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[Wabbitdad12]

I wish my dentist was playing a April fools joke on me today! I knew my teeth were getting bad but not to the tune of $2500 worth. Here are the choices, have teeth pulled as they start to hurt, learn to eat soft food without teeth or have $2500 worth of dental work. Money I don't have! Now I have toeither get a credit card (haven't had one in over 5 years) and charge it,have a rich distant relative die and leave me a load of cashbefore the end of the month or...I have no idea!

Isn't life just grand! This almost makes me want to start drinking again.

 

[polly]

Aw Dave that sucks about your teeth I hope you can get the money to sort them can they not do a payment plan or anything??

As for Tiny loving it cant beat them nethie attitudes

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Yesterday I went to clean cages before my daughter and I went to see Race to Witch Mountain (very good movie!) and noticed Thumper wasn't himself. Granted I was cleaning cages mid afternoon, which is not the usual time. So I just thought he was being sleepy. However, there were no poo's along the edge of his cage. He pees in his litter box, but rarely poops there.

He hadn't drank much or eaten very much either. So last night I got him out and he was totally a cuddle bun, very un-Thumper like. I have him some baby food, banana apple and he ate some. When he hopped back to his cage, he went and sat in his litter box. So I moved his water bottle down next to him and squeezed it and he drank and drank. I also put a dish of water under the water bottle which he drank from also.

I had passed out treats last night and he had no interest whatso ever in it. No interest in treats and cuddly sure signs he is not feeling right. After he hopped into his cage last night I decided to throw in a couple of craisins in his dish to hopefully get him to eat.

So I tried giving him one and he wouldn't take it. I kept repeating here Thumper a craisin. Rudy was in his cage all stretched out, eyes half closed, I stood up and said it again and here comes Rudy hopping out of his cage (he's already had his treat) standing as tall as he can trying to get my attention. He comes over and stands as tall as he can again and has one paw against my leg looking up at me like he's saying "craisin did you say craisin dad,I though for sure you said craisin, so like where are the at?"

So I caved and gave him one and he then hopped back into his cage for the night with a proud bunny smile on his face, enjoying his little victory!

 

[myheart]

Wabbitdad12 wrote:

So I caved and gave him one and he then hopped back into his cage for the night with a proud bunny smile on his face, enjoying his little victory!

Don't ya just hate it when they turn on the charm!!!!! I could tell you to stand firm and not give in to their evil ways, but I would do the same thing.

How is Thumper feeling today? Hope he gets back to feeling more like himself. ray:

myheart

 

[LuvaBun]

Wabbitdad12 wrote:

So I caved and gave him one and he then hopped back into his cage for the night with a proud bunny smile on his face, enjoying his little victory!

I can just imagine that ! Isn't it funny that certain words (craisin, treat etc) trigger the 'I've never been fed and I'm starving' look

Hope Thumper is feeling better, and that there are plenty of poops in his cage. Nice to have him all cuddly, though.

Jan

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Thumperhas been thirsty though, I checked his water bottle yesterday and it was working, but today it seemed to be a little clogged, a little water coming through but not the usual flow. So I gave it a good cleaning and it is working fine.

I gave him a big piece of romaine lettuce and he ate it right up, so I am happy to see that. He hasn't eaten the other piece or the strawberry's but as my daughter says he might just be a private eater. I brought him out in the living room to check him over and well, Thumper is feeling a little better tonight. He chewed a new hole in the couch and left several dental impressions right next to it. When I handed out craisins tonight he was like himself and wanted one and was at the front of his cage to get it.

Speaking of my daughter we had a date night and went to see Race to Witch Mountain. We had a blast and she is firmly convinced that I am not playing with a full deck, sandwhich short of picinic, french short of a happy meal etc. Great movie by the way. Funny, suspensful and lots of action.I had gotten some free tickets, but even with that it still cost us $20 for popcorn and drinks! We even sneaked in some candy! Sorry, but I am not paying $3 for a box of chocolate mints, when I can get 3 boxes for the same price at the drug store.

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Update on Thumper. He is drinking out of a bowl, not his water bottle, he is eating some hay, eating some baby food apple/banana mx, craisins, veggies, banana chips. He is his normal self, stubborn, trouble causing other wise. Can't check his teeth without getting bit, so we are taking him to the vet.

Last night I went in to check on the buns after I got home from work and :woohoothere was a big wet spot in his litter box, water level in his bottle was down, there wasn't much food left in his bowl and there was a pile of poops in his cage. The boy does a good job of peeing in his litter box, but never caught on he can use it for pooping in too.

