Recent content by BeachBC

You're totally right...I just did it again WITHOUT the knife! My hand was still on it when it started smoking. And yes, it was an accident this time as well. Needless to say I've begun keeping the bowl in the shade. With all the wildfires we've been having lately I'd hate to be responsible for...

So cute! Can't wait to see more pictures of her!

So adorable!

Here's the link to Dr. Becker's video that JessicaR mentioned: http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/09/30/neutering-health-risks.aspx And then here are a few others: http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/health-risks-of-early-spay-neuter/...

Just wanted to mention some concerns with spaying/neutering dogs that young...it actually puts the dog at much higher risk for health and behavior issues due to all those important hormones being removed before the dog has reached physical and mental maturity. If you would like to do some...

Yep, this morning the second doe (that was making the snoring noise) has a white nose and has begun sneezing...which is super disappointing because she is my only reliable foster mom in the whole herd. She's also super cute and has a sweet personality. Hate that she has to be culled. She...

Haven't noticed any of them sneezing, just scratching a lot now. I do have a different doe who started reverse sneezing (not sure if that's even a thing in the rabbit world?) yesterday and this morning it sounds more like a snore every time she inhales. Wondering if she's having a hard time...

Thanks for the suggestions guys, but these are definitely not fire ant bites. My family gets eaten up by those little terrors when we go out to Texas each year so I am quite familiar with their bites, but whatever is on these kits is nothing like that...acts and looks totally different. Plus...

It's her second litter, first litter was just fine. Also second litter from the buck. None from this litter were dead today, although some of them still look pretty sickly. The really crusty ones are pretty itchy and scratch all the time. Maybe I'll try giving the doe some immune boosting herbs...

Yes, most of the people around here get really bad allergies this time of year from all the oak pollen...would that really be enough to kill them? And why just the one litter? I did have a kit die last night from a different litter, but he hadn't seemed sick at all so I'm guessing it was from...

Hmm, I could try dusting them all with DE just to make sure. They're not too young for that, are they? The fact that it's starting under their skin and then breaking through kinda makes me think it's something viral, but I'm ready to try anything at this point. I hate seeing them all like this!

We don't really have fire ants around here, and the bumps are hard so I don't think it's insect bites. I'll try and get some pictures of them tonight. I haven't isolated them yet because I can't figure out where to put them...plus I don't have a movable cage big enough for mom and the babies...

Quick update on the undersized litter - I brought them inside today with another litter (same age) to compare size and they seem to have caught up just fine. Maybe a tiny bit smaller, but not by much. Will they end up being smaller as adults because they were underfed for a few days?

I have a two week old litter of 8 that is having trouble. One died today, a second one is almost dead, and all but three seem sick. They are all covered in tiny bumps, some of the bumps have a slight scab on top but most seem to be something under the skin. Except for the almost dead one...

So I was culling a couple of my rabbits this afternoon and had just cut the head off the dead rabbit and set it in a stainless steel bowl. I then carefully set the borrowed fillet knife I was using across the top of the bowl so it wouldn't get dirty and turned around to rinse the carcass off...