"Peg's Place" - the Adventures & Misadventures of all the buns here

[TinysMom]

I think I'm going to be in trouble with Miss Bea for a while...

I gave her a piece of banana this morning - she took it from me - but only so she could then try to throw it at me.

Then she sort of stomped her legs...turned around to give me the butt and tried to pee on me.

I let her out to play for a bit after church and she started fights again. I just don't get it - she's not normally like this. I've given her stuff for ear mites just in case because she is prone to get them.

I shouldn't say she's "never" like this - but more like she's "rarely" like this. I'm going to give her a few more days to see if she calms down - she'll have playtime when I'm in the room - but be caged when I have to leave the room.

I guess that's about all of my update for now...

 

[Bo B Bunny]

What a rotten girl! That Miss Bea likes to stir the pot and get some entertainment! LOL!

Peg, I hope you are feeling better and I hope your heart test is ok. This stuff isn't fun! I hate doctors also and I adore our family doctor......

 

[TinysMom]

I just posted this in Tiny's RB thread. I am missing him so bad right now - its like a constant ache. Sometimes I just go to bed and take a nap and cry for him...its that bad.

[line]This is the first draft of the next chapter....as you may remember - Tiny is unhappy making bunnies cross the bridge and leaving a human soulmate behind...and is about to leave the messenger division - till Buck asks him to escort one more bunny across...his mom's "New Hope".

This next chapter takes place shortly after...

[line] Tiny sat under his favorite tree while he stared into the water. He had a lot of thinking to do and some decisions to make. Earlier, he’d asked GingerSpice to give him some time alone and while he appreciated the silence…it was almost too quiet. He had to decide whether he could bring himself to work as a messenger bunny or whether he had to just live a carefree life that was without purpose. It was a tough decision.

He heard the footsteps before he felt Buck reach down and pet him. He looked up at Buck and saw that the man he’d grown to care about so much had tears in his eyes.

“No. I’m not helping another one of mama’s bunnies cross. You can’t convince me.”

Buck smiled and sat down beside the BunFather. He rubbed Tiny’s ears – just the way mama used to do it to help him relax.

“Tiny, I’m not here to ask you about helping a bunny cross. I just got done talking to a bunny that had crossed recently and I think you and I need to talk.”

Tiny thumped. “Now what did I do wrong? I haven’t been going anywhere - you can’t blame anything on me.”

Buck reached out and rubbed Tiny’s ears again.

“You’re right BunFather. You haven’t done anything wrong . But as I talked to this bunny about how hard it was to leave his soulmate human, I realized that I have the perfect job for you. I think you will like it.”

“A job? One that doesn’t require me making bunnies leave their soulmates before they’re ready?”

“Sort of. Why don’t you hear me out?”

Tiny sat up and listened to Mr. Buck talk for the next few minutes. He started smiling from ear to ear and when GingerSpice and Puck snuck up behind him to nip at him, he turned around and invited them into the conversation.

“Ginger, Puck….you have to hear this. Mr. Buck wants me to start a new division of the messenger service. It’s the “Soulmate” division and I will get to handpick rabbits to work with me on helping certain bunnies cross.”

“Really?” Ginger asked.

Puck binkied for joy. “Tiny…that would be perfect for you. You’re so bored here and almost as uptight as you were back with mama.”

Buck laughed as Tiny charged at Puck and knocked him over. The two were playfully fighting and Buck was so relieved to see that Tiny was happy, he didn’t interrupt them for two whole minutes.

Then he cleared his throat and said, “Tiny…I really do need your attention. We still have plans to discuss.”

Tiny stood up straight and groomed himself for a moment before sitting by Buck. “Can you tell them about the idea?”

Buck looked at Tiny and said, “Why don’t you do it Tiny?”

Tiny couldn’t help himself…he jumped up and then forced himself to settle down.

“I get to start the Soulmate Crossing division. I am going to put together a team of rabbits who have been soulmates with humans and we’re going to work as teams to help certain bunnies cross.”

Before Tiny could continue, Puck said, “You mean bunnies like you that share a soul with a human?”

Ginger thumped, “Of course you dummy. DUH! That’s what the soulmate part is about.”

She snuggled up to Tiny and said, “So how does it work? Will you be gone very much? I miss you when you’re gone but I love seeing you when you’re happy like this.”

Tiny looked at Buck and said, “I don’t understand all of it. But from what I understand – I get to pick the team and team leads and then we will spend time helping both bunnies and their soulmates prepare for their crossing. Is that right Mr. Buck?”

