Ohhhhhhh Tonya

[tikeyas_mom]

Cute bunnies, I wonder if they were abandoned by their mother in the wold and someone tryed to take care of them but couldent keep up?? Thats sosoooo sad.

[zippy-kat]

Originally posted by shais_mom
Actually Tonya, zippy-kat thinks that they are silver martins. Are those wild?
(Honest question, not trying to be smart!! I swear!!)

oppsie! stac... 'member i had the wrong breed there... american chinchilla!

[luckies4me]

Did I say I was God or something, no. Of course there is a chance they could be domesticated rabbits, but the wild ones around here look very similar. If they are domestic who cares. At least she saved them. What's the point of arguing over if they are wild or not and trying to make yoursef look smart because you know rabbit breeds? At least I can admit I am wrong.....which after researching I would say they are domestic as all the Texan wild bun buns don't look like that. So.......

[wolfsoul]

luckies4me, how can you tell if they look like they have megacolon? I should probably start researching a little bit more lol, I'm really behind. Just curious incase I'm in a situation

[luckies4me]

Only one looks bloated, and that could be all it is. I never said they HAVE megacolon, I said the one looks like he may. You don't have to worry about that anyway....

[wolfsoul]

It does look bloated I hope he's just a fatty

Sure I have to worry about it, I'm going to have other rats in the future and I'll want to know what to look out for I'm very partial to blazies and maskies...

[luckies4me]

Well then just don't breed high whites, and only buy high whites over the age of 8 weeks...although some still develope late onset megacolon. Just do a search for it, there is tons of info. Or ask your vet....you can also look up Hirschsprung Disease which is the human equivalent. We lost one kitten to megacolon when I was in like 8th grade or so, and have seen countless rats and baby buns affected with it. It's not pretty that's for sure.


You can see from the pic posted the rabbits belly is obviously destended. Now I don't know much about domestic rabbits so maybe that is normal and maybe it isn't, who knows and well frankly I don't care.

[wolfsoul]

Thanks for the info! If I ever see a blazed rat when I'm oldr, I'll remember to put it on reserve until it is eight weeks, and if I see any fishiness, I'll still buy it and take it to the vet. Do they have a low chance of living through megacolon? Would I be paying money just to see it suffer? I couldn't bear that...

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
Thanks for the info! If I ever see a blazed rat when I'm oldr, I'll remember to put it on reserve until it is eight weeks, and if I see any fishiness, I'll still buy it and take it to the vet. Do they have a low chance of living through megacolon? Would I be paying money just to see it suffer? I couldn't bear that...

Megacolon in rats is fatal. They can be treated with Cisparide (sp?) and other meds, enemas and soft message on the abdomen but they don't live very long. In dogs and cats they can remove the colon through surgery, but I am not sure if this has been attempted in rats yet.

[wolfsoul]

Oooh that's so sad I'd be so sad if that ever happened to one of my ratties Or any of my animals...

[tikeyas_mom]

wolf soul read your pms..

[wolfsoul]

Ok, I sent you one. I just did through hotmail too lol. I'll meet you at one. I won't be able to stay for too long, because my brother is having a party at 1:30 and apparently I just have to be there. I'll be able to miss a little while of it I guess heehee

[popcornbird]

OMG! AWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Poor babies! They are SO cute! Thanks for rescuing them Aly! What sweet poor little babies they are. Are you planning on keeping them? Good luck on your foster bunbuns!

[All Creatures Great And Small]

Originally posted by luckies4me
But, I hope folks can keep in mind that literally the whole world is under stress. We in the USA are feeling a bit more of it, now that we are at war.

I have noticed more tempers and snipping and indeed outright flaming on tons of lists, the past few weeks, literally just as soon as war was announced. This is actually 'normal' and to be expected, considering what we as a nation are going through.

Maybe keep this in mind, just so that none of us take the heat personally??? Folks will be expressing their fears and frustrations, whether or not they actually are aware of what is happening.

I am always saddened to see people throw mud at each other, but I know that in these tough times, it really is not a personal thing intended at each other. It really is a 'survival reaction', a psychological response to stress.

No one should be a doormat for verbal abuse, but it is definitely a good idea to be consciously aware that the negative words spoken on public lists will be more a transferrance of stress, not true personal 'attacks'. This will be a problem for weeks and months down the road this year. There will always be flaming, but it will be worse for a while everywhere -not just here.

Nice copy and paste there, Lickies - it sure doesn't sound like your usual writing style, it doesn't have the usual spelling errors in it, and it doesn't pertain to your situation since people have been attacking, flaming, and/or "abusing" you since WAY before the war started.

[Cookiebaker]

Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
Nice copy and paste there, Lickies - it sure doesn't sound like your usual writing style, it doesn't have the usual spelling errors in it, and it doesn't pertain to your situation since people have been attacking, flaming, and/or "abusing" you since WAY before the war started.

Ahahah! That's exactly what I was thinking, too!!!