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Thank goodness for bunny bliss. I had a crappy day at work, but there's nothing like coming home to a bunny that can't wait to rub on you to make it all go away. Becky is quickly learning that it is fun to run around like a crazy bun, terrorizing the cats in the process. I find it so funny that a 4.5 rabbit can make two 15+ pound cats run for their lives. Becky has also declared Andre's stuffed dino as her own (lots of chin rubbing).
I couldn't wait for the weekend, I got the play pen addition for her house. This way she can have access to out of the cage play time any time she wants it. Man, she has me wrapped around her little paw already. We also got her some baby keys for tossing since she seems to really enjoy throwing things around. Between the new toys and extra play space I'm hoping the litter tossing was just a phase. Luckily her box was still intact this morning. We also got her a water dish that attaches to the bars so it can't be tipped over. She knocked my glass of water over trying to drink from it last night. Did Andre tell her it was ok? He is constantly driving me insane doing that!
When we were out I also picked up a cute penguin fleace throw for her. My husband's responce was, I thought we were done buying stuff for the rabbit? LOL like I ever stop shopping for the kids? I should own stock in PetSmart. At the very least I probably should work there part time if they offered an employee discount. We could save hundreds of dollars a year, but then again, I would see all the new stuff as it comes up. Probably best to shop with a list, right. I figure we don't have kids so we just have to spoil the pets. It's hard to find toys for a turtle though, they just want worms and crickets as treats. Speaking of crickets, they have made it down stairs, I heard them last night. About a week ago Victoria accidentally got locked into the bird/turtle room over night. Normally we shut the cats out so they don't startle the birds when they are sleeping because they could fly into something. Well, the cat was hiding so didn't get shooed out. We had gotten a dozen crickets for the turtles and they were in a temporary container so they could be gut loaded calcium before feeding. The cat got board, tossed the container off the desk, and then played with the crickets who quickly ran away. Well, I guess a few loose crickets are to be expected.
Well, Becky just put herself into her house, which means it is time for her evening vegetables and "good girl" snack. Can't leave the bun waiting.
 
Hoppy New Year! Things have been crazy around here the last couple days. My in-laws will be coming for a visit next week so I want to have everything clean (I hate cleaning the house, I would rather do litter boxes). I have also been trying to perfect Rebecca's set up. I added a play pen so she can run around more all the time rather than only if we are there to keep an eye on her. She does still get extended area at night, but this helps keep her from becoming board.
I tried giving her a hooded litter box with sand in it so she could dig. She had a wonderful time! Unfortunately she turned our bedroom floor into a sand box. I will be getting sand out of the carpet for months to come. It really irritated my allergies, so the sand is going to make a nice cactus terrarium. I'm going to try shredded paper next. I want to give her a good outlet for digging so she stops flinging poo. I tried moving her litter box to a differnt corner, but she didn't like it, so it's back where it was.
I discovered that Becky doesn't fight getting picked up if I use a blanket. She's so calm that I'm not even going to worry about training her with bare hands. If the blanket makes her feel more secure, then why should I fight it? Plus she is too cute looking like a furry little baby in her blankie. I had Joshua take pictures yesterday but he's slow in getting them to me to post.
The birds had a bit of a to do yesterday. I brought out the smaller cage I normally use as a hospital cage. It's only large enough to be comfortable for two birds. Bess has been pucking Frank because I don't provide nesting materials and she wants chicks. I don't want any of these birds to breed beause they are not robust genetically. So, poor Frank has become quite bald. I am breaking up their marriage because it has to be done. Sometimes relationships are toxic and need to be reassessed from a distance for the safety of one or more of the partissipants. Nancy is low bird on the totem pole and was also getting her feathers plucked by the others. She will be Frank's cage mate so no one picks on them and the feathers can grow back. There is nothing more pathetic than a partially bald zebra finch. There isn't much heft to the birds to start with, so strip feathers and it's not even enough meat for a hot wing.
Have you ever tried to catch a specific bird with 18 furiously flapping wings in a 6 foot flight cage? Let me tell you that I was sweating by the time the two correct birds were in their new home. I'm able to close a gate in the middle of the cage, so that is how I started. I ended up catching ANY bird I could. If it was someone I was aiming for, great! Otherwise, I would put the bird in the empty half of their cage. Nancy managed to escape into the room (hence why the cats are never alowed in when I'm getting birds out) and I had to chase her around the room with the net. I finally got them both moved over and I can see tiny pin feathers coming in already.
While I was working on all this, Becky came up to explore my office. She decided her favorite place at the moment is under the turtles' house. She did not want to come out when it was time to leave. I eventually got the bird net thinking I could coax her out with gentle prods. She was not having any of it, she was staying right where she was. I kept nudging and she kept ignoring. I finally ended up netting the rabbit and pulling her out (photos soon). She was not thrilled with me but we got her into her blankie and back to her house.
Today I have to transfer the fish from the small tank into the big tank and decommission the 10 gallon. When we slid stuff around to make room for the play pen I accidentally cracked the aquarium slightly on the bottom. There is now a very slow leak. It will become the cactus terrarium.
When is my nap scheduled?
 