Buck smiled to himself. The BunFather almost always understood him right away and this was no exception. “That is right Tiny. One messenger will work with the sick bunny to help them prepare to leave and to show them how to send signals. The other messenger will help prepare the human. Each bunny that is preparing to cross will have a team of 4 to 6 bunnies assigned to it so that it never has to be alone during its final time on Earth. The team will work together to decide when it is right for the bunny to cross and help the bunny prepare for the crossing. But it will be done with both the human and the bunny in mind so that when their souls are separated by time and space…they won’t suffer as much as they do with our current system.”

Ginger groomed Tiny and said, “That’s wonderful Tiny. You’ll be so much happier that way. And since you’ll have some sort of a shift to take turns with – you can come back here and rest and not be so tired.”

Buck turned to GingerSpice and petted her head to get her attention.

“GingerSpice…you and Puck are an important part of the team.”

Puck gasped. “I don’t wanna help bunnies cross. I don’t wanna see bunnies that struggle. Ijust want to binky now that I don’t have wry neck.”

Buck laughed and said, “Puck…you and Ginger will stay here. But you will work with Tiny and the team to help them explain how a disabled bunny thinks and feels after they’been ill for a time. Sometimes you will be asked to look at case files and give your suggestions for bunnies that have EC or wry neck.”

Tiny’s mouth dropped open. “Really? They can help?”

Buck loved it when he could surprise the BunFather. “Yes Tiny. Samantha is going to help your team when there is a bunny with heart problems and we have some other bunnies in mind to help with other health issues.”

Gingerspice thought for a moment and stared at Tiny. “Mr. Buck…is there a rule book for this program?”

Buck knew what the doe was really trying to ask…would rabbits HAVE to follow certain rules and make other bunnies cross. He knew that when Tiny had suffered from trying to follow this rule, Ginger had suffered too.

“No Sweetpea…there will be guidelines and suggestions and the majority of bunnies on a team must agree on a decision before it is final. But even then, there is the appeals process and Tiny will be on the appeals team to hear all cases.”

Tiny looked at Puck and Ginger. “Well…what do you think? Should I do it?”
Puck pondered for a moment and said, “What about the weekly forum bunnies meeting you started? Will you keep it up? I like getting together will all the forum bunnies and reading the forum together and sending encouraging thoughts to the infirmary bunnies.”

Tiny nodded his head. “Yes, that was one of the first questions I asked Mr. Buck. He said that I could work my schedule around that and that if I was delayed on a message someone else could lead the meeting for me.”

Buck stood up and brushed off his pants. “Tiny, I have to go meet someone at the bench now. I’ll talk to you later.”

Within the blink of an eye, Buck was gone. Tiny looked at GingerSpice and Puck.

“Can you believe it? A job I can like! I even get to help make the decisions and help write the manual. No messenger in my department will ever be forced to make another bunny cross if they have a soulmate connection.”

Ginger started grooming Tiny and Puck said, “Tiny, that sounds fun….but for now…let’s celebrate. Let’s go binky and play.”

Tiny looked at Ginger and she nodded her head. “Yes Tiny…you will have an important job … but you need to play too.”

Tiny nodded his head and both his friends hopped away.

However, Tiny stood for a moment and looked into the water as he watched his mama go about her business. She loved Zeus and he loved being there…but mama didn’t have a soulmate anymore. He sighed as he thought about her being all alone in her heart. Suddenly…an idea for a new division for the Soulmate department was born. He’d talk to Buck about the “Soulmate Replacement” division.

He thought about the white bunny he’d been eyeing for mama….a buck named Ori.

Tiny opened another window in the water – watching Ori on the left and mama on the right. Then he took his paws and pushed the two images together. They looked good - especially when the image of Ori wound up in the image of mama's arms. It was time Tiny let mama have another soulmate. He knew now he would not be forgotten.

“Soon mama….soon. You’ll stop hurting.”

Then he turned and binkied off to follow his friends…with a heart full of joy and new purpose.

 

[TinysMom]

I have discovered Miss Bea's problem....and it isn't exactly a "health" issue.

You see...Barry....our intact mini-rex mix is in the bedroom (due to health issues) and he's giving off STRONG musky smells (not like he needs his glands clean - but more like he's trying to draw the girls).

He's young and virile.

The only bucks in that room recently have been not in the best of health - and not sending off smells like that.

I checked Miss Bea again - her privates - and she is SOOOO wanting to breed.

I realized that everytime she would chase the girls - she was chasing them AWAY from Barry's pen and then would go and sit by it.

