indiana!

 

[TinysMom]

Wabbitdad12 wrote:

You have too many cute bunny's, you should send some north to Indiana!

Just give me a list to work with!!!

 

[TinysMom]

WOW - what an awesome weekend it has been - I almost hate to see it end.

First of all - Eric came down for the weekend - he was able to get out of work early on Friday and drive down and surprise Art when we went out to eat for a late lunch/early supper.

Friday night Art, Eric & I went to watch the XMen movie. Now I don't know much about it - I've seen maybe one of the movies -and unlike Art & Eric - I don't look at it and go "That's impossible...that plane can't do that move.." etc. etc. etc.

I enjoyed the movie! (They did too - once they got done pointing out all the fallacies in it).

Then on Saturday we went as a family to see Super 8.

Uh...yeah.

I know I've heard folks say its good - and I will say that the acting was decent and I could see how they were using old-style cinematography techniques, etc. But come on....it took forever to get to the baddie....and it was so often boring.

The movie was $3.25 for the matinee and I told everyone that was $3 too much in my opinion. (Ok - so I did like the little movie that they played during the credits - the one that the kids were making during the movie).

Last night the three of them all played Lord of the Rings Online to do a quest - and then today we went to church as a family.

So neat - so special.

But what was especially great was getting to spend some time with Eric alone and talking about what God is doing in his life - and really sharing some deep things and working through some issues from the past.

My son's maturity - astounds me. A couple of years ago there were some things happened that really made me wonder what he'd develop into as a young man....but all I can say is "WOW". God has been really working in him....I've never seen Eric this happy or content and he was even mature enough to bring up some touchy issues with me that I really needed someone to point out to me and discuss with me....but it wasn't easy.

I'm just so glad that God allowed us to have this weekend together - it was special and it was awesome.

Now to start a brand new week!

 

[JadeIcing]

Glad it went so well. Did he manage to surprise Art at the restaurant.

 

[TinysMom]

Yep - he was able to surprise Art. I was so happy about that.

 

[irishbunny]

Glad you had a good weekend!
Wish it was that cheap to go to the cinema here. Before 6pm it is about $8.

 

[JadeIcing]

Yay!

 

[TinysMom]

Some of you may remember Thunder. She is the daughter of Nyx and Mercury.

Lately she's been living in the office with Meatball - who is another one of Mercury's daughters and is also steel.

But a couple of days ago - they moved back to the rabbitry/living room area and Thunder has discovered the JOY of sitting on computer chairs - that they're nice and soft and comfy.

This morning she was sitting on mine and I moved her to Art's chair - without thinking anything of it.

When he came home and sat down to use the computer- he showed me his "mouse tail" - minus the mouse for his computer. It seems like Thunder decided that the poor mouse should be freed from its servitude to us humans.

So I talked to Thunder about her behavior....I'm not sure she "got it".

These are the looks she gave me...

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and when I threatened to never let her sit in the chair again...

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[myheart]

:roflmao: Mwahahahaha..... but then again she doesn't really look that 'evil.' She looks more indignant about the fact that you didn't bring snacks for her hard work.


btw... that looks like a real comfy computer chair.... good luck getting it backfrom Her Highness... LOL :biggrin: