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Thumper at home July'10 very pic heavy

Ooo I feel such a proud bunny mummy thanks to you all.:D

Honeybunny I'm fascinated that Thumper has never been the same colour after any moult. He's always darker in summer, always has black points, & his hocks are always grey. One winter he was a gorgeous siamese colour, but never again.
What colour is Thumper? "Erm ... well he's never been white -yet!) His raggy ear is from gangrene from a horse fly bite.
Can anyone explain it to me? Even the vet asks "what colour is he this time?"

A few of you have commented on his food. He has an amazing instinct to know what to eat on a daily basis to survive, & how to avoid dysbiosis, which he gets with any human veg now. I don't know how he's still alive. He couldn't even absorb water from his gut in Spring. I just put it down for him & he does the daily pick & mix. His SSpellets are soaked to increase fluid intake - he never has more than 1/2 his daily ration. I put a few drops of lemon juice in his water for Vit C.
Thumper's dining table - well you'd use a tray to get it all upstairs!
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fom left to right
wild oats. sowthistle. raspberry leaves. dandelion. dry ribwort. dry greater plantain.

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SS pellets soaked in water. water bowl with lemon +aviproplus(flavouring without sugar). sloe leaves are NOT confirmed as bunny safe - but we're desperate & they work wonders for us.
I just keep them topped up as he eats them. He's almost stopped the wild oats now. I reckon he can't digest the grasses now. Goodness only knows how he manages the rest!:shock:
 
Nice to see Thumper is getting the 5* star treatment as always (and clearly deserves). What a feast!

He's SUCH a handsome boy. :love::love:
 
willowholly said:
I love the white on his ear & his smooth belly!:D
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:lol::lol::lol: The shaved belly was to try to cool him down, another forum member wanted to see how much to shave off. He was shocked ridgid being held like that & didn't move a muscle; but goodness did I get the disapproving flick of the back feet when I put him down!
I'm incredibly embarrassed about his ear. I think it makes him look like a bunny gangster toughie - rabbit fighting scars. With people, he's the biggest softee & never bitten, BUT any children HAVE to obey the house rules to stroke him properly, & leave him be if he hops off.
 
oscarbunny said:
Lovely pics, especially the one with his legs kicked out :love:
Thanks for sharing! x
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:wave: Hi Oscarbunny. Your post means a lot to me.
If it's Thumper lying down, I was sooooo relieved to see him lie his normal way again. He's never lain like a "normal bunny", but he 's still learning bunny things from the other patients when he has his dentals, like folding his ears over his back, & not clunking his chin on the ground when he dozes off. Before, when he dozed off his uppy ear just gradually lopped, chin hit the ground & he woke himself up :lol::lol::lol:.
On the other hand he learned how to warm his bum against the fire from me!!
 
Beautiful pictures of a very beautiful bunny :love::love::love:

I'm so happy to see Thumper looking so well :D I love his dinner tray too - fantastic! Daisy would like to know when can she move in? :lol:
 
thumps_ said:
On the other hand he learned how to warm his bum against the fire from me!!
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:lol: You two must have some interesting nights!! I love how close you are and how you learn from each other, it's so beautiful, one day there'll be a disney film about it all!
 
Jenefina said:
:lol: You two must have some interesting nights!! I love how close you are and how you learn from each other, it's so beautiful, one day there'll be a disney film about it all!
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He still has me in laughter most days. Last night he found out he could grab his "ratty" toy on elastic, hop under the bed, let go & ping "ratty" against the far wall.:shock:!! Advantage,- he doesn't have to watch out for his ears when it rebounds!!:lol::lol:
 
giantbunnymummy said:
Beautiful pictures of a very beautiful bunny :love::love::love:

I'm so happy to see Thumper looking so well :D I love his dinner tray too - fantastic! Daisy would like to know when can she move in? :lol:
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Daisy can move in any time. I think it would need a Conti doe to keep him in his place.
On the other hand when I fostered a tortoise, & purposely ignored Timmy to reduce jealousy, Thumper hopped onto my lap for the 1st, & only time, at 3.00am & emptied a massive bladder full, straight through the duvet down to the mattress. Thumper knows some rude language! He's never sprayed me to say I love you, it means just what you'd expect fron a rude human!!
 
:lol::lol: stop it!! my oh is giving me looks like he's calling the men in white coats cos I keep sat chuckling to myself like a nutter in the corner!!
 
AWWWWWWHHH! THUMPER!! :D:love:

You do not post enough pictures of him, Judy :no::lol:

He really is beautiful, and as everyone else has already said, he's a credit to you. I only wish that if any of my rabbits develop such problems as Thumps has, I'll be as patient, loving and kind as you are. :)
 
Thank you so much everyone.
I'm desperate to take a video, because it's the ear & eye movements, body posture & behaviour which make him so expressive, & "talkative". He doesn't "perform to order", he's just himself. He has talkative days & quiet days now. It's too hot to run around at the mo. & I'll need help from a neighbour, cos I only see his back when I'm stood up close to him. No way can I film our daily "good morning" when he touches my nose with his whiskers through the bannisters as I go down stairs.

I truely believe that partner buns are best. They can "speak their own language" together, & they aren't forced into such a deep relationship with people. Given our circumstances, I've done my best for him, & he's given me more than I would have believed possible.

Peeing my bed at 3.00 am is the worst thing he's ever done. Even then I couldn't be cross. He was just jealous of another animal in our lives, & making his point. It was a great compliment that I am so important to him! ;)

I've only begun to scratch the surface of how bright bunnies are. They experience the same world very differently & think very differently. It's very humbling indeed. How long to learn something new eg. a new word? If it's something important to him, he'd like to happen again or wants to avoid it - 3 goes. 1st time he takes note, 2nd time, he starts to put 2 & 2 together, 3rd. time he's got it! That's brighter than human children learning our own communication system.
So Georgy f you now understand why I've such strong feelings about tiny hutches. OK it's OTT, but to me, it's like keeping a 7 year old child in a 6'x6' room in solitary confinement. Every good wish & support for you in your campaign.
 
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