i’ve created a monster

[babybunsmum]

albeit a verrry cute furry one… but a monster none-the-less!  for those of you who’ve read my posts since i joined back in november you’ll already know that baby bun had a large lump sticking out of her belly that was surgically removed.  this lump started out small & slowly grew.  i monitored her behavior pretty closely and always thought it wasn’t causing her great pain.  i knew rabbits hide pain very well, but figured since she was eating & pooping & grooming herself, as well as continuing her digging, ripping & jumping activities with gusto that she was ok. 

i’ve had a great fear of taking her to see a vet (long story) but it had gotten to the point where i had to do something as the skin had begun to look sore… poor thing.  then i found a rabbit savvy vet through a friend’s reccomendation and she sailed through her surgery & recovery.  since then when i bring her to the living room she started to actually stay for a bit to hang out with the dog & i.  before she had always run back to her room wilst flicking her thumpers at me for the HUGE inconveniance of having put her there.  lol.  i loved having her there & the dog was pretty amused too.  she stayed for longer & longer lengths of time until i had to ‘put her to bed’ when i was going to bed.  so cute. 

now she’s actually running out to the living room on her own.  she started doing this around supper time – a little ahead of when i’d go to bring her out of her room – and this week she’s even come out to visit while i’m working in the middle of the day!  bear in mind that up until now she’s had every opportunity to come out of her room as the door is always open (i live in a small bungalow and i can see her in her room from the kitchen) she just has never before taken it! 

i just recently stopped putting up the baby gate to block off the lving room from the dog and now i’m going to have to resurrect it for the bun while i’m sleeping / out & about!  i can no longer trust her with free run of the house now that she is actually running free (my living room is also where i work & it’s just easier to only allow supervised play here rather than to try to rabbit-proof it).  what a little wascally wabbit! 

[Sarita]

That’s great that Baby is coming out of hiding! Sounds like she’s feeling better and trusting her good bunny mom :~)

[BinkyBunny]

YEAH! That’s great. How is your dog reacting to her now being more in the general space?

I’m so happy that she’s now able to hang out. Happier for you both!

[babybunsmum]

bogart was initially verrry excited & i had to keep a close eye on him so he wouldn’t unknowingly stomp on her.  now when she’s in the living room it’s old news & generally boring EXCEPT for the scooby snacks she leaves for him.  for that reason he always has an eye on her.  the kitchen is still ‘game on’ territory so when she goes to & from it’s sometimes a scramble.  she’s totally in love with bogart.  she grunts around him constantly and when he’s all curled up napping she’ll run around him in a circle and climb his head.  i think he cando without this part.  but he does have access to sniff her ‘scooby snack area’ so he tolerates it.  haha (ew).

yesterday she started eating a plant i have in a big pot on the floor so i had to put it up on a crate.  not long after she scaled the crate to get at the plant

[Scarlet_Rose]

What a stinker! I think you just might want to check out the Binky Bunny Bunny Proofing section. That’s great she has really warmed up to her digs! Poor Bogart, what will he ever do now?

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