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Ms. Bunz, Queen of the Shelf

thehoppening — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:15:50 +0000

Once upon a sunny day, there was a teeny girl bunny named Ms. Bunz. With fur as fluffy as cotton candy, she hopped up on a shelf, blinking her shiny eyes.

Ms.Bunz loves to hang out with my daughter. Together, they had many adventures in that room. Ms. Bunz has conquered the huge pile of hay, and she has also conquered the shelf! The end.

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Brushing Butch’s Bunny Butt

thehoppening — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:07:04 +0000

Butch is a lovely rabbit. What surprises me about this lovely fur is that he sheds so darn much of it. He sheds almost as much as my bunny Rainbow, who has long, thick fur.

Rabbits clean themselves like cats do – licking. They clean every part of their body and if they have a friend, they will take turns helping each other with those hard-to-reach spots.

Because Butch had his back legs injured, suffered from a large maggot in his skin, and has weak back leg muscles, he needs some extra help. He also doesn’t have a bunny friend to help him.

Grooming is an important part of rabbits’ lives. If you have longer-furred rabbits, it will become central to their care. For Rainbow, I brush, and I vacuum frequently to get rid of all the fur he shed.

I put Butch in the Bunny Bus (wagon) and sit on a comfortable chair. I brush him with a fur buster. I love petting his soft fur and telling him what a good boy he is! He is a handsome boy with pretty fur. He really likes that.

The best part of grooming is letting him play afterward.

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Katy’s Biggest Surprise!

thehoppening — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 22:12:23 +0000

Katy’s story is not done. She saved the biggest and best surprise for last!

Katy was living the good life. She is a success story. She’s healthy, happy, and young. Very young. She’s the equivalent of a middle school student.

One day, Katy’s foster mom walked in and found that Katy had become a mom! She had three little babies. Unfortunately, one of them passed away. Newborn rabbits pass away frequently.

Katy has two children now – Charlie and Ellie! She went to another home to learn how to nurse her babies properly. Mom and babies are doing great!

If you want to adopt Katy or her babies when they are ready in a few months, please visit Houston Rabbit Resource. Thank you for reading.

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Katy’s New Bunny Home

thehoppening — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:33:38 +0000

Kay, the woman who helped me catch Katy, came through for me again. She was able to get a science teacher to foster Katy.

Karen, the foster coordinator at Houston Rabbit Resource, and I took Katy to her new home. We brought some supplies to get started.

Katy’s new foster mom lives in the City of Katy, not too far from where Katy was found. We entered a large, lovely home in a quiet neighborhood. Katy’s foster mom showed us to the room where Katy was to live. It had one wall with a large bookcase full of books! Plenty for Katy to read when she got bored.

After we left, Katy’s foster mom sent us lovely photos of Katy getting settled in her new home. One photo showed Katy surrounded by children feeding her fresh veggies from the backyard. Another shows Katy in her room, which looks like an office, with one of the family dogs right outside as if they are going to have an important meeting. Katy’s mom sent us videos too!

The Biggest Surprise

The biggest surprise came when we were talking to Katy’s mom. It turns out, she had a bunny who passed in 2018. The bunny’s name? It was KATIE. Talk about meant to be!

But Katy’s story has one last surprise for us. Stay tuned for the final installment in Katy’s story!

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Like A Good Neighbor – Stay Over There

thehoppening — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 03:11:04 +0000

Butch is watching me jam out.

I like to listen to music at night. And boy does that music make me feel good!

Butch sits and watches me act foolish while I enjoy my favorite jams, which can vary from night to night.

One of the songs had lyrics along the lines of “I know you love me.” I glanced at Butch and he pulled his head back as if to say, “Not me! You stay over there.”

I stopped singing and laughed!!

You may or may not know that Butch was shot with a bb gun and wandered for weeks with his wounds outside. He also had a big, fat maggot in his skin by his spine. He’s the toughest rabbit I’ve ever met.

On top of being a superhero, he’s got these gorgeous eyes. They are brown, intense, and full of intelligence. Butch is such a work of art.

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Little Katy

thehoppening — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:51:35 +0000

Remember the abandoned bunny that hopped into my kennel in the bayou? The story continues. Once I got home, I took a look at this bunny. I looked in his ears and checked his body for wounds. I took a peek in the nether region and – gasp! He’s a girl!

Girls can pose special challenges. First of all, they can be pregnant and you have no idea until they give birth. Second, there is a way to check for pregnancy, but it takes some skill. No way am I going to mess with this little girl when I have no idea what I’m doing. So I just checked her over and moved on.

Next on the agenda is the setup. Exercise pen, litter box, water and a toy. Check. I put her in the temporary pen.

She didn’t know how to use a litter box. I put hay in the litter box, and she would stretch her neck to eat it without jumping in. So funny! Eventually, she figured it out.

I was touched by how the community in Katy rallied together to help her. Katy – I always thought it was a cute name. She is definitely a Katy.

A foster came through for Katy. And you’ll never guess what we find out! Stay tuned for more.

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