Bunny Sunday

Nutmeg is an old bunny.  Older than I thought, as it turns out.  We had to make a trip to the vet last week because she seemed to be having problems with her back end and wasn't moving around very well. 

We thought she was maybe 6-7 years old (the people we got her from didn't know how old she was).  We've had her for 5 years now, so that was my best guess.  According to the x-rays, the vet estimated she is at least 8 years old, based on the degenerative changes shown.  Her little body is just sort of giving out now.  :(

For the past week, we've been moving her around to different spots and making sure she has a nice soft place to lie down and rest.  She will sit up but has a hard moving around much.  I'm giving her Metacam (anti-inflammatory) once a day and that has seemed to help some, but not as much as I'd like to see.  I'm also mixing up Critical Care with a little apple-banana baby food and water to give her some extra nutrition (she stopped eating her pellets for a few days but has since started eating a little bit ).  Her appetite is good so I am thankful for that.

I wish there was more I could do for her, though.  We're going back to the vet tomorrow to have some blood work done to see how she is tolerating the Metacam.  Hopefully the vet will have some suggestions about other things I can be doing.  I'd love to hear from you other bunny lovers with any tried and true suggestions.

For now, we're giving her lots of TLC and extra attention.  Her best buddy, Patches, is a little confused about why Nutmeg can't get "upstairs" in the condo to nap with her in their usual spot. 

Most bunnies, if they are well cared for, will live to be about 10 years old.  Sadly, most bunnies won't make it that long.  Nutmeg is hanging in there and we'll just keep giving her the extra care and love she needs. 

Playin' with Piper

This is Piper's own little steer.  She likes it because it can't get away from her.  :)

As you can see, she doesn't get too excited about things.  She's completely fine with me swinging a rope around her.  In fact, she's a little TOO calm (read: lazy) most of the time!  We're working on that.  She seems to be a horse that needs a job in order for her to get motivated.

Bunny Sunday

Hoppy Halloween everyone!  Check out our costumes mom made for us -- scary, huh?  We'll be out trick or treating later, can we stop by your house?  Unlike those bratty kids, we'd love to get an apple in our treat bags...

Arizona Cowgirl in Maine

Being from Arizona, being able to see some fall color here in Maine was really nice.  There were lots of leaves on the ground, but still plenty on the trees to put on a show for me:

Not only did I get to see some fall color, I also got to see the ocean!  Two things I definitely don't get to see often.  AND, the sun came out today and it was actually warm. 

Marj and I had lunch at North Hampton Beach.  My first ever Lobstah (otherwise known as Lobster) Roll from The Beach Plum:

Mmmmmmm.... 

We sat on the sea wall and enjoyed our lunch in the sun with the sound of the waves crashing behind us.  Perfect! 

Having a great time in Maine.  Wish you were here.  :)

Bunny Sunday

Good morning bunny lovers!  Hope your Bunny Sunday is going well so far.

Recently I became acquainted with Sue Andre, an artist and fellow bunny lover.  She has a shop on Etsy and I fell in love with her work.  I purchased a little portrait for my ACEO collection of her bunny Clovis:

Isn't he adorable?  If you're not familiar with ACEOs, they are little works of art that measure 2.5" by 3.5".  I have a little easel that sits above my work bench that contains my collection and every couple days I rotate a new one to the front.

Check out my latest one:

Yes, that is my own little bunny supermodel Turbo!  Sue graciously created this masterpiece for me using several pictures on my blog.  I LOVE it!  And yes, those are my boots in the background :) 

If you have a treasured photo of your own bunny (or other favorite pet) you'd like created into your own work of art, please do contact Sue through her Etsy shop.  You won't be disappointed!  Oh, and check out her blog when you get a chance, too, where you can see more pics of her Clovie Boy. 

Viva Bunnies!

Southwest to Northeast

That's where I'm heading this weekend.  I'm making a cross country trek (by air) to visit and meet these guys:

Elmo:

"The Girls":

Bob and Georgia Ray:

Oh yeah, and to visit with these guys' mom (my good friend Marj) and her husband, Joe.  That's right, I'm heading to Maine!  I've never been to Maine OR to Marj's house before, so it should be a real treat.  I am sort of wondering why I waited until the END OF OCTOBER to make this journey, though.  I'm going to freeze while I'm there!  But, Marj did say that there is still plenty of color left to see, so that will be nice, considering the only color here in the desert right now is brown.

If you don't recall this from previous posts, Marj and I met through our blogs almost 2 years ago and struck up a friendship.  She came out to Arizona to visit me last October, so now it is my turn to make the trip that way.  If you get a chance, go check out her blog Cowgirl Goods.... she always has fun posts about her neck of the woods and life around her little farm. 

I'll be taking lots of pics while I'm there to share with you.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Back Scratcher

In lieu of training pics this week, I thought I'd give you all a little peak at one of Piper's favorite things --  a good back scratch:

When we are cleaning the stalls, she will stalk us and pester us (and usually dump over the wheelbarrow) until we finally stop what we are doing and give her a good scratchin'.  She would stand there all day and let us scratch her if we didn't stop to go back to cleaning.

"A little more to the left mom."  Geez, get it right.

"Go away Sassy, I've got dibs on this rake..."

Hope you all are having a great week.  I'm heading out this weekend on a big adventure (I'll post more on that tomorrow).  I'm excited!