I got a rescue bunny!! Butterscotch finds his forever home!

Well, I finally was able to pick up Butterscotch this weekend. He is a rescue rabbit from the Animal Rescue League who was dropped off by someone who said they could no longer keep him because he had "grown too large for his cage." I could express a great many thoughts about that, but I won't, because this is a positive and happy post! Suffice to say, Butterscotch had not been properly cared for in his previous home. His beautiful fur was matted and dirty in places, and he was not at all well groomed.

After his neuter operation earlier this week, the shelter offered to shave him for me! Ack!! NO!!!! Butterscotch is an angora rabbit, and will thus provide beautiful fiber for me to include in my spinning activities. Although his coat was matted in places, there is plenty of good fiber on him now.

I bought a comb for grooming him, and began the process this weekend. He needed it BADLY! Tons of lovely angora hair is coming out of his coat. There are areas that are too matted to comb, and I will have to cut some out, but over the next week, I will work on his coat in small increments, to try to save as much of it as possible. He is primarily white, but with soft grey ears and some color around his eyes. He is a very handsome rabbit. I believe there is some light caramel color to the fur on his back. I hope it's not just dirty!

He is very good natured and tolerates the grooming perfectly. Even when I pulled on the fur a bit, he was very gentle. He is settling in to his new cage, but he'll get lots of time outside of it as well. I was a bit worried about what Stickley, our greyhound, would think. Fortunately, he appears not to care in the slightest.

Not sure who is the happier bunny?!

congrats to u on a new baby to love and congrats to him on an awesome new mommy and finding a great forever home!!! he is so cute and adorable, i love his fur!!!! u 2 look adorable together and so happy!!! after looking at him i believe my blue bunny is a jersey whooley, i was told when i bought him angora,lol. he's really shaggy like that but looks different so i think u just help me figure out for sure what breed mine is, thank u so much for posting pics of ur new little guy!!

Congrats on your new rabbit. you might find that one of the fine wire slicker brushes will work great on his fine hair.
I was reading up on the angora rabbits and found that there are a number of types here is one web sit
http://wooliecreations.net/fun/

If more people could understand what a little love can do. Great pic's Mox, you both look so happy.

{{{Welcome Butterscotch}}}} to Claire Dolittle's Home for Waylaid Furry and Feathered Creatures. He is very handsome, Dr. Claire Dolittle.

Dahlia...you crack me up...

Doc.

I luv the crooked ear! He is sweet! I like the fact that Butterscotch has a forever home! {{HUGS}} to Butterscotch.

BUTTERSCOTCH MOVIES!!! WOO HOO!!!

(almost as good as duckling movies)

PLEEEEEZ excuse my bunny voice....okay? I'm only human....

(grainy versions, maybe easier to view for some folks with low bandwidth)
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/03lrPPr8Qqoy0dJQefZRpg?feat=directlink
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/03lrPPr8Qqoy0dJQefZRpg?feat=directlink

Somewhat less grainy versions
http://flickr.com/photos/10178403@N05/3252401034
http://flickr.com/photos/10178403@N05/3252414564/

Let me know if these links don't work....

He looks like a animated bedroom slipper. LOL

ROTFLMAO! You are SO right Wren!!! Too funny!

I love your lil walking pillow Doc! LOL Too cute! I'm so happy for both of you! You're face just glows with love.. how sweet..

Boy wren hit that one on the nose.. can you get another to match.

Claire you turn me so green!

He does look like a bedroom slipper or a big powderpuff ^_^ I get all misty seeing how much he already trusts Dr. Claire Dolittle (sniff)

Awwww!!! Da pwetty wabbit! I want one! I tried raising rabbits once but I didn't have any luck at it. I'd love to have one for a house pet! He's beautiful!

THanks you guyz, you all make me feel like he's the right match for me. :-)

I just did another grooming session. Talk about fiber...I'll have enough for a sweater in no time!

Wonderful! Looks sooo soft!

ready, set, SPIN... ok, now KNIT!!

It's the k-nitting that would be my demise. Let's not even talk about the scarf I tried to k-nit once. I would like to try the gathering and spinning part though.

Congrats on the adorable bunny!

Tell me again how you find time for all these critters?!?!

...you are an inspiration!

All that hair from ONE grooming??? WOW!
Butterscotch is so cute. My niece is so jealous!! hehehe
Cute video. Butterscotch is fast!!

Oh, WOW! The Popular Farming series on goats has instructions on how to prepare goat fiber for use; would rabbit fiber need the same treatment? I would assume angora would felt just like mohair or wool?

(Touchy subject with me as I knitted a gorgeous sweater out of manos del uruguay yarn and turned it into felt... grrr...)

Now that's the stuff Disney made into dancing mops and animate slippers...and you both sounded so sweet...:0)

Thanks Grow - we make a good team, Butterscotch and I!

[[grow breaks into song again....]] "Me and you. A two man crew. Wee're the best of buuuddies an' no one can ever separate us, me an' you. A two man crew. Wee're the best of buuddies, yes, oh weee're the best of buuuddies -weee're the best of buddies, me an' you!"

Ah hah! A bunny wassail!

Here comes little Butterscotch tail...

Hoppin through Claires Bunny Trail...hippity hoppity...

Well, after much grooming, I finally had to give Butterscotch a haircut. The mats were soooo bad in his fur and they were pulling at his skin. I felt bad for him and I couldn't work them out with the brush without really pulling at the hair. It was too bad. So, he's very short haired angora right now. He will grow again of course. The interesting thing about trimming him was how much color he had in his fur deeper down closer to the skin. I am excited to see how his coat will come in now that it is being groomed properly.

I think he's embarrassed that all the other rabbits out there will laugh at him.

But look at his cute little tail!

Awwww.....widdle wut wut bunny wabbit tail....

{{{{{{Butterscotch}}}}}} It's ok. You'll be all fluffy again liketysplit.

Yes Butterscotch. Sticks and stones buddy!! Sticks and stones. Dont be down, it will grow back better than ever. ;)

LOL!

Poor guy!
Spin and knit him a sweater in your free time would'ya Claire?!? ;-)

aaahh!! poor mistreated bunny. Looks like he get caught up in a lawn mower.

LOL :D

Or maybe the weedwacker!!!!

Awwwwww....he's not THAT bad!

You guys are meanies. I think he just looks a tad rumpled.