Call Out For Help for Bunny In West Virginia

The following is an email received from a post on EtherBun. If anyone can help, email 

swvanimalleague@gmail.com

I did email them about Special Bunny's Cinderella Fund, 
but they might need more 
help than Special Bunny can help with. 
I am sure they have a paypal account or some 
way to get donations via the internet. 
I have also send an email to them asking if they have any way
for donations to be made online. I will certainly update 
this post as information comes in. Personally, I would like
nothing more than to have five quick minutes with the dirtbag
who let this happen to bunny. I bet I could make that five
minutes seem like the longest of their lives. But I can't and
all we can do is what we can do. Let's just get this baby
some help and get him out of his pain!

Hello all,

I am the Secretary of the Southern WV Animal League. Our organization has been approached about possibly taking in an injured rabbit. He is a domestic who was apparently abandoned via roadside and has a hobbled rear leg (Possibly from being clipped by a vehicle or tossed out?) and a fracture between his front incisors. He is able to get around w/ a hobble and he can nibble kale and eat carrot baby food.

We are in the process of getting an intake approved, however as a rescue that generally deals with dogs and cats, bunnies are relatively new territory for us. We currently have bunnies in foster, but none that require medical assistance of this nature. We are a small organization in an economically disadvantaged area relying solely on a network of foster homes and funding is limited. Are there any type of organizations that sponsor rabbits who need urgent vetting? The only one I know of that offers small animal financial assistance is for individual pet owners only.

Any information would be greatly appreciated. If I have posted this in the wrong forum or if there is already a thread covering this topic, I do apologize. I am new here and still learning.

Thank you,

SWVAL Secretary

Thanks for listening, and if any of you help, GOD BLESS YOU. Please join me today in praying for this rabbit and the caregivers at SWVAL!!!!

St.s Melangel and Francis, Holy Unmercenary Physicians and Martyrs, And Most Holy Mother of God, though you know me to be a sinner, though my prayers cannot possibly account for much, I ask you to remember this little rabbit. He has been abandoned and hurt badly, He is in pain and misery.  Ask Christ our God to heal him, to grant the funds for his care and treatment, and ultimately, to find him a home where he will loved and cared for all the days of his life. All of you, holy saints, who have the ear of Christ, please, help this tiny innocent creature crafted by HIs very own hands. What is insignificant to the world is precious to Him, and to us who love these beautiful little creatures. Help him, please, and also remember the good work by his rescuers and patrons, and all who care for God's little creations. 
In the name of Christ, in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we ask you, and we commit our lives and one another unto Christ our God, Amen. 

Award From Speedy!

I received this award from my furry, fast nephew, SPEEDY RABBIT in the UK! 

The rules are:

1.  Visit and thank the blogger who nominated you

DONE!

2.  Acknowledge the blogger and link back to them.

DONE!

3.  Answer the 5 simple questions see below.

DONE!

4.  Nominate up to 20 bloggers see below.

• Rabbits Eat Quilts
• Rabbit Food Blog - Sherwood Forest Natural Rabbit Pellets
• Fantastic Furry Friends

5.  Display the award on you blog some where.

DONE!

Here's the five questions:

1.If you could change one thing,what would you change?

I would change everybody's out look on life to a more hopeful and happy one.-copied and pasted Speedy's answer because I love it and agree!!!!!

2.If you could repeat an age what year would it be?

I am pretty happy now, so no regrets!

3.What is one thing that really scares you?

My loved ones in pain

4.What is one dream you have not completed,and do you thing you will be able to complete it?

Law School

5.If you could be some one for a day who would it be?

Head of the CIA, so I could see all their secrets!

Friday Flash Fiction 55 - The Dr. Seuss of the Third Reich

"What are you reading there?"
The boy held the book up for viewing. "Cowboys and Indians."
The Professor grimaced, glaring at the book is if it were slimy. "What nonsense. How will Cowboys and Indians help you succeed in life?" He asked and walked away believing this student was definitely the least likely to succeed.

Hitler would later remark: "I owe to Karl May my first ideas about geography, and the fact that he opened my eyes to the world."

Author Karl May

Source of Photos and Quote HERE

As always, Danke Schoen to Herr G-Man for being a supremely gracious host!

Pumpkin "Soup" for Woolly Rabbits And Their Mates

Woolly and long-coated rabbits are not the only ones that parents need to keep an eye on for wool block. Often, it is their mate that gets a bit stopped up with wool block. Fatty, my Jersey Woolly, NEVER has any issues with fibers in his tummy. But he never grooms himself. Meany and Minnie groom him and themselves. They end up having long "strings of pearls" type of fecal pellets. These are pellets of poops that are attached to each other by strings of rabbit fur.
Minnie is not a woolly breed, but she sheds a lot. Meany is my little Lionhead evil princess and she is OBSESSIVE about grooming and, unfortunately, barbers the other two. What is barbering? Just what it implies. She chews off the fur of the other two rabbits.
Recently, if you read the blog, she had a bout of wool block. Her fecals were ROCK hard, like the stones you find in  bags of beans, misshapen,  tiny, and attached to wool. She was listless and not all that interested in her food, though she would pick at it a little. Well, picking is NOT GOOD ENOUGH. A rabbit should have a very enthusiastic approach to their fresh veg and hay and she did not. Her tum was a bit on the hard side, like a tiny little drum.
For several days, I dosed her with Metacam and Little Tummies (simethicone anti-gas drops for infants) and one of the things I did was give her "soup" every few hours. "Soup" contains extra virgin olive oil, but you could also use coconut oil. Now we are talking about organic, beneficial oils to lubricate the gut, absorb into the wool blockage to get it moving.  DO NOT EVER USE MINERAL OIL.
I have been serving this a few times a week to lubricate their guts to prevent wool block.
Here is my recipe for "Soup":

• One teaspoon pumpkin puree, NOT PUMPKIN PIE FILLING, but just the plain canned pumpkin puree, organic is best, but not necessary (baby food squash can used in a pinch, but pumpkin is best)
• One teaspoon food grade or pharmacy grade oil, preferably extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil, grape seed oil, or canola
• Boiling water, added by the spoonful, very little at  a time, mixing the whole thing until it is the consistency of a cream soup, dripping off the spoon but still coating it a bit. The soup should be very warm. Test it by putting a bit on the inside of your wrist, just like you would milk in a baby bottle. Allow to cool as needed. Soup should be served warm!And it will perfume the air from the warming pumpkin pulp. 
• This should make enough soup for three bunnies to share in a small bowl of shallow plate. 
• IF they won't eat it, and that is unlikely because all rabbits LOVE pumpkin, then add a drop or two of pineapple juice. 
• Soup should be given once a week, followed by a full tummy massage. Just rub your hands up and down their flanks, rub their tummies in a circle, gently tug on their tails out, side to side and up for about five times, GENTLY, like you would their ears. 
• This would be a good time to brush brush brush them. 
• During molting, such as in spring when it warms a bit (be vigilant, bunnies shed and molt at different times of the year, especially woolly breeds) brush every day and give soup twice a week.
• Keep an eye on their poops! If poops start getting smaller, harder, misshapen or they have lots of stringed pearls, be sure to give soup once a day til you see an improvement
• Keep their little vents (butt holes) lubricated with olive oil if they are suffering wool block. You don't want discomfort of fissures, even microscopic ones! Just apply with a cotton tipped applicator. 

********OILS TO AVOID AT ALL COST!!!!!!!!!**************
mineral oil (ok to use topically, such as for cleaning scent glands, but NOT FOR CONSUMPTION)
avocado oil - avocados are BAD BAD BAD FOR RABBITS AND SOME EXOTIC BIRDS!!!!
ANY OTHER OIL THAN WHAT IS MENTIONED IN THE RECIPE!!!!!!!

Of course, remember nothing replaces veterinary care if you suspect wool block! Your baby might need sub-q fluids and pain meds. If you suspect wool block, KEEP BUNNY WARM if their ears are cold!!!!

Join an egroup or forum online about rabbit health and behavior (again, this is NOT to replace a vet!) such as Etherbun on Yahoo Groups (see my side panel for link). You will find a wealth of information in their archives and will able to access experienced rabbit parents and their knowledge.

Friday Flash Fiction 55 - The Picnic Cowboy

High above the mesa, the vultures were circling. They’re coming for me, thought the lost cowboy.  His pony died this morning. He had been without water or food for days. He shamefully began to eat the horse.  

 “Lemonade’s done! Where's that flyswatter? And why do you have the dog’s ear in your mouth?” asked Mom.

Thanks for being the Host with the Most from Coast to Coast, G-Man!

Friday Flash Fiction 55 - Honkytonk Bar Fight Kryptonite

"We are responding to a disturbance."
The floor was littered with broken beer bottles and teeth.
"Everything's fine, officer, as you can see", said the bartender, unplugging the sparking jukebox.
Cowboys and rednecks sat meekly, their hats off, sipping beer through busted lips.
"Playing The Star Spangled Banner always settles these good ole boys down."

Thanks to THE one and only G-Man for hosting!

Waiting Waiting Waiting

I am bored to tears waiting for Tiger to have her babies. Every evening I wrangle her out of her hidey spot and bring her into my room for cuddles, grooming, and baby belly rubs. I like to make the babies mad so they move around and kick me. She just purrs. Is she EVER going to have those kittens?