The Happy Bunny Family

[JadeIcing]

Will do. Montana's middle name was Celeste.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Thanks, Alicia! And isn't Celeste a pretty name?

The wee ones are growing like weeds. They're at least twice as big as when we got them! On Sunday they will be 10 weeks old and we plan to separate them, which is sad because they love each other. Hopefully Max's balls will drop soon after so we can get him neutered and they can be together again a few weeks later.

Watching the two of them, Maximus is definitely becoming the dominant bunny. As an example, they both wanted to drink from the water bottle but Max was drinking while Macie waited. I pulled him away from the water bottle and Macie started drinking right away, but when I let go of Max, he went right back over and nudged her out of the way to get a drink! What a pushy little dude I also noticed when I was petting him that he has a teeny tiny sprig of brown fur right between his ears, you can only see it if you pull his ears apart and kind of poke around in the fur! Tooooooo cute!

Everyone else is doing well, other than Ned. Kerensa is her sweet little irresistible roly poly self and Rory is my snuggle bug. Tonight Phoebe flopped down on her top shelf and almost rolled right off but she stopped when I called her name! Nedders is the same as he's been for the past week except the tilt is barely obvious now. He still turns his head to the right some and sticks his arms out when I pick him up. He finished the Panacur the night before last and only has 1 dose of Baytril left even though it's supposed to last until Friday night. We're going to get more tomorrow since they didn't give us enough, hopefully we aren't charged for it! And tomorrow I have to give him a Pen G shot! I plan to call the vet and give her an update on how he's doing. I know ear infections can take quite a while to recover from and his condition really seems good all things considered so I'm trying not to worry about it TOO much.

Yesterday was our 1st wedding anniversary AND Phoebe's 3rd birthday! Phoebe didn't get much celebrating done (sorry, we will do it later!) but Paul and I had a wonderful day. We went to the botanical garden where we got married and had a little picnic, went to Pioneer Park and walked around and did some mini golf, took a nap, and went to dinner at the same place where the wedding reception was held. Then we came home and had cake! We did save the top of the wedding cake in the freezer but knew it would be icky so ordered a fresh cake from the bakery because we love cake Had the cake with champagne from the flutes we used at the wedding, looked at wedding pictures and filled out the first page of our anniversary book, reminisced a lot, and exchanged a couple little presents. And I got some carnations because carnations are the flower for the first anniversary It was a very nice day and wayyyyy more relaxed than last year, wow!

 

[MILU]

Shiloh, you have the cutest pets ever! I might say that a lot on RO, but I do think -honestly- that every pet I see is the cutest ever, hehe... I love them all...
Congrats for your anniversary, and for Phoebe's birthday. Maybe you can do a little party for her, I'm sure she won't mind that it's a little late
I hope Ned recovers soon..
Let us know if you get new birdies..!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Aw, thanks Vivian I think my bunnies are adorable too! The one I think is the cutest is always the one that I'm holding or petting at the moment Hardly anyone seems to be enamored of Rory other than me, I think he's wonderful and perfect and charming and adorable but maybe I'm blinded by love or something When we took him and Kerensa to Petco a few months ago for their big rabbit event, hardly anyone wanted to pet him and one little girl commented on his pointy face! Are you going to get another bunny? You're such a great bunny mom. I know my life would be much duller without my rabbits.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Oh, tomorrow is going to be a fun day! The fair is here We'll go tomorrow afternoon for a few hours. The main attraction for me is always the bunny barn! We got Kerensa from the fair last year. Best souvenir ever Ah, how we love our girl. We actually hoped to find a Holland Lop at the fair when we went and had planned on it for about 6 months so she wasn't an impulse at all. Does anyone remember her story? We went to the fair, I saw her and she stole my heart, but she'd been sold already I was crushed and even made a thread about it on the forum: http://www.rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=60364&forum_id=1

The breeder thought to take my name and phone number and the next morning I got a call saying she was all mine! I was so happy that I actually cried and had to pull myself together before we went to get her. She was a very wanted bunny

After the fair, the babies are going on a field trip! We're bringing them to a friend's house. They want a pet but the husband has allergies and they want to see if he can tolerate the rabbits. He loves Kerensa but she's shedding right now so maybe not the best bunny to bring over. They met Max and Macie today and really liked them too so the babies will go over and run around their living room for a couple hours. If the husband's allergies are okay, they just might get a bunny or two of their own Hooray for rabbit ambassadors!

Edit: I read through the thread of Kerensa's that I posted and in it I even mentioned Macey, the bunny our Macie is named after! How funny.

