hln917
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Lol~ Sebastian chewed up the back of my jeans once. Of course I didn't realize it till I wore it out in a cold winter day once and couldn't figure out why I was so cold. Then I saw the holes on the back of my thighs!
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kirbyultra
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LOL I love when bunnies autograph paper things. It's so cute! They always get the corners!
Nummy
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Sorry I didn't answer this sooner.... yes rabbits do have scent glands under their chins. That is one of the reasons we see them rubbing their chins all over everything including their humans :biggrin:. I find Nummy has a pretty dirty chin most of the time, and from what I know it is normal, at least for him it is. My vet has never mentioned that it is unusual at all either. So maybe that could be what you are seeing with Milu, but it is always good to make sure it isn't anything else.I always try feeling Nummy's jaw for bumps and lumps to see if I feel any changes, as a matter of fact Nummy did have an abscess along his jaw, but the vet said his body dealt with it and has now become a solid piece of bone. I always check though to make sure it doesn't grow and so far it has been at least a year and it has not changed. I am hoping that all Milu is having is a dirty little chin . Have you tried to clean it off for a better look? Here is a link to a website I found about rabbit scent glands.http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4830500_cleaning-rabbit-scent-glands.html
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My son actually used the excuse my bunny ate my homework in middle school. The bun didn't actually eat it all, but there were some sizeable holes in his homework.
kirbyultra
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LOL, I think the rabbit merely "approved" of the homework.
MILU
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MILU eats my books when I forget them on my bed. I've been working as a teacher and it's embarrassing to give that "excuse" not being a student... I always explain to my students that my books look like world war because I have a rabbit... then I always have to hear the same comment "why don't you feed your rabbit properly?" - they think he wants to eat paper 'cause he's hungry... he's just a naughty little bunny, he does all he can to embarrass me - and I still love him!
Cheri, thank you so much for the gland info.
I guess this is what MILU has (and I guess every other bunny in the world, hehe). I searched his chin many times and haven't found anything bad in the skin. It's only the fur that it's messy and sticky. I can feel "lumps" inside his skin, but they're probably the glands. They haven't been growing. They may have always been there but I didn't notice, I guess. Thank you very much!
Cheri, thank you so much for the gland info.
I guess this is what MILU has (and I guess every other bunny in the world, hehe). I searched his chin many times and haven't found anything bad in the skin. It's only the fur that it's messy and sticky. I can feel "lumps" inside his skin, but they're probably the glands. They haven't been growing. They may have always been there but I didn't notice, I guess. Thank you very much!
MILU
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+ here goes the pic of MILU's 4th dental procedure (performed in July, sorry for the delay). The upper pics are before and the lower ones after he had his teeth filed.
He's been doing pretty well, sometimes he eats a lot, sometimes not so much, but he's ok. Not 100%, but I guess this is what we'll have from now on...
He's been doing pretty well, sometimes he eats a lot, sometimes not so much, but he's ok. Not 100%, but I guess this is what we'll have from now on...
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Poor little guy.
MILU
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Whenever I see MILU rubbing his chin everywhere, I remember what Cheri told me about scent glands. It's so good to know that that's normal, and it's so cute to see MILU doing that all the time! I found out that he likes to eat rosemary (with the branches too). I think it must be good for his teeth, so I try to give him some almost every day.
MILU has been doing well, although one night he had some sort of stomach ache, it was last week (I guess), and made me worried. I could hear his poor belly roaring and couldn't help much, but he was fine the morning after. His stomachaches always make me stay awake the whole night next to him and he always gets better in the morning.
Last week MILU also got his 1st cage. My family hated the idea of giving him a cage, but he kind of likes it. He gets inside it for about 1 minute a day and that's so cute... heheh
At the age of 5 years old, he finally got his own "home" designed all for himself. And what does he do? He ignores it! hehehe How I love my bunny!!!!
I hope everything is fine with your rabbits too. I'll check your blogs now. I miss the stories of all your lovely bunnies!
:big kiss:
MILU has been doing well, although one night he had some sort of stomach ache, it was last week (I guess), and made me worried. I could hear his poor belly roaring and couldn't help much, but he was fine the morning after. His stomachaches always make me stay awake the whole night next to him and he always gets better in the morning.
