I am happy to announce that Romeo and Tilly are BFFS.
They have been staying together 24/7 for about a week now. It was slightly shaky the first day and Tigerlily bit off tiny parts of Romeo's fur but they still overall did fine.
Now they could not be better. They are ALWAYS together. Romeo follows Tilly around and Tilly follows Romeo around. They're always lying down together, eating together, grooming together, grooming each other, playing together....the works. :)
Recently I put back the bunny house my dad made. They were very territorial about it, especially in the beginning when Tilly wouldn't let Romeo inside (haha). It's fine now though. They never ever quarrel. <3
Furthermore, I took out the extra litterbox. It's great because they either take turns or when they can't hold it in, squeeze in together. c:
Tigerlily's fur has been changing colors. At first (look at the pictures!) she had a big clump of orange colored fur on her forehead. It's almost entirely gone now. Only a few strands are orange but otherwise her forehead fur blends in with the rest of her fur. She's much much prettier now. She's a beautiful rabbit. I will take pictures soon to show you!~
So yeah. That's what's been going on with my two darlings. c:
Happy news, huh? <3
Monday, March 28, 2011
Romeo's Left Ear
Today Suzi came to look at Romeo's ear. It has progressed and there's a LOT of the clumpy stuff in there now. He scratches it like crazy and the fur around it is thinning. It's very scary looking.
Yesterday night Suzi emailed me and said that I should put in a little bit of oil in his ear to soften the gunk. It was difficult getting him to stop kicking in my arms (he doesn't like to be held anymore, probably because of his ear pain) but we did it! My mom dropped in a little oil that got everywhere on his ears. I hope some of it made it to the gunk, haha.
Anyways, Suzi came over and she brought some Revolution mites medicine. It's the liquid kind that you can smear between his shoulders. She also treated Tigerlily just in case. We're supposed to add more oil after a week and re apply the meds after a month. Suzi mentioned that it might even be earwax but only a vet can tell after lab procedures. Either way the Revolution meds cause no harm so she used it just in case.
Romeo will get better soon-- back to his usual self. I just know it. c:
P.S. THANK YOU SUZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday night Suzi emailed me and said that I should put in a little bit of oil in his ear to soften the gunk. It was difficult getting him to stop kicking in my arms (he doesn't like to be held anymore, probably because of his ear pain) but we did it! My mom dropped in a little oil that got everywhere on his ears. I hope some of it made it to the gunk, haha.
Anyways, Suzi came over and she brought some Revolution mites medicine. It's the liquid kind that you can smear between his shoulders. She also treated Tigerlily just in case. We're supposed to add more oil after a week and re apply the meds after a month. Suzi mentioned that it might even be earwax but only a vet can tell after lab procedures. Either way the Revolution meds cause no harm so she used it just in case.
Romeo will get better soon-- back to his usual self. I just know it. c:
P.S. THANK YOU SUZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Hay racks
My mom came up with a wonderful idea to make a hay rack! We found these "drawer organizers" for a dollar and bought two. They're made with the same material as the NIC grids. We tied the bottom to the cage with tie straps and use two clothes pins to fasten the top. This way we can easily add hay or grass! It works VERY well and they no longer have to eat their pee-soaked hay... (not that they do. We always end up throwing it away.)
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| Yumyumyum. (flash causes scary red eyes haha) |
Tigerlily
New addition to our family: Tigerlily! Sadly, we had to take Apricot back last week and I miss her but we have Tigerlily now. She's a calm (very calm) Creme d'Argent. Although she's Apricot's sister and somehow looks like her, she is very different. She is well litter trained and sort of aloof. She's also pretty big. Haha. She has a funny looking spot on her forehead but I could swear that it's gotten smaller.
Yesterday I took her and Romeo outside, during different times just in cast of a fight. I accidentally spooked her and she went crazy. Her ears were alert and she raised her tail ready to attack. She mainly just ran away (SUPER FAST) whenever we got near her. We had to trick her into a box to take her home and let her calm down. All in all she's very easily spooked. She's not at all as outgoing as Apricot and often just sits in the corner of her cage. I hope she's not depressed. She eats little and has different habits than Romeo.
The flaky stuff in Romeo's left ear that the people at LPS said was ear wax has clogged everything up. I e-mailed Suzi and she said she'll come over to treat him. (yay!)
As for Romeo and Tilly (Tigerlily's super cute nickname) bonding, it's going better than it did with Apricot. I put them in the shower everyday for about an hour and they groom each other. I can tell it's still tense at times but Tilly isn't much of a biter. Sometimes she'll nip him gently and he'll lose a little fur but he hasn't fought back. The reason we adopted Tilly was that Romeo seemed to like her a lot. He started grooming her the moment Suzi put her in the bonding enclosure. I have a feeling they'll be fine with time. As for now, they're separated in the cage and although their personal space is small they seem to be doing okay. They haven't fought between the grids and they can see each other at any time!
Yesterday I took her and Romeo outside, during different times just in cast of a fight. I accidentally spooked her and she went crazy. Her ears were alert and she raised her tail ready to attack. She mainly just ran away (SUPER FAST) whenever we got near her. We had to trick her into a box to take her home and let her calm down. All in all she's very easily spooked. She's not at all as outgoing as Apricot and often just sits in the corner of her cage. I hope she's not depressed. She eats little and has different habits than Romeo.
The flaky stuff in Romeo's left ear that the people at LPS said was ear wax has clogged everything up. I e-mailed Suzi and she said she'll come over to treat him. (yay!)
As for Romeo and Tilly (Tigerlily's super cute nickname) bonding, it's going better than it did with Apricot. I put them in the shower everyday for about an hour and they groom each other. I can tell it's still tense at times but Tilly isn't much of a biter. Sometimes she'll nip him gently and he'll lose a little fur but he hasn't fought back. The reason we adopted Tilly was that Romeo seemed to like her a lot. He started grooming her the moment Suzi put her in the bonding enclosure. I have a feeling they'll be fine with time. As for now, they're separated in the cage and although their personal space is small they seem to be doing okay. They haven't fought between the grids and they can see each other at any time!
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| Romeo and Tilly chillaxin' |
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| Exploring the shower |
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| Tigerlily |
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