Gabby
Well-Known Member
I got Brice when he was 9 weeks old. He was born June 15th 1999.
I had just lost my lil man Chloe-boy and it was laborday weekend. We went searching for a lil fellow, and low and behold I found Bricer. He is a netherland dwarf holland lop cross.The woman he came from had some breed she was trying to create, I think she was going for an extreamly tiny lop. At any rate I picked him upand he just kissed my face all over. That was it, Brice didn't leave my arms he went home with me
You can put him on a rug and he will never leave it. He will only run on the rug, he hates smooth floor.
Brice has been a kisser ever since I brought him home, in fact, if you ask him for kisses he will give you a kiss, he knows the word.
All has been great with Brice
But Feb 8th 2004 at bed time Brice did not come running forward for his normal treat, just that am he had been so glad to see me. I looked at him he had ever such a slight tilt. I set him on the rug, and he start to tip over. Monday AM he went right to work with me and I feared horrible news.
Xrays showed fluid on the inner ear. So he was started on medicine right away. A few days into medicine he started to tilt so much he was standing on top of his head. and then he had fluid and blood come out o fhis ear. He was on meds for 5 weeks. It took him 4 weeks to try and walk again, he had to be force fed because he lost nearly 1lbs, which may not seem like much but when you weigh under 4lbs 1 lbs is quite alot. I bought him special foods and changed his dishes to smaller lower ones.
Each day we did neck massages, and when he started towalk he had walk time out on the rug, first with me right there to catch him. Then he started to move without falling over much, thenhe could run and chin, and sniff. Brice was becoming Brice again. His litterbox habits have been shot because he could not make the small hop into the box (he has one where the front is cut real low) But I have my bricer back, he is happy, checking things and he can run without tipping over.
I had just lost my lil man Chloe-boy and it was laborday weekend. We went searching for a lil fellow, and low and behold I found Bricer. He is a netherland dwarf holland lop cross.The woman he came from had some breed she was trying to create, I think she was going for an extreamly tiny lop. At any rate I picked him upand he just kissed my face all over. That was it, Brice didn't leave my arms he went home with me
You can put him on a rug and he will never leave it. He will only run on the rug, he hates smooth floor.
Brice has been a kisser ever since I brought him home, in fact, if you ask him for kisses he will give you a kiss, he knows the word.
All has been great with Brice
But Feb 8th 2004 at bed time Brice did not come running forward for his normal treat, just that am he had been so glad to see me. I looked at him he had ever such a slight tilt. I set him on the rug, and he start to tip over. Monday AM he went right to work with me and I feared horrible news.
Xrays showed fluid on the inner ear. So he was started on medicine right away. A few days into medicine he started to tilt so much he was standing on top of his head. and then he had fluid and blood come out o fhis ear. He was on meds for 5 weeks. It took him 4 weeks to try and walk again, he had to be force fed because he lost nearly 1lbs, which may not seem like much but when you weigh under 4lbs 1 lbs is quite alot. I bought him special foods and changed his dishes to smaller lower ones.
Each day we did neck massages, and when he started towalk he had walk time out on the rug, first with me right there to catch him. Then he started to move without falling over much, thenhe could run and chin, and sniff. Brice was becoming Brice again. His litterbox habits have been shot because he could not make the small hop into the box (he has one where the front is cut real low) But I have my bricer back, he is happy, checking things and he can run without tipping over.
