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- From: marty@world.std.com (Marty M HaleEvans)
- Subject: Rabbit worry
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- Organization: Cicely Public Access UNIX, Cicely, AK
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:25:03 GMT
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- Hi, all. Just wanted to run a few questions past you for reassurance and/or
- advice.
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- My rabbit Frankie has recently begun to lose hair all over the place. He shed
- a couple of months ago pretty thoroughly, then quit. Is he just shedding again,
- and will this happen several times a year? Or should I worry? He seems to be
- eating, and he was recently neutered -- could that be related? I'm feeding him
- papaya and petromalt with his food to keep him from mats. Is it seasonal? It
- made sense before because the weather was hot, but it seems weird for him to
- be shedding as it gets colder. He looks a little ragged, but I don't notice any
- real bald spots (although there are places where the fur seems very short and
- fine). Am I completely overreacting?
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- Also, he seems rather lazy lately. He hops around some, but not as much as he
- has. Mostly he snoozes and lays around. I wonder again if this is seasonal --
- anyone know? I've thought about trying to play with him, but he seems to get
- annoyed when I do, and just runs under some furniture. I'm thinking he may
- just be bored and am considering getting a second rabbit for him to play with.
- Does that sound like a good idea, or should I be more concerned? I still don't
- really know how to play with him -- any ideas, or should I just leave him be?
- He's never been tremendously interactive, so it's not totally out of character.
- He hasn't been too interested in many toys I've tried to give him; he sometimes
- likes to throw cups and push around a shawl on the floor, but that's about it.
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- Thanks for any advice and ideas!
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- Marty
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- To see we're all in this together, and put all thoughts of victory aside.
- Seems like there ought to be a way we could turn this fear into trust;
- No matter what you say, there has to be a way --
- Every living thing is counting on us."
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