Last week MILU also got his 1st cage. My family hated the idea of giving him a cage, but he kind of likes it. He gets inside it for about 1 minute a day and that's so cute... heheh
At the age of 5 years old, he finally got his own "home" designed all for himself. And what does he do? He ignores it! hehehe How I love my bunny!!!!
I hope everything is fine with your rabbits too. I'll check your blogs now. I miss the stories of all your lovely bunnies!
:big kiss:
Nummy
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:biggrin:Milu is sooo cute!!! Nummy and Milu could have been brothers for sure! I am glad that Milu is doing well , it is always nice to have good news. How is he doing with his teeth these days?? Did he recover well from his last procedure? Nummy has his dental next Saturday... I hope everything will go well. I am glad that all Milu had was a dirty little chin :winkI just noticed Nummy was in need of a little clean up too not to long ago lol.We will check back soon!
, it is always nice to have good news. How is he doing with his teeth these days?? Did he recover well from his last procedure? Nummy has his dental next Saturday... I hope everything will go well. I am glad that all Milu had was a dirty little chin :winkI just noticed Nummy was in need of a little clean up too not to long ago lol.We will check back soon!
kirbyultra
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I miss Milu!
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MILU
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hi everybody - MILU and I miss all of you and your cut bunnies too!! MILU has been doing well, it's been almost 3 months since he had his last dental procedure. He's been ok, although he scares me sometimes by not eating or with "weird" droppings, etc.
Today for the1st time since January he ate some veggies that he never ate anymore (since his 1st dental issue)! I'm so happy about it! They used to be his favorites before he had to file his teeth. I'm glad that he was able to eat them again today, he seems to be happy.
Today for the1st time since January he ate some veggies that he never ate anymore (since his 1st dental issue)! I'm so happy about it! They used to be his favorites before he had to file his teeth. I'm glad that he was able to eat them again today, he seems to be happy.
hln917
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How's Milu doing? Glad to hear he's eating his veggies. I know how you feel, I get paranoid when Baci or Shades don't finish their food right away. I've been mixing alfalfa hay with the timothy just to make them eat more hay and so far it's working. Is Milu a good hay eater?
MILU
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I've never found hay here, only alfafa hay - which MILU liked better before his dental procedures. I'm glad to say that on the 6th he completed 3 months without going to the dentist (Thank God!!) but sometimes he still scares me. He recently hasn't been eating much , but when that happens I give him branches of trees like mango and guava, also rosemary with the branches, and he seems to feel better. I guess they help filing spurs that may be beginning to form, or at least open his appetite a little.
He hasn't been eating much, but at least he's been eating some, and has been a happy and very naughty bunny, making a real mess all over, hehe.
I want to travel this month and I hope he's ok. I already instructed my mother to take him to the dentist if he shows any signs of problems, but I know he'll miss me... I'll miss him too. I almost canceled my trip but I've always wanted to go to Alaska and this is my chance now. Hopefully MILU will be ok.I'll call to talk to him when I'm away...
He hasn't been eating much, but at least he's been eating some, and has been a happy and very naughty bunny, making a real mess all over, hehe.
I want to travel this month and I hope he's ok. I already instructed my mother to take him to the dentist if he shows any signs of problems, but I know he'll miss me... I'll miss him too. I almost canceled my trip but I've always wanted to go to Alaska and this is my chance now. Hopefully MILU will be ok.I'll call to talk to him when I'm away...
MILU
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He's dying..... I was traveling and when I came back on Friday he was ok, sniffed my stuff, stayed in my room with me.... (but I didn't see him eating).
Yesterday he was weird. I noticed he didn't eat at all... I noticed some noise in his belly and thought it was just a stomachache or gas, which sometimes he has, but then he always gets better before the next morning. My mother told me to leave him alone and that maybe he was sick because I'm always around him and he wants to be alone. I don't think that was the problem.
