Our Clan...now & always..

[Yurusumaji]

We buddied you on BunSpace, Dougal!

 

[hln917]

Orchid wrote:

If we actually make it through this...I honestly think he just might hate me forever...

I'm just finding this blog now. Dougal is a beautiful bunny and sending good wishes your way. When Baci was sick, it was one of the worst 2 weeks of our lives. Poor hubby was in charge of doing the bunny buritto andfeeding the the CC, pedialyte, simthecone, etc to Baci. Baci hated him and would run whenever he saw him.

Well happy to say Baci is fine now. (and thanks to everyone's help here on the forum) I think Baci now knows that hubby was just trying to help him get better b/c he's sooooooo attached to him now, that I'm even jealous sometimes. Heruns to greet him as soon as he walks into the room and follows him like a dog! So I'm sure Dougal knows you're just helping him feel better and he'll show his appreciation soon!

 

[Orchid]

Yurusumaji wrote:

We buddied you on BunSpace, Dougal!

Hey Kelli...



I am not sure I will be hanging around there...been a few things I have seen so farI have not liked and now I am hearing things I do not like either...

I am undecided..as I would like to perhaps get to know local bunny peoples, but I am not liking the scene so much...

 

[Orchid]

hln917 wrote:

Orchid wrote:

If we actually make it through this...I honestly think he just might hate me forever...

I'm just finding this blog now. Dougal is a beautiful bunny and sending good wishes your way. When Baci was sick, it was one of the worst 2 weeks of our lives. Poor hubby was in charge of doing the bunny buritto andfeeding the the CC, pedialyte, simthecone, etc to Baci. Baci hated him and would run whenever he saw him.

Well happy to say Baci is fine now. (and thanks to everyone's help here on the forum) I think Baci now knows that hubby was just trying to help him get better b/c he's sooooooo attached to him now, that I'm even jealous sometimes. Heruns to greet him as soon as he walks into the room and follows him like a dog! So I'm sure Dougal knows you're just helping him feel better and he'll show his appreciation soon!

Thanks hun!

He is bonding more to my daughter than me..but that is ok as it was sort of the point to begin with. Not that I do not want his love and attentions, but she needs it more so than I do...I am content for now with what is.

I am hoping to bring home either a mini or standard rex some point in the future for it would seem my allergies are so much better when dealing with the fur type they have...Crazy but true.

I hope perhaps we could get a little bonding between buns going on

I have been going over the colors ..and I think I just might really like to try to find a sable point. One that is a high show quality as well so my daughter could show that bun too! But Castor is not out of the light yet...I like that one too, but sable better. I need to find out more about the rex before we do anything

(and before we go to shows LOL)

 

[TinysMom]

I was NEVER a mini rex or rex fan...I'd had rex mixes and they drove me up the wall with their hyperactivity.

Then Roger from RAL Rabbitry had me hold one of his mini rexes...(I wish I'd thought to sneak it in my purse and bring it home).

The rabbit just settled into my hands and let me pet it and love on it and it was so therapeutic for me....now I'm sold on them. I am seriously considering getting a castor mini rex from Roger....

 

[Yurusumaji]

Orchid wrote:

Yurusumaji wrote:

We buddied you on BunSpace, Dougal!

Hey Kelli...



I am not sure I will be hanging around there...been a few things I have seen so farI have not liked and now I am hearing things I do not like either...

I am undecided..as I would like to perhaps get to know local bunny peoples, but I am not liking the scene so much...

To each his own. Can I ask what you've been hearing since I haven't really heard anything about it besides that a bunch of people have one? You can PM it to me. I'd like to be on the up-and-up!

 

[Orchid]

TinysMom wrote:

I was NEVER a mini rex or rex fan...I'd had rex mixes and they drove me up the wall with their hyperactivity.

Then Roger from RAL Rabbitry had me hold one of his mini rexes...(I wish I'd thought to sneak it in my purse and bring it home).

The rabbit just settled into my hands and let me pet it and love on it and it was so therapeutic for me....now I'm sold on them. I am seriously considering getting a castor mini rex from Roger....

