Tail of a Fuzzy Bunny

[redjess]

I love your blog and I hope Gus is feeling better from the UTI. I just wanted to tell you that the "bunny bazooka" is one of the funniest things ever. My daughters saw the picture, and have been telling people about it all week when they meet our rabbit. Oh teenagers!

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, Jessica!

Gus seemed to be feeling better the last two days, but he had a wet tail again this morning.

That is so funny about your daughters. I won't tell Gus, though, he'd disapprove.

Rue

 

[gemgnir]

absolutely love the stories and pics of Gus! He is SOOO handsome!! I want to pet him! Hehe. Isn't it funny how bunnies are with kids and how different they are with us? Can I be a kid again so my bunny will like ME more?!

How did you know Gus has a UTI? I hope he feels better! Praying for the handsome guy.

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, Meg!

We suspected Gus had a UTI because he was starting to dribble pee. He'd leave trails behind him and his tail was constantly wet. However, after three urinanalysis at the vet, we never found any evidence of infection. So now we suspect it's chronic kidney failure.

Rue

 

[gemgnir]

Oh no! I'm so so sorry Rue!

We are praying for a miracle healing for your boy. I hope he feels better. :'(

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, Meg.

Fortunately, he doesn't seem to be in any distress. Just a bit dribbly. We've got him on Panacur for now to see if that helps.

In other news, Gus has decided this past week to learn how to jump out of his pen and jump over the baby gate. Sigh. :rollseyes

Rue

 

[gemgnir]

Panacur? Isn't that a dewormer? Is that known to help with the kidney stuff?

What a brave dude. I hope his problems just disappear. ray:

And Wow! That is crazy! Perhaps it is time for Rabbit Agility for Mr. Gus?!

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Yes, Panacur is commonly used a dewormer, but it's been shown to be effective against the dreaded e. cuniculi, which attacks the kidneys and the spinal column in rabbits. While Gus hasn't shown any neurological effects, we thought it worth a try in case that's the problem.

Anyway, Gus seems to be stabilized and not getting any worse, so that's good. Though his poor little tail seemed to be permanently stained yellowish-brown. Sigh.

Maybe we'll break out the agility equipment we built for him and see if he wants to do some jumping. Though somehow I doubt it. He only seems interested in jumping when there's food involved.

Rue

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Well, we're now in our new house! We moved the end of August and it's taken a few weeks to get mostly settled. Still a lot of boxes to unpack, though!

I haven't got a lot of pics of Gus since we moved, but here's a couple from the first week we moved in:

I think he approves, don't you.

Rue

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Couple new Gus pics from today:

They'll have to open the fridge sometime...

I disapprove of this new bunnyproof fridge.

Rue

 

[Lucy500]

Hello Rue, I just wanted to say im a Gus fan!

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, Lucy!

We've taken some new pics of Gus the last few days, so here they are:

What? You want THIS chair?

FEED MEEE!!!!!

C'mon! Give me food!

PLEEEEAAASSSEEEE!

Yes! In there! That's the food!

Fine, I'll give you a hug, but you have to give me a treat.

What do you mean, 'get down'?



Rue

 

[funnybunnymummy]

All right, at long last, here are the VRRA Rabbit Festival pictures from yesterday:

Here's Gus making friends with Bibi(?) the Holland Lop over some hay. They'd just bumped noses, but my camera was slow and I missed it.

Ditto this one of Gus and Princess. "Oh, hai. You seem friendly. Hey, there's noms here! Nom nom nom."

Missed these bunnies names. A Dutch and an American Fuzzy Lop, I believe. SO CUTE! :bunnyheart

And here is Baxter the amazing sleeping rabbit. Here he is being heldby my eldest son--snoring! :biggrin2:

Baxter demonstrating his amazing ability to eat AND sleep at the same time!

Gus is making friends with Bamboo. Missed the nose bump AGAIN!

"Any treats up there?"

Youngest son with Mikey the Flemish Giant. We had to get in line to pet him!

All tuckered out after the festival.

Gus had an absolute blast (as usual). We put him in his harness, and he hopped all over the place, sniffing bunnies and people and generally being his nosey self. He spent some time in the bunny playpen. I was very happy to see he was so well behaved with the other bunnies. We haven't had the opportunity to expose him to a lot of bunnies, so it was good to see he wasn't aggressive or anything with the others. More than anything, he just seemed to want the FOOD!He ate pretty well ALL the veggies provided in there. Such a pig! Then he ran in the rabbit race and came in 5th overall (I believe).We'll need to practice so we can win next year.

We got to meet Aurora/Dawn and Pipp/Sas and their bunnies, Baxter and Mikey, which was really fun. Hope next year more of the RO locals can come out!

Rue

 

[Mistycrow]

Just read the entirety of your blog. Love it! Gus is such a charming young bunny. Love all the pictures!

 

[Lucy500]

I am amazed at how social Gus is :shock:. Bonkers would've ran away from everyone! Im so jelous

Im very happy that Gus is doing great! That last shot is adorable. :biggrin:

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, guys!

The medication Gus is on seems to really help. His water consumption has returned to normal and he's had a dry bum since Thursday!

Rue

 

[Kipcha]

So glad to hear Gus is doing better, trust me, I feel for you on the whole kidney failure thing

I really wish we could have attended the Rabbit Festival, that would have been so much fun! Rabbit races, that sounds fun!

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Thanks, Amanda!

The rabbit races were hilarious! They had a long cardboard tube on the ground and put the rabbits in one end, while the owners called them at the other. The fastest bunny through, I believe, was 5 seconds! Gus was a little slower at 16 seconds. One bunny was in there for over 2 minutes! She just would NOT come out.

I have to say, I'm so glad we got Gus on the Benazepril. He still dribbles a tiny bit, but not like he was. He's really doing so much better.

How is Ty doing?

Rue

 

[Anaira]

I'm glad to hear Gus is doing well!

p.s., how do I steal Baxter?

 

[jujub793]

I luv Gus he is soooo cute!! I love his personality :big kiss::hearts:hearts