Then I had the nerve to put her in a small pen like his (for time out) where he could niip at her (just a bit) through the bars and try to get her attention.

I think she's wanting to breed - and angry at him for his treatment of her.

Poor girl....I almost feel sorry for her..

 

[JadeIcing]

Peg at this rate I may have to buy a printer to print your story. Some how it feels like there not gone when I read it. Thanks again for including my Sam.

 

[TinysMom]

Tiny & Sam may both be gone - but they'll NEVER be forgotten...

 

[JadeIcing]

TinysMom wrote:

Tiny & Sam may both be gone - but they'll NEVER be forgotten...

No they never will. As I have said before me and Sam didn't bond until after my wedding. So this is our time.

 

[TinysMom]

I spent tonight watching the election results with Wedge nestled up next to me (part of the time he was eating his baby food/pumpkin mix). He was so happy to be held and cuddled.

I hate seeing animals that are sick - it is really hard for me - BUT - at the same time - it seems like when/if they become dependent upon us...they oftentimes accept our cuddling more.

On a different note - I went into the garage tonight to feed Zeus and his girls...only to not see him anywhere.

Turns out Zeus climbed or hopped or something - up onto boxes and was about 4 1/2 FEET off the floor.

I called Robin in and we tried to get him down but he was having none of it...he didn't like our suggestions for where he could move so we could get to him.

He finally jumped down on his own - going from box to box to cage top to a lower cage - to finally get back down on the floor.

Next time I hope to have a camera ready - but there's something just a bit disturbing about having a flemish giant's head at your chest level when you're standing on the floor looking at him almost eye to eye...know what I mean?

 

[TinysMom]

Well - guess who HAD to get back up high again (although not as high as before..).

Can YOU find the bunny in the garage?

Zeus figures since he's a "bunny god" (which is far better than being a BunFather) - he will probably have statues made of him...so he's practicing to see how he would look...and trying to decide what is his best side...

Mom likes looking at him like this...

He thinks this might make him look more regal

Then again - the girls like a rogue....and he sure does look rogue-ish like this.

A short video (2 seconds) from when I accidentally put the camera on video...


So - what isn't there to love about this hunka bunny...

I'm trying to get him to come down - he's listening to me and thinking about it...but I think he's amused at me...

Whaddya mean I can't stay up here all night?

I'm Zeus...I can do WHATEVER I want...

I'm showing this one to show how bad he's molting now that he's gone into the molt. I hadn't realized how bad he was till I saw this photo. Looks like my hunka bunny is gonna get a good grooming tomorrow...whether he wants it or not.

What photo shoot would be complete without the "Kiss my bunnybutt" shot?

And finally....



By the way - his fur is different color in different pictures because I was playing with the camera settings...

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

I just want to first Bless you for having Zeus, and keeping him safe.

Very cute pic of Zeus! We Love you too, haha. Little cutie!

 

[TinysMom]

AngelnSnuffy wrote:

I just want to first Bless you for having Zeus, and keeping him safe.

Thank you so much for saying that. Sometimes its sort of hard - because I want the relationship with him that I had with Tiny. In my mind - its like "flemmie = Tiny"...and that's just not the way its going to be.

Part of it is my fault - I've let Zeus become the big kahuna bunny and I need to reign that in a bit. He now takes off if I come in the room because he doesn't want shots or grooming or even pets...he wants to do his own thing. I haven't "made" him let me pet him much....and I haven't made him hang out around me much.

Part of it is just that Zeus is....Zeus. He has his own wants and needs. He is so happy to be in the garage - whenever I take him out of the garage (for grooming or pets or a photo shoot or whatever) - you can see in his eyes and his mannerisms that he just wants to go back to HIS room and HIS girls.

I do love him a lot though and he does make me smile a lot. Even if we're never "close" - he'll always be loved and have a place here....

I gotta say though - he certainly is happy to be "King of the Garage"....he just loves being able to play all over and get dirty and stuff...so to move him back to the house just doesn't seem fair to him.

 

[TinysMom]

Today has been a really hard day - Natasha passed away - unexpectedly.

Natasha is Popcorn's mama....she was in my first shipment of rabbits that I got from Legendary Mini's in 2005....and she loved loved loved banana peels. Every morning when I tossed banana peels into the rabbitry for the girls - I always made sure she got a good size piece.

I'm taking it pretty hard....here is a fairly recent picture of her...

RIP Natasha....you spent your last few hours with us and knew you were loved....and I'm so happy that we were there for you....even if I missed your crossing the bridge. I think you wanted to be alone at the very end...

