Thursday, July 16, 2009

5 dead people!

Okay folks, this is my favorite question to ask people: If you could spend the evening with 5 people who are already passed who would they be? I dont list family members as that is who most would choose first. It can be anyone!

Mine are:

1. Geronimo

2. Lewis or Clark

3. Lee Harvey Oswald

4. Edgar Allen Poe

5. Jimmy Stewart when he was about 30

Tell you anything about me? I showed you mine now you show me yours.

My Pink Boots


These are my favorite foot decoration. My friends hate them. They have issues with the real cowboys and cowgirls trip they lay on me. My friend Rick loves them. Thank goodness his feet are too big to borrow them. I will most likely be seen wearing them on my way to a Rob Zombie concert with my ragged jeans with the knee out and a Rolling Stones t-shirt. I really dont fit a mold. I love my boots!!!!!! Wanna borrow em sometime?

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Haven aka Haven Mcgruder, Sugar Bear


First of all let me just say that any jokes about putting bunnies to sleep or eating my bunnies will be deleted immediately. When you work in rescue and have seen what I have, the horror inflicted on animals. I have zero sense of humor about it. Zero.


Haven is one of the Mcgruder boys, he is bonded to his bro's Nemo and Stewart also of the Mcgruder clan. Haven is a pasturella bunny. I wont go into his whole treatment and history as I blogged him on Heartlands blog. Haven is again on antibiotics and will probably have to take them on and off his whole life. He has severe head tilt and often loses his balance. He has improved somewhat but may never come all the way back. We make him comfortable, spoil him rotten, and he is a happy well adjusted bunny. His sideways view of the world around him doesnt slow him down at all. If you have any questions about head tilt buns, I will be happy to answer them for you if I can. He is one of two head tilt bunnies I have adopted.


Haven holds my heart in his precious little paws. His "try" makes me weep. I am not a mushy person but boy does Haven bring it out in me. He was sent by a higher power to teach me lessons. I work harder, complain less and treasure all my bunnies even more because of Mr. Haven.

Facts about Haven:


He is a toe nibbler, never bites down just likes to nibble my toes

He loves a good long scratch on his jaw

He favorite yummy is banana

His eyes weep constantly

He adores his bondmates Nemo and Stewart, he works hard to follow them around the room and sometimes steal their treaties.
Just because your bunny has a head tilt does not mean they need to be put down. If your vet tells you that, change vets. They know diddly squat about bunnies. There are a few extreme exceptions of course but that is very rare and it has numerous factors to consider.
Head tilt bunnies are often culled by breeders or given free to snake owners and breeders. It is a sorrowful thing when a little meds will often cure the problem. But that is strictly a money issue for greedy breeders or lazy people.
If you cant afford the vet, you cant afford the pet.
Adopt a rescued bunny!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Mojo a.k.a Mojito, Moo juice, Mojee girl


This is my big beautiful black girl Mojo. The name because when she was little and she would just stare into my face, throwing out her Mojo. Well it worked, she put a spell on me. Mojo is Tango's sister so I wont repeat how she came to live with me it has already been blogged. Mojo is my party girl bunny. She loves to binky and will do it when I tell her I am gonna tweak her butt. She is a mischievious little stinker and is the ruler of the trio. Here are a few facts about Mojo and black bunnies:


Black bunnies and white bunnies are the most commonly euphanized.
Why you ask? Beats me. What does it matter the color of a bun?
Mojo is bonded to Tango and Dudley.
Mojo's favorite toy is her sandbox.
I once saw her eat a cricket.
Before Mojo was spayed she went through a false pregnancy several times but she did not pull
out her own fur, she used the fur from Tango's butt. She also pulled my hair out by the roots when
she could.
She still chins my fingers everyday. I am hers!
Mojo is kinda nutty and all over the map like me but loves the comfort of home and family.
Her fur is the softest of any of my buns, like black velvet.
We love her with all our hearts!

Monday, July 6, 2009

7 Facts about me! (Good idea Carolyn!)

Carolyn over at A Glowing Ember suggested this idea. I like it!

7 Facts about me:

1. Jello grosses me out, the texture is disgusting in my mouth.

2. My idea of romance is watching a man mow my grass or fix my car.

3. I love really violent shoot-em-up movies. The more car chases and explosions the better.

4. I have too many lipsticks. I adore them and will buy them wherever they are on sale.

5. I have a tattoo. SSSSHHHH, dont tell my mother.

6. My favorite shows are Ghosthunters and True Blood!

7. I have flat feet!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Dudley aka Doodley Bons, Dudley doodles pumkin poodles




As you can tell by the "fraidy" look on his face, Dudley is my shyest little bun. He is bonded to my two girls, Mojo and Tango. Dudley is scared of everything and most everyone. He was purchased at a well known chain pet store that no longer sells bunnies (hooray) by the village idiot I used to work with. Said idiot, decided after a week that Dudley wasn't the kind of "pet" she wanted. Translation: he was going to require time and patience and was afraid of her 2 large rambunctious dogs. Duh! He was being returned to the pet store for a full refund. I met her in the parking lot and gave her the refund from my wallet. She thrust him into my arms and said something like "good luck with the stupid thing" Enough said about her.





Dudley has sweet and sorrowful blue eyes. He represents all the sorrow I sometimes feel in my heart for all the helpless and innocent creatures (humans included). He has been with me almost 2 years and still only occasionally lets me pet him. I have to trance him to trim his nails in order not to frighten him too badly. He is quite content sandwiched between his two ladies(literally, they outweigh him by 5 pounds each) and loves his human Grandma (my mom) more than anyone. He looks around with caution before leaving his playpen and only binkies in his sandbox. I hope my little sweetie is happy in his home. His favorite food is dried papaya and pineapple and he once pounced on the cat and bit him on the tail. It was the bravest thing he's ever done!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Stewart aka Stewpot Mcgruder, Old Man Mcgruder buns, Grumpy Face


This is my sweetie Stewart. I adopted him from the rescue where I volunteer. He is known at the rescue as one of the "grumpy boys". He and his brothers had quite a reputation. When I would open his door at the rescue he would always put his head out and down for a nice long scratching. I would snuggle him and he would fall asleep on my chest.


I took Stewart home because his chances of being adopted were very slim. Stewart has a severe malocclusion. For those of you unfamiliar with that, its when their front teeth are misaligned and don't wear down properly. It can be a very dangerous condition when not discovered in time. Their teeth can curl and twist and grow back into their gums or face and they will eventually die of starvation. Stew's teeth have to be clipped about once a month. He is also a deaf bunny like his bunny mom. He is such a little dear. He is bonded with my two boys Nemo and Haven, they all get along famously and are very devoted to each other.
Facts about Stewpot and malocclusion:
His favorite sleeping spot is under my bed.
Every morning he comes running for his raisins. Those are his most favorite yummy.
He has the best litter box habits of any of my bunnies!
There are a couple of different ways to deal with malocclusion:
Some vets clip the teeth, some vets give the bunny mild sedation and file the teeth
and some of them remove the teeth completely. My choice with Stew and the vet is clipping.
I wont do surgery until he absolutely needs it, he panics so badly at the sound of the drill and the vibrations, the stress is not worth it. I do NOT do his teeth myself. They do it for me at the rescue or at the vet. An inexperienced person can cause unintentional damage. You can split a tooth upwards and cause severe infection. This is not something ( in my opinion) just anyone can do.
We have to chop his greens up and shred things like carrots. He cant get a bite of anything large or crunchy.
Not being able to hear is not in any way limiting to Stewart.
He is our special little angel and we love him dearly.