 

[jeanluc_pippen_merry]

Awe the story about Kerensa is so sweet. ^.^

Just wondering but will your friends husbands allergies flare up with hay? I have allergies as well except the rabbits are fine, it's the hay that sets them off for me. >.< BUT... strange thing is that i must be growing a resistance to it because my allergic reaction to the hay is no where near as bad as when i first brought hay into the house for the bunnies. Now i barely notice it, don't sneeze nearly as much. But if that was a concern, from my own experience it seems like once you've been around it long enough you start to grow a resistance to it, but im sure it wouldn't be the same for everyone. Just a thought. =)

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Annette (love your name!), for me it was the opposite. Had bunnies for about 9 years before I developed an allergy to the hay. It makes me sneeze like crazy about 200 times a day and makes my throat tickle. I have to take allergy meds now.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Max and Macie accompanied us to our friends' house tonight! We brought pizza and watched the babies run around for 4 hours. The babies had so much fun because their house is a lot bigger than our apartment and there was lots of space to RUN! There was only 1 tinkle accident in that entire time. Some stray poops were pooped but not too bad and always in the vicinity of the litter box. The friends liked the bunnies a lot, especially Mabel. Aside from the fact that she's sweet, they both love cows and Mabel is rather bovine in appearance And their presence did not irritate the husband's allergies which is good.

Here are some pictures of the evening, in no particular order:

Double Trouble:

Max Max plotting something evil:

Brotherly smooches:

After about 3 hours of racing around, they finally were tired enough for pets and cuddles

MOO! Notice the picture in the background, I forgot it was there until I was looking at the photos later

And the best for last, Miss Mabel Moo hanging out in a cow cookie jar:

 

[SnowyShiloh]

I was making Bunspace profiles for the babies and realized I got their birthday wrong! It's not June 1st which is Kerensa's birthday. If you count back exactly 6 weeks from when we got them, it's May 29th. That's 3 years to the day since Tallulah died It's also the day I picked for Neddie's birthday when we got him 2 years ago (didn't know how old he was). I guess we are going to have a LOT of birthdays that week!

 

[JadeIcing]

Um keep in mind some people have no reaction to rex fur but do to other furs.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Huh, is it really? Why would the absence of guard hairs make a difference? If they were seriously considering getting a bunny but didn't know if he'd be allergic, I'd suggest they bunnysit one of our guys at their house for a week or two first. That would probably be long enough to tell if the allergies would act up and if they liked caring for a rabbit. Otherwise I'd be afraid they'd go out and get a bunny, he'd become allergic to it 3 days later, then we'd have bunny #7!

 

[Nela]

Shiloh,

Does he also have asthma? If he knows he has allergies, this is risky business already. I react much less to rex bunnies myself though (direct contact only, urine makes me react as much). Don't ask me to explain why, I honestly have no idea but I can assure you that I do take longer to react to rexes. I could hold Giggles for a long time before wheezing whereas I will get hives almost immediately if I hold Maybelle or Rolo. This was also true of my Wiggles which is also why it took me so long to realize the rabbits actually were a problem. However, ammonia in the urine will set me off (asthma) no matter whichanimal it comes from. Also, a weekend may not be long enough to actually detect allergies.

My specialist explained it like this:

Some people have severe allergies and will react strongly right off the bat. Those are the easiest to deal with because you know right away what is causing it and leaves no doubt as to whether you can handle it or not. You alsohave people who have allergies but build up immunity to it as they are exposed to the allergen. Then, you have people like me, who tend to have a very mild allergy at the begining but whom are unable to build up immunity and get more and more reactive to the point of it becoming a very serious health risk.

I think for him, the most important thing would be to think about his allergies and how he has reacted to anything in the past. Does he have allergies severe enough to cause trouble with his breathing? Does he have highly reactive asthma? Also, if it does go wrong, does he have any plans about what to do with the rabbits?

I would suggest he also visit your house and be exposed to some dirty litterboxes and see how he reacts then. Again, it's not a guaranteed science as allergies can worsen over time. If he does get a rabbit, I would personally suggest he take only one and see how it goes for a year.

That picture of Mabel in the cookie jar is absolutely hilarious though!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Thanks for all the allergy explanation I will pass it on if they consider a bunny more seriously. They're probably going to get a dog. Bringing the bunnies over was half to see if he would react to them and half just for fun! I think the wife would rather have a dog, she liked the bunnies but wants a pet that will sit on her lap a lot and the babies were certainly not demonstrating their snuggliness because there was too much fun stuff to do I wouldn't push them to get a bunny or anything, I love them but they aren't for everyone.

Going to go upload some pictures from the fair!

 

[JadeIcing]

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Ugh! I was up all night cooking stuff for the fair. I've always wanted to enter something into the baking section and decided to this year. Made delicious lemon pound cake and half of it stuck to the pan when I flipped it over :cry4: Only time that's ever happened. Paul isn't too sad because it means he gets to eat it. That is a good consolation prize at least! I also made peanut butter balls and may bake a loaf of oatmeal soda bread after class. Submissions have to be in by 6 pm. In any case, I am now very tired but I have to get up for my class in less than an hour so decided it would be less painful to just stay up.