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

I'm so very sorry, Peg. I was initially coming here to comment on the post before this, when I read the bad news.

I am so truely sorry for your loss of little Natasha.:sad:

Thinking of you guys.:hug2:

 

[TinysMom]

Memories....

Isn't it strange how they can bring tears of sorrow - or of joy?

How often they can come upon us - when we least expect them? Sometimes even...when we least want them?

As many of you know - I've been really struggling with missing Tiny...its been 9 months now...I thought I'd be doing better. Ha Ha Ha.

I was looking for some photos for another thread - and I came across these from February of 2007 - almost exactly 51 weeks before he passed away.

My latest litter at that time (born Christmas Eve 2006) was out having playtime...and poor Tiny - he couldn't even have his supper (or a snack) - without being interrupted...

Bless my sweetheart - he was so good with the young uns....why when Miss Bea had her litter in our bedroom and he helped raise them - they would even climb all over him and they were more affectionate with him than they were with Miss Bea...

BunFather...I still miss you ... every day.


(P.S. Three of the four in that litter turned out to be bucks...which Tiny would later chase if given the chance. However - at this age - they were still "babies" to him and not a threat to his turf...).

 

[TinysMom]

This is from my cell phone - so it is grainy - and of course - I took it BEFORE cleaning their pen (again).

This is how Gracie's daughters are about 90% of the time - in various areas of their pen...but still yet...

And to think ... they used to look like this:

 

[kherrmann3]

TinysMom wrote:

And to think ... they used to look like this:

Baby bunny-butts are so cute! This bunny almost looks like West Highland White Terrier puppies (we used to raise them). SOOO CUTE! ^_^

 

[Wabbitdad12]

So beautiful!:adorable:

I will have to bunny nap one when I go down to Texas for my son's graduation from Air Force basic training!

 

[TinysMom]

I thought about posting about this in the "off-topic" forum so that anyone could see it and post on it....but I realized that I really just wanted to post it here so that folks who I feel are my "friends" and that I know better on the forum - would know to pray for me (if you believe in it) - or send good thoughts/wishes. Also - just so I could get it "out there" as I've shared this with a couple of friends...but not in real detail.

This doesn't have to do with the bunnies - so if you're in the blog to read about them....just skip the rest of this message.

[line]I'm having some health issues and right now they're partly of my own making. However, some things happened last night and this morning and they sorta scared me.

Last night I had a panic attack and shooting pains up and down my arm. I've been having some chest problems anyway...but I've also been dehydrated and I know sometimes when I get dehydrated I feel that way.

I've also been having really really bad headaches for over a week - to the point I just want to go to bed and cry.

At my last doctor's visit (I hate doctors) - my blood pressure was over 150...like 154/98 or something like that. He and I talked about the importance of taking my medication and I told him I would...but that I'd run out or misplaced it. He set me up with a new prescription (the pharmacy wasn't open that day as the pharmacist was out of town ...) and I got my prescription last week - but I've been forgetting to take it.

I'm bad about meds for me - for the bunnies - I write it down and chart it -for me - I forget to take it and I figure its stupid to chart it. (Not anymore...I am making myself a chart to hang in a prominent place when I'm done with this message).

Anyway - this morning I got up a few minutes ago and went to the bathroom at the other end of the house (where my BP machine is) and took my blood pressure while sitting.

It was 151/115 - which even I know is very very high and NOT good. I'm supposed to get on my pills for a week and monitor my bp and write down the numbers and then take them in to the hospital and drop them off for my doctor so he can prescribe a second drug (if needed) as I'm on a maximum dose for the first drug (which is two drugs together).

I did take my medicine just a couple of minutes ago - and I'm going to take my blood pressure again later today (like this evening if I'm relaxed a bit) to see how it is.

Here is some of what I read at WebMD that scared me....I've boldfaced what describes me.

What Are the Symptoms of HIgh Blood Pressure? There are usually no symptoms or signs of high blood pressure. In fact, nearly one-third of those who have it don't know it. The only way to know if you have high blood pressuredefinitely is to have your blood pressure checked.
If your blood pressure is extremely high, there may be certain symptoms to look out for, including:

• Severe headache
• Fatigue or confusion
• Vision problems
• Chest pain
• Difficulty breathing - only sometimes!
• Irregular heartbeat - would this be the heart murmur he found?
  
