California Love

[TinysMom]

This is the first time I've read your blog - what a cute bunny....I love Palominos and yes, I agree I think she is that or a pal mix or something.

I'm so glad she's warming up to you - bunnies can add so much to our lives...

 

[silvermoon]

Shelter Buns

I forgot to add a note about the shelter buns! There was a new face there this week, her name is Trixie! She's a broken black, breed is listed as American though I'm not sure that's right.

She has the cutest pattern though I didn't get to play with her. She was a return. What was the reason?"

"Chews on cords, digs up carpet."

So....in other words...she's a rabbit! UGH! I hate people so much sometimes. We have the HRS fliers in the critter room with the info on how to bunny-proof your house too, so they can't claim they didn't know.

With Mrs. Fluffy Bun we've been very lucky. She doesn't chew anything except food. She has zero interest in cords. Her worst habit is hiding in tiny places and refusing to come out, though she hasn't done that much now that she's warmed up to us.

But even with our luck, I knew that we might have to invest in a zillion cord protectors. That's what real pet-parents do.

We also have two mostly-solid black bunnies who are new at the shelter, they came in stray together. They look more mini-Rex size. If we weren't going to adopt the dog, I'd be tempted to add another bun right now!

Tiny'sMom: thanks for the comment!

 

[Fancy77]

OMG She is looking cuter and cuter every time u post pics...Fluffy has made me want a Pal.

Her nails look easy to trim. I love clear nails. Black nails I hate. Good luck

Sorry to hear your frustration re: Trixie...she is very cute

 

[silvermoon]

It has been too long! I am neglecting my bunny blog. I like to put pictures in my entries so when I don't have new pictures I don't feel like writing. Then a month goes by.

Fluffy seems to be molting or growing in a new coat of fur under her current one. She is turning darker! I noticed her ears darkening first, and now her back and her butt are kind of patchy with darker areas and lighter areas. She still has a full coat though, no bare spots. Our heat wasn't working and even for California it was awfully cold in the house, so I think she's growing a winter coat. Some days it was 50 F inside the house. Brrr!

Thankfully we got the heat fixed.

The big news is that we officially adopted Agnes the yellow lab. So now we have a dog and a rabbit. They are actually getting along very well together. They mostly are just confused about each other, neither one can figure out what the other is supposed to be or do. Fluffy will be very brave and approach the dog face to face or sneak up behind her, and then as soon as Agnes turns to look at what is going on Fluffy gets scared and scoots away to hide. Then she does it again. Silly bun!

I switched over to Stall Dry pellets for her litter box and they are much easier to use than the Carefresh and much cheaper! Now I just dump out the whole box once a day in the morning. I let Fluffy run around during this time. She used to be a brat and go and try to hide somewhere, like behind the dishwasher. Now she is so impatient because she knows breakfast appears after her box is clean! Today I opened the cage and then went to get a new garbage bag after she hopped out. Well, apparently she thought I was already done because boing! back in she went. I had to shoo her out of the box to clean it.

We haven't been having as much one-on-one time together since we got the dog, though it's partly just the time of year and my mood. I haven't felt like sitting and watching tv lately which is when 'bunny bonding' time would be. Plus now that she's socialized I don't have to work on it every day like I did when we first found her.

She still doesn't ever do a fully binky (I think this may be due to the slippery hardwood floors) but one day I did get her to do a half-binky head-shake thing. I was sitting on the floor playing with her and singing a little song about her. (Does anyone else do this? I take tunes from other songs and put in words like "fluffy" or "bunny" instead of the real words?) Anyway...I was kind of bored sitting on the floor so I was singing a Fluffy song and to go with it I tipped my head side-to-side with the music. Apparently this looked like a human version of a half-binky, because Fluffy did it back to me! It was so cute! I have tried to repeat it but only have managed one other time.

 

[silvermoon]

I got inspired to take some pictures. I wanted to show the weird fur thing going on mostly, but Fluffy is so cute!

Hi Mommy! What are you doing down here on the ground?

I want to play behind these boxes.

Are you trying to take pictures of my butt??

 

[Fancy77]

AWW what a cutie...love the butt lol

 

[silvermoon]

Fluffy loves playing in these empty bookshelves (soon to be full of books). Then I put up the Christmas tree and the nativity and she was intrigued!

Look out baby Jesus! It's bunzilla with the fluffy butt of doom!

 

[fuzz16]

her coloring is so beautiful!

 

[Wabbitdad12]

WOW she has gotten cuter if thats even possible!

 

[silvermoon]

Fancy, fuzz and wabbitdad: Thanks for the comments!

I didn't realize her coloring was so unique until I started looking at this site. I'm actually partial to broken's and torts but Fluffy is such a pretty gold color.

The better I get to know her personality the cuter the pictures become. Plus she is just so much more relaxed now, it makes for better photo-ops. She still makes little faces and poses that are too nuanced for a still photo. Maybe someday I can capture them.

I met the bun-sitter today. My husband and I are going out of town for eleven days for the holidays to visit my family. I can't wait to see my family but I'm worried about my animals! Anyway. The bun-sitter is a 16-year old girl that has rabbits for 4H. She was great with her buns (a himmie and a Jersey Wooly). It was especially nice because the Wooly is a rescue who isn't even showable but she clearly loves him. They are outdoor buns but they have space in the house for my Fluffy. I feel sooo much better leaving her with a 'rabbit person'. She lives right around the block too, so it works out really well.

Agnes the dog will be boarded in another neighbor's home. She had a meetup with the resident dogs and did well, so I feel better about that now too. All this pet sitting doesn't come cheap though I wish I could just take them with me!

 

[Wabbitdad12]

silvermoon wrote:

All this pet sitting doesn't come cheap though I wish I could just take them with me!

Yeah, but then you would have to listen to "are we there yet?" the whole trip and when your there "I'm bored" so maybe its for the best.

 

[silvermoon]

Just wanted to wrap up the blog by saying that the bun-sitter was great with my little Fluffy! Fluffy got along with their cats and warmed up to the family. She even worked on handling Fluffy, which is something I still need to work on.

Fluffy still hates being picked up but will now tolerate being held, as long as I hold her vertically with her feet against my chest. She dislikes the football carry or being held lengthwise in my arms.

I absolutely love her to pieces and I'm so glad she hopped into my life this year. I hope we have many happy years together.

I also am grateful to have RO and all its members who so clearly love their buns and are devoted to them. What a wonderful resource! You are all so friendly! Best wishes for 2010. I plan to start a new version of California Love this coming week for 2010, hope to see you there.