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Gus is giving quit a scare...tell him Fallow shakes his head...lol. As bunslaves I think we need love one day a week with no worries about buns being sick or hurt or unhappy or anything else they complain about
 
*sigh* Yeah, just when it seems I've got one crisis resolved, another rears its head. :p

After his after-dinner nap, Gus was limping again. So whatever it is that's wrong with his foot, it seems to bother him most after he's beeninactive for awhile. I'm really hoping it's just a pulled muscle or something. :(

Rue
 
could it be arthritis?
 
That is something I've been wondering, but I think Gus is too young. He's only two. (Or at least that's what the people I got him from said.)

The vet that saw himbefore (I had him checked about 6 weeks after I got him) didn't seem to disagree, so I've just gone with that age.

I just hope the vet can give me a proper diagnosis and treatment tomorrow. I'd hate to come home not knowing anymore than I do now. :(

Rue
 
i have a type of arthritis i got when i was 15 it started...bad breeding, bad genes.
let us know what the vet says
 
Turns out it was just a sprain! And today, hedidn't seem to befavouring his foot at all! Phew!

New pic of Gus:

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Blah! You don't actually expect me to eat that limp parsley, do you? Where's the bananas???

:biggrin2:

Rue
 
I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!

looks like sucha spoiled bun...to spoiled to eat greens. for shame

and im glad its nothing serious
 
Hi Rue, I just finished reading your whole blog (and now I'm up way past bedtime, lol). Gus is such a sweety, I'm so happy he found a good home with your family.
He looks remarkably like my daughter's bun, White Chocolate (who unfortunately died way too young), but he is definately bigger and "heavyer set" than her . She was an English Spot, and only weighed about 4 to 5 pounds at 2 years old, had longer legs and looked more "streamlined". But other than that, he looks much the same :). She too enjoyed running around outside and going for walks.

How are the allergies now, and Gus? Did you ever change his diet, or find another solution?

Love seeing all the pictures, especially the ones with Gus and your kids :)
 
i will have to ditto that and i love Gus and think he looks so adorable and loving with a personality to boot! i do miss miley though ): she was a french lop and like a sister to mimzy
 
Aw! Thanks, guys! :)

I have no idea what breed Gus is--aside from being mixed. ;)I kinda think he's got some Spot in him (just because of his personality), but definitely a bigger breed somewhere in there too. Maybe New Zealandor Satin. And sometimes he looks kinda Rexy to me too.

Our allergies are much improved now the hay is out of the house!

I'm still sorting out his diet. For now he's eating pellets and salad in the morning and pellets and salad at night and then I give him a hay cube at bedtime (I still need to get him some willow balls and apple twigs, etc.to entertain him at night time). He begged forfood like crazy the first few days, but now he seems to be okay with the change. His belly always feels full and his poops haven't changed at all, so I think he's doing fine for now.

Though hubby and I were talking about itthe other day,and we're going to try feeding him hay outside (I do feel bad taking his hay away since he loves it so much! Plus I worry about his teeth).And in the spring, I'll let him graze on the lawn too (I'm planning to overseed it with somehay grass). But first I have tobunny-proof the backyard!

Rue
 
English Spots are 5-8lbs, I think. We have one at the shelter who might be mixed with a flemmie due to his head shape, but he's a big boy nonetheless. We had a member here from the UK (she's been offline a bit due to business) that bred Spots and the full blooded ones are just stunning. Long, lean bodies, very unique markings, etc. A lot of bunnies get a "spot-like" marking pattern just by being what the breeders call "broken", which just means they're spotted.

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A lot of times a "big english spot" is actually a Checkered Giant (called Giant Papillon in the UK, mouse_chalk has one named Dotty).

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Notice the dorsal stripe (on the spine), long tail, thin midsection, all-colored nose, and all-colored ears.

Dotty is in the banner too--she's on the right side, with the big black ears, right above the grayish little lop.

 
I really want an English Spot..too bad I can't find any in AZ. And I really love that photo of Gus with his tounge out. SOooooo cute!
 
At first I was certain Gus was at least a crossbred English Spot. I even found some pics online of somepurebreds that lookedquite similarto Gus:

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Gabriel

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Stu

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And Gus

But I've been told most Spots don't get bigger than 6 lbs. (Gus weighs 7.2 lbs) And Gus's fur isn't quite right. Plus his legs are just WAY too short. So, I'm pretty sure now, if he does have some Spot in him, it's minimal. ;)

Rue
 
its hard to say with mutts what they are...i say hes got some english spot in him and i could def. beleive some NZ
 
yes mutts are the best lol
 

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