King Kirby's Rabbit Nation

[kirbyultra]

August 14, 2009 - A very busy bunny

I bought Toby a grass mat from Busy Bunny thinking he would enjoy laying on it in the summer. Well he doesn't. He enjoys tearing it up bit by bit, corner by corner. He just goes nuts on it for hours. $4 well spent. Instead of chewing on the metal bars of his pen, he now chews on a grass mat. Sounds like a good trade.

Picture of this will come...

:dutch

 

[Becca]

^ aaaw lol!

Can't wait for pictures
At least it stops him from chewing on his bars!

 

[kherrmann3]

Those grass mats have been lifesavers in the past for me! It has stopped me from strangling a certain somebun *cough* Toby *cough* Corn mats are good, too. They are a bit messy, but worth the cleanup. Have you ever given Kirby or Toby an old phone book to play with? It could stain Toby's fur, but Kirby's should be OK. Shred-able fun! Also, Toby might like those woven grass balls that they make. I don't know if Busy Bunny makes them, but a few places do (I order mine online, but I've seen them in many stores, too). They are woven grass with a bell in the middle. Wicker balls work well, too! Glad to know that your little goodies have kept the bunners quiet!

 

[kirbyultra]

Becca wrote:

^ aaaw lol!

Can't wait for pictures
At least it stops him from chewing on his bars!

They're coming - soon! Been so busy all weekend and anticipate work related ugliness the next 2 nights so maybe Wednesday? I do have a lot of pix I want to get off my camera, but I also have to start baking a ton of things for Kirby's birthday party!
kherrmann3wrote:

Those grass mats have been lifesavers in the past for me! It has stopped me from strangling a certain somebun *cough* Toby *cough* Corn mats are good, too. They are a bit messy, but worth the cleanup. Have you ever given Kirby or Toby an old phone book to play with? It could stain Toby's fur, but Kirby's should be OK. Shred-able fun! Also, Toby might like those woven grass balls that they make. I don't know if Busy Bunny makes them, but a few places do (I order mine online, but I've seen them in many stores, too). They are woven grass with a bell in the middle. Wicker balls work well, too! Glad to know that your little goodies have kept the bunners quiet!

I do have one of those grass balls! But weirdly enough nobun really finds them interesting. Kirby doesn't care for stuff like telephone books, but he loves to chew on the concrete tube thingy I got from Home Depot. He LOVES cardboard. It's weird. He could go to town on a box for weeks. Toby's sniffed at it but you're right, it does make his paws dirty so I took it away and gave him a toilet paper roll. He doesn't "get it". lol

Toby is still going on about the grass mat. It's half torn up now lol He still chews on the bars when he wants to go out Oh, and he really only wants to chew Kirby's willow tent. He has his own but he doesn't care to chew it at all. He just sits under it.

 

[kirbyultra]

August 1, 2009 - Kirby's Birthday Coming Soon!

I'm looking for Rabbit-Friendly recipes to give as treats for my sweeties. Anyone have ideas to share?

I'm having a human birthday party for my favorite bun too. Cross Post: http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=49694&forum_id=1

:dutch

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

kirbyultra wrote:

August 1, 2009 - Kirby's Birthday Coming Soon!

I'm looking for Rabbit-Friendly recipes to give as treats for my sweeties. Anyone have ideas to share?

I'm having a human birthday party for my favorite bun too. Cross Post: http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=49694&forum_id=1

:dutch

Hey I am not sure of any treats but give him a huge hug for me. And a huge happy birthday. Storms says could you pass a treat this way:biggrin2:

 

[kirbyultra]

Thanks Kat. Kirby loves kisses but not so much hugs I will be sure to give him extra.

I have been crazy busy this week and some of last week. I haven't had time to read the forum as much as I'd like. I opened up to the infirmiry and saw so many threads with "RIP" and it made me so sad. I have missed so much. Poor bunnies and their slaves. It made me feel so thankful that my two are happy and healthy. Kirby is turning 3 and I can't help but fear time because he gets older everyday. I cherish every moment I have with my sweet potato Kirby. He is my heart. He seemed happy this morning. In fact since his shedding has started to wind down he's been much more active and happy.

I wish everyone and everybun happiness and health. Take the time as Peg (Tinysmom) has said over and over again, to enjoy the moments with your bunnies. Take pictures and blog about them so you can always look back and see how wonderful they are.

