Sam - More good news
Nov. 9th, 2008 12:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trystinnThere's always the danger, unfortunately, that a rabbit won't begin eating after surgery or worst yet, their digestive system has shut down and refuses to wake back up. Healthy bacteria can die out in the interim between prepping for surgery and the recovery period. Neither, thankfully, has happened to Sam.
Sam is bored out of his mind, as I haven't let him out of his cage as he's supposed to be 'taking it easy' as he recovers from neutering. Fortunately he has a brand new hobby, eating copious amounts of hay. Each bun, I've noticed, has their own methodology of eating hay. Some just stick their mouth in the hay bin and eat like a horse or donkey might. Some look for that perfect straw to eat first. Some share a straw with a best friend, in a hysterical "Lady and the Tramp" recreation, though they are always quick to disapprove of the other bunny on the far side of their straw of hay.
Sam, it would appear, is a bit of a perfectionist. He checks the hay bin, then pulls out a straw of hay. Has to put it entirely out of the bin, can't have any tangled up. Which forces him to stand on his hind legs as tall as he can, with his chin in the air to jerk the straw free. Then he happily munches away and once done, starts another search for the next hay straw. A true foodie at heart, now that he's discovered he can eat easily. Huge sigh of relief. Sam isn't holding anything affection back, no grudges held for the double ended surgery last week. Which I'm shallow enough to admit, I was a little worried about.
I'm giving him as much hay as he can stand to eat, with just a bit of pellet for nutrient and a few treats. We'll let him loose a bit tonight to run around, binky, etc. and hopefully get more pictures.
Sam is bored out of his mind, as I haven't let him out of his cage as he's supposed to be 'taking it easy' as he recovers from neutering. Fortunately he has a brand new hobby, eating copious amounts of hay. Each bun, I've noticed, has their own methodology of eating hay. Some just stick their mouth in the hay bin and eat like a horse or donkey might. Some look for that perfect straw to eat first. Some share a straw with a best friend, in a hysterical "Lady and the Tramp" recreation, though they are always quick to disapprove of the other bunny on the far side of their straw of hay.
Sam, it would appear, is a bit of a perfectionist. He checks the hay bin, then pulls out a straw of hay. Has to put it entirely out of the bin, can't have any tangled up. Which forces him to stand on his hind legs as tall as he can, with his chin in the air to jerk the straw free. Then he happily munches away and once done, starts another search for the next hay straw. A true foodie at heart, now that he's discovered he can eat easily. Huge sigh of relief. Sam isn't holding anything affection back, no grudges held for the double ended surgery last week. Which I'm shallow enough to admit, I was a little worried about.
I'm giving him as much hay as he can stand to eat, with just a bit of pellet for nutrient and a few treats. We'll let him loose a bit tonight to run around, binky, etc. and hopefully get more pictures.
