Definitely feeling better.

Apollo has resumed his quest for 'up' and is making amazing progress! He even managed to jump onto the back of the couch (a bunny feat not seen since River) and hop down from the couch all by himself. He was very proud of that and had to show us this new ability multiple times!

Feeling better!

It didn't take long for Apollo to binky up a storm after being released from cage rest after his neuter!

I'm not talking to you.

Naomi had some tummy troubles over the weekend and needed some medicine (baby gas drops).  This is her consulting her lawyer, Mr. Giraffe, Esq. for a restraining order and a potential mental anguish settlement for making her smell like human.  She's willing to forgive me for the medicine because she's feeling better and it was sweet and tasted like berries.

Late night bun party.

Poor little Amos was having some tummy troubles because of a heavy shed and his inability to not groom somebun constantly (if it isn't himself, he's giving Naomi a new hare-style). He was a tiny loaf of sadness after getting some tummy medicine, a force-feeding, and some serious brushing, so I tried to lift his spirits with a late night bun party with his two besties, Mr. Giraffe and Spike (Naomi wasn't invited because her idea of 'helping' would be to race around the living room and trample our sad little speed-bump).

After a second round of tummy medicine, lots of tummy rubs and noogies, and watching a few PBS episodes of Nova, Amos perked back up and started hopping around and making up for lost playtime. He finally munched part of a bunny cookie, chowed down on some romaine, and ate a bit of hay around 3 AM. Yay--eat the food!!! 🌿🐇

Thankfully, he's feeling a lot better today and has been munching happily on everything I've offered him. It's good to see him acting like his old self again!

Bunimpressed.

Amos was having some tummy troubles earlier due to some heavy shedding (finally losing his baby coat).  He was a very good boy about being force-fed and was completely uncertain about being up on the couch, though having his tunnel and Mr. Giraffe made everything okay.  Turns out that the little fella really enjoys the heating pad!

Amos is feeling much better now and is getting two servings of greens a day, which he's pretty enthusiastic about.  Yay, eat the food! 🌿🐇

Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you all have a great weekend!  Stay safe out there and we'll be back with more bunny cuteness on Monday.

Not again!

Little dude needed another clean-up, but at least his tummy isn't loudly gurgling and he's able to go more like normal again.  Whew--rough couple of days for poor Simon bun!

He got a small banana chip for his troubles (and to help stimulate his appetite).  He's munching on hay now, so that's good!

Good girl!

River got some well-earned oats after finishing up the last of her ear drops.  She's feeling much better now and is finally getting her appetite back!

Yay--Eat the food!

Simon had a bit of a rough weekend, but is feeling much better now.  I think the little fella got spooked by the sound of people using leaf blowers outside and had stopped eating for a bit.

A bit awkward.

I had to keep the little munchkins separate while I was treating River for the ear infection just in case she had something contagious.  It took them a few minutes to fall back into their usual routine, but the snuggles were epic once they did! 

Gave us a scare!

Sorry for the late post.  River wasn't feeling too well around 11pm--breathing very fast, listless, and her little ears were very warm.  I ended up giving her a bit of pain reliever/fever reducer and made an ice bag to help her cool down.

This is her an hour later once the meds kicked in and shortly after binkying around the living room.  She ignored the offered blueberry (letting Mr. Giraffe guard it from Simon), but scarfed down a cranberry along with some oats and a few pellets.  Not sure what the issue was, but we'll keep an eye on her.  Could be that elder buns are a bit more sensitive to temperature increases (it was about 76 F indoors).

Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you all have a great weekend!  Stay safe out there and we'll be back with more bunny cuteness on Monday.

Getting back to normal.

[nudge!] Let's play tag!

Mood: Cranky.

River's getting over an eye infection and the antibiotic eye drops had messed with her appetite.  Here she is sulking after a force feeding and face cleaning.  She would never normally lay there, so I think she's trying to prevent me from getting at my change of clothes.

Apology greens not accepted.  I guess I'll have to keep wearing my bunny food and water-soaked ensemble for a bit longer.  I like to let her think she's winning to keep her morale up. 😉

Let's keep the streak going!

It has been 24 hours since either bunny has had medicine, a force-feeding, or has peed on me.

It all started with River's 3-day stint where she selectively forgot how to eat any solid food aside from the random piece of banana chip or candy in her pellets.  She acted hungry and showed interest in food, but refused to eat anything.  No signs of pain and her teeth looked good, so maybe a mini stroke or she's getting a bit dotty in her old age.

I had to play dirty and paint her front paws with critical care since she refused to swallow it from the syringe or actively tried to stick her tongue in it to make it spray everywhere.  I also discovered that if I made it into a thin paste, she would lap up off of a plastic lid, which was way cleaner than the finger paint method with the bonus that she wouldn't flick it off of her paws all over the place.  I also managed to get her to anger eat some celery by gently whapping her in the face with it until she'd try a bite.

Just when I finally got River to eat pellets again and put away the bunny medical supplies, Simon decided to hop on the sick bunny bandwagon.  We had some pretty severe storms come through the area and think the stress of the howling wind and thunder spooked him enough to stop eating.

Needless to say, I was very unpopular around here.  The bunny shunning was real and intense!

Thankfully, they're both slowly getting back to their normal feeding routine, they're having fun playing tag, and I've been given a full pardon for my earlier transgressions.  Life is good!

Fort Bun.

Simon is reinforcing the perimeter and has declared his stronghold a yucky medicine-free zone.

Thankfully, that yucky medicine kicked in enough for him to do his little construction project and he's eating on his own again.  I'm pretty sure this was not the kind of attention he thought River was getting last week when she spent all day on the couch.

Boop!

Okay Mr. Hoppy-pants, what did I miss while I was out sick?
It's nice seeing River back to her old self again!

Kissin' it all better!

Simon's contribution to helping River feel better.  Mr. Giraffe helped with anger management after her medicine and force-feedings.

Recovery pic.

River:  Crunch!  Munch-munch-munch.
Simon:  Is that a carrot I hear?
River:  [gulp!] ...No.
I don't think he's buying it.  The carrot-breath kinda gives it away.

Thanks, I hate it!

Why does medicine taste like yuck and get all stuck in my fur?!  Oh, yeah--I also smell like human now, so that's even more cleaning.
On a positive note:  She is feeling better!

This makes me happy.

River is a bun on a mission trying to make up for all the perfectly good playtime she lost out on while she was sick.  She played with all the things, did lots of binkies, ran the Bunny 500 and had some serious snuggle time with Simon.  Life is good!

Thanks for visiting the blog and we hope you all have as much fun this weekend as River did today!  We'll be back with more bunny cuteness on Monday.