Another Week

My Grandma has been in the hospital since Tuesday, so Dhali has been crated more than usual.  He told me loud and clear last night (no sleeping for anyone) that this was NOT ACCEPTABLE.  Today after work I took Tibby and Dhali for a nice long FAST hike.  He had lots of fun!  But that wasn't enough to tire out the little energy bunny.  When we got home he ran around, bit me AGAIN and played with me and Tibby.  There is a picture at the end of this post of the bite on my leg.  It hurt!  Little butt just ran up to me and bit me on the leg!

It was nice to get out and hike again.  Now that summer is over and the crowds are gone I hope that we can get out and do more hiking.  My Grandma was diagnosed with metastatic cancer today, but she's really cheerful about it.  She's 89 and isn't in pain or uncomfortable.  She is able to walk and enjoys everything.  Surgery isn't an option - she just wants to live the rest of her life, however long that is.  

So, I have been spending a lot of time visiting with my Grandma in the hospital.  I stop in her room every chance that I get during the day (I work in the hosp.) and just check on her, say hi, get things for her.  Then after work I have been sitting with her for an hour or 2 also.

So, today some visitors came to see her and my Mom was also there.  My Grandma tells her friends that I haven't come to visit her at all!!  That she hasn't seen me in a long time.  I had just been in her room 20 mins. earlier to tuck her in and show her how the TV worked!  She's not senile, she's just my Grandma.  LOL!  Maybe you would have to know her to understand.

I love all these pictures, but this one is funny!  Speedy Tibby, bright toy and pouncing Dhali.

The ultimate photo bomb.  I was taking a nice picture of Tibby and then bam! Dhali smacked her in the face.

"Iz pertending to be shi."

Artsy?  Waving Tibby strands over orange ball.

"Dis is so 'evey.  I brot it baks, I 'op you lik to kep it now.  Why you trow it away all da time?"

Ah!  Snappy!

Tibby laughing at Dhali.

Nice hair Tibby!

I think (sometimes) Tibby likes Dhali - just a little bit!  :)

Ow!  Little bugger bit me!  It's purple/black now.  

So Dhali is having fun growing up and being a puppy.  I'm trying to learn about Premack - it doesn't seem to work with Tibby if I say "go sniff", but if deer cross the path it works in a really big way.  Weeeee!  Fun!  We chased deer - stop - look at Mom - chase deer!  Not sure if she made the connection, but I did!  :P

The Bunny Warning

It's that time of year again.  Tansy's gotcha month. 

I love my bunny boyz, but they are NOT a good pet for everyone.  They take a lot of work and are extremely messy.

They went outside into the 'bunny yard' for the first time this week.  Yummy green grass!  Taking your bunny outside is NOT recommended, because there are a million nasty things they can get from the grass and from mosquitoes or flies.  They love it though and I'm probably a bad owner, because I also let Catty go outside.  Inside = safe, but sad.  Outside = danger, but happy.  They only get one life, so I would like them to be happy.

Tansy is the bunny that started it all.  I bought him at the feed store when he was a little itty bitty baby.  I thought he was a girl for the longest time.  Of course, when he started 'courting' me I realized he was a boy.  I already had an appointment to have him spayed, so the vet just changed it to a neuter!

Both of the boyz are neutered.  If they weren't they wouldn't be able to live together OR in my house.  Rabbits are very territorial.

They spray.  They bite.  They rip up carpet, walls and dig, dig, dig.

But when they are neutered or spayed all that territorial behavior disappears and you have the sweet bunny that everyone imagines they will have.

Well, almost.

They are still animals with attitude.

I honestly sometimes think they would make better agility candidates than Tibby!  I thought about getting into Rabbit Hopping before I got Tibby.  They have a better recall that Tibby.  They are extremely food motivated.

Tansy and Kiwi have their own room in my house.  People are always surprised at this, but in my opinion it's so much easier to keep their mess contained in one room.  When I say mess I mean - DUST from their hay and FUR from Kiwi who sheds like a maniac.

Tansy's my little golden boy and he doesn't shed - much.

They are 100% litter boxed trained.  In fact, I had them outside for 3 hours and the first thing they did, when they got back to their room,  was hop in their litter box and pee.  And pee.  And pee.  They had been holding it for a LONG time!  LOL!!  I think that is amazing.  They will NOT go potty any where other than their litter box.  Even if they are outside.

Pet rabbits are European rabbits.  They are not like the rabbits you see running around outside in the forest.  Unless you live in Europe I guess! 

Kiwi is my rescue rabbit.  I got him from the humane society.  In August.  So he was most likely a discarded Easter bunny.  Sad.  But not surprising.  People are just not prepared for the raging (scary) hormones of a mature rabbit.  Trust me they are not cuddly or sweet when they have their bits. 

I adopted Kiwi as a friend for Tansy.  They LOVE each other.  Rabbits are social creatures and they need another bunny to love.  Tansy and Kiwi cuddle together and groom each other.  They are very cute. 

90% of my boyz diet is dried hay/grass.  9% is fresh vegetables.  1% or less is alfalfa pellets.  Some people might say there should be more vegetables and less hay, but my boyz haven't had any problems with their teeth or intestinal blockages.  Which are problems that can happen if your bunny is eating the wrong food (pellets) or too much soft food (vegetables).  Their teeth grow constantly for their entire life and they need the grass/hay to grind their teeth down.  OR their teeth will grow into their jaws and cause abscesses.

So to re-cap.

Bunnies:  Cute and sweet, but a whole ton of work. 

Look another bunny!  They're multiplying!

Fuzzy Ears

"What are you up to?  I was having a weird dream about bunnies."

"Catty?  Are you listening to my dream?  Catty?  They had green fuzzy ears.  I think they were alien bunnies."

"Aaaa they got me!"

"Get away alien bunnies!"

"I will not go to your spaceship!"

"Ok, but only if you let me fly."

"Ha. Ha."

"No more cheese before bedtime.  Crazy dreams......"

Video Viernes

What is Video Viernes?

Viernes is Friday in Spanish.  Every Friday I will post a new video.  It's like Wordless Wednesday!  But on Friday........with a video.

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For the first Video Viernes I have an oldy, but goody.  It's Catty cleaning Tibby's ears.  It is a long video (4mins.), but the ending is really funny!

Dirty Ears? Clean it with Catty!

I gave Tibby a bath tonight and Catty wanted to get in on the cleaning action.  It's a long video, but the end is so funny!

Tibby has started to lose her puppy coat.

I'm a little worried, because I can't get her an appt. at the groomer until mid December.

I hope she doesn't blow her puppy coat before then, I need professional help!