Coco Chanel’s First Vet Visit
Coco Chanel had her first vet visit last night. There is official confirmation that she is indeed a girl. What’s surprising (I had my doubts at first) is that the vet confirmed to me that she’s probably not a Flemish Giant mix since she looks like she’s fully grown and also, she’s probably older than 3-4 months.
Judging from the state of her teeth, they’re fully grown and also they’re not pure white. That says that she’s not as young as 3-4 months. What her exact age is, we’ll never know.
We do know that she’s a healthy 4.5 pounds. We’re going to keep her for a month and monitor her weight just to make sure she is indeed fully grown. If she doesn’t gain much weight in the next month, then she’ll be all set to get spayed in March. Until then, Coco will enjoy her time in her new condo eating lots of hay and fresh veggies. She’ll be living the bunny high life.
Bunny’s got back.
It’s A Girl! CoCo Chanel
It’s a girl! Snickerdoodle, who has now been renamed CoCo Chanel or CoCo for short is definitely a girl. She was properly sexed tonight.
She’s enjoying her first night in her new home and her dinner.
New Foster Bunny – Snickerdoodle
I’ve got a new bunny. It’s a baby (possibly Flemish) and we’re not sure if it’s a boy or girl yet. Tentatively it’s named Snickerdoodle. I’m looking to rename it Coco Chanel if it’s a girl and I’m still drawing a blank if it’s a boy.
Here’s its story as told by the woman who rescued the bunny, Emily:
To be frank, she had been owned by some … people who got sick of her and let her “escape” outside in early December. It took the landlord a couple weeks to coax her into a Have-A-Heart trap. She came to me on Dec. 19th.
I’m so glad Emily took care of her for a month and she traveled all the way from Vermont to Massachusetts today. She’s healthy and already she’s exploring her new condo. She’s sharing the top bunk of Bunji’s condo, which was built to be modular so that it can house anywhere from 1 to 4 buns if necessary.
She’ll be taken to the vet next week for a checkup and sexing. When she gets older, she will need to be spayed but she needs to get bigger first.
For the time being, I have moved the bunny webcam to monitor her. Once I get my new webcam, it will be placed back on Ginger and Juju so everyone gets equal air time.
Pet Trusts for Massachusetts Rabbits (and other pets)
Great news for Massachusetts pet owners! Starting April 7, 2011, pet owners in Massachusetts can start creating pet trusts for the care of their pets in addition to regular estate planning documents such as wills and power of attorneys.
In the past, before Massachusetts passed this law, people could only leave money outright to a person they trust to take care of their pet with no assurance that the money will be used for the care of the pet. Money left to the pet directly was not allowed.
You might all remember the story of Leona Helmsley who left $12 Million in a trust for her dog. Well, even though in the near future, Massachusetts will allow pet trusts, excessive money left to a pet will still not be allowed. A judge will still have the power to lower the amount that’s in the trust to a reasonable amount to care for the animal.
For more information about pet trusts or trusts in general, visit my other blog:
Pimp My Rabbit Condo
Since the last time I updated, bonding Bunji with my other two bonded pairs, Ginger and Juju, failed. They got along OK but only to the extent that they would tolerate each other. If they’re not in love and happy, then what’s the point of forcing them together.
When Bunji came back from her bonding, Joey and I decided to spruce up her living situation since she won’t be living with Ginger and Juju. Up to this point, Bunji has been confined to an X-pen. Ginger and Juju also lives in a pen but theirs is HUGE. So one day, Joey and I built Bunji her own condo.
That is a NIC condo 8 cubes across, 2 cubes deep, and 4 cubes high. It has ledges and split levels on the 2nd floor. It is currently one big condo, but can be easily partitioned into 2 condos or 4 separate condos. It is built to be modular so that if there’s a rescue or fostor bunny, we can easily house them.
On the other side of the basement is where Ginger and Juju live. We won a Leith Petwerks Vacation Villa at the House Rabbit Network’s Flatbread Fundraiser. We decided to give it to Juju to play with. Ginger, even though she’s really too heavy and big to be in the Villa, has also taken a liking to it.
