Rescue

So I have this big idea for the rabbit rescue, my wish would be to have an area that is fenced off, would need the ground to be dug down 2 feet and wired across the bottom so they couldn't dig out, also would need a strong netting roof that would keep eagles hawks owls and other dangers from getting in. I would have a barn of some sort to keep food and cleaning supplies medical box etc. There would be hut's big enough for 4 rabbit's to fit in one that would have either cement or some kind of floor that was slightly slanted for run off and could be easily scooped out to clean, there would be one hut to 4 bunny's. Water would have to be available at all times during the winter there would be a area in the barn that they could access from the run area to come in out of the cold and have food and water, maybe heated area just enough to keep water from freezing.. There would be rocks and large PVC pipes to crawl and play on maybe have a tunnel to hide in, tree's that they could chew on and scratch nails on. would love to have a big sand box for digging but would get soiled way to fast, could fill a large PVC pipe with hay so they would have to burrow into it. Would have a visitor's area so people could come and hold the rabbit's or give treats, this area would have some chairs and a table for paper work and some area's partitioned off for the rabbit's to be set in for viewing for adoption. I would have certain day's for visiting and adoptions maybe a kids day to learn how to care for and what to feed there bunny's. Of course I would live right there on the land also, I would have the property fenced off with a gate to come in so there would be some protection from people just entering anytime they want, and also a area of land that would be used to grow vegetables for the rabbit's. Well that's the start of my idea there is so much more I want to do most of all I would like to have all pet stores that sell rabbit's to make them be fixed before allowing them to be adopted or just not sell rabbit's at all due to the fact that most area's have a rabbit infestation due to people getting rabbit's and letting them run free.

Today was so great

Today I went back to work for Lisa watching her 2 most wonderful kids Jordan and Phaelynne, they are just the best kids, I worked for Lisa a couple years ago but then she took some time off to spend with her kids so I had a long break from being a nanny but I am so happy to be back working I have missed the kids so much and Lisa is the best to work for. Today we didn't do to much because I was to busy talking to Pha all day, she can talk and talk well she is 4 lol, Jordan is at school so I didn't see him till he got home, will be half day on Friday so I will have some time with them both again. Both of them asked loads of questions about the rabbit's, who I had and were is so and so lol I asked Jordan about hockey cause that is his life especially since he is now playing himself. Tomorrow Pha and I are going to go to the park as long as it doesn't rain or snow if it does then we will maybe paint anything to not sit and watch tree house is good to me lmao. Soon I will have a cell phone and a lap top for work omg I won't know what to do with me lol but man it feels good to be back at work......

Feeding Rabbit's What is healthy for them

I have been asked many times what is good to feed or what kind of toy's  they have to how long do they live, though I don't know everything, that is for sure, I thought I would post  what I do and if anyone has questions or want to add something that would be great.  Keep in mind every rabbit has there own preference to food and toy's and sometimes a toy is ignored then when added a few weeks later they love it but I will add what I have learnt so far.

Rabbit's food -

VEGETABLES (AND FRUITS) THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOUR BUNNY

NOTE: At least three different vegetables a day are recommended - any combination of lettuces counts as ONE veggie for that day) personally I only feed 2 and sometimes I only give carrots depending on the health.

The numbers after the names are explained at the bottom.

Alfalfa, Radish And Clover Sprouts

Asparagus

Basil 

Beet Greens1

Bok Choy 

Broccoli1,2

Brussels Sprouts 

Carrots And Tops1

Chard 

Chicory Greens3

Cilantro 

Clover 

Collard Greens3

Dandelion Greens (Pesticide Free!) 

Eggplant

Endive

Escarole 

Grass - Freshly Cut From Your Backyard, 

If You Are Sure There Are No Chemicals, Fertilizers, Poisons (Park Grass Usually Has One Or All Of These)

Kale3,4

Mint

Mustard Greens

Mustard Spinach3

Okra Leaves

Parsley1

Pea Pods (A.K.A. Chinese Pea Pods)1

Peppermint Leaves

Peppers (green, red, yellow...) Mine only like the yellow they are picky.

Pumpkin Leaves

Radicchio

Radish Tops

Raspberry Leaves

Squash: Zucchini, Yellow, Butternut, Pumpkin

Turnip Greens3

Various Lettuces, Avoid Very Light Hearts: Romaine, Butter, Green Leaf, Boston, Bibb, Arugula... No Iceberg 

Watercress1

Wheat Grass

NOTE: Feed only once or twice a week in small amounts - NO seeds or pits! Sugary fruits, such as bananas and grapes should be fed only as occasional treats, and NO fruit should be fed to rabbits who are overweight.

Apple

Blackberries 

Blueberry

Pineapple

Melon

Papaya

Peach 

Plum

Pears

Raspberries

Strawberries

NO GRAINS, LEGUMES OR NUTS! These are not natural foods for rabbits and they can be very dangerous to gut function. 

1 Good source of vitamin A, feed at least one daily 

2 Some bunnies may find this a rather "gassy" veggie. If diarrhea occurs, remove from diet.

3 These veggies are higher in calcium, use sparingly, once or twice a week. For older buns, or those with bladder or kidney problems, avoid, unless otherwise directed by your rabbit vet.

4 High in either oxalate or goitrogens, which can cause or exacerbate sludging, and other calcium/kidney problems. Use sparingly!

Getting better

It has been over a year now that the rabbit's have been gone, we never heard anything as to were they were but we still have people watching for them, and I still wish that some day I hear what happened just for closure but then I think maybe not knowing is for the best also. Maurie and I never stopped looking after any rabbit's that were trapped or surrendered it was hard at first I think our hearts were so broke at first that we did all the motions but weren't feeling much, but we had to keep on going there were other rabbit's that were dropped off or just let go that we had to trap and feed and care for and I am thankful for that because it made the healing a bit easier, Having my own rabbit's at home also was a huge help although I checked on them every hour at first and hugged them all so much I am sure I drove them nut's but they all made it through including me lol. Today we have about 35 rabbit's they are still all up for adoption, we try to ask people to adopt 2 rabbit's if they don't already have one because rabbit's behave much better with company and most of our rabbit's have a special friend they would want to go with them, but if you only want one we try to show the single rabbit's that rather be alone. Security is a huge part now for the rabbit's and us, we still have people that ask if they can volunteer some once others a few more times and that is a huge help, we had a lot of support from the community around us and even some stores have invited us to come and give advise about how to care for rabbit's, the best time for me is when we go to schools or daycare and show the kids how to care for them and why it isn't s good thing to get a rabbit for Easter or any other holiday because most of them end up at the rescue cause people are not fully prepared for them, it's a huge commitment to raise rabbit's but for me it is the most rewarding experience that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world.