• Blood in the urine

What Health Problems Are Associated With High Blood Pressure? High blood pressureis a serious condition that can damage the heart and blood vessels, and can eventually lead to several other conditions, including:

• Stroke
• Heart failure
• Heart attack
• Kidney failure
• Vision problems

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I guess I'm sharing all of this because I may need a place to be accountable - to say to someone who cares about me - "Hey...I took my pill today and here are my BP numbers from this morning".

I could do that with Art - but he won't nag me like friends will...good friends that is.

So my goal is - for the next 1-2 weeks - to try to share in here not only information about bunnies - but to start the post with "I took my pill" and my blood pressure numbers.

Maybe the feeling of knowing I've shared this...will help me to develop the habit of taking my meds in the morning (I usually remember them about supper time and they have a diuretic in them and I don't want to run to the bathroom all night so I don't take them then).

Well - enough about me - I hope to get some pictures of bunnies today and post them later...oh - and if you have high blood pressure issues or know more about it - feel free to post things here - or in PM to me - or links to sites.

Right now I'm focusing on WebMd to get enough information to educate me - but also to scare me into making it a point of taking my pills and my blood pressure every morning..

 

[Elf Mommy]

What time are you planning on taking the pill each day, and is Texas on Standard or Pacific time? Thought I could try to check in somewhere about the time you want to post/take it to see if you'd posted and say "Good Job!" hehe

I'm pullin' for you. I'm probably going to be put on BPM soon. I'm avoiding it (and my doctor), but I figure it's only a matter of time since I'm overweight, not healthy and just not doing enough to remedy that situation.

Anyway, I'm more than willing to pray for you, cheer you on, and "nag" you when needed! I hope sticking to your plan and keeping a chart for yourself will do the trick!

Minda

 

[TinysMom]

Elf Mommy wrote:

What time are you planning on taking the pill each day, and is Texas on Standard or Pacific time? Thought I could try to check in somewhere about the time you want to post/take it to see if you'd posted and say "Good Job!" hehe

I'm still debating exactly how/when I'm going to take it....I'm torn between keeping it here in my office and taking it when I go to open my first email or keeping it in the bedroom (with my blood pressure monitor) and taking it when I first wake up in the a.m.

We're on CST here - so I will probably take it early am - and then be posting here in the evening about taking it and my numbers for the day.

I'm really really scared right now about my numbers for today - I can't get the top number below 153 (except for once when I slept for two hours and took it upon waking up and it was 139/101). The bottom number is between 89 and 101 most of the time. I think I've taken it like 5 times today.

I'm really feeling sick though - almost like there is a band around my abdomen (not my heart) and it is tightening.

I know that the signs for women about to have heart attacks are different than they are for men - so for those who want to warn me...yes, I know.

That's why I have spent most of today in bed trying to rest.

I'm pullin' for you. I'm probably going to be put on BPM soon. I'm avoiding it (and my doctor), but I figure it's only a matter of time since I'm overweight, not healthy and just not doing enough to remedy that situation.
I am very much overweight and had been hoping that once I started to work, I'd lose the weight and the bp would go down on its own. I just hate taking meds...I really do. I've been proud of myself for taking my aspirin for almost a week now - Art was like, "I didn't know the doctor put you on an aspirin regimen"...and so when I replied..."Yeah....over a year go" - I think he was tempted to strangle me. (We talk a lot - I just don't tell him everything sometimes!)
Anyway, I'm more than willing to pray for you, cheer you on, and "nag" you when needed! I hope sticking to your plan and keeping a chart for yourself will do the trick!
I haven't made the chart yet- to be honest with you - I felt too sick. But I took my pill today and I know I'll be taking my pill tomorrow.

There are so many other things that go into this too - like the puppies are destroying things and I Just got done beating Sasha for sneaking into the rabbitry and trying to go after a rabbit. Usually the gate is blocked - this time - it wasn't.

I'm about ready to agree to rehome her - but I want so badly to keep Millie and the two are so close as sisters. When I took them - both of them - I considered it to be a "forever" thing.

Its tearing me apart - which of course isn't good for my blood pressure either. I feel horrible about the idea of rehoming them and I keep going back and forth on it.

I had started training Sasha to stay away from the rabbits - to see now she went in there and was about to pick up Butterscotch (who is blind and can't get away)....just had me furious. Art had to come out and get the "pigstick" away from me.

If I could rehome just her - I would. But if I rehome her without Millie - Millie will be so upset.

And I can't believe I'm sharing all that here....

Anyway - there's a lot of things going on - a lot of decisions to make and I appreciate the prayers and good thoughts....
Minda