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Carolyn

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Cali stole a Honey Stick like it was a baby carrot today.

:shock:

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On a more serious note:

Is there anything that Flemish's are prone to that I need to watch out for?


-Carolyn
 
Sore hocks on wire flooring would be the biggest concern, butCali isn't on wire floor :) Larger breeds can also be more prone to tumors and abscesses under the chin,but I've seen those far more in bucks than in does.

Plenty of excercise to keep her muscles and bones strong is also important.

Pam

 
Yep, they are very determined when they want something. Like down when you are trying to clip their toenails:shock:
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He got me good with the hind paw, the power behind that paw was enormous:shock:

Good thing I know he didn't mean it, he was the one who got all the attention after the incident. I gave him lots of love and praise before I cleaned out the wound. I did manage to get all the nails done though:D.

Fergi's mom
 
Flemish are a pretty hardy breed. Like pam said the hocks should be of major concern. Even though you dont have them on wire you should be careful the weight alone can do it.

There are alot of problems that occur due to improper handling. Like picking them up wrong ect. Although I am not sure on this fact I have a doe that was picked up wrong by somebody at a rabbit show. They got her out of her carrier without asking me and I didnt even know the people.I ran over and jumped cages to get to her but I didnt get to her in time. She was screaming and I checked her over and found that shenow had a hernia right where the person had their hand on her stomach. The people around were just as concerned and we all agreed that it was in the exact spot where the person had their hand and it was a very very noticable hernia. We had just gotten done showing and the judge that we had had not handled her bad at all and would of noticed this hernia. I believe that the way this person picked her up gave her the hernia. The show officails escorted this person out of the building but the harm was already done. I have also heard stories of broken backs by peole picking them up and not soporting them esspacaily their back ends.

Other problems can be broken toenails because of their weight. I have had them break toenails when they step onto their resting boards even thought their toenails were not long. This is more comon in the older rabbits. Broken tails is also common but that may be because of improper handling agian but it does not take much when they are big jrs or srs and they dont have the bone mass yet.

Fine bone can be a problem of concern but that is something that you just watch for when you get a rabbit and if they have fine bone with careful handling they should be fine.

The larger breeds can have more problems with arthiritus when they get bigger because of the size and wieght that they have.

Flemish giants usauly do not have weight problems/ notice how i say usauly. All breeds of rabbits can have weight problems, but they are not prone to getting realy over weight. They can have weight to them but they usauly dont get too much for their frame to handle.

Also another problem that they tend to have is getting too spoiled!Those poor poor flemmies get way too spoiled sometimes and they realy do not deserve that. Just because they are like big teddy bears that isno reason why they should have to be tortured with all that love. Gees some people i tell ya. LOL JK
 
Thank you all so much. Pamnock and showrabbits.

Wow, Fergi! That must still hurt. That's an awkward place to try to heal as well because you're constantly bending your hand. Good for you for not giving up or getting upset. I realize that he didn't mean it, but that had to take some restraint to take it in stride. He really got you. Ben is lucky to have you as his Mum.

-Carolyn
 
Check out the size of this Giant Flemish!! Supposedly, he rivels the others in being the largest rabbit on record.

:shock:

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-Carolyn
 
Carolyn wrote:
Checkout the size of this Giant Flemish!! Supposedly, he rivelsthe others in being the largest rabbit on record.

:shock:

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-Carolyn


He's huge!!! My gosh.. I think I'll keep to the little ones, myself! :p
 
Okay, I think Flemishes are great...but that one is just scary! :shock: He looks like he could eat me for breakfast!
 
Actually I would like to have a big bunny:). It's like having a dog or a cat (with a bunny's personality)which I never had and would've wanted to have before I got Nepo.That is if the big breeds weren't so hard to take care of. The bunny's head is almost as big as the person's!:shock:
 
WOW! I'm with you NEPO I would love a flemish giant. I think they are so beautiful. I don't even know where I would get one but I would love one. He is huge! What does 40kg convert to in lbs? Look at his mouth. Boy, he could do some damage if he bit or scratched you!! OOCH! Just imagine trying to house train him?! He is awsome!!
 


Can you imagine your Flemish Giant turning into That Size?? :shock:

Flemish are all rabbits in their behaviors. They're so big, their binkies seem like their in slow motion because it takes that long for the rest of their body to catch up. With a Polish, as Tucker is, blink and you'll miss it. Not the case with Cali! :shock:

The one thing that I find peculiar about them compared to other rabbits is that when they're scared, they run to you. I realize that some rabbits - no matter what the breed will do that - but with Apollo, and Big Ben, and one other Giant Flemish parent I know that doesn't come on this board, they all jump into their parents arms when scared.

They don't seem to ever realize that they're not 6 weeks old anymore. Flemish Giants never grow up.

;)

-Carolyn
 
I know that Elf isn't a Flemish Giant, but she jumps into my arms, crawls up my chest and hides her head in my hair any time she's scared. She especially does it if we're playing outside and she hears a cat or hawk.
 
Hi Elf Mommy,

Definitely realize not only Flemish do that. I just find that most of the Flemishs that I've run across do.

Elf is such a mommy's baby. That one picture you have of her in your arms and when people ask your kids who's bunny that is and they say "Mommy's Bunny", was the sweetest thing.

:)

-Carolyn
 
my first lil Polish man used to fly into my arms when he got scared, it was too sweet. My precious lil man flying into my arms..I miss him he was such an awesome boy....interesting to know the the majority of the flemish seem to do that as well... I wouldn't mind that one bit;)Violet and Daisy used to jump into my arms when they were new to the house...Now they are more comfy they dive under furniature.. bummer:( Gabs on the other hand when she hears something that would startle others shw goes to see what it is.. She's got nose trouble LOL
 
Yay, a bunny my kids can ride like a Shetland pony:shock:I would love a bun that big, think of the great reaction you would get with that behemoth. So much more to pet and snuggle too, although I don't think I would want to keep it in pellets and hay, and can you imagine the size of the droppings:shock:. Flemish have big droppings as it is, probably need a dog pooper scooper for those ones! That would be a lot of fertilizer!

Fergi's mom
 

Now that we have Tina back, I thought I'd bring this post back.

Seeing the cut on Fergi's hand stings because Ben is Over the Rainbow.

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I was trying to describe in a post how Cali flattens herself out when I pet her. I can't, for the Life of me, explain it. Can you?

I know my Flemish Family on here knows what I'm talking about. Fergi knows it, Tina knows it, do you know it baby doshia and Pam? I know show rabbits knows it.

show rabbits and Pamnock: Tina got Apollo (who ended up winning Best in Breed/Best in Show this summer) from a guy named Charles Bryant. He goes by Wooley Buggers and he's out of North Carolina. Wondered if the name rang a bell.

-Carolyn
 
Carolyn, I know exactly what you mean when you say she flattens herself. Murphy does this as well most times when I pet him.

I see it as him being submissive. Showing that he knows that I am above him. Sometimes though, when he is in a cocky mood he will not flatten when I pet him.

At first I thought that he was doing it because he was scared and was trying to be still so that I would not hurt him, but I know that he is far far far from being afraid of me.

I think it it just them being submissive. Not in a frightened way, but ina respectful way. If that makes sence.

JMO

-Madelon
 


I wholeheartedly agree, baby doshia.

102% :)

It's so cool to talk to people that understand it because it's So Difficult to describe.

Of course I thought you'd know what I was talking about.

Cali and Murphy are Cousins. :dude: :dude:


-Carolyn
 

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