dootsmom
Well-Known Member
[font="Arial,sans-serif"][font="Arial,sans-serif"]I am going to put Powder up for adoption. Powder is the little bunny
that I took away from his mother, because of her food aggression, on
July 27th when he was only 18 days old. Powder (he's a little gray
puff ball) sat in his little cage, on my kitchen counter, for 2 weeks
before I noticed that there was something very wrong with him. I had
never seen him stand up on his hind feet before this. When he stood
up I saw that his right foot looked odd. I picked him up and took a
better look. Powder'sright foot was deformed. On Aug. 8th I brought
him to see my Vet. Not only was the foot deformed, it was "dead".
Just a little pale, skeletonal, paw. The dew-claw on his left foot is
non-existent. His right leg, above the ankle, is fine. Dr. Anaker
said to wait & see what happens. Well, the foot literally fell off
last week.
Powder'smom, and 5 other buns, were brought here from the Jersey City
pound on the 4th of July. Yes, they delivered them on the Holiday!!!
Two bonded pairs and 2 singles came that day. All are females.
Powder'smom, who I call Patches, and Sweetie were one of the bonded
pairs. I was told that one of them had given birth at the pound when
she came in, but all the kits had died.
Both Patches & Sweetie had huge bellies. Lauren (the little spotted
Rex) and Lydia (a little brown Rex-mix) were both under-weight. The
two lops (Blackie& Pinky) were in good shape...these two had been in
foster care until they came here.
As soon as I put Patches & Sweetie into their cage they began to
nest!! I immediately separated them. On the 8th of July, Patches gave
birth to 6 kits. Four were still born. With the birth I could see
how emaciated she was. On the 10th the little black baby died. I saw
that its lower half was terribly deformed. I checked Powder out, at that
time, and he seemed to be fine.
On the 9th of July Sweetie gave birth to 4 kits. With the belly gone
I could now see that she, too, was emaciated. By the 11th, all the
kits were gone. Sweetie had no milk.
Powder is a wonderful little bunny. He loves being handled and having
his little head in ears rubbed. Powder is litter box trained and only
leaves one or two "balls" on his carpet, each day.
Powder needs a home where he can get more attention than I can give
him. Although Dr. Anakersaid that his heart sounded good, I will
not, as I cannot afford to take him to a specialist, have him
neutered. The Vet, in NY, that does my spay/neuters will not take the
chance on doing him.
Other than needing thick carpeting for his little stump, I don't
consider him to be a "special needs" bunny. He has a very healthy
appetite.....loves the little piece of carrot that he gets everyday
and, before he eats his pellets, he digs out and eats all the oatmeal
that I mix with it. Cheeriosare also a hit!!
Anyway, if you know of anyone that would love to have him please let
me know. He comes with his used/dented cage (LOL!!) litter box, cubby,
carpet, water bottle, toys, alfalfa, & pellets.
Charlotte
BTW, all the buns are now healthy & are of proper weight. Now, if I
can only keep Blackie& Pinkyconfined. These two are escape artists
and I keep finding them in my backyard!! They don't go far....they
just want to be able to come & go as they please and they figured out
how to use the cat door!!
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that I took away from his mother, because of her food aggression, on
July 27th when he was only 18 days old. Powder (he's a little gray
puff ball) sat in his little cage, on my kitchen counter, for 2 weeks
before I noticed that there was something very wrong with him. I had
never seen him stand up on his hind feet before this. When he stood
up I saw that his right foot looked odd. I picked him up and took a
better look. Powder'sright foot was deformed. On Aug. 8th I brought
him to see my Vet. Not only was the foot deformed, it was "dead".
Just a little pale, skeletonal, paw. The dew-claw on his left foot is
non-existent. His right leg, above the ankle, is fine. Dr. Anaker
said to wait & see what happens. Well, the foot literally fell off
last week.
Powder'smom, and 5 other buns, were brought here from the Jersey City
pound on the 4th of July. Yes, they delivered them on the Holiday!!!
Two bonded pairs and 2 singles came that day. All are females.
Powder'smom, who I call Patches, and Sweetie were one of the bonded
pairs. I was told that one of them had given birth at the pound when
she came in, but all the kits had died.
Both Patches & Sweetie had huge bellies. Lauren (the little spotted
Rex) and Lydia (a little brown Rex-mix) were both under-weight. The
two lops (Blackie& Pinky) were in good shape...these two had been in
foster care until they came here.
As soon as I put Patches & Sweetie into their cage they began to
nest!! I immediately separated them. On the 8th of July, Patches gave
birth to 6 kits. Four were still born. With the birth I could see
how emaciated she was. On the 10th the little black baby died. I saw
that its lower half was terribly deformed. I checked Powder out, at that
time, and he seemed to be fine.
On the 9th of July Sweetie gave birth to 4 kits. With the belly gone
I could now see that she, too, was emaciated. By the 11th, all the
kits were gone. Sweetie had no milk.
Powder is a wonderful little bunny. He loves being handled and having
his little head in ears rubbed. Powder is litter box trained and only
leaves one or two "balls" on his carpet, each day.
Powder needs a home where he can get more attention than I can give
him. Although Dr. Anakersaid that his heart sounded good, I will
not, as I cannot afford to take him to a specialist, have him
neutered. The Vet, in NY, that does my spay/neuters will not take the
chance on doing him.
Other than needing thick carpeting for his little stump, I don't
consider him to be a "special needs" bunny. He has a very healthy
appetite.....loves the little piece of carrot that he gets everyday
and, before he eats his pellets, he digs out and eats all the oatmeal
that I mix with it. Cheeriosare also a hit!!
Anyway, if you know of anyone that would love to have him please let
me know. He comes with his used/dented cage (LOL!!) litter box, cubby,
carpet, water bottle, toys, alfalfa, & pellets.
Charlotte
BTW, all the buns are now healthy & are of proper weight. Now, if I
can only keep Blackie& Pinkyconfined. These two are escape artists
and I keep finding them in my backyard!! They don't go far....they
just want to be able to come & go as they please and they figured out
how to use the cat door!!
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