This is not the first time I have heard those names...

Does he happen to have a website?

I am assuming people have met him from shows? Any idea how I can get in touch?

I tried to google him but it didnt work lol...

I really like the Sable...BEW would have been my top choice but I heard they are prone to illness and I would rather avoid that...Castor and the otter are the next ones I liked...color wise.

and do not misunderstand..I know NOTHING about showing buns, but there are things I notice about Dougal and I Think...na he wont win lol...I love him, but I think losing over and over would upset Angelina...so I have been thinking hard about getting a second bun I can snuggle with..have in my room etc...have it be a show bun too for Lina...and well maybe a play mate for Dougal. I think I might go ahead and get a girl....Every time I turn around I hear someone talking about how their girl is such a good potty in the litter pan bun...and boys do not seem to have that same...

Thanks for mentioning it Peg!

 

[TinysMom]

He's a member of our forum....RalRabbitry...if I remember right - I'll have to look.

He's the one who wants to send me a mini rex doe with a "surprise inside". (Most of his castor brood does are grand champions....does that tell you something about his rabbits?)

 

[TinysMom]

You can check out his topics and posts on his profile...

http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_user.php?id=5039

Roger is a SUPER SUPER nice guy....I wish I'd spent more time with him at the Storrs, CT show - but I was so psyched to be around the flemish giants...

 

[TinysMom]

This was Roger's website back in 2008....

http://www.ralsminirex.bravehost.com/index.html

 

[Orchid]

TinysMom wrote:

He's a member of our forum....RalRabbitry...if I remember right - I'll have to look.

He's the one who wants to send me a mini rex doe with a "surprise inside". (Most of his castor brood does are grand champions....does that tell you something about his rabbits?)

LOL....a surprise eh? That would be fun...more bunnys to steal your sanity

:bunnydance::bunnydance::bunnydance::bunnydance::bunnydance::bunnydance:

 

[Orchid]

2:07am EST...Thanksgiving Day, very early morning...

Been unable to sleep but that has been a trend for overa week now. Keep trying to fix it, fight it and I am not winning that battle.

Cold in the house tonight...turned up the heat to 73 and put my bathrobe on.

I have noticed that come bedtime Angelina starts to ask me all sorts of questions about things and I do not mind answering but I think it is much more a ploy to stay up than to understand something...

Once again I saw a lot of love between Dougal and Lina today....I am so very hopeful for them both. While I know Angelina misses Simon so much and even is blaming her self for his death...I think Dougal is really helping her heart to heal and her self doubt. I tried explaining to her it was not her fault but she feels guilty for not pulling her weight when she was supposed to..I tried to explain I took care of him even was she was not so we did all we could...but I understand a heart that feels the guilt regardless of reason, logic and understanding.

I went to the tractor supply store today because we have been out of litter for a few days. Angelina was out with her cousin at the movies so I took the time to wander about the store and see what was what...I found a 10lb bag of calf mana for 12 bucks or so...but it was all busted open and I did not want to buy it, the guy said he would not buy any more until that one was gone...well sorry but that is plain stupid as I will not buy a bag of that stuff when it is like that with no promise that it would not hurt my boy...

I found a bin for the food...I felt good about that even though I did not want to spend the money on it. I needed to be honest with myself though. While I never had problems as bad as here...I had some. Still, the ants run rampant at times, I find roaches every now again..and these disgusting grasshopper looking spider things that I so wish were never ever created...it is like my worst fear lived. Spiders that chase you and these things do seem to jump after you...I had one jump and hit my forehead once...I almost threw up right there...anyway..so yeah I bought the bin to keep the pellets in because I do not want some sort of creature getting into it and doing something to make Dougal ill. I tried to see if anything would work with the Hay bale...but I did not see anything that would have worked, fit in my house and not cost an arm and a leg.

