Goodie

Our vet managed to locate suppliers of the penicillin which Hans needs. Now it’s just a matter of waiting for the drug to arrive and we can begin treatment!

Hans is so happy, he’s throwing his paws in the air.. well, not exactly in the air.. that’s not a natural stance for bunnies, so Hans is doing his own version – paws stretched faaar out on the ground. The message is still the same though; Joy, oh JOY!!

Hans Update

We’re back from the vet. Bunny body language indicate that the boys aren’t pleased at being hauled to the clinic so close to dinner time:

We’ve decided to try a different antibiotic for Hans’ abscess, one from the penicillin group. Our vet is helping us source for this drug.. I really hope it’s available here.

Penicillin supposedly wreaks havoc on rabbits’ normal gut flora, more so if it is given orally. If we manage to find the drug for Hans, it will be administered by subcutaneous injections and hopefully there will be less upset to his gut. If anyone reading this has had their rabbit treated with penicillin before, I would really appreciate it if you could share your experience with  me, particularly on how the penicillin was administered and how your rabbit reacted to it. Many thanks in advance

Meanwhile, Hans will be on oral Baytril for a week, to prevent any further flare-ups of the abscess.

Bunny Butts

Bunnies turn their butts at people / things which displease them.

There’s a double dose of bunny butt today because the abscess on Hans’ jaw has returned. Sigh.. the saga continues.. and just when I thought we had closed the chapter on these issues

Our vet is away this week and Hans will only get to see her next Monday. I’ll update again after that. I hope we can kick the abscess in the butt once and for all!

Bunyoga

Tired of watching my pitiful attempts at yoga, Buttons demonstrates how the real professionals do it:

Look at her perfect alignment!

Right ear and right leg stretched straight in opposing directions pulls taut & strengthens all muscles in the upper half of her body while at the same time, widens the chest to enable deeper breathing.

Left ear held to the side maintains the delicate balance of her pose.

Right hind leg lifted high engages all muscles in the lower half of her body, and little tail lifted off the ground makes balancing even trickier, definitely not for beginners.

This is too tough to follow.. I’m just going to roll up my mat and retire for the day. No amount of practice could ever get me to Buttons’ level!

Silly Yohji

The daily salad is served. Buttons hops right in for her meal, while Yohji casually sits himself down:

Buttons is momentarily stunned and forgets all about eating her salad.. Never before has she seen a bunny sitting like a human (and neither have I, actually!). Leave it to Yohji to come up with funny antics every once in a while;  he never fails to amuse us