Today he was weak, not yet recovered so I started worrying for real. I syringed water and food but it seemed to have a bad effect on him. He's just had spasms (convulsions?) kicking (while laying down) and finally got knocked unconscious. His eyes are open and he's stiff like a stuffed animal. However, I believe he's still alive. I don't feel any heartbeat or breathing because his chest is really stiff, but when my other bunny Fedorento died, his eyes kind of "faded", and MILU's eyes are still like the eyes of a bunny who's alive, they didn't fade. He's also not "cold", he's kind of warm still, although not too much. I wonder if he had something that caused him to get paralyzed, I have the impression that he's still alive. Please let me know if the body stiffness and absence of nostril movement mean that he died. He's such a good bunny that he waited for me to come back from my trip to say good-bye. Even if he's still alive, I guess there's not much to do besides taking him somewhere to put him to sleep, is there anything else I can do (considering our vets suck)? I'm keeping him warm and covered just in case. I don't want him to suffer any more. Hopefully there will be something I can do to bring him back and make him recover movement.
Thank you for everything!
Yesterday he was weird. I noticed he didn't eat at all... I noticed some noise in his belly and thought it was just a stomachache or gas, which sometimes he has, but then he always gets better before the next morning. My mother told me to leave him alone and that maybe he was sick because I'm always around him and he wants to be alone. I don't think that was the problem.
Today he was weak, not yet recovered so I started worrying for real. I syringed water and food but it seemed to have a bad effect on him. He's just had spasms (convulsions?) kicking (while laying down) and finally got knocked unconscious. His eyes are open and he's stiff like a stuffed animal. However, I believe he's still alive. I don't feel any heartbeat or breathing because his chest is really stiff, but when my other bunny Fedorento died, his eyes kind of "faded", and MILU's eyes are still like the eyes of a bunny who's alive, they didn't fade. He's also not "cold", he's kind of warm still, although not too much. I wonder if he had something that caused him to get paralyzed, I have the impression that he's still alive. Please let me know if the body stiffness and absence of nostril movement mean that he died. He's such a good bunny that he waited for me to come back from my trip to say good-bye. Even if he's still alive, I guess there's not much to do besides taking him somewhere to put him to sleep, is there anything else I can do (considering our vets suck)? I'm keeping him warm and covered just in case. I don't want him to suffer any more. Hopefully there will be something I can do to bring him back and make him recover movement.
Thank you for everything!
MILU
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I called a vet and he told me to put a mirror in front of his nose. There was no steam in the mirror. He told me to feel his heartbeat. I could feel no heartbeat, although I could feel "something" moving, I guess. He told me to scratch his cornea with my nail (ugh, that was tough!) - no response. He doesn't blink at all, he doesn't move his nostrils, chest or anything at all. According to the vet, I've been petting a dead bunny.
:in tears: :rip:
I refuse to believe that, after so many times for 1 year in which my bunn had reasons enough to have passed, he stayed alive, and now he suddenly died without no reason at all!!!
:nerves1 :bawl:
:cry4:
At least, if he "passed", he did it in MY hands, not at any unscrupulous "vet" here, or alone. He "passed" knowing that he was loved until his last breath, and he fought to stay but I realized it was too hard for him and I told him he could go where he had to, and do what he had to. I guess he did it.
One thing still puzzles me: his eyes don't look like "dead". My other bunny had his eyes "fading" when he died. MILU's eyes are still like alive, they didn't fade at all. I'm hopeful that he'll get up and recover. I read that sometimes bunnies have seizures and some sort of coma and then they wake up. I hope that's the case.
:in tears: :rip:
I refuse to believe that, after so many times for 1 year in which my bunn had reasons enough to have passed, he stayed alive, and now he suddenly died without no reason at all!!!
:nerves1 :bawl:
:cry4:
At least, if he "passed", he did it in MY hands, not at any unscrupulous "vet" here, or alone. He "passed" knowing that he was loved until his last breath, and he fought to stay but I realized it was too hard for him and I told him he could go where he had to, and do what he had to. I guess he did it.
One thing still puzzles me: his eyes don't look like "dead". My other bunny had his eyes "fading" when he died. MILU's eyes are still like alive, they didn't fade at all. I'm hopeful that he'll get up and recover. I read that sometimes bunnies have seizures and some sort of coma and then they wake up. I hope that's the case.
MILU
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He didn't wake up. He was gone.