I picked up a water bottle too. A fairly large size that holds a nice amount of water. Washed and clean, up and sort of used. I annoyed him a little to come and inspect what I was doing and he did and he discovered the nozzle...he did drink from it for a minute so I know he can and does get how to...but with both the crock and the bottle he is choosing the crock every time. I suppose the bottle makes me feel better that should his water get dirty or even run out he has this back up bottle he can choose to drink from.

His eating is good. I would say perhaps he was pigging out because he was so hungry after everything and now we are evening out to a norm. I would say he is probably eating 1/2 a cup to a bit over that per day.

I have a cat dish and in each side I put 1/4 cup of pellets and I sprinkle and mix around the oats to get him into it...works every time..Oats really are like his chocolate

Anyway...within a 24 hour period I need to fill it twice, but he is not eating a whole cup per day.

His poops are looking great.

He is eating his hay well. He will get up and down to munch. He does not seem to mess with the leafy parts of things...I suppose what are the tender parts of the Alfalfa...but only the stalks of the hay...ok..

He seemed worried over the change in litter so yeah I picked him up and put him in it to show him nothing would happen, he jumped right out but later on jumped back in to pee in it. He has stopped peeing anywhere in the crate but his litter pan. He will pee in the living room but only on my couch. Otherwise he uses the litter pans..and the poops, well I do not see him being overly concerned where they end up, though he is not too bad about that when he is out of the crate.

We turned the radio on in the kitchen tonight to cook dinner...um yeah..it would seem that Dougal disagrees with my choices of stations...he got so scared I turned it off.

His breathing made me worried for a bit...I almost started placing phone calls lol...but I figured he was out, he was scared and once he calmed down from it all he would be fine....it just was scary to see him breathing so very heavy like that...making his body shake and his ears bob...Lina got very worried and sat next to his crate watching him...telling me every minute what was going on till he mellowed out.



I did indeed make some inquiries about a Sable Point Rex. Roger does seem like a very nice person. I have been considering more and more about going to the PA show and I think money permitting I should go and want to go.

Since 2001 I have spent the month of Feb in mourning. Every year that it passes it is a pain that does not really ever ease.

Though a monster in his own right and a horrible horrible father...I was devasted when he died. He passed on from heart failure on Feb 6th...but no one knew till his employer went looking for him. I had a call from my estranged sister telling me he died on Feb 8th. My wedding was Feb 10...and our honey moon was canceled because of the things I needed to attend to with my father. We never did reschedule....Valentines day is no fun either. Not that year or any other thinking of a failed marriage that has made both adults utterly miserable and has caused our daughter pain as well...so yeah..I am not a fan of the month of Feb and if I could take it off the calendar I would. It was also the very last time I spoke with my sister...anything that had held any sort of thread between us, broke with my fathers death.

I looked that the 1st weekend in Feb and that Saturday is the 6th...perhaps it is a lot of things coming together to tell me to let it go and fate has found a way that I can channel my energies into something and not feel so ...devasted during that time.

I will have to look at everything and see if I can indeed make it happen, but I want to try and I think I should do it. For me, for Lina and maybe Dougal will go...We will see I suppose...and maybe...just maybe..we will bring home a baby from that show..if things work our of course. A little female Sable Point...I think it would be a great addition to our family.

I suppose I will go for now...and try to relax..sleep...After all I have to cook a Thanksgiving dinner for two people...I can not tell you howhard it is being an Italian woman and not cooking HUGE dinners that no one would eat lol...

I bought a pie instead of making one, a turkey, will make some stuffing, some greenbeans and candied yams with some canned jellied cranbberry sauce..another one of my lovely addictions I try to avoid.....

 

[BlueGiants]

I think it would be a wonderful distraction for you and Lina to come to the Lebanon show for the day. It would be great to meet you both! And wait til you see ALL those RABBITS!!!! (Balm for the soul!)

UGH! I know how it is not to sleep... miserable not to be able to shut off the brain long enough to get some sleep!

I have a radio on in the Rabbit Barn all the time so they get used to "noise" (music, voices, sound effects, etc.) Keeps them calm when the neighbors throw loud parties and the constructioncrew is working down the block!