He quickly munched the romaine lettuce we put in there last night also. I am not 100 percent ready to declare him healed but he is acting like his usual self.

 

[RexyRex]

That is great news about Thumper! I hope the continues to feel better.

 

[LuvaBun]

Yay for pee, poops and empty food bowls :biggrin2:

Jan

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

Wabbitdad12 wrote:

Whoever thought rabbits are not smart, probably thinks the world is still flat!

LOL! That is funny.

Emily

 

[BlueCamasRabbitry]

WabbitDad, I would love to see pictures of your bunny room! Do you think you could put some up?
Please...? lol.

Emily

 

[fuzz16]

I love your flemmies...when I started getting into rabbtis I remember wanting them, then found lops. Obsessed over French and english lops, but now im convinced I need a flemmie again, or two after seeing your pictures and following your blog

 

[Wabbitdad12]

Here are pictures of my "Bunny Room". It may not look like much, but the room and cages are clean (probably cleaner the other rooms in my house) and the buns are well loved.

This isfacing north. I have a shelf in the corner where I have a tub for hay, another tub for extra water bottles, bowls etc. and some hooks to hang nail clippers. On the far right side (not in the picture) I have a couple of small shelves for hand sanitizer, teeth trimmer, cable ties, vinegar for cleaning up pee spots, treats and other supplies etc.

Thiswall faces south, but the window faces west. On the far left, is Moo Moos cage, although her windows need to be cleaned, gets dusty in the bunny room. Underneath her cage I have a tub of the wood pellets I use for litter and underneath that shelf on the floor I have a tub for their food. On the wall I also have a clipboard for writing down supplies I need to pick up. To the left (not in the photo) there is a small peg board on the wall where leashes and harness hang.

This is making the most use of the space available, this is the closet.

 

[Wabbitdad12]

While I was getting ready for church this morning, Sweetie (black flemmie doe) hopped around the living room and hallway. She enjoyed being the privileged bun, getting bunches of attention and lounging around.

Rudy came out later and enjoyed his title as Easter bunny again. He gets to go to my brothers house with us and be the Easter bunny for my niece and nephew kids, hop around the yard on his harness, get lots of pets and being the center of attention.

Wal-mart had some romaine lettuce on sale yesterday and so instead of getting turnip or collard greens every bunny got big leafs of romaine lettuce. When I left the room all I heard was bunches of bunny's munching.

I went in later and they were all done, waiting on their treat of the day, all at the front of their cages with angelic faces :innocenton!

 

[Wabbitdad12]

I cleaned cages tonight and I evidently left Ms Velvet's cage door open, my blue flemmie. She came hoping down the hallway and into the living room. Jake our rat terrier was walking by her, didn't even stop to take a sniff, just walking by her and she charged him and batted him on his head.

Jake, in fear for his life ran off into the dining room, away from the mean bunny.

 

[LuvaBun]

:laugh:
Poor Jake, Attacked by the Killer Bunny!!!!
Jan

 

[Wabbitdad12]

I was going to order two bumper stickers one said "I suffer from MRS, Multiple Rabbit Syndrome, one bunny is not enough" and the other was "We had to get rid of the kids, the rabbit was allergic" I couldn't afford both so I went with the second one.

The kids are always joking that when they leave for college, I will turn their rooms into bunny rooms.

 

[myheart]

Wabbitdad12 wrote:

The kids are always joking that when they leave for college, I will turn their rooms into bunny rooms.

:yeahthat: Unless you decide to send the bunnies to college first...LOL

 

[LuvaBun]

myheart wrote:

Wabbitdad12 wrote:

The kids are always joking that when they leave for college, I will turn their rooms into bunny rooms.

:yeahthat: Unless you decide to send the bunnies to college first...LOL

LOL!

It's OK, Dave, we know that you wouldn't really do that

Jan

 

[Wabbitdad12]

The one thing I dread about the days getting longer and the sun coming up earlier is the bunny's waking up. Yesterday, I fell asleep on the couch and woke up to the tapping of the computer keyboard. My wife was doing something for my oldest. So I got up and went to bed. She came in later and must have been having nightmares or just restless sleep and I ended back out on the couch.

I had about an hours sleep when the sun started to come up. I was awoken to the sound of one tapping of water bottle, then another and another...then the sound of thumping to let me know they were all awake now. Since the sun was up where was the food!

If it wasn't an hour and a half before I had to get up, it wouldn't have been so bad. I put the pillow over my ears but the tapping of water bottles and the thumping of dozens of bunny feet was too much and I got up and tended to their needs like a good bunny slave.

Spoiled brats!