:dutch

 

[kirbyultra]

August 20, 2009 - Kirby turns 3

Today is Kirby's birthday!! He greeted me by being naughty!!! He's never done this before: he peed in his condo! Oh my god I was so upset but I couldn't be mad at him. He's the birthday bun he must have known he'd get away with it. I had to clean the dried puddle and all the floors where it... Trailed.

8 hours ago I discovered Toby had peed the floor and stained the mat I was beyond pissed with him. In less than 24 hrs they've both peed and it's a bit abnormal as neither of them usually do this. Toby is young but he's neat. They are both neutered. I just don't know why. Ahhh *tears hair out*!!!

I hope for a quiet day at work so I can go home and make bunny treats and round one of baked treats for the humans (party Saturday). I want to spend more time petting Kirby too.

 

[JadeIcing]

Happy Birthday!!

 

[myheart]

arty:Happy Birthday Kirby!!! arty:

Hope you get all of the extra treats and cuddles you want on your special day!!!

myheart

 

[kherrmann3]

Happy Birthday, Kirby! Go get those extra cuddles from Mama!

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Happy belated birthday Kirby!

 

[BethM]

Happy belated birthday, Kirby!!
Hope it was a great one!

 

[kirbyultra]

August 25, 2009 - :heartskirby'z blogz vol. 8

hiiiiiiii everyone! it's me, kirby. thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! i had such a good time. mommy came to pet me wots on my birthday. i got so excited i did something very unroyal. i peed in my castle. :shock:well, mommy didn't like it. but she pet me anyway and cleaned it all up. i felt a little bad for her.

i got lots of nomz and cranberry goodies! mommy kissed meso much. and my favorite is petting, i got wotz of that too!et:even toby has been nicer to me. i'm still shedding which is the pits but national kirby day was good anyway. the other day mommy picked me up and brushed wotz of fur off. it was bothersome but at least she got it off of me. she even hugged me afterwards and i was ok with that.

toby has been pretty calm lately, he's quieter. maybe he is changing. he keeps getting bigger?! and his spotty furz is getting darker. mommy and daddy yell at him less now. but they are spending a lot of time with him. i am starting to get a wittle jealous anic:but mommy always tells me she loves me the most. i guess that is ok.....

mommy had a party the other day too. wotz of hoomins came and there was a tiny hoomin too. a "baby". i don't like them. my last mommy came home with one and then next thing you know i went to a shelter. i hope my mommy isn't going to give me away. i love her a wot now. she makes me feel good. i hope she doesn't make me go away... :tears2:

daddy is going on a trip soon. daddy bought mommy some flowers. something about an anniwersary. what is that? i thought national kirby day was the biggest celebration... :?

k mommy will put some pictures up soon. bye!

 

[kherrmann3]

Aww, Kirby! Momma still loves you the "mostest"!

Helen, what kind of brush do you have for the bunnies? My Toby is molting right now (it feels like he just got done molting from spring/summer), and I have a "Shed-Ender" that works wonders. I've heard the "Furminator" is better, but the same concept. The "Zoom-Groom", or other similar grooming mitts, work with the extra, loose hairs, too! Maybe Kirby can get back to his fabulous, non-molty self! Good luck, little guy!

 

[kirbyultra]

kherrmann3 wrote:

Aww, Kirby! Momma still loves you the "mostest"!

Helen, what kind of brush do you have for the bunnies? My Toby is molting right now (it feels like he just got done molting from spring/summer), and I have a "Shed-Ender" that works wonders. I've heard the "Furminator" is better, but the same concept. The "Zoom-Groom", or other similar grooming mitts, work with the extra, loose hairs, too! Maybe Kirby can get back to his fabulous, non-molty self! Good luck, little guy!

I use a thing called the Fur Buster which works really well on Kirby. Toby has baby fur so Ihaven't groomed him much at all but I think he may start his first shed real soon. He's starting to get pretty furry! I have the zoom groom too but I don't find it useful on Kirby so far. His fur is much too straight and slick. I hardly groom him at all. Maybe 2-4 times a month. Little bit more when he's molting, lots more close petting to manually brush fur off with my hands. He doesn't like being held so I let him take care if his business himself as much as possibly he is starting to be normal again. The new coat is gorgeous but with Toby not far behind in his fur cycle I'm pretty sure they're going to tag team molt to keep the slaves busy all year long.

