Silver, the spunky Netherland Dwarf

[JBun]

Glad you and Silver had a nice vacation and that he did fine with the traveling. You're quite lucky, some rabbits get really freaked out being in the car, but it looks like you have a very adaptable little guy. Makes traveling and going on vacation much easier when you have a bun that travels well. He sounds and looks like a real sweetheart

I thought I would mention one thing I noticed about the picture of Silver in his carrier, is that he looks like he was quite hot. The nostrils flaring, head tipped back, and mouth open can all be signs that a rabbit is very heat stressed. Rabbits can suffer from heat stress very easily, not only from the hot weather but also the stress of the journey can also make them have a warmer body temp, so it's very important to take some steps to help them stay cool, as heat stress is very dangerous for them. So a few tips when traveling in hot weather: you want to have the ac going and car cooled down before you put a rabbit in the car, then you want to make sure there is good air flow so that the ac is getting to the bun in the carrier alright. Another thing that would also be very helpful in keeping a bun cool in it's carrier would be providing a frozen water bottle in there, that the bun could lay against if it is getting hot. If you want to check out this link , it has some good info about the symptoms of heat stress and also some ways to help keep our rabbits cool in this warm weather.
http://myhouserabbit.com/rabbit-health/recognizing-heat-stroke-in-your-pet-rabbit/

 

[Azerane]

So glad you guys had a good holiday and the travelling went well.

 

[Staci]

Silver is adorable, glad you both had a nice vacation. Please be careful when he is on the bed. It is a way down if he jump down and might injury himself. Have a good weekend.

 

[BunnySilver]

Awww, Silver is so cute. Such a little bundle of personality, it really shines through in his pictures. That shot of him in the car, lying up against the side of his carrier, is particularly good!

Thank you so much! He really is just a pure ball of personality. A fuzzy, cute one!

Glad you and Silver had a nice vacation and that he did fine with the traveling. You're quite lucky, some rabbits get really freaked out being in the car, but it looks like you have a very adaptable little guy. Makes traveling and going on vacation much easier when you have a bun that travels well. He sounds and looks like a real sweetheart

I thought I would mention one thing I noticed about the picture of Silver in his carrier, is that he looks like he was quite hot. The nostrils flaring, head tipped back, and mouth open can all be signs that a rabbit is very heat stressed. Rabbits can suffer from heat stress very easily, not only from the hot weather but also the stress of the journey can also make them have a warmer body temp, so it's very important to take some steps to help them stay cool, as heat stress is very dangerous for them. So a few tips when traveling in hot weather: you want to have the ac going and car cooled down before you put a rabbit in the car, then you want to make sure there is good air flow so that the ac is getting to the bun in the carrier alright. Another thing that would also be very helpful in keeping a bun cool in it's carrier would be providing a frozen water bottle in there, that the bun could lay against if it is getting hot. If you want to check out this link , it has some good info about the symptoms of heat stress and also some ways to help keep our rabbits cool in this warm weather.
http://myhouserabbit.com/rabbit-health/recognizing-heat-stroke-in-your-pet-rabbit/

Thank you so much for this information! Yeah I was really happy that he seemed fine and stress free in the car. We had put the AC on not long into the trip because it was just loud and windy with the windows down. I had totally forgotten to back him a frozen bottle, but did get his ears damp with some cool water.

Thank you for the link also, lots of helpful info for future reference! :headsmack:



[sQUOTE=Azerane;1041377]So glad you guys had a good holiday and the travelling went well. [/QUOTE]

Yes we did! Thank you!

Silver is adorable, glad you both had a nice vacation. Please be careful when he is on the bed. It is a way down if he jump down and might injury himself. Have a good weekend.

Thank you! I always make sure to watch him when he's on my bed for this reason. You have a good weekend too! Happy Friday


Silvers doing well today. He got lots of time to run around do he was extra happy about that. Not much else to say though. I'm almost out of litter so I need to get some more really soon. But other than that, everythings well.

