Following Tamsins 'newbie' thread it has been decided we will do a glossary of common abbriations and commonly used phrases and words that a newbie may not understand:
eg
plum(s) - male rabbits testicles
doe - female rabbit
buck - male rabbit
kit - baby rabbit
Spay - operation to remove female rabbit sex organs
Castrate - operation to remove male rabbit sex organs
neuter - operation to remove sex organs in either sex of rabbit
lol - laugh out loud
afaik= as far as i know
lmao = laughing my ass off
rofl = rolling on floor laughing
rew - red eyed white
PTS = put to sleep
BEW ~ Blue eyed white
PEW - pink eyed white
A&P - Allen and Page
SS - Science Selective
2 foot / slave / hoomin - rabbit owner
VHD - Viral Hemorrhagic Disease
Myxi - Myxamatosis
EC - Encephalitozoon cuniculi
Panacur - worming treatment to prevent EC
Metaclopramide - Gut stimulant
Metacam - Pain relief (I think)
Probiotic - Helps maintain essential Gastrointestinal bacteria
Baytril - a commonly used antibiotic
DFH - Dust Free Hay (website that seels hay)
HE - Hay Experts (website that sells hay)
www.thehayexperts.co.uk
PP - Pampered Piggies (website selling hay toys treats for rabbits and guinea pigs)
HH - Happy Hutch (company that makes hutches)
OP = Original post/Origional poster
o/h or OH = other half
WWW - West Wales Willows
lop - A bunny with ears that flop downwards
cecotroph - a squishy poo that looks like a bunch of tiny grapes. Rabbits should eat these to extract more nutrients.
Dewlap - a "double chin" most evident on females. Used as a handy place to pluck fur from when nest building.
bump = to bring a post back to the top of the page so that it gets noticed.
ETA = Edited to add (when you edit a post)
flop/happy flop - when a bunny flops onto its side, its a way of showing happiness
bonding / bonded - Rabbits that have accepted one another and are friends.
RWA - Rabbit Welfare Association
BTW - By the way
BF - Boyfriend
GF - Girlfriend
FYI - For Your Info
P@H/PAH - Pets at Home
TBH - To Be Honest
Scanning - Moving the head from side to side in order to obtain a clearer picture of it's surroundings. Usually done by REWs
binky - Happy bunny dance / jump / twist?
When a rabbit binkies, it jumps into the air and twists its head and body in opposite directions (sometimes twice) before falling back to the ground. This can be done while standing in one place, or while running, which is really weird looking, and is sometimes called the "happy bunny dance." A rabbit can even turn 180o in midair. All this is a rabbit's way of telling you straight out that it is happy and overall pleased with you and its life.
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please all add you own :wave: