My poor itty bitty...she had a rough day today!
We had to take Flower on over to the BunnyLuv bunny shelter near us, sothey could help me out with trimming her nails (see below thread):
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=18208&forum_id=1
So, we got there, and the moment that carrier door opened, FlowerSPRINTED!! She had the lady (sweet lady named Cindy) chasingher around...and of course Flower had to go straight for the huge pileof hay outside the grooming room they have there.Hehe!! My poor itty bitty tried to make a break for it!
So, Cindy finally got her back in her arms, and sat down to take a lookat her...said she looked really good and healthy. Poor Flowerwas shaking as Cindy trimmed her claws...and when she offered for me togive it a shot, Flower took off again!! Again into thehay...again with Cindy chasing after her!!
After Cindy got a hold of her again, she mentioned that she was totallyfine with doing the other two feet, and I said that I really thoughtthat would be best this time...hehe! Poor Flower...shook thewhole time, and when it came to trim that final claw, she REALLY foughtit!! My poor Sweetie!!
I hated to seeher so miserable, but once the trimming was over, she calmed down quitea lot.
So, then Cindy got out the grooming comb (she used a flea comb so shecould REALLY get out the shedded hair), and Flower settled down for agood combing. Cindy literally got out enough fur that I SWEARshe could have outfitted a dwarf bunny!! I couldn't believeit!! And it was so soft, you couldn't feel it wasthere!
When she was all done, Flower's fur looked amazing...I've GOT to pickup a flea comb and grooming brush (she finished with a soft bristlebrush) of my own, with how beautiful that made her fur!
Don't get me wrong...she was already my beautiful girl..but thatgrooming really made her SHINE!! (Cindy also checked out andcleaned her scent glands, which were quite clean already...my goodgirl!!)
So, my girl's all clean and shiny...nice trimmed claws (which, thoughshe's still giving me the evil eye, I think she was very relieved tojump onto her levels without nails in the way). And she'seven softer than she was before...as if I really believed it waspossible!!!
Not only that, but the whole time we were there, my daughter spent timewith all the bunnies they have currently, and sat down and spent lotsof time petting all the bunnies in the bunny pen. I thinkthey really loved spending time with her! Then my girl wentaround and helped everyone that needed a hand...I was so proud ofher!
At the end of our time there, we bought three bags of apple branches,three willow balls, and some veggie bags (which are reusable bags theysell there that help keep your bunnies' veggies fresher forlonger). I figured that since the grooming was free, theleast we could do was buy some things as a donation-typething.
It was completely fine with me!They've got so many WONDERFUL things for bunnies there...I could havebought three of everything!!
Oh! Also...I mentioned that we hadn't spayed Flower or Maisieyet due to costs ($250 is a bit steep), and she said that we shouldcall up the vet they (and she herself uses for her own buns) use thereat the shelter, and see about getting the two girls spayed on a daythat they offer discounts on spaying and neutering. She saidit's a LOT cheaper, and that she really loves the vet (Dr. ChuckMisetich...he's on the rabbit-savvy vet list here). So, I'llbe calling on Monday, and hopefully learning that the price is muchbetter, so we can do this sooner and get the girls bonded!
Oh! That's another thing! Cindy told me that whenwe're ready to bond the three girls, we can just bring all three ofthem in, and they'll help me out 100% on the bonding! It'sgreat, because we really don't have a good-sized neutral space here,and I could really use their help! In fact, there was a manthat came in that had dropped off his 10 (yes, I said TEN) bunnies toget bonded...and eight out of ten had bonded nicely...and they werestill working on the final two. Sounds like things are goingto work out so nicely for my girls! I've been soworried...but now I've found their solution.
I just love BunnyLuv...they're really great!
Irecommend them to ANYONE. You just can't beat grooming,bonding, nail-trimming, etc. for FREE...and with such sweetpeople!! Now I wanna take in Trixie and Maisie for grooming(Trix doesn't need nail-trimming..she got that right before she came tome)...they're wonderful!!
So, though I'm now totally exhausted (I couldn't fall asleep untilabout 3:30am due to thinking about things), it was so wonderful andWELL worth it!
:bunnydance::bunnydance::bunnydance:
Oh, I almost forgot to add!! They weighed Flower while wewere there, and it turns out, she weighs 6lbs 10oz! Can youbelieve it? She looks SO MUCH BIGGER...I was shocked andalmost checked to be sure the scale was working right! :shock:
