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*sigh*

So Brinco is sick again, which is one of the reasons I haven't updated in a while. He's actually been sick for almost two months now, and before that, Cinnamon had an ear infection. There was a period of time where these two issues overlapped and we were doing double rabbit medication duty which is not very fun.

We're not quite sure what Brinco has. It started out with a week of really bad GI stasis, and then became what I can best describe as Irritable Bowel Syndrome for bunnies (IBBS? BIBS?). Without getting too graphic, let's just say that our carpet looks like an earth-toned watercolor painting. The symptoms are bizarre enough that even our awesome vet is stumped. The good news is that he's eating and all the bloodwork, X-rays, and other tests are coming out normal. So it looks like it's probably not anything fatal. The bad news is the aforementioned carpet thing and the fact that Brinco just isn't quite his normal, happy, silly self.

Oh, he's doing the occasional head flap and binky, and some days he won't leave Cinnamon alone, but I haven't seen him do the Bunny 500 for the last couple of months, and when he eats his pellets, I can hear his stomach gurgling from across the room.

Needless to say, it has not been the greatest or least stressful summer.

Right now, Brinco is off everything except a daily dose of Benebac, and we're also removing certain veggies from his diet to see if he might have possibly developed a food sensitivity. He's been off the red lettuce for a few days now, but as his symptoms aren't extremely consistent in their...severity, it's difficult to tell whether it's helping at all. We need to give it at least a week.

And it looks like Cinnamon is prone to ear infections, so we have to give her drops once a week indefinitely. This is not a big deal, as she -- unlike Mr. Drama King Brinco -- is good about getting ear drops.

Just so this post isn't 100% depressing, I bring pictures!

The first is of our current fosters Buster and Betsy during a snuggle session. Buster, the lop on top, has been on a diet and is no longer as...substantial as he looks in this image. Betsy, the bottom lop, is very relieved.

"Move, Buster, I can't breathe!"

Now we have some snuggly images of Cinnamon and Brinco.

"I love my lop."
The Squeeze
Ear on back

These guys are disgusting in their snuggly cuteness. Cinnamon is the master of The Squeeze -- illustrated in the second image. She is determined to squeeze between Brinco and whatever he's leaning against -- even if there's plenty of room on the other side! Sometimes she manages to successfully fit her lop bulk into the space. Other times, like in the aforementioned image, she's not quite as lucky.

Oh, and I have an actual video to post! It's ~5MB, in .mp4 format (so it should play in Quicktime or iTunes). And it stars Cinnamon the spicy, playful lop attacking her fleece blanket! Just ignore my stupid commentary -- it's better for everyone that way. Download it here.

Last but not least, I've been trying my hand at the art of photo painting. Here's the preview of my first attempt:



The bigger (and better) version of the actual image is here.

Enjoy -- and please send Brinco your good thoughts!

posted by Jeanne @ 11:10 AM