 

[BunnySilver]

I'm now completely out of litter. When I cleaned out his cage yesterday I used a mix of the remaining liter (hardly anything), some of his old litter, and some shredded paper with lots of hay. Whatever though, he seems to like it just fine so that's all that matters.

He is doing good today. He was being VERY aggressive in Saturday. Lunging, biting, growling, grunting whenever I did something he did not 'approve' of. Lol, like they say, I don't own this bun, he owns me.

The second I have enough to get him neutered, I'm taking to the vet. It's so freakin' expensive at our rabbit savvy vet. It's about $350 for the neuter and meds, and then they say that blood work will also NEED to be done before for an extra $60. I really hope that neutering would still fix his aggression even if I can't do it until a year old or so. :sigh:




His head just looked do adorably larger than his body in the second pic!

 

[BunnySilver]

Silv bun is doing swell today. He got time to jump around my bed while I relaxed up there with him. He spent his time bunching up my blankets and doing little binkies while stopin by me for a few nose rubs. I will never understand this bunny's odd obsession with my bed except for knowing that he is in love with it.

Hmmmm. I an in a bit of thought lately thinking about how I want to go about a certain task. I hand-sewed 23 fuzzy and silky baby blankets but I need to figure out how to sell them. I make earrings also. I am contemplating whether to just start a website of my own, or to go eBay. My only worry is that people may order then online, receive them, hate them, and ask for a refund. I just am not sure if they are good enough.

Thinking, thinking, thinking, thinking. 😬

 

[whiskylollipop]

Try Etsy for the blankets. Etsy is where people go to buy/sell handmade crafts, clothes and stuff. It's more popular among your target demographic than ebay, and you don't have to go through the expense and obscurity of setting up a website. As long as you put up clear pictures and accurate descriptions, I'm sure people will love them!

 

[BunnySilver]

Oh yes! I totally forgot that I could use Etsy. I will probably do this! I just need to sell them because I spent a lot on the fabric last year and could use the extra money right now. Thank you very much!

 

[BunnySilver]

Happy late 4th of July! Hoping everybody had a nice time (even if you're not in the US!). My family and I watched some fireworks and set off a few of our own.

On other topics, I found out that I am going on a big vacation at the end of the summer. Yay … the only problem is I will be missing Silv's first birthday. :cry4: But I'm still making the best of it. I will celebrate with him on July 29th, the day before we leave. I will give him his presents and I plan to make him some cupcakes. I found the recipe on here and decided to try it out. I can always freeze a cupcake so my mom can give him one on his special day and I can see him over Skype.

There's always gotcha day too, so, it's not too bad. I'll still miss him tons though, it'll be my first time away from him for more than a couple days. I have to set up some instructions for my mom. I'm sure that everything will work out just fine.

Gosh why do I love that bunny so much!!!!! ❤️

 

[pani]

I know how you feel, leaving your bun while you go away! When I left for a family visit for Christmas I was only gone for 3-4 days, but I freaked out the entire time. Of course, Felix was fine under the keen eye of my housemates, but still.

 

[BunnySilver]

I know how you feel, leaving your bun while you go away! When I left for a family visit for Christmas I was only gone for 3-4 days, but I freaked out the entire time. Of course, Felix was fine under the keen eye of my housemates, but still.

Ugh yeah. I really don't know how I'm going to do it. I typed up some instructions for my mom who will be taking care of him while I'm gone. It turned out to be 3 pages long. I have a bit of a problem trusting people with Silv though since he means so much to me. I just worry that something could happen and I'd never see him again. 😰

He seemed happy to see me again tonight though. When I leave him on vacation, I think I'm going to give him my favorite PJ top that I wear ALL the time at night. It probably smells like me more than anything else I own. I just hope he doesn't think that I left him for good. My poor bun

 

[BunnySilver]

I created a recipe for Silv's birthday cake! Just wanted to put in up here so others could enjoy it as well! I'm not sure of measurements yet though. I guess you could create those yourself depending. On the size you want!