Disaster hit's

It was a usual night go to stalls and clean feed water give treats then off to home to sleep and get up to a wonderful day off or so I thought. Maurie calls me my hubby answers the phone and Say's to me you better talk to her she is very upset, so I grab the phone and my whole world hit the floor, she tells me there is a problem at the stalls can I come right away, I get to the stalls and Maurie is on the phone talking to the police her hubby is walking around in a daze and I have no idea what the hell is going on, Maurie gets of the phone and walks over to me and Say's the rabbit's are gone! I didn't understand so I started to go to all the doors at this time they were all wide open with the chains and locks on the ground, I look in one stall nothing then the next and nothing then it hits me they are all gone, I remember walking back to Maurie saying names of all the rabbit's I just kept saying no and then I lost it I went room to room and looked again thinking I had just missed something anything that would enplane what happened, I wanted to move stuff and look under it but we couldn't touch anything till the police came so I walked away from the stalls I didn't know were I was going just that I couldn't stand there and see all the stall doors open knowing they were all empty. I think I was in shock because Maurie was calling me and I could hear her but I couldn't answer at first then she caught up to me and walked me back to a chair, over and over I started to think of names, I used to say to Maurie how in earth do you remember all there names but after spending time with them and getting to know them and there different personality's it wasn't long before I had all 52 names down, oh sure I mixed up some of the all white girls but at least the names I called was in the same room lol. The police came took pictures talked to us said they were going to take prints but never did with all of us at one time or another moving all the stuff in the rooms I don't think it would of helped.They came very late at night with a huge truck and loaded them in, all of them in the same truck no cages no separate rooms for the ones that couldn't be with the others because of fighting, they didn't take any litter boxes or hay or feed just chucked them in the truck and drove away, they had used bolt cutters to cut the chains off the stalls to get in and then drove away, taking all 52 rabbit's including the special needs that will not survive without help. We were lost all of us couldn't eat or sleep all we wanted to do is go search for them but had no idea were to start. The worse part is that some of the rabbit's we had there were Maurie's personal pet's and some were sponsored rabbit's that the family's maybe were allergic so they would come and feed and bring treats and spend time with them, all these people who volunteered and donated and most of all loved them all had to be told what happened.We went to the news and paper and put up posters all over town, sent info to all the shelters around here, it would be easy to know if they were ours because they all had tattoos in there ears of VRR and then the first 3 letters of there name but nothing nobody knew anything they were just gone.....We had an idea of who might have taken them but could never prove it, there was this couple who made trouble for us because they didn't like the way things were done, did they volunteer to help or maybe show us what they thought could be done so we could maybe compromise no they just flipped there lips about shit they had no idea about and gave us no respect at all, for one thing they said the stalls were never clean, well I took that one to be personal to me and I was so fricken mad, who the hell do they think they are, did they come and watch me clean the stalls every second day for almost 3 hour, that's right I was there every second day and the day's I wasn't there either Maurie or another volunteer was there cleaning so the stalls got done every day, I worked my ass of cleaning and setting up toy's and hay bins and making sure that there beds were safe for them, and what do I get some group of people that had no love or care for rabbit's came in the middle of the night and stole our best friends, and for what to let them go some were to look after them selves or maybe they just killed them who knows all I know is a part of me died that day and it has taken months for me to not cry myself to sleep.

More Volunteering

There were a few people that came and helped with the cleaning usually we tried to put 2 people together so there wasn't so much work but most of the work was done by myself and Maurie. Maurie's hubby was a huge help he built cages, put the wood for the roof of the stalls on made and attached the inside doors and loads of other things that needed to be done. When we first were setting up the stalls we had a work party and lots of people came to help set up the stalls, lay carpet, attach wire along the edges and helped put the plastic up for winter It was so great to see all these people helping and caring about the rabbit's I was so proud of being a part of it.
I wish that I could stop right here and skip the next part of the story because it is one of the hardest moments of my life I have ever had.