Last night Becky was seriously pouting over the loss of her sand box. Luckily all was forgiven this morning when she got her pellets. She's a bun after my own heart, loves to eat! She even binkeies when I put her veggie ball in refilled. It is the coolest vegetable rack, it is a ball with a bell that I fill with mixed greens and then add a baby carrot or two in the side. She has to work a little to get the goodies out so it is also entertainment. I'm just greatful that she let us sleep in and didn't make a mess. I think her house is pretty much settled finally. I'm sure she is happy not to have the "furniture" rearanged again, but as a new mom I was not sure what the best set up was until I experimented a bit.
I think Becky is more vocal than most bunnies, certainly more than the ones I had as kids. She makes all kinds of soft little noises I have never heard before. She tooth purrs and has a tiny little squeek that seems to be a joy thing. I did hear a rabbit scream once, it was terrible and I hope Becky never needs to make that sound. I like these other soft sounds because she seems to be so happy when she makes them. I'm going to have to reserach all the differnt sounds bunnies can make.
As for today, I'm in a good deal of pain so I think it will be a cuddle day. I have fibromyalgia and cold rain makes me really hurt. It sucks when I'm dieting, exercising, doing everything my doctor tells me and the weather can knock me on my butt. Oh well, I'm having more good days than bad and I have wonderful pets to keep me company so I shouldn't complain.
 
Pictures from my cranky day:

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Becky loves her Dino

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It tickles to have a bunny lick your toes!

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The bun house and playpen, complete with cat
 
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Black Cat is eating well. Her fur is getting shiny and soft. Can you believe she is 14?

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Leo looks like he has a very long neck, but that is Kate's body!

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Full view of the bird house. I will add some birdy close ups
 
Bird close-ups:

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All the birds like to take a bath at the same time, but they have to make a little line. Then they all sit on the perch to drip and preen.

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Frank and Brittney were getting their feathers pulled out, so now they have a cage of their own to recover.

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Frank and Brittney closer

 
baby bun

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I have discovered this is the most stress free way to move Rebecca. She loves to be wrapped up in her blankie. She will even toss the blanket over herself when she wants a nap! Now she can explore my office up stairs in the evenings and I can get some work done.
 
Yesterday I had a horribly painful doctor's appointment. I came home and went to bed. I woke up a couple hours later with Victoria on my feet, Andre at my hip, and Becky on my pillow. There's nothing like waking up to a bunny licking your nose. It made me so happy to lay in bed with my fur babies. Today I am still home and the cats and rabbit come and go from my bed. Rebecca has been so good. I have read about bunnies marking their people's beds, but she has never left a drop out side of her box (ok, she missed over the edge once, but that is hardly a sin). I think people recover faster with pets around them. Tomorrow I will be back at work so I am soaking up all the fur therapy I can today.
 
