I'm trying to remember now exactly how old Anna is supposed to be. I've had her for over 5 years now, and when I adopted her the HS said she was around 4 or 5...however, I doubt she was that old; she was probably more like a year old. So I'd put her age at around 6 or 7. She really does have a sweet face, doesn't she?
Her story: I wasn't really looking for another rabbit, but I used to check the HS website every so often - maybe once every two or three months - and *just look*. One day when I was doing this I noticed a little brown bunny in one of the photos. There was nothing distinct about her, she actually was the most plain-looking of all the rabbits that were up for adoption. And yet for the next couple of weeks I couldn't seem to get her out of my mind, and found myself going back to the website every day. Finally, one day my brother dropped by to return a carrier he'd borrowed to take his cat to the vet, and out of the blue I told him about this rabbit, and showed him her picture. He said, "Did you want to go to the Humane Society and look at her?" I wasn't expecting that, hadn't even thought about asking him, but said yes right away, since not having a car limits me, and so off we went. As soon as I got there and saw her I knew that she'd be coming home with me. So after paying for her, and then waiting a couple of days to pick her up (I'd asked that she be spayed first), she came home.
Hopefully that Yofi will get better real soon. Does he try to lick himself? Have you ever though to put a type of collar on him. Gosh someone on RO a while back made for their bunny, kinda like a stuffed sock but much smaller in circumference . Making it out of flannel or a jersey material would be nice and soft for him. Just a thought.
I asked the vet about that because I had seen Anna licking Yofi's neck in the past, and thought it might be serving more harm than good. I also wasn't sure if Yofi himself was licking at the spot himself (tuns out, he does), so thought an e-collar might be needed. Unfortunately the vet didn't recommend it because of the location of the infection; a collar of any kind would rub against it and irritate the skin, because it tends to run so far up his neck. No easy solutions for The Boy, I'm afraid.
Last night there was a bit of an unexpected melee here involving my dogs. I had been watching a movie I'd bought secondhand ("All The Little Animals"..Christian Bale is so young in it!) and was having some popcorn. Every once in a while I'd absentmindedly toss a couple of kernels to Izzy and Kaya, who enjoyed the unexpected treat. However, after one such toss suddenly the air was filled with the sounds of a dog fight...the two were biting and slashing at each other, horrifying sound effects to go along with it. I had to jump up and give Kaya a boot in the side as she was on top of Izzy, who was screaming and snarling underneath her. She immediately stopped and Izzy came flying over to me, then tried to hide behind me. Of course it all looked and sounded extremely dramatic, but no one was hurt...just a lot of saliva-coated fur on both. For the rest of the evening Izzy stuck to me like glue, and when we went to bed he ran straight into his crate and curled up, even though normally, he absolutely hates going in there on his own. They were actually best of friends again moments after the fight ended, but Izzy was certainly wary for the rest of the night.
I highly suspect that what triggered the fight was Izzy. He has some food aggression issues, and most likely - if both of them went for the same piece of popcorn at once - Izzy probably bit Kaya. (I'd been watching the movie when the fight broke out, so didn't witness the start of it.) Kaya doesn't put up with $%#$%#$% from anyone, even at 15, and so this would definitely have provoked her. Actually I'm glad she did, because Izzy needs to have another dog put him in his place once in a while. He tends to get too bold for his britches, and needs to learn that from a canine buddy. Thank goodness Anna and Yofi don't go through such antics! (LOL...if they did, Anna would put Yofi in
his place immediately!)