Volunteering

The first thing I learned about rabbit's is there can never be enough love lol, my day would go like this, first thing I had to do is get all the cleaning stuff I would need like wheelbarrow, broom, dust pans, shavings, scrapers and so on, then I would usually start at one end of the stalls and work my way down, step up to stall put key in padlock on door and open door wide, count how many bunny's were in the stall to make sure no one got out, then I would open inside door and try my best not to step on a rabbit because even though they got fed the day before as soon as you enter a room they are starving like you hadn't fed them in weeks lol, there could be food in the bowl but that didn't matter it's all omg here comes a human lets attach and show her how deprived we are lol. Usually I would pick up all the litter boxes and food bins and chuck them outside the door, then I would sweep the floor at least 2 times because of course they all want to help clean so they run to a pile of poop and flip it around then look at you like see mom I helped lol, if someone, and they won't tell you who happened to get the rug up and dig as much dirt as they can onto the floor and then spill there water, so now they have a pile of mud well then I would have to scrap the floor and shovel that out. Then  ohh I forgot I also had to pick up all there toys on the floor and make sure none got damaged, I would then step outside and scrap all the boxes into the wheelbarrow  then re line the boxes with paper and shaving's and replace them in the room, then add new hay to the hay bin, add food and clean water and then they were ready for there treats usually some cut up apples and carrots and greens, there favorite in the whole world is dandelions. Then I would close the bolt to the inside door and move on to the next room and repeat, all this took me about 2 hours to do oh and that's not all after I dump the wheelbarrow and put the cleaning things away well then I would take my chair or bucket or whatever I had to sit on and visit each room, sometimes we would have to check for bites or pulled nails or other problems, then if we found anything wrong we had to set up a medical cage and separate the rabbit till it healed or just because it needs a time out, that would happen usually once a week someone would get there fur in a puff and decide they wanted to be king and that would lead to the king of the room to put that rabbit back in her or his place and let me tell you there is a ranking that goes with rabbit's and so help the one who tries to change it, it just is not going to happen, now that isn't to say that the king or queen of the room won't step down and let someone else be the boss then its okay but force it and all heck will break loose lol. After all is done then we would re padlock the stall doors tell them all good night or have a good day and then we could leave. Usually once every couple weeks we would have to trim nails this would happen on a day we had help cleaning or we would do half one day and then the other half another day, if you have one or two rabbit's it's not a big deal but when you have 52 rabbit's with 4 legs and 5 nails on the front paws and 4 on the back let me tell you it's a huge job, sometimes Maurie and I would cut nails at the same time but there are a few that you need 2 people to hold to trim properly. Then after nails were done I would go and check on the mouse traps and visit while Maurie worked with Murphy her rabbit that needed some stretching and massage on his neck because he had tilt head. On day's like that we were at the stalls for 2 or 3 hours depending on how tired we got, Maurie always brought Pepsi to keep us going, That is how the summer months went winter was another deal all together, same kind of cleaning but we also had to bring jugs of water to clean and feed because the water was turned off for winter. When it started to get colder we had to put boards across the roof so we could plastic off the stall rooms to help hold the heat in, the water would freeze over night but rabbit's are very smart they know to drink as soon as the water is brought in before it freezes, in the winter we would go to the stalls 2 times a day to make sure they had water to drink before the night came, some of the rabbit's would chew on the ice after it froze.

Volunteering

Maurie called me the next day and said that she found a new place for the rabbit's to be homed, for about 4 years she ran the rabbitry from her house but then the city of Vernon allowed the use of some stalls at the race track for the rabbit's, the stalls couldn't be used with the horses because they had cement walls so they were perfect for us. We had to change a few things with the stalls they needed a second half door so when the main stall doors were open they couldn't just hop away, then we took carpet turned it upside down and spiked it to the floor, added some wire around the edges to stop them from digging as best we could but there was always one who figured out how to get to the dirt. We had about 5 stalls fixed up, we had one for younger boy's one for girls one for new surrenders one room for rabbit's that only got along with certain rabbit's and we even had a special needs room, this room was for rabbit's that needed teeth clipped or were older or just for extra flow I called this room the kings room because there was a male rabbit who was all white with a female all white also and his name was bravehart and he was king of the world let me tell ya, I was always the one who would clean his pen if Maurie was busy with something Else I would have to put a dust pan in front of my hand so he couldn't attack me because no one and I mean no one was supposed to be in his house, didn't matter that I was feeding and giving water and carrots ohhh nooo he didn't care that was his house and I was not welcome hahaha..The funny thing is if Maurie took him out of his cage and I held him he was an angel sure he would grunt sometimes but loved to have his ears rubbed, I made Maurie put him back in his cage because I knew if I did as soon as I put him down my hands and my arms were fare game lol. Next I will tell you all the wonderful things I have learned about rabbit's.....