I hear some buns blow a coat in days and grow it all back somewhat uniformly. Doesn't look like either of mine do that. Kirby has molted twice and it would go on for weeeeeeeeks. It seems like they just finish one molt before heading into the next! Is that normal?

 

[kherrmann3]

kirbyultra wrote:

He's starting to get pretty furry!

Just wait until it gets cold out! He's going to look like a white toupee gone bad!

It seems like they just finish one molt before heading into the next! Is that normal?

My Toby has four molts a year. He has terrible ones in Spring and Autumn, and he has two little ones; one in Summer, the other in Winter. The Autumn one is the worst, by far. You would think the Spring one would be the worst, because they're shedding their Winter coat, but you'd be wrong. Summer coats seem much worse (at least in this neck of the woods!).

I find that if I help Toby groom himself (he seems to have a hard time reaching his back and bum), he gets over his molts faster and is back to his silky, fluffy self. I brush his back for him and get huge clumps of fur off, then he has to groom his sides and tummy himself. If he gets "cactus-butt", I will sit and pluck the fur off of him until he looks a little smoother.

One thing I've done in the past that worked OK was I used my normal hairbrush to help with picking up the stray, fluffy hairs (that like to fly in the air and attack human eyes and noses). I would brush my own, dry hair with those plastic-bristled "boar's hair" brushes (the cheap-o ones from Wal*Mart or similar stores?) and then gently comb over the bunny. The static from the crappy bristles picks up those small, fluffy hairs and gets them off of the bunny, and keeps them away from your face.

Molting season is bad here, too. Toby sheds about 10x as much as Sammi, so we have little gray Toby hairs everywhere. I just choose not to wear black clothes during that season (gray shows up on black extraordinarily well)!

Ending small novel now.

 

[kirbyultra]

August 31, 2009

Today is my "other" wedding anniversary - we had our reception on this day last year. my DH is unfortunately not with me today. He went to visit his parents. Long story, but I am ok with it. Distance makes the heart grow fonder. He ordered me flowers that FTD.com messed up and delivered last week by accident so they are delivering again today lol he was mad because it was supposed to be a surprise and they messed it up.

Kirby is out and about much more lately, because he is beautiful again and done shedding his fur. It's hilarious to seehim hoppity hopping after a month long depression and lockin himself in his condo. As if to say 'go away! I'm hideous! Don't look at me!' Kirby is gorgeous and handsome as ever. Makes me want to snuggle him all up!!! Toby is sorta shedding but I can't be sure if he's molting still. There are fuzz balls but not like the degree of tumbleweed style furries that Kirby creates in the rabbit nation when he molts. I may try that comb trick... Because seriously, the attack fur that floats around is sometimes too much!

This weekend was odd. It made me realize why I've been feeling so lost in my life the past 2 weeks... I realized that my parents are not only fallible but their lives are even more messed up than mine and lots of people I know. These people who put up the mirage that they had it all together.... actually are one straw away from breaking the proverbial camel's back. It's strange to find out your parents are fragile. Very strange. It pokes holes in your values and beliefs.... Feeling very confused

 

[kherrmann3]

kirbyultra wrote:

Kirby is out and about much more lately, because he is beautiful again and done shedding his fur. It's hilarious to see him hoppity hopping after a month long depression and lockin himself in his condo. As if to say 'go away! I'm hideous! Don't look at me!'

Aww, poor Kirby. He was probably in the "Phantom of the Opera" mode. He was just hiding and pretending to play spooky music on an invisible pipe organ hidden in the rabbit nation.

I'm sorry to hear about the stuff with your parents. It's harder when they get older (and probably more frustrating). I hope everything turns out OK! :hug:

 

[myheart]

I noticed Patrick was feeling out of sorts yesterday.... Then I noticed the shedding-line across his shoulders. I was out of bene-bac, so I gave him some simethicone for his tummy. I think it perked him up a little by later that afternoon.

I think Patrick made a full recovery by this morning because I was treated to many circles from my little man.Nothing like being the center of somebunny's world, even if it only for a minute or two.

Sometimes it is good to read posts other make so that when we notice our own bunners feeling out of sorts, it make the lightbulb go on with a "D'oh!! Why didn't I think of that!!!" Glad to know that Patch isn't the only one suffering the shedding-blues....

I agree about parents also. It is difficult to see them and all of a sudden come to realizations that they have become so much older than you remember, and they start letting their guard down about personal stuff. We just have to remember they are human...

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