So, here are pictures from the fair! You may notice a preponderance of Holland Lops and Mini Rexes... in my defense, this year really did seem to have mostly them!

Cute Flemmie mama with her adorable babies:

A handsome Angora that reminded me of Cinnabun:

An adorable Mini Rex that really wanted attention:

A beautiful sable point (I think) Mini Rex, this bunny was just gorgeous and I've put that coloring on my Want List:

Some sweet baby loppies and their nosy next door neighbor:

Another Cinnabun lookalike! I will always love bunnies with otter and marten markings regardless of breed:

GORGEOUS girl:

A pretty but bored looking Holland with coloring I've never seen before:

And now, onto the bunnies being shown by Kerensa's breeder! Look who it is, they successfully bred another bunny girl with Kerensa's coloring. Kerensa was their very first one and a complete surprise I wonder if this is her sister! Her name is Easter. The other adorable little girl in the cage is Sunkist. She was so freaking cute. I love torts.

Snow White, a fat BEW with ridiculous ears We saw her in January at Petco's bunny event they held and I got to hold her then:

A very sweet bunny named Lovie who seems to have earned her name, she wanted pets!

This little dudette has efficiency in mind! She was sitting in her food bowl eating and pooping out the back

Look, it's Kerensa's brother Morris! They have the same dad. I got to hold him at the Petco bunny event too

Which leads us too... Jade, Kerensa's mama! She wasn't there last year so I was very happy to meet her She's very cute and is somewhat similar to Ren in looks if not coloring and size (Kerensa got the dwarfing gene):

Kerensa's dad wasn't there this time, I hope he's okay. Didn't get to talk to the breeders really because they didn't happen to be in the rabbit barn, but I DID stand in line next to the breeder's daughter while waiting for a corn dog and told her about Kerensa She was very happy to hear about her!

I also thought I got a picture of Sunshine, an adorable Holland Lop who was a little baby last year and a big girl this year. Guess I didn't! We're going back this weekend though and I will take a picture then.

Okay, maybe I'm biased, but I swear if Kerensa was at the fair and I'd never seen her before, I'd still think she was the cutest, most beautiful Holland Lop there and want her over all the other bunnies!

Oh what the heck, for memory's sake, here is my darling Kerensa last year at the fair:

The last one is a video. I remember I stopped filming because the breeder's daughter came over to ask for my phone number in case Kerensa's buyer backed out

 

[SnowyShiloh]

The babies are separated. I felt like a big meanie but it's for their own good. They can still see and sniff each other in their side by side cages! We're going to do daily cage swaps so they remain used to each other. Each bunny got a new cardboard box to chew up and Paul bought them little stuffed animals at the store (a horse for Maximus and a piggy for Macie). They do miss each other which makes me sad but I think they'll be okay. This is the first time I've ever had 2 rabbits that actually like each other and we so enjoyed watching them together for the past month!

Heh, Macie is playing with her piggy. Picking it up by the tail and tossing it around!

 

[JadeIcing]

You could do very short playtime if you can be there the whole time.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

So today was day 3 of baby separation! We have been letting them out to play on the couch each day with both of us on the couch too, giving them our full attention. I know some people will think that's being reckless, but we're very attentive and so far they haven't been doing any mating behaviors. Well, Mabel was sniffing his butt tonight which I do think could be a sign that they're maturing but he ran away!

They were extra hyper tonight and climbing all over Paul. He was trying to play some computer game but had wabbits leaping all over him and sitting on his keyboard and stuff. I thought it was funnier than he did

Also, Neddie darling, please get better for Mommy. We've spent $400 on your care for this ear infection so far, including $120 today for a 2 week supply of Zithromax. We're ready for you to get better!

 

[JadeIcing]

As you can see I don't see a problem with it. I have done it in the past with Connor and Teresa (Before they were fixed) and Ringo and Apple (before she was fixed). I am behind you.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Oh my gosh, Rory choked on his pellets! I heard a funny sound and looked over but all the bunnies were eating and acting normally. Okay... Then a couple minutes later, I heard a horking sound like a cat trying to cough up a hair ball and there was Rory, hunched over with his mouth opened! He must have dislodged the pellet because it was over with before I could even get up and he was acting like there was nothing wrong a couple seconds later, licking the floor of his cage where his pellets had been.

Poor Bobo! What a scare! I hope he doesn't do that again About a year ago we bought one of those baby nasal aspirators and keep it on top of one of the cages so we know exactly where it is in case someone starts to choke. But STILL! I would be completely beside myself if something happened to him. Don't get me wrong, I love ALL our bunnies, but Rory is #1 in my heart.