Jelly got an all-clear from the vet last week! Now, she is available for adoption again just as soon as someone sees how adorable and hilarious that she is and wants to give her a forever home.
I took some bunny videos this week, so take a look.
We had a match event for our rabbit rescue on Sunday, and I might have found a bunny friend for Mz Bunn! She was brought to a match event while I was in Germany, but she fought with everyone. This time went much better and she got along with two different buns. She went home with one of the experienced fosterers who can do the bonding, so I took one of that lady’s foster rabbits. It was painful to say good-bye to Mz Bunn, even if I know that I will see her in a few weeks. Having a new foster in the house will help to distract me. I won’t put up any pictures of my (potentially) new bunny until I know that the bonding is successful.
Gloria is a beautiful lop lady bun. She is feisty and kicked around in her carrier on the Metro, but she was in a too small carrier so it couldn’t have been a fun ride. She is so friendly though! It was hard to get a picture of her because every time that she saw the camera, she would rush up so I would pet her head. She has been alternately exploring the apartment and flopping out on the floor.
Kitten is fascinated by her because she is almost twice the size of Mz Bunn (and therefore nearly three times the size of Jelly), but he likes that she doesn’t lunge for his jugular whenever he sniffs her.
In other bunny news, Jelly goes back to the vet tomorrow to see if she gets the all-clear from her treponema. She looks great, so I hope that we get good news.
“I have something to tell you.”
Well, it all started when I got back from Germany. Bunnies are prone to digestion problems, so I check the bunny butts regularly for any signs of problems.
Yes, animal companionship is as exciting as it sounds.
I noticed that she was red and swollen around her butt. She was still eating and drinking like normal and was as active and alert as ever, so I kept an eye on her for the next day. It was worse the following day and she had blood in the area so I called the rabbit rescue to get approval to take her to a vet.
“Great, a bloody butt and now a car trip.”
The approved vet was good enough to find time to examine her right away. They ran multiple tests and suspected treponema. The cytology didn’t specifically confirm treponema, but the vet ordered a treatment of injected penicillin (oral penicillin is toxic to rabbits) and oral anti-inflammatory to help with the swelling and pain.
She only spent one day at the vet before I brought her home. They taught me how to give her the injections and the oral medication. I have given myself injections, but it was much scarier to give them to a tiny little rabbit.
“You are going to do what?”
Fortunately, she was a great patient. I helped the process by making plenty of raisins available. She got a pre-shot raisin, a post-shot raisin, and another raisin at the end. Today was her last day of the injections, and she is looking better in the bum region. She is still swollen, but she is much less red and there is less blood.
The rabbit rescue is getting billed directly for this, so my only costs are for the rental car to take her back and forth to the vet. The rabbit rescue has had some hefty vet bills lately, so if you want to help them out, you can see how to donate online or to mail a check here.
“And what exactly are you looking at, human?”
“And what is that silver thing? It doesn’t look like food.”
“Ok, I’m just done here.”
I’m back from Germany and Mz Bunn and Jelly are glad to be back at the apartment. Here is Mz Bunn enjoying some chard.
Just one picture this week. Can you see the family resemblance?
She is pretty sure that she must kill me for the indignity of the first and third pictures. The middle one is her Alfred Hitchcock impersonation.
Mz Bunn would like to show you her moves
Are you paying attention?
To the left, to the left…
To the right, to the right…
Now, you want to lean back…
And slide
This is a little late, but here is a great video made by a member of the bunny rescue.
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