I have the best husband in the world! (nods to Jeff, Nela's SO, but Joshua is still better). He surprised me with flowers at work today. He knew I was going to have a rough week so he ordered them over the weekend. I adore spring flowers, the help me hold onto hope for the future and optimism of life. He sent a dozen tulips. They smell so good and are so colorful. We have been married for almost 12 years and he's still so sweet. I love my Joshie.

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For some reason I never noticed until today that Becky has little white "underpants"! She was stretching and it was so cute. I managed to get a fairly good photo of it:

:run:Now she is running around like a crazy bun, it is that time of the evening.

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*Laughs* Josh sounds great :biggrin2:12 years? That's awesome! I'm sorry you had such a bad appointment. I hope it's nothing too serious :expressionlessI love bunny kisses. I really miss having bunnies in the house. They used to be my comfort during the rough times as well. They are great pets. :)

Feel better soon!
 
How do you get the pictures in larger? I upload to gallery and then attach them to the post. I find it annoying that they are so small too.

This weekend Ron and Sharon (Joshua's dad and step-mom) came down for a visit. They live in New Hampshire and drove through a snow storm! It was great to see them but unfortunately I have a cold so I had to nap a bit while they were here. At least dinner last night went well and I made my first, and probably last, pork roast. I'm gradually moving into becoming vegetarian and beef/pork are going off the menu. I already stopped dairy because it causes too much inflammation. I do have a bit of goat cheese now and then because it doesn't cause the reaction.


Poor black cat passed so quickly. We were all in the bird room sitting around talking. The cat came in and meowed twice. She tried to get up in Sharon's lap but mid leap started to seizure. By the time I ran to get my phone to call the vet she was gone. We think it was a blood clot since she had just been to the vet two months ago pronounced amazingly healthy for a 14+ year old. At least it was quick and she was not alone.
:rip:
Apparently my cold is annoying to Becky. I was up coughing several times in the night. She would run around and stomp her feet. Excuse me for disturbing your beauty sleep. LOL I'm rambling at this point, but cold meds will do that. I have to get better for work this week, so much to do.

Thank you to everyone that reads this. Comments are great :)
 
Thank you everyone for the get well wishes. I am feeling much better. :thumbup


I had my acupuncture session tonight and the cold is GONE! I swear the man is a miracle worker. It is snowing outside and I'm not in pain! My mood is incredible, just random moments of joy even when I am easing off the antidepressant (used for the fibromyalgia, but less pain so I don't need it)! So far I have been able to stop using my inhaler for asthma, off hormone BCP, and half dose of the cymbalta. In another two weeks when I see him again I will be antidepressant free and working to get off the pill for fluid retention. I am hoping to stop everything other than the thyroid replacement since that is a natural hormone. My health over all has not been better since I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1999. I feel at least 15 years younger. :party0002:


On the critter front, no surprise we have a guppy population explosion. My doctor actually wants some for his nephew's fish tank. He wants some for his tank too, so next session I will have homes for a dozen of the guppies! :weee:

Victoria is, I hate to admit, happy to have black cat gone. She has been playing up a storm, tossing toys here and there or pouncing on Andre who hasn't caught on yet that it is all out play time. :duel

Tonight both cats were playing with Becky and I, it was so nice. Unfortunately I had to go and ruin it by trying to look at Becky's teeth. :sigh: There has been a lot of talk about teeth lately and I haven't ever taken a good look at hers. I guess I should have waited for the vet. She squirmed away and thumped me off. She went out into the hall and wouldn't look at me. I tried bribing her with a baby carrot:carrot, but she wouldn't eat it! :thud: I am totally in the dog house tonight. Last night when I gave her a baby carrot as a treat she took it, hopped around in then out of her house and binkeied twice before eating it. That should give you an idea how mad she is. I guess I will have to go with more adoration tomorrow to try to make up for my transgression. :hugsquish:


At least there is a snow storm so chances are I will be working from home tomorrow, so it will give me more time to make up for tonight. :pinkelepht:
 
As soon as I turned off the lights last night I heard chomping. :carrotI guess as long as I wasn't looking at her she figured I got the message and she could eat her treat. This morning all was forgiven.