Birthday Cake for Silver!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Apple
Banana
Rolled oats
Pellets
Honey
Carrot

1. Boil apple and carrots until soft and mashable

2. Crush or grind pellets into a fine 'bunny flour' or dust

3. Mash banana up until creamy

4. Put apple, carrots, banana and honey in bowl

5. Mash all together until creamy

6. Add in rolled oats and pellets flour

7. Spread out dough and cut into different shapes or put in cupcake liners for cupcake shapes

8. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes or until they look done and are desired texture

Frosting!

Raspberries
Natural apple sauce
Banana
Bunny safe coloring (optional!)

1. Mash up raspberries

2. Mash up banana

3. Mix apple sauce, raspberry purée, and banana together until smooth and even.
Add more raspberries for a darker red color

4. Spread or use a pastry bad to frost the cupcakes

5. Feed to your lucky bun and watch them enjoy!

 

[BunnySilver]

Hello again everybunny and their owners. Everything has been going OK in Silv and I's life. Yesterday my little brother wanted to go to the bad pet store that I rescued Silver from. I hate going there and seeing all those poor doomed bunnies, but inside of me, I had a slight urge to check in on them.

Sure enough, I walked out of there mad. About 9 baby bunnies were in a cage not much larger (if even any larger) than Silv's. They were being fed a fiesta mix of some sort and all had mushy poops and were dirty because of it. There were two, a mini Rex and a lop, who just lured down the whole time next to each other and wouldn't get up or leave each other whatever you did.

They were sick I'm sure.

There was a small REW dwarf too, who was so small, light, and was terrified of your hand when put in. Poor babies. No bunny deserves to be treated like that.

Well on less depressing, actually happy news, I will now be able to neuter Silver for $75! $75! Any cheaper and I think I would literally explode of happiness. I found this site on the Chicago House Rabbit Society and I looked them up.

They sound SO rabbit savvy and are only a few minute drive from where I live!

I'm so happy about it!

 

[pani]

Glad to hear Silv can be neutered for such a good price!

That picture of him is just the cutest.

 

[BunnySilver]

Thanks! Silv is in the sweetest mood right now. I swear I just got like a hundred kisses

 

[Azerane]

I'm so glad that you've found a reliable, affordable place to get him neutered that is nearby. I love that photo of him too, such a poser

 

[BunnySilver]

On yes I am so happy about it too. He seriously is a poser! Sometimes he is very interested in my phone and will pose, other times he will act like he is ignoring but is still posing! Since there specialist only does On yes I am so happy about it too. Since there specialist only does neuters once a month, he will probably be fixed in September and maybe I'll just take a day off of school to watch him.

I left him yesterday to go with my family to Michigan. We are having fun up here. My friend texted me this morning to let me know that he was fine and she fed him, gave him fresh water, and is going to play with him a bit. I'm relieved that he is happy and eating. I left him a pair of my favorite yet old and too small pairs of pajama pants so that he has something that smells like me.

I took this picture of him sleeping the other day.

 

[pani]

Such a cute pic of him all conked out! Felix doesn't tend to sleep flopped over too often so I don't often get to see relaxed nethies.

 

[mmfh]

I love silver, so cute and personable

 

[BunnySilver]

Such a cute pic of him all conked out! Felix doesn't tend to sleep flopped over too often so I don't often get to see relaxed nethies.

Hehe yeah he just started doing this. He will not sleep unless he is in my room with just me there. He doesn't trust certain people (my brother) very much and he is right not to. But yeah I just love it when he falls asleep, even if just for a few minutes.

I love silver, so cute and personable

Thanks! I love him too. His personality really shows through in pictures. Feisty, sweet to some, curious, happy.

I was jut looking across some pictures of him on my phone. I miss him. But well be coming back home tonight so at least I'll see him soon.