I wish all three of you a peaceful, loving Thanksgiving... I'm sohappy that Dougal is doing so well!

 

[Orchid]

11/28/09 - 10:58am EST

Both Angelina and I have been feeling kinda crappy the last few days. I started thinking perhaps it was allergies but I am not so sure anymore. She is congested pretty bad and nothing I have done so far is helping. Keep trying to keep the house as clean and dust free as I can...Steaming the bath, allergy meds, vicks vapor etc...

Last night after I got Angelina off to bed I finished a book...Acheron....I really like the dark hunter series. She really is one of my most favorite authors..her and Karen Marie Moning tie for first place I think.

Sat down in front of Dougals crate last night and opened the door so we could hang out for a minute. He kept nudging me, but did not want any pets...ok...so I started picking his crate up a little bit, gave him some more pellets and things like that...well he started biting. Not overly hard but I did not feel to me he was being playful. I think this really is a (this is my cage get out of it) thing.

He is different with Angelina than me. He went and sat in her lap and stayed there while she loved and petted him. It was rather cute. I came walking out from my shower and they are sitting on the floor, him in her lap, she is humming...looks up at me and smiles while she pets him. I asked her if he came and sat with her on his own, she said yes..and did he stay on his own or did you hold him so he couldn't go..and she said no...he has just sat here with me...I thought that was so great!

He is out right now...he is very cute when he runs. Ido have to say he is a rather clumsy little boy...He does this thing where he will swing his head and than jump straight up...come down and take off running...sadly he tends to slam himself into the couch, walls, glider etc...ouch!

On thanksgiving day I couldn't resist..and so yeah I gave him the smallest piece of carrot ever...he did not want it or eat it...I was surprised...but I should not be I suppose...Simon never liked much of anything...including carrots.

Dawned on me the other day he is pushing the point where the testies are gonna drop...My eyes rolled and I took a death breath lol..not NOT looking forward to the hormones!!!!

He likes the hay we got for him but only eats the stalky parts..any leafy areas go untouched...

He eats pretty good..he likes his pellets, but has days where it drops down in how much he is eating, always seems that the next day he is pigging out so I equate it to the same as a growing child...they eat a lot and sometimes not at all..

His water bottle is down a bit today..more so than what drips would have done...so I am thinking he must have been drinking from it over night.

I order Angelina's present from V Tech...The coupon code did not take for 20% off and I have been trying to get in touch with some one who could fix it but they will not respond to me at all..I am getting most disillusioned...I have always rather liked V Tech and it is sad to see them falling down that ladder of (We DONT CARE)

Her Aunt Tami ordered her a Pink Jets Watch which arrived yesterday and 3 movies, Doogal, UP, and the first Muppet Movie. The movies have not come. The watch is cute enough and it was something on her list. I have thought about getting her a cheap little one that could be worn with anything but I figured what ever..lol

I was thinking about the dog crates the other day and I feel pretty sure that I will buy another one when Dougal needs to super size. But I want to get one like I have now. It does not open in the front, but on the front and SIDE...so we have it turned long ways and use the side door which gives you a lot more, better access to the whole crate. The ones I saw in TS...only had a front door...but still crate 40% off! wow... We can get away with what we have for now though and it is just fine with me. I was thinking the last few days I will put a few nic cubes together and make another shelf in there for him like we had when I first set it up.

I suppose that is all for now....

Going to relax and try to feel ok, but I think we are both sick and getter sicker. Angelina NEVER naps anymore..ever...but yesterday we layed down on the couch together...and both of us knocked out for 2 hours-ish...that alone tells me it has to be a cold.

 

[BlueGiants]

I really hope you both feel better soon. Get as much rest as possible... lots of soup... :hug:

 

[hln917]

Thanks so much for cheering up my day somewhat. It's been such a stressful couple of days with my Baci not feeling well but your pics of Dougal bought smiles.... Hugs to you!

