rabbits, rabbits and rabbits

We were running low on timothy hay. I had wanted to get it on Monday, but we had that dinner thingy that never was. So yesterday I went down to Yishun to get the hay. Me being me, I got timothy hay....

.....and alfalfa hay....

.... and an attachable feeding bowl

.....and....

....and big water bottle....

....and a pet nursing kit.

.....it all came up to over $40.

But I guess when it comes to my pets no expense is too much.

After that I watched Rocky Balboa. I always root for the underdog, that is probably why Rocky resonates with many of us. He overcomes seemingly overwhelming odds in each installment of the Rocky series. This time a 60 year old dude faces a trash talking,undefeated and undisputed champion. A fitting end to one of the most successful franchises in movie history.

RATING: 4 punching bags out of 5

Ever since Muffy has been back from the vet's, we have had to syringe-feed him and force-feed him his medication. The feeding is ok. He loves to be fed his critical rodent care formula. Only thing is a single feeding can last between 1 to 2 hours! The medication on the other hand is an ordeal in itself. Muffy absolutely hates the taste of it. So I have to literally force it down his throat. So fur flies and you end up with medicine all over by the time it is done. Think Muffy hates me now. But loves his mummy for feeding him his favourite food.

*POUT*

Muffy has to go back to see the doc 5 days after his discharge. So that would probably make it tomorrow (Friday). But Agnes and myself are gonna try to send off her parents,who are going to Perak again, in the evening. So Agnes is gonna be 'nobody's child' again.

Nevermind...she will always be my baby.

So that rules out tomorrow. Unless I am able to get away from the office in the afternoon. Then can send the bunnies to see the vet then go and do the other stuff after that.

Also Scruffy has his left ear bent down since last week. Not sure how that came about. He does not look to be in any pain or difficulties, but will probably get it checked out when we bring Muffy anyway. Meanwhile we can also enquire about their sex and when we can neuter/spay them.

Been at HQ all this week. Been doing a UAT 'with' Dr Ali. HQ is a change of scene for me. But still it is a place outside of my comfort zone to be honest. I am so used to living 10 minutes away from my workplace, that the trip to Maxwell does eat into my usual sleeping hours. But small merces ae abound. get to meet up with people I do not usually get to meet like Yvonne and Yenling. On the flipside, I see people like Lily Ling, Mr Leow and Thomas. Such pricks!! Also I do get that time after lunch to wander around town before I head back to the office, and Dr Ali's free lunches are much appreciated. Most of the times I been there this week have been half-day affairs. Which is quite a waste of time having to wake up early to get there on time and all the inconvenience of travelling, then having to find lunch and find my own way back to Sembawang, and then having nothing to do in the afternoon until it is time to go home. But it is not my loss.

But it is also the reason that I may be able to find time to bring the rabbits to the vet tomorrow.

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MUFFY is BACK!

After the deluge of posts the last few weeks, been
rather quiet the last few days. As usual it is not because I am away,busy or
have nothing interesting to blog about. Just that my heart was not into it ...

Found Muffy lying on his side on friday. he was badly ill to say the
least. I rushed to the vets at Sembawang but they were closed. same thing at the
vet at Jalan Kayu. So I had little choice but to go to Mt. pleasant animal
hospital. It got more frustrating there when i had to wait so long to be
attended to, when other people were there for seemingly trivial matters. I saw a
perfectly fine looking dog entering the examination room when I was there before
them. Good thing the receptionist saw my distress and personally brought Muffy
into the room to be treated. That may have very well saved his life.
The
diagnosis for Muffy was he had a weak intestine or that there was some blockage
which made it difficult to excrete. There was also a prognosis of some back
problem. Seems like the back 'problem' went away somewhat mysteriously. As for
the 'sluggish motility of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT)', after some feed and
glucose, it somehow went away as well. A remarkable recovery. He looked a goner
on Friday, but by sunday he was the same old Muffy we have all come to know and
love.
Scruffy on the other hand has a problem with his left ear. It is
always flopped down. No idea why that is. Was that way ever since Muffy went to
hospital. but now that Muffins is back it is still down.
Needless to say,
Agnes and myself are so relieved that Muff is back. We missed him so much (even
though I saw him each and everyday!). Cannot imagine our emotions if we had lost
him that day.

We went River Hong Bao yesterday. I must say it was rather
lacking in the CNY spirit. it may have had something to do with it being a
sunday and that many of the stalls had closed. We also enjoyed the fireworks
display. Got many pics which I will post up in time. had dinner at Thai Express
at the esplanade. Agnes just loves the crayfish there.

On saturday, we
spent much time at the animal hospital attending to muffy. we got there around 5
and were even able to stay until pass 7.30 pm (even though visiting hours end at
7).Before that we were at SMU for the SMU Animal Day. saw many nice dogs and
bunnies.

Was at IPAM for my 3 day Basic Investigation Course from
Wednesday. Also took the opportunity to fetch Agnes from home to school on those
days. NUS and IPAM are rather near. But was rather taxing for me on the first 2
days especially with all the rain and jams. In fact I do not think I was ever on
time on the 3 days for class. The course itself was not what I expected. it was
more theoretical than practical. More words and talk than anything else. I
woulda prefered more real life experiences, picture, case files and practical
usage of the skills we learnt.

We need more hay!!!

and...

a proper drinking bottle for Muffy!!

Borrowed 4 books from the
library about bunny rabbits.

This week gonna be at HQ alot. Doing UAT
for iFAST. Worse part is that it seems like I am gonna have to be doing most of
the dirty work alone. Ai Khim is out of the country on some workshop again. Dr
Ali is supposed to be covering duties, but seems like I am the fella at the end
of the food chain once more. So I do not expect to be at Sembawang much this
week.

Feeding Muffy his critical care herbivore 50% diet is tedious. The
syringe is so small and the food so much. takes about 2 hrs to complete it all.

Got a call from Jewel Box today by the duty manager that day. he
apologised and explained what had happened that day and the circumstances that
led to my terrible valentines's day dinner. seems like he will be sending me an
email and there may even be a silver lining to our ordeal....

toys for
rabbits, in fact anything for rabbits is bigger than anything for hamsters!! and
so much easier to source for...

some other stuff I also wanna write
about, but will save it for another day...

In case no one noticed, the blog has a new look and
layout. it is still a work in progress. I am not quite satisfied with the way it
looks. it still seems rather generic to me. the main difference is that the
links and all are on the left now instead of on the right. but i am not quite
comfortable with how there is little differentiation between the main body and
the links bar.also the colour scheme is still rather bland. kinda looks like my
christmas themed blog layout from a while back.

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