I am working from home so I get to enjoy the animals while I work. I wish I could do this more often. The birds and turtles live in my office, the cats have joined me here and I brought Becky up so it is a full house. I love the lively little beep beep in the background. It's relaxing and conducive to brain flow, so I am doing things have have been putting off for a while.


I ordered three rabbit care books on line. I am building quite the library of pet care books. I like to have them as references and it's just fun reading. :bunnydance:


The two finches I put into the separate cage because they were being picked on have decided to breed. They laid eggs in their food dish and are trying to build a nest with the couple of twigs from their millet spray. I feel guilty stealing their eggs, but I can't possibly let them incubate. Frank and Britteny are father/daughter, so that is just gross and genetically unstable. At least Frank has broken a couple of the eggs in his attempts to pull together a nest so they won't be my fault. I think not letting them hatch eggs has been the hardest part of having the birds. They are lovely and so entertaining, but so determined to nest. I guess since they come from the arid parts of AU and nest when there is ample water, they are always in the mood since they have both drinking and bathing water all the time. On the bright side, by not letting them hatch eggs I know I am not contributing to the over population. There are so many little birds in need of rescuing. Unfortunately most places will not call me back once they hear I have cats. Sometimes people can be so closed minded. I know that they just want the best homes for the animals, but honestly I can't think of a much better situation than at my house. I wish I could be one of my pets. LOL
 
MiniLopHop wrote:
How do you get the pictures in larger? I upload to gallery and then attach them to the post. I find it annoying that they are so small too.
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i upload my pics to photobucket ,then copy the image code and paste in this box...makes bigger pics ..me like:)
sorry about black kitty ...it always breaks my heart to hear of a pet who has passed but it does make it a little less sad when they pass quickly and they have lived and been loved for many years...RIP little one..:pray:

i hope u feel better soon !!
 
Becky had her first vet appointment this morning and was such a good girl! She didn't kick or bite anyone. The doctor cleaned out her ears because she had a little wax. I'm switching her to oxbow pellets. I knew that what I had was junky (they sell it as better) but I wasn't sure what to use. I will start mixing the new food in slowly and hopefully she will eat it. She does have a slight sinus infection which is why she has a little tearing around her eyes. We are going to do eye drops for 10 days and that should clear it up. They shaved her belly and there was no spay scar, so we are going to do the spay on Wensday. I'm so nervous, but I know this is the right thing to do. The doctor already said she would send me home with pain meds for her and I'm going to take Thursday off to be with her and make sure she is eating. I'm frightened for her, but I know this is the right thing to do. This vet has done many rabbits before so she is in good hands.

So I got back from the vet and the bun got all settled in again. Andre started crying because he wanted to play with Becky and I had the play pen gate shut. Silly kitty, she needs to rest a little. I just think it is so sweet that he missed her eventhough we were only gone for an hour. I got groceries for the whole family and now we are just relaxing.
 
Joshua said after I left Andre drove him crazy crying. He would jump into the rabbit pen and look around and cry because she wasn't there. Poor boy missed his girlfriend. He is going to be so distraught missing her all day Wensday.

When I told Joshua it was going to cost about $300 for the spay his responce was: "Look at all the porn you want on-line, but PLEASE stop going to petfinder.com!" LOL For non-US people who may not be familiar, that is a website that helps people find pets in shelters and rescue groups. I have found all of our animals that way, it's so easy! But he does have a point, in the first month she has cost about $700 all together (counting vet today and the spay, books, cage set up, food, toys etc). At least she will get much cheaper from here on out.

I was looking into adopting an Eastern Box Turtle that has injuries, thus needing special care. I think that has been nixed, but I have not given up hope on him yet. I have such a sweet husband he can't stand to see animals suffering either.
 
oh bummer, found out there's no way to get a permit for an Eastern Box Turtle in PA, even if it is an injured one. Well, I hope he can find a good forever home.
 
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