My life as I know it will never be the same

As I said before when I went to find my bunny a friend I met a lady called Maurie, now I have a hard time meeting new people because of my shall we say screwed up depressed head lol, but as soon as we started to talk I knew we were going to be great friends. Maurie changed my life in more ways then one but let's start at the beginning. While I was at her house getting my rabbit we started to talk about the rabbit rescue, Maurie saw that Vernon had rabbit's running loose and decided that she would take the job of  doing something about it, so she started the rabbit rescue, you see there was a house that these people had a couple rabbit's and moved away and instead of taking them with them they just let them run free, now I'm sure you have heard the expression they breed like rabbits, well yes they did, a female rabbit can have a litter of 1 to 10 babies or more and if the male is not separated they will mate right away and 21 day's later she will have another batch and so on and so on pretty soon you not only have 2 adult rabbit's but 30 or so young rabbit's and the young female rabbit's are ready to mate at 5 months old and the cycle just keeps on going, so then you have all these rabbit's and babies running around town eating whatever they can find and most times it is someones garden and they are not happy about it. So Maurie started trapping the rabbit's, people started to call her and ask her to come and set traps Vernon was over run with these cute bundles of destruction.And so it began she started to trap more and more and as soon as there was a female caught they went to the vets and got spayed right away then they would come to her place for recovery about 5 weeks, after that if they were friendly enough they went out for adoption, sometimes if they were older rabbit's they stayed a bit longer to help get them used to people and there new lives. All the rabbit's were kept at her house she had some outside and some inside in bedrooms kitchen and even the bathroom, the mess from all these rabbit's was huge and she was doing just about all of it herself, she had a friend that would come and help clean once in a while but she did it most of the time herself, well that's were I come in I asked if I could help out with the cleaning and feeding and she said sure she would take all the help I could offer, as I left her place I think she thought oh ya another person saying they want to help but not show up but I was so happy to be able to volunteer I couldn't wait to start.

Candy saga continues

I know I know more Candy but I swear I am almost done I think lol. So were was I oh ya she got a friend, so summer comes again and I can finally put them outside yippee  I can have my craft room back lol, so I take them outside and put them in this huge pen I made and what do they do they both climb into a litter box and lay there I couldn't believe it all this space and they squeeze into one litter pan hahahaha oh well that's a rabbit for ya. I had a canopy given to me so I put that over top to give them shade and I hung white sheer curtains down the side all my neighbors laughed at me to spoil them like that but there my kids so ya I spoil them. Theodore has passed away he has been gone just over a year now and we miss him so much but can you believe it Candy is still going strong she will be 9 years old soon and has a new boyfriend Marcus who loves her to bit's, I was worried that she wouldn't be here for this Xmas but she made it and is doing good a little slower and she tends to walk more then hop but she is still eating and playing so all is good.I am so not prepared for when she passes on will be a huge loss for me but let's not go there till we have to right now she is healthy and still comes for her snuggle with me so that's more then I could ask for.

Candy get's a friend

When she was about 2 years old and out growing the kitchen, it was early spring so I took her outside, she had been out in our yard on and off but in a run so I could catch her, but I took a chance and let her run the yard at first she was scared of noises so she would run over to my blanket I was sitting on and check to see if I was still there then she would wonder off and explore again, during the day I would take her out and let her run, our yard was fenced so she couldn't get out, soon I was putting her out for the day and calling her early evening to come in and she would hop into the house and go to bed, was so cute, then one day I called her and she didn't come so I looked for her and couldn't see her, I was so worried didn't sleep all night till my hubby Dean says come to bed she is fine so I did, in the morning I opened the door and there she is in the middle of the yard sun tanning like she owned the yard lol, of course I gave her heck but I was also proud of her, she came into the house a few more nights then she started to stay out in the yard, she had water, food a place to go hide if she wanted to and a huge garden of treats, that's another story right there I was told she shouldn't eat some plants but that whole summer she ran the yard and ate from the garden, she left some plants alone I think instinct took over and she knew what not to eat, when it started to get colder I didn't want her to stay outside so I made up a spare room for her and put a half door so her buddy Skwert could go visit and play, I started to think about if she did stay outside next year I wanted to have her in a more secure area because the coyotes were coming closer to the house and also I was considering getting her a friend to be with so I searched the Internet for cages and runs and they were so expensive I couldn't afford them so then I thought I would make her a cage then I had to decide what materials I would use and found a web page that had home made cages made with the metal cube pieces, they are the ones that you put the cubes together with clips on the corner and use them for storage or displays, just what I was looking for. I found a company that sells the cube pieces separably for a very good price and ordered 60 pieces. Metal Cube pieces. when they arrived I went and got a huge amount of cord zips and started to build the pen. I made the pen 6 feet wide by 11 feet long and 3 feet high, just a small pen hahahaha, on the back end of the pen I connected a hay loft that was made from the cubes and at first I just had it so they could pull the hay down from the loft through the holes in the cube but after I changed it so they could jump up into the loft and eat and lay in the hay, would keep them warm through the winter also. When I decided to find a friend for Candy I wasn't sure if I should get a male or female, go to the pet store or ask around to see if someone had bunny's to give away, then someone said to me go to the S.P.C.A.  I went and asked them if they had any rabbit's and they gave me a number to call and ask about rabbit's. The next day I called the number and talked to a very nice lady and asked her if she knew were I could get a rabbit and she Say's to me well my name is Maurie and I run the Vernon Rabbit Rescue why don't you come over tomorrow and we can meet and talk about getting a friend for Candy. The next day I was excited and nervous at the same time, had no idea what I was in for or the fact that this meeting with Maurie was going to change my life in a big way. We talked about Candy and what kind of pen I had then she gave me the adoption papers that I had to answer questions and sign, stuff like what kind of food will I feed, were will they sleep, have I had rabbit's before and if so what was the reason I no longer had them, I was like gee do they want an arm also lol 
After I read the paper and answer the questions we go out back and look at the rabbits, I think I was in shock at first there was so many cages full of rabbits of all color and ages male and females. The first rabbit she takes out to show me is a very small black male she tells me that the people who had him got mad because he started to spray and threw him outside to fend for himself even though he was a pet store rabbit and had never been outside before, thank goodness a neighbor saw him and called Maurie to come and pick him up, he was a bit of a mess he had some bites and a torn ear from a cat attach but Maurie got him fixed and healed up and ready for adoption. As soon as I picked him up I knew he was the one I wanted he snuggled into my neck right away had me sold right from the first. I named him Theodore got him home and was a bit nervous about Candy meeting him, Maurie said to put them together in a small area so I took them to the bathroom, the first thing I did is put them both in my lap and pet them to rub there scents onto each other then I let them go, the first thing Candy does is mounts him I laughed so hard she showed him who was boss, after that every time she went close to Theodore he bowed in submission or he would start to clean her face so I knew they were going to be just fine. I couldn't wait to take them out to there new pan but that had to wait a few more day's till they got used to each other in a smaller area before tackling the big room also gave me a chance to get to know Theodore who I fell in love with right away. Oh the part about my life changing in a big way well that's another story  soon to come...

Candy's life continues

I found out that Candy was a girl in a very painful way, when she was about 5 months old I needed to do some dishes so I went into the kitchen like always she came running right to me and I bent down to pet her and she bit my feet, I was like hey cut that out and put her in her bed, not more then 1 min after there she was at my feet biting me again, well I couldn't figure out what the heck was wrong so I called my vet and explained what she was doing and the first thing my vet asked me was  is Candy a girl I said I have no idea I have never looked, how long has she been biting you she asks me,I tell her just today so then she say's okay a personal question, you wouldn't happen to be having your period? I said well as a matter of fact I am and kind of blushed and laughed, she told me to see how she is a day after my cycle and we will go from there. I wore shoes for a few days drove me crazy cause I am a bare footing person I hate my feet covered but low and behold the day after I stopped I went in the kitchen very timidly I had bare feet and all and she comes running over to great me and guess what no biting, tested her again on my next what I call THE CURSE lol and yup right away she bit me so off to the vet we went, yup a girl had her spayed that day. That was the longest day I had in a long time I was so scared something would happen but she made it through the operation and healed very fast, no more biting and I learned that female rabbit's that are not spayed have a high risk of cancer so I was so glad that I had it done for her sake and my feet lol.

Candy's Life

Candy grew quit fast and because she litter trained herself I thought I would let her have the kitchen to run around in, I got a piece of wood to block off the kitchen and set brackets on the wall so we could slide open the door and then lock it to the wall. At first she would just look out the cage then after a few day's she jumped up on top of her cage but still wouldn't go on the floor unless I put her down then she would carefully take a few steps, it didn't take long before she was out of the cage all day, I closed her in her cage at night to keep her safe. Soon as her cage got to smelly I got rid of it by this time she was running the kitchen day and night so I just put a bigger litter box with hay and she slept in there.I spent a lot of my life on that kitchen floor I would lay down on my tummy and she would hop all over me was so funny, her favorite spot was under my hair or she would come around to my face and I would gather her up in my arm and we would take a nap together, she was the most spoiled rotten rabbit around. One night while we were sleeping she managed to open the door and went exploring when I went down in the morning the door was open and she was in her bed but I found some droppings on the couch so she was busted lol, we started to let her run while we were down stairs, if we sat and watched a movie she sat with us till she got bored of that then off she went to play with our cat Skwert, they were best friends they played most of the day and napped together all the time. One night my hubby forgot to close his office door, Candy managed to chew through every cord she found, was she in big trouble, computer, nintendo and even the phone cord it's a good thing we have the most wonderful friend who fixed all our stuff, the door was shut from then on lol.

Welcome to my Bunny World

Hi I have always wanted to write a blog about my favorite hobby so here it goes. It all started over 10 years ago, was visiting a friends farm that had 2 bunny's that got out of there cage, it wasn't long after they got out that the female rabbit got caught by a dog and passed away, a few day's later my friend was walking around her yard and a tiny grey baby bunny came hoping out, they looked to see if there was any more were it came from but there was only one so they picked the baby up and put her in a cage with food and water. A couple day's later I got a phone call and they asked me if I wanted to take the bunny, I of course said yes being the rescuer that I  am so I went and picked her up and brought her home. As soon as I got home I was worried about my hubby and what he was going to say about this bunny in the kitchen he took one look and said awwww she is so cute you know I had a bunny when I was a kid lol I knew right then that she was staying so she needed a name I called her Candy because she was so sweet. Now at this point I had no idea what to do for this poor weak baby bunny so I called a vet and they suggested to come and get some kitten milk and feed her every 2 hours. So off I go to the vet's they gave me a bottle with a nipple but she would have nothing to do with that so I tried an eye dropper and it worked but took forever to feed so I went to the store and got a big syringe, worked much better. So for the first 2 day's I fed her every 2 hours with the milk and she had water and carrot's and hay in her bed at all times, as soon as I saw her drinking from a bowl I was so excited no more 2 hour feedings wahooo, ya um that lasted 1 day I was missing hand feeding her so much I started to feed once in the morning and just before bedtime the rest of the day she fended for herself. After about 6 day's she tried the carrot and started to chew on the hay I was so proud I called everyone lol. This was the beginning of a beautiful relationship I fell in love with her and I loved her so much that I decided she needed a bigger home lol, so I started to build. a larger cage out of wood not thinking about the smell from her pee this cage worked for about 3 months then I had to think of something better and so it began lol. 

Who I am

Hi  this is my first attempt at a blog not sure how it will go but I figure I will give it a try.  My Name is Shannon Lanoue I am 49 years old some days I feel more like 60 on a rare day I feel like 48 lol. I was told a good idea for a blog is to write about something you know a lot about so I guess I will be writing about rabbit's and anxiety panic depression disease wow yes it's a mouth full I know but those are the four things I know a lot about. What I am hoping my blogs will give some hope to others who suffer with depression now I hate saying it like that what I mean is people who live with depression because it's not always a suffering pain but just to reach out and say Yes I To Live in your world and on a fun note maybe give some advise for all the rabbit lovers out there. I want to say right off the bat that I am not perfect my grammar will be horrible and please keep in mind this is just my opinion doesn't mean I am right it's just how I see the world. I am totally open to different ideas and views I'm not here to judge anyone just here to be honest and open and I guess if you don't like what I write then pass on by and have a wonderful day but if you want to stay I say welcome and look forward to our time together.