A Life of Music and Rabbits [Rabbit Owner Profile]

Posted by Jason Krueger on Thu, Jun 16, 2016 @ 03:48 PM

In the past few weeks we began sending out emails to our newest customers telling them our story and asking for their story. Over the course of 3 or 4 days we send a special email each day that helps a new customer become a better rabbit owner and learn more about us. They have been really well received.

Anyway... Yvonne was so excited to share her story. We really enjoyed seeing her photos, and connecting with her so much, that we asked if we could share it with you as well. We hope that you enjoy it as we do.

Here is Yvonne's Story in her own words...

"I am a retired art teacher, proud owner of my 4th rabbit, Ms. Cinnamon…or Cinnabun.
This all began for me in the early 90’s when a student of mine brought a crate of 13 baby bunnies to my room one day….I could not resist bringing Ms. Muffers home….and so it went….

My first bunny, Muffers, had epilepsy and several surgeries…..Mopsie had a respiratory condition and died at about 6 years old….Jelly Bean was only 4 years old….she died suddenly last summer…G.I. stasis. She had a surgery in the spring for a bladder stone….and had a compromised little system. She was tiny…..Her death was one of the hardest things I’ve been through…..All have been house bunnies.

My last rabbit , Jelly Bean, was a music lover. She would lay on the rug and listen. We knew the jigs or reels were sounding good when she would prance about!

So…Cinnamon is bunny #4 (the one pictured above last fall) since 1991……..and she will hopefully live a LONG life!

Cinnamon has been rather spoiled and has gotten into the habit of not eating her hay…hence , I discovered your website upon reading about how to get one’s bun back into eating hay."

Thank you Yvonne for taking the time to share. We so appreciate you and how well you care for your rabbits.

We'd love to share your story with our readers. Send me an email with your story.

jason@rabbitholehay.com

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Tags: Behavior, New Pet Owners

Tammy

My daughter is allergic to Timothy hay..any substitutes? Also, how do you get the bottom of a white rabbits feet clean? They are stained from a cage that she lived in before we purchased her.

Jason Krueger

Thanks for the comment. We have Orchard Grass that is the most common substitute and has worked great for those of us humans that are allergic to the Timothy. As for the feet. Here are the two suggestions that I have for you. Buy lemon juice, (you know the one that is in the little plastic lemon container) Spray it into a baby wipe and gently rub her paws. It should reduce the staining by quite a bit and be safe for the rabbit. If this does not get it clean enough for you, you can try making a very diluted batch of bluing shampoo, and then use the baby wipe method to apply it. Be careful on this one for two reason. Bluing should not be left on the rabbit for any length of time because it is not safe for them to ingest, and it will turn their fur blue if left on too long. Unless it is very important to you to have completely white feet I recommend staying with just the lemon juice method. Please let us know how it works. Thanks Jason

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A Life of Music and Rabbits [Rabbit Owner Profile]

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