The Life & Times of Felix 'n' Clementine!

[pani]

King Felix of the Living Room, First of his Name.

 

[Chrisdoc]

That is so funny, mine love jumping on the sofa as soon as I leave the room haha.

 

[pani]

Well, Clementine is booked in for her spay next Tuesday. ray: I'm nervous, but I know it's for the best. I hope it will help to return her to how she used to be... recently she's become very withdrawn and runs from almost all human contact, while she used to seek it out and lie next to people and demand rubs. She used to groom me and now she bites me if I linger around her mouth. I still love her dearly, but I have to admit I do miss how she used to be.

In other news, the bunnies have tried silverbeet and broccoli for the first time this week. Felix likes silverbeet and broccoli; Clementine will nibble broccoli, but she's not a fan of silverbeet. They've both become a bit pickier with their greens recently. I think I'll cut back their serving sizes and try some new vegies for a bit of variety. Felix loves spinach but I avoid feeding it regularly since it's high in oxalic acid, but maybe I'll add it to their diet once or twice a week.

 

[whiskylollipop]

Ooh, good luck with the spay! ray: Keeping Clemmie in my thoughts.

 

[pani]

Thanks Laura.

Last time we dropped Felix off the day before and picked him up the following day, so I'm thankful that this time we'll be dropping her off in the morning and picking her up in the afternoon. I asked if I'd get any pain medication to take home with me, but they said they'll give her a 24-hour anti-inflammatory pain med that should help. I'm going to buy a bunch of cilantro (her favourite) and make her a special small area to rest in for a few days, using Felix's old cage. I'll be putting the cage close to Felix and the normal play area to help her feel better, I hope.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Hope everything goes OK for sweet little Clemmie. Might be a good idea to insist on bringing home pain meds just in case. THe spays are more invasive than the neuters so she may need something. Thinking about your sweet Clem and lots of nose rubs from the boys.

 

[JBun]

Best of luck with the spay. If you can, really try and insist on at least a few days worth of metacam. The least that I've needed is 3 days worth, some rabbits need it even longer. You might have the best luck convincing them if you bring in some documented research to show them. And remind them that this is essentially the same as giving a women a hysterectomy, and I know none of us would go through this without pain meds. Metacam isn't even an opiate pain reliever, it's just a nsaid, but it's usually enough to take the edge off the pain for buns, so that they feel comfortable enough to start eating again. If your vet is concerned about the pain relief making it so your bun is too active, just reassure your vet that you are going to restrict her movements for a week or more.

This link is a vet based explanation on the importance of pain relief for rabbits. Might be a good one to show them.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?A=500

 

[Aubrisita]

Good luck Clemmie, Luna and I are sending you good vibes.

 

[pani]

Thanks everyone.

Jenny, I'm going to print out that information and bring it with me when I drop her off. Hopefully it'll help to convince them to send her home with some pain meds. If worst comes to worst and I'm not able to leave with any, I'm going to make sure she's kept extra warm with some microwaveable heat pads (but not too hot) to help with pain relief, but I'm going to push my hardest to get her some metacam or similar to take home with me.

 

[pani]

Oh, I don't think Felix was shedding at all a few months ago.

I think I may have misunderstood.

:laugh:

He's definitely shedding now!

I thought maybe he was just a light shedder which I was super excited about, but I noticed over the last few days there've been a lot more black bunny hairs, and I plopped him on my lap tonight for some grooming and ooh boy, we are in shed city. Black hairs, black hairs everywhere.

 

[pani]

"Hi everyone, Felix here!"

"Mama says I'm shedding now, so every day she picks me up and puts me on her lap to get rubbed with a brush. It tickles! I don't like it!
I wish I was playing on the floor instead of being groomed!"

"Today after grooming, mama even CUDDLED ME.
She knows I don't like cuddles! Mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"​

 

[pani]

Argh sorry about the picture size. I was going to resize them but I got distracted eating pasta and can't edit now... sorry!!

 

[whiskylollipop]

"Hi Felix! Merlin here! My mummy always brushies my furs when I am having my morning pellets. She knows I am starvo from only having hays ALL NIGHT so all I cares about is yumyum pellets, I not cares too much about brushies. Also she knows I am too strong for her, if she ever tried to keep me on her lap for only brushies with no yumyums, I be mad! Ehehehehehe."

 

[pani]

Bunnies are testing my patience tonight.

They keep circling each other since Clem goes to hump Felix, and he responds by mounting her to re-establish dominance. It's doesn't appear to be damaging their relationship but it is resulting in Felix pulling out tufts of loose fur from Clem, and chewing/eating it. I'm already concerned about him chewing hair since I've found a few of his droppings recently to have lots of hair in them (even though it's not stringing them together, still a bit worried) and he's shedding himself. Now I just tried to pick up Clementine to give her a quick brush, and she leapt off my lap and onto the floor, hid under the coffee table, and I had to herd her back into her enclosure. I know not to take it personally but it never feels good to have your pet run from you.

 

[pani]

Nerves are hitting me hard - we're dropping Clementine off for her surgery in the morning. ray:

My workplace has been awesome about it, one of my workmates swapped my shift so that I won't have to work late, and my manager is letting me leave a few hours early so I can be ready to pick her up as soon as she's available. I'm going to print out that information about pain relief and bring it with me, in hopes of them sending me home with some pain relief for her. I've got to get some cilantro and strawberries, her favourites, and get some alfalfa hay and hopefully Oxbow pellets if they have any at the vet, because she likes those too. I'm going to get Felix's old, quite small cage and line it with a fuzzy blanket for her, put in a low-edge litter pan, and maybe get her a heat pack to snuggle against. I don't really know what to expect, since Felix recovered so well from his desexing, but I've never dealt with a spay and I know it's going to be a lot tougher to recover from.

 

[Azerane]

Best wishes for your guys. I'm sure it will run smoothly and Clementine will be back at home and bouncing around in no time

 

[ChocoClover]

I feel bad for Clem.

Mommy says that I'm going to be desexed someday after I have reached he end of my breeding age. I think that's next year, maybe the year after. I'm not sure what desexing is but mommy says it will make me happier, but it involves surgery. I don't really understand why surgery would make me happy. She also says that I'm gonna be friends with Theo and Shirley! Honestly, I don't see how that could happen. All Theo wants is to mate and Shirley is MEAN to me. I'm mean to her, though, too.

Good luck with your surgery, Clem!

 

[pani]

Thank you both.

Clem was scared but behaved well on the ride to the vet. The nurse said she was very cute - cuter than the other rabbit there today. They're also going to vaccinate her since she hasn't had hers yet. I'm off to work today (a welcome distraction) and I'll be able to take her home tonight.

 

[pani]

She's out of surgery! Everything went well.

I'll be picking her up in a couple of hours. :hearts:

 

[Azerane]

Hooray!! That's great to hear, glad it all went well. Bet you can't wait to get her home