 

[Orchid]

Strange isnt it how the smallest thing can make you smile...like oh say your rabbit eating and enjoying his hay!

Also wanted to say I love this new litter! I think it is SO much better than YN for so many reasons....great buy...I think it was Peg? Who told me about this stuff...THANK YOU!

Things are odd here...I was pretty sure we were both getting sick...but alas we both seem pretty darn good today...go figure...

I am wondering if it is something in the house...(besides bunny and hay)...

I had a comforter behind this old school sofa chair in my bedroom...picked it up today and noticed mold growing on the wall where it was?????????Bleached and cleaned but still I am rather confused on that one...I see it growing on parts of the windows too...figured it was an NC thing..but maybe it is the house with the way it is put together...for these windows being new..there is still a HUGE draft that comes anyway...Want to try to find some sort of winter plastic to put over the windows on the outside...and some way to winter proof my doors....hmmm

 

[Orchid]

hln917 wrote:

Thanks so much for cheering up my day somewhat. It's been such a stressful couple of days with my Baci not feeling well but your pics of Dougal bought smiles.... Hugs to you!

I am so glad he was able to cheer you up

 

[Orchid]

Lazy day..but what else is new eh?

Got Lina out of the house for a bit and playing...I need to do that more...

We watched the Jets actually win a game for once, but a few times I thought they would screw it up again...Sanchez seems to be coming round a little at a time, but that boy needs to learn to throw instead of running the ball himself or he wont be playing long...twisted his knee a tad today....

Noticed the new bunny banner and I just love it...wished I could take pictures like that...I really like it. I never have been good at the computer graphic stuff though

Took a nice relaxing bath, trimmed my hair..danced to some music and then Lina and I took a very short bike ride. I wanted to go longer but it would seem my fat lazy butt has been too lazy for too long. My body could not handle it and I could barely breath when we came back to the house. Had to use the neb....

I am most disgusted with myself. Most unhappy and I KNOW if I could just start I would begin to feel better....I can not STAND looking and feeling this way.

I keep saying we will do this and that but I never do...

Sigh...

Dougal seems to be doing great! The poop is on the money, he is eating his cecals, he is playing, and what I call dancing(which is him really running and binkying his brains out)...He will sit with Angelina...he will not bite her for reaching in his crate..It is looking like he will not forget lol...what we had to do when he first came..which is ok. Angelina needs a bunny to be close with. Simon was a great snuggle bunny, but when push comes to shove I was much closer to him than she ever was. I keep thinking about Simon alot...his birthday is coming up...and my heart hurts thinking about it. I want to get a christmas oarament with is picture and than one with Lina, Dougal and I together...to mark the start and end of things...Have to figure out what kind of tree to get ...promised a live one but I am not sure I can afford it...Glad I have the hardwood floors..Need a Dougal safe tree...I remember reading a post about them here....I will have to go find it some time this week...

I really really super want to get a Rex...very uber badly lol...I think a little Rex girl for me in my bedroom would be awesome..Just trying to think how to avoid the mass amount and spraying and peeing to mark from both buns. I am sure Dougal looks at the living room like it is his now..it is where his crate is,...BUT,...the living room is the only real running room...the new bun would have to be aloud out here too.....I suppose I should start buying the vinegar now lol... I have not heard back from Roger again...I am thinking it must be because he is busy...I would really like to have a Sable Point...I suppose we shall see how things turn though. I am going back to work tomorrow after being out for like...2 weeks. So much of this and that...but my sleep is still so messed up and I worried about screwing up this week as I can not afford to or they will end up letting me go from the program...not good...I just might pop a seroquel to knock out tonight and try to reset my internal alarm clock...

Gotta go do dinner....Dougal needs a run and I promised we would start reading this random bun book we found at the usedbook store...it is called...."Kenny and The Dragon" ..looks fun.

http://www.amazon.com/Kenny-Dragon-Tony-DiTerlizzi/dp/1416939776

Amazon has good reviews on it..it seems...looking forward to reading it...

 

[TinysMom]

Bumping for more pictures - and an update!