He wanted to stay so much that even after he passed, he still looked alive and I could even hear noise in his chest for some time and I thought it was heartbeat, but this morning there was no doubt that he really wasn't there anymore. When I called my brother and asked him to say "bye" to MILU, he thought I was kidding. I had to tell him about 3 or 4 times it was true. He couldn't believe it. He thought I was joking, after all, MILU passed through so many things... and always did well!
I will miss him enormously. He was the best bunny ever.
He wasn't just a bunny. He pretended he was just a cute fluffy pet but he was everything.
He had the power of absorbing personalities and features of everything around him. He knew how to vanish, he knew how to fly. He knew how to become a wall or how to pretend he was a simple silly bunny. He could speak with his eyes. He could listen with them, too. He changed the thought of a British philosopher, follower of Wittgenstein, who said animals aren't intelligent and don't have rational thoughts. He inspired the arts and he was internationally known as the Brazilian two-headed rabbit. He's got condolences from all over the world. I can spend eternity saying his deeds and still it won't be enough. He was way better than time and human understanding.
MILU, there's nothing I can say to you to express your greatness and, in my limited way, how I understand you and how I appreciate your company and all you taught me in these almost 6 years we had together. I guess the only thing I can say to try to express my feelings is
MILU, I LOVE YOU, REGARDLESS.
I ALWAYS WILL.
YOU WILL BE ENORMOUSLY MISSED (LIKE YOUR COMRADE FEDORENTO)
THANK YOU FOR BEING MY TEACHER AND MY PUPIL.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE BEST GIFT I'VE EVER GOT - YOUR COMPANY.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU FOR EXISTING, AND FOR ACCEPTING BEING PART OF MY LIFE.
THANK YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
He wanted to stay so much that even after he passed, he still looked alive and I could even hear noise in his chest for some time and I thought it was heartbeat, but this morning there was no doubt that he really wasn't there anymore. When I called my brother and asked him to say "bye" to MILU, he thought I was kidding. I had to tell him about 3 or 4 times it was true. He couldn't believe it. He thought I was joking, after all, MILU passed through so many things... and always did well!
I will miss him enormously. He was the best bunny ever.
He wasn't just a bunny. He pretended he was just a cute fluffy pet but he was everything.
He had the power of absorbing personalities and features of everything around him. He knew how to vanish, he knew how to fly. He knew how to become a wall or how to pretend he was a simple silly bunny. He could speak with his eyes. He could listen with them, too. He changed the thought of a British philosopher, follower of Wittgenstein, who said animals aren't intelligent and don't have rational thoughts. He inspired the arts and he was internationally known as the Brazilian two-headed rabbit. He's got condolences from all over the world. I can spend eternity saying his deeds and still it won't be enough. He was way better than time and human understanding.
MILU, there's nothing I can say to you to express your greatness and, in my limited way, how I understand you and how I appreciate your company and all you taught me in these almost 6 years we had together. I guess the only thing I can say to try to express my feelings is
MILU, I LOVE YOU, REGARDLESS.
I ALWAYS WILL.
YOU WILL BE ENORMOUSLY MISSED (LIKE YOUR COMRADE FEDORENTO)
THANK YOU FOR BEING MY TEACHER AND MY PUPIL.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE BEST GIFT I'VE EVER GOT - YOUR COMPANY.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU FOR EXISTING, AND FOR ACCEPTING BEING PART OF MY LIFE.
THANK YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
hln917
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Oh Vivian, I'm so sorry. Part of me was feeling the same way hoping he wasn't really gone. You gave him such a great home and wonderful care. I'm sure he knew that. Hugs to you. I'll miss him also.
Nikki_Shortstuff
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Hi Vivian, I just want to say so sorry for your loss... =( I only just joined the site yesterday, and I started reading the beginning of your blog which you wrote months back, it was amazing what your bunny went through. I then went to the most recent post and it broke my heart to find out he passed away today...you were a wonderful friend to Milu, you gave him a warm home, love, you made him HAPPY. Be happy that you gave him the best life a rabbit could ask for. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
-Lots of love, Nikki. xxx
-Lots of love, Nikki. xxx
