MyRabbits
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Life is good with so many pets. I have no complaints. The cats and rabbits all get along, with the occasional exception of The Whale. The Whale is a cross-eyed cat who unfortunately was declawed in her youth. When other animals approach her, she becomes easily confused and threatened, seeing more of them than there actually are, and she hisses and makes menacing growls, but fundamentally she's harmless, lounging now on the coffee table in front of me.
Suzette is our newest rabbit. We just acquired her Sunday at a two-day show in Cortland, New York. The first day of the show, her littermates beat her and she placed third in her class so her owner was willing to sell her to us. On Sunday, however, she beat her littermates to win best of class and very nearly won Best of Variety. The Senior Doe who beat her out for Best of Variety went on to win Best of Show. So we feel that we have chosen our breeding stock well.
Suzette seems to be settling in pretty well. As Sam, our Flemish Giant buck and the other three rabbits -- spayed females -- are house rabbits, we have needed to keep Suzette segregated in a cage. (She won't be ready to breed for another three months). We have her on the covered second storey porch, where she seems quite content but maybe also a little bit lonely. She enjoys going out into the pen in our yard to exercise, and she also likes getting her few sprigs of kale that we give the rabbits in the evening.
Yesterday I weighed Suzette -- 13 pounds, 9 ounces, and today is her six-month anniversary. She is doing really well. I was disappointed today to find two fleas on her. I have contacted the vet about possibly giving her Revolution or another rabbit product.
It's hard for me to believe it is already Wednesday. The show was so exciting I have resisted getting back into my routine. I just want it to be rabbits, rabbits, rabbits all the time.
Suzette is our newest rabbit. We just acquired her Sunday at a two-day show in Cortland, New York. The first day of the show, her littermates beat her and she placed third in her class so her owner was willing to sell her to us. On Sunday, however, she beat her littermates to win best of class and very nearly won Best of Variety. The Senior Doe who beat her out for Best of Variety went on to win Best of Show. So we feel that we have chosen our breeding stock well.
Suzette seems to be settling in pretty well. As Sam, our Flemish Giant buck and the other three rabbits -- spayed females -- are house rabbits, we have needed to keep Suzette segregated in a cage. (She won't be ready to breed for another three months). We have her on the covered second storey porch, where she seems quite content but maybe also a little bit lonely. She enjoys going out into the pen in our yard to exercise, and she also likes getting her few sprigs of kale that we give the rabbits in the evening.
Yesterday I weighed Suzette -- 13 pounds, 9 ounces, and today is her six-month anniversary. She is doing really well. I was disappointed today to find two fleas on her. I have contacted the vet about possibly giving her Revolution or another rabbit product.
It's hard for me to believe it is already Wednesday. The show was so exciting I have resisted getting back into my routine. I just want it to be rabbits, rabbits, rabbits all the time.