The Carrot Mystery

Another case of...

Big Carrot? or Little Bunny?

Korra's Face

I just thought Korra-Soleil's bright orange face might make you smile today...

You can usually tell how she's feeling or what she's wanting, she has such an expressive face.

It's Back

The night of my honeys' 2nd surgery, I came home to find Flynn's head tilted & right eye

constantly scanning and I said "FUCK" because

a) I knew instantly that his ear infection was back and

b) it couldn't have come back with any worse timing, I was completely exhausted.

I called the vet right away, it was 12:30 at night and he didn't agree that it was an emergency

BUT we know our rabbits, we've seen just how fast the infection spread in Flynn last time.

So I had to disagree with the doctor and insist for an emergency visit (and yes that cost $300)

because whiles I do not want to piss our trusted vet off etc,

I will always first & foremost advocate for the animals under our care

and I knew waiting all night to get meds into him would just make things worse for Flynn.

So by 1am, with my honey worrying from his hospital bed,

I was at the animal hospital with the vet administering the meds Flynn needed.

He looked bad & wouldn't eat for over a week but just started eating today actually, YAY.

He was completely stressing me out though because he started to give us a really hard time

when it came to the critical care feedings. He's already 9, he's already skinny

and we couldn't afford not to have food in him tummy,

especially with such a strong antibiotic dose going in every 12 hours.

I don't know why the timing is always like this...

just when you feel like your at your ropes end, that's exactly when one of the rabbits will get sick!

The night of the first surgery, our newest rescue showed up (more on that soon).

The morning of the 2nd surgery, Leisel wasn't eating...then Flynn that night

(when I should have been checking myself into the ER for my heart, more on that later too!).

The other night we were tired from all the stress of what Jonathan is going through and were so

looking forward to crawling into bed early & of course, guess what!

Misa wouldn't eat so we were up with her ALL night.

This rescue life it hard...

and I could do without all the sleepless nights but even now going through everything we're going through with Jonathan, we curse often yes absolutely, but really at the end of the day,

we wouldn't want to be doing anything else, caring for these amazing animals together is just "us".
It's really unfortunate and sad that other people don't see the magic in it all.

Epic Forts

Sometimes you just have to build your rabbits epic room sized blanket/box forts...

and after your done that, you have to make time to crawl in there with them too of course.

Lydia & ALF

Lydia was reminding me of somebody...

The long nose...the big black eyes...the perfect hair swoosh..

and it dawned on me, she was reminding me of ALF, so I dug out my ALF doll to compare,

 what do you think???

Tee-Tee I Miss You

I'll be able to show you guys this watercolour next week, it's just about done.

This one was inspired by my girl Teela, who I miss deeply, every single day.

Meet Barnaby Fizz

Everyone meet our newest rescue...

He is a very special soul so he needed an extra special name so we've decided to call

Barnaby Fizz

He's not a rabbit, not really...he's some magical little being who looks part wookie, part magwai!

He has quite the tale so far but my time for blogging is too short today so

join me tomorrow and I'll tell you more XO.

Apricot Strudel Our Grumpy Gus

Korra-Soleil is such a beautiful dutch rabbit and such an easy rabbit too for the most part.

She wasn't always, she was pretty grumpy when we first adopted her but she's loving with us now.

I wish she got along with the others in the house though but she doesn't, she wants to fight everyone.

Someone commented recently that the way we live with rabbits is so interesting, seeing how some hate each other for no reason, seeing others fall in love etc ha ha.  I think I should be putting

"Relationship Manager" on my resume because some days I feel like all I do is referee rabbits!

Baby Lydia

These are shots from Lydia's first week home.
We had to quarantine her in the bathroom for the first week before
the doctor said it was okay to let her near all the other buns.
She lived outside in awful conditions outside so we didn't know if she had mites etc.
So whiles stuck in the bathroom, we took turns sleeping with her, we wanted her to feel safe & loved.

The very first night she was home was rough.
It was an exhausting week, the stress of it all had knocked us down a couple pegs
and we just got home when a friend of ours called in a panic because their bun was very sick.

My sweet man ended up over at their house helping with their bun all night
as I took care of our newest little rescue Lydia on her first night in her new home.

It was thundering and storming that first night home

and I will never forget how she had tucked herself all comfy in my arms but
suddenly in her sleep, or maybe rather I should say in her nightmares, she screamed.
A sound to break any mama's heart I tell you, ugh.

I think she was still there in the dark dangerous scary night
where she would be completely exposed and drenched during any storm....
and it was a very rainy season!
Thankfully she's only done that twice more, both during storms.
It's our job is to wipe as many of those bad memories away & I think with Lydia we're succeeding.

Happy Friday

I've had a really rough week pain wise...on top of my regular head pain & body pain

My upper back went out for a few days, I've had a charlie horse in my ribs off and on for several days

and today going down the stairs something made a sound and now my knee is really sore UGH.

So I leave you with one of the cutest little faces that cheers me up no matter what...my Misa XO.

Favourites

These are two of my all-time favorite photos I've ever taken of our Leisel...

I am thinking of doing one of them in pastel, what do you think?

Happy New Year

From me and my family to you and yours...
Happy Happy New Year

I hope you will all join me for another beautiful year
of sharing, inspiring & aspiring XOXO

San Diego House Rabbit Society

We were so happy to be able to help out the awesome San Diego House Rabbit Society

again this year when they requested more of my art prints for their annual fundraiser Bunnyfest.

If your in the area on September 23rd, hop by to support the rabbits & all those who help them.

My art prints will be part of their silent auction.  We hope they help out this great bunny cause XO

Missing Her

I've been feeling heavy in heart with missing Betty-Loo...
It's still hard to look at photos of her, she was so sweet and gentle and lovely.

I just found these photos of her that I thought I already posted but actually hadn't yet...

We were having one of the most perfect days in early Spring...

We had just adopted her...she had just bonded super quickly & easily with Henrie...

we were looking forward to a beautiful life together but our time was stolen by the unfairness of life.

Goes to show that you just never ever know & that's why despite all the shit present in every day

we have to concentrate on the love, on the good, on the pure & beautiful as much as possible XO.

Snug Sunday

We hope that your feeling as snug as can be on this summer Sunday...

Be extra kind to your loved ones, fleshed, feathered & furry & even kinder to yourselves XO

Betty Loves The Outdoors

We're still getting to know Betty...building trust with her is a bit trickier than normal

because we're dealing with her wonky teeth which I am fearing will always be wonky.

But one thing I do know about her already is that she's very very smart...that she loves it outside

& that she's a pro at stairs & has already learnt the way to the back deck all the way from downstairs!

An Accident & Reminder

Hi guys....

well Lady Leisel decided to try to take the tip of my dominant finger off a few days ago!!!

so I haven't been able to type much or do much of anything in my studio...

I think I have a few more days of healing before I can start again

because even typing this hurts...argh!

Yes, Leisel has behavioral issues for sure but this was just an accident between us ladies,

she saw me coming with a carrot piece for her...

she apparently was starving and couldn't wait and she jumped up unexpectedly,

chomped down on what she thought was the carrot but was indeed my finger tip

and the weight of her falling back down with my finger in her mouth

just about sheared the whole tip off!  Fun stuff!!!

I can't stress enough...rabbit teeth are incredibly sharp!!!

It took about 4 hours of holding it above my head for the bleeding to stop

but the whole time instead of panicking about the nastiest bite I've ever gotten,
I was panicking about what if I had to get stitches...!

what if the doctors thought I had an evil rabid rabbit & tried to come take her away!!

So I was convinced I couldn't go to the hospital for stitches no matter what...luckily I didn't have to!

But yep, that's where my mind went
than I calmed down a bit and started worrying about infection because it was pretty deep...
no one could know that my Lee Lee did this...
Yep, ha ha maybe I do watch to much Grey's Anatomy!!

My goodness....ugh....
but ya know this is the perfect example with Easter around the corner,

to remind people that rabbits are not good Easter presents unless you've done your research.

Rabbits are very emotional little beings, some more than others and as cute and cuddly
as they look a lot of buns do not like to be held or picked up or are fussy with how they are handled

and for whatever the reason, be it mistreatment, mishandling or a very hungry tummy...
sometimes their nasty pointy teeth make an appearance!
So please think about that & make your Easter gifts chocolate, not living breathing beings
that deserve the world but instead might be dumped outside or in an already crowded shelter,
like Leisel here was, she was clearly abused and clearly neglected before finally
she was dumped at a shelter where she had to wait a long time for experienced adopters!

This Is My Life

This is my life...one of the biggest and most important parts of it anyhow...

My arms & heart & soul and body were made for holding & caring for there precious furry hearts.

RIP Elsie Biggens

Our beautiful Elsie girl died in my arms on August the 5th.

We thought we were just going in for another check up on her breathing problems

but that we would be bringing her back home.

Everything happened so quickly...we brought her in because she stopped eating

all together just that morning and she just would not at all let us give her critical care.

We were just there at the doctors, she was quite active, she started to nudge the doctor

than suddenly she jumped up into my arms, which is very unlike her, and from there it all went horribly wrong.  Her breathing got super bad, so we brought her into the operating room to hold oxygen to her face, Henrie was with us all by her side, we than tried to so an x-ray but her breathing got worse and the 2nd time we put her back on oxygen it just became compeltely clear that she wasn't going to get better, she was struggling to breathe and I decided it was time to help her pass

but the doctor didn't even have time to get the injection,  I was holding her, she was calm but

clearly struggling for breathe, I kissed her, told her it was okay to let go that we would take care of her boy, that she was so strong and so good and that we loved her so so much and than she was gone.

The doctor thinks it was after all as the original diagnosis was, a huge tumor growing inside her chest wall surrounding her heart and airway because after being on meds for two months,

he feels that punemoia would have gotten better not worse and the way she was acting at the end

indicated the story we were were more scared of, cancer.

It's our 3rd loss in a year and a half, it's been feeling like I just can't do it anymore.

I'll forever miss holding her hand...we always held hands, my Elsie girl and I.

On the very first day we brought her home and I realized she liked having her front paw held,

I would sing her that song "I just want to hold your hand, Elsie...I want to hold your hand"
and could tell and feel that she loved it...it was our special thing.

I am so glad I got to be her mommy and I promise her that we'll take stellar care of her Henrie.

She was pure perfect love and we are better happier people for having known and cared for her.

She will always be part of my happy heart and joyful spirit, I'll carry her beauty in me forever.

The Warm Life Of A Rescue

Most of the rabbits either don't care about the fires or are a tad scared of them...

Flynn however lives for them...he adores heat whether from a roaring fire or from the hot water rads.

 

 

He stretches out and sleeps by it all day (or night) long...if he were a cat, he'd be purring loudly.

Ahhh the lucky life of a rescue, I feel so lucky in return, to give this luxury to him, he deserves it.