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Couldn't find a previous thread on here, so I figured it's about time to make a 2013 Convention post! For those who don't know, the ARBA Convention is in Harrisburg, PA this year. Who all is planning on going? What breeds are you showing? Any of our non-show folks planning on just stopping by...

Spot is a neutered, 4 year old English Spot who has been having trouble with balance for about 3 weeks now. He falls over a lot, is unable to use the levels in his cage, and in general is not acting right (greatly decreased energy and appetite). I am fortunate enough to work with two rabbit...

Today, I noticed a red... something protruding from my English Lop's anus. It is hardly noticeable unless I physically push back the skin around the anus, so I'm not 100% sure how long it's been there. It doesn't seem to cause any pain when I touch it, and it definitely seems that it's attached...

I've been trying out some new cages with the buns, including some giant sized pet store cages and large dog crates. While I like my new set up, my English Lops have been having trouble gaining traction on the slick flooring, and I'm looking for any ideas on what I could put down to give the buns...

Long story shot, I convinced my neighbors to allow me to bring their rabbit into my high school level veterinary science class last week. She had a bad case of ear mites which we treated in class, plus some red blockage looking things on her eyes. My teacher, an LVT, suggested that maybe they...

Beau, my English Lop buck, has a history of reoccurring abscesses and sore hocks on the bottom of his back feet. My vet and I believe that a combination of thinly furred foot pads and Beau's bad habit of dumping his litter box, peeing in it, and sitting in it led to his sore hock problems two...

I took Tristynn out for her usual run in the fenced backyard this evening since it was so nice out. About 10 minutes into playtime, I noticed she was limping and wasn't putting any weight on her back right foot/leg. It looks like her ankle is swollen or something, but I'm not sure. She had some...

Calvyn showed up as a skinny, mite-infected drop-off back in early March, and now that's she's gained some weight and is mite free, she's ready for her forever home. She weighs around 3 1/2lbs, and I believe she is a Polish mix. Calvyn is understandably very shy and does not like being picked...

A little black Nethie mix has been hanging around the neighborhood since early this morning. We have so many neighborhood outdoor cats, plus my house is near a fairly busy road, so you can imagine I'm worried about the little guy. :nerves1 I put out a cat carrier with the door open and stuffed...

Not long after Noel died, I was secretly on the look-out for a new friend for her cage mate, Pepper. I tried bonding her to my neutered English Spot, but there were some housing issues, and I decided that there was room for one more house bun. Wednesday evening, I adopted a mini lop named...

I hate making this thread. I wasn't going to make a post here... ever. But I'm hurting right now like never before, and I need to get this out. I almost feel silly posting this. Noel wasn't ever a "famous forum bunny"; I don't post much, and when I do, it's usually about my show English...

Spot goes in for the big snip tomorrow, and I was wondering what pain meds, if any, he would possibly get. Also, how long is the recovery period on a neuter? I'll be talking with the vet tomorrow after the surgery anyway, but since this is the first rabbit I've ever had spayed/neutered, I'm...

I've never been too big on the gift-giving for the buns; it just never seemed worth it to me to spend money on a toy that I know will be shredded to bits in about 2.4 seconds. But today I was buying litter from the organic farm Pepper and Noel came from [I don't agree with their breeding...

On Saturday, I took my litter of 11 week old English Lop babies to a breeder to get some opinions on them. I noticed that Rio's eye was suddenly cloudy, and the breeder and I thought maybe he scratched it on a piece of hay, since I had hay in the carrier with him. She gave me some Terramycin eye...

I'm planning on breeding my English Lop doe on Sunday after her show tomorrow, and since this is going to be my first litter [eek!], I'm still kind of shaky on all the details. I know you put the nestbox in at day 27 or 28, but where exactly do you put it? I think I remember reading that you put...

Choxic is a word that doesn't really mean anything. I thought it up one night soon after it became official that I was going to start breeding English Lops on a small scale; I figured I could use it as my rabbitry's name, and I like to call all my pet bunnies my "Choxic Rabbits". This blog is...

This is kinda long, but I've been thinking about this a lot, and I need some bunny savvy people advice.... I originally planned to spay my bonded house pet does whenthey were a year old, but at the time, we didn't have a rabbit savvy vet, and the one guy who would do it charges $150. The guy is...

I'm getting ready for my first litter [English Lops] to be bred in March, and even though the breeding date is still a ways off, I'm going to a huge show this weekend and figured any supplies I would need I could buy there. I already have a nestbox and extra cages, and the breeder I got my pair...

I know I don't post on here often, but I have a question for bunny people: I was taking a trip to the feed store today for some bunny food, and I decided to get some black oil sunflower seeds. I've heard they're good forrabbit coats, but I have no idea how much to feed. I'm feeding two English...

Neither of my two English Lops like to hold still very long, so getting them to pose for more than 10 seconds is next to impossible. >< I like to get them to pose so that I can take pictures of them to see how they're shaping out type-wise, and I think it's a good idea for them to get used to...