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The mass in her chest is all she's ever known because she's had the eye problems (which is caused by it) her who life, from what I've seen. And she's always had breathing problems, apparently. The medicine has made her into a new rabbit, completely. I've never seen her like this, up and...

Hey guys... I took Sweet Pea to the vet yesterday, thinking she had the start of cherry eye. Nope. An x-ray shows a mass in her abdomen, and either fluid in or metastasis to her lungs. So it turns out that her life-long "eye problems" were actually pressure in her chest, and that pet store...

LakeCondo wrote: I see what you're saying. She enjoys digging currently, so the high sides would definitely come in handy. Could she actually climb up 9 inches to get in, though? Or would I need to make her a little wooden ramp? She doesn't hop high, but that might be because she was raised in...

tonyshuman wrote: Maybe... The covered cage is just a cage pushed up against another cage; it has a light blanket on top to cover it so the whole area is hidden. Everything else in there is to just give her extra hiding room, just in case. I have the perfect box for her, but I would have to...

LakeCondo wrote: No, it's not the *first* first time she's had it, just the first time this season. Last summer, she had them every day for a few months. I didn't even realize how bad the effect was until the autumn, when she ran out of them. She stopped having temper tantrums. I wouldn't be...

LakeCondo wrote: Good to know. My mother found them in a store yesterday and immediately started feeding them to her (it stops her from biting her). Any ideas on what to do to make her feel better? She gets horribly agitated and flips her water dish and throws it until she gets more.

Are rabbit addictions even possible? Has anyone seen this behavior before? Sweet Pea seems to be addicted to dandelion greens to the point that she starts to show withdrawal symptoms after she hasn't had them for about 6 to 12 hours.

LakeCondo wrote: She starts it off as a joke to the person, and it remains a joke if the other person says no. It turns into a serious offer if they say yes. I originally typed up the story of my hamster here, but it doesn't matter now. I just don't appreciate it. As for Sweet Pea, I am not...

MarisaAndToby wrote: Ah! My thoughts exactly. Too cute! Too cute! :bunnyheart There needs to be a word that describes something so adorable that it's nearly a form of torture. Something like "adorature." If Webster's decides to include it one day, they need a picture of Babbitty right next to it.

Shelbers91 wrote: Oh, I would love to raise chickens! They're so pretty! I totally get not being able to kill them; I would have to use them for eggs, too. It's a character flaw on my part, though. I can't even kill bugs. I couldn't even dissect the frog or fetal pig in bio class (my teacher...

ZRabbits wrote: Stress signals?? :( I thought they were more like "look at my renovations, I need attention!" noises. She only makes them when she's gnawing apart her twig chewing tube. But I've read that excessive chewing can also be a sign of stress, so it would make sense. She's been...

LakeCondo wrote I meant to stop the litter from going out the sides when she hops, if that makes any sense. Like how cage bottoms are rounded plastic on bottom before it reaches the metal part, so all the litter goes on bottom so it can't be kicked out from between the grates? I'm not sure what...

Ah, I see. Though I feel obliged to point out that, whether domestic or wild, rabbit meat is inferior to even domestic turkey and chicken meat as far as healthiness goes. It is fattier and has more cholesterol. Pretty sure chicken/turkey also doesn't need a license, which is the same for the...

LakeCondo wrote: I'm not completely sure what an x-pen is. I have a puppy pen, though. She uses it when she goes outside. Would linoleum really work? I've heard rabbits can't stand smooth floors. The first vet Sweet Pea went to had smooth floors, and she just meatloafed on my shoes the whole...

Shelbers91 wrote: I meant the rabbit breeding, but now I guess also the kennel. As a dog person, I support your kennel idea. I can *NOT* tell you how horrific it is to check a dog into a business, then come back a week later an realize your now now has "kennel